Please be assured that our office is “open” virtually to manage and address all clients’ and potential clients concerns regarding all special education law and advocacy matters.
Please call our office with a detailed message at 203-255-0582 or email us and we will return your call or email promptly to set up an initial consultation via phone or video conference free of charge.
To address ongoing education and health issues, we are pleased and proud to conduct Zoom webinars to empower special needs parents for the road ahead with the Stamford JCC titled: “Finding Your Voice as a Parent”.

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Back-to-School Special Education Law & Advocacy Webinar

Name: Back-to-School Special Education Law & Advocacy Webinar
Start: 2020-10-06T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2020-10-06T19:30:00+00:00

October 6, 2020 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Finding Your Voice as a Parent in the Midst of the COVID Crisis
Presenting a Series of Back-to-School Zoom Webinars Connecting with and Empowering Parents of Special Needs Students For the Road Ahead 2020-2021

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW AND ADVOCACY
Date: Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. EST

This webinar is free and open to the public.

Please fill out the registration form here: https://bit.ly/347r2ws

Speakers:

Attorney Lawrence Berliner, Connecticut Special Education Law (Westport and Guilford, CT)

Jane Faherty, Director of Jumpstart, Stamford JCC and Educational Advocate

Jennifer Weitz and Marla Wayne, Educational Advocates, JW Advocates (Southbury, CT)

Co-hosted with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT)

Touchpoints as a Basis for Discussion in the time of the COVID Crisis:
• Understanding your child’s special education rights
• Re-entry into school: Coping with the “new normal” school environment
• Scenarios of learning: in-school, vs home, vs. hybrid
• Challenges to learning: academics, wearing of masks, anxiety, school refusal
• Re-evaluating the IEP in the face of COVID/ Preparing for a PPT
• Compensatory Education
• Regression: when the student does not master the curriculum
• Bullying issues arising from COVID

Please email questions to Rachel Berliner [email protected]

Details

Date:: October 6, 2020
Time:: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm