CPAC Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
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Connecticut's Resource for Children with Disabilities;
Empowering and Educating Families

Event Details

Promising Practices and Stories from the Field Session One

Family Stories- A Language Access Panel
Thursday, September 26, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
No cost

The research is clear: when families and schools work together it improves student outcomes. For a growing number of families, language access plays a critical role in their ability to partner with their child’s school team. This session will provide a brief overview of:

What language access means
The laws outlining family rights and school districts responsibilities for language access
Understand the role language access plays in a student’s equal educational opportunities and an effective family-school partnerships

Participants will hear stories from families on their personal experiences with language access and the impact of it on their child’s educational opportunities and outcomes. Panelists will share challenges they have encountered, effective strategies and tools to support language access, and what it means to be a language access ally.

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CPAC Programs and Services

Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center

Parent Training and
Information (PTI) Center

Parent Centers provide a variety of services including one-on-one support and assistance, workshops, publications, and websites.

Family Connections

Family
Connections

Family Connections is for parents in CT who have a child with a disability, ages birth to three years old who are receiving services through Connecticut's Birth to Three System.

Collaboration Between Families and Schools

Collaboration Between
Families and Schools

CPAC continues to be a resource to families and schools to help build positive relationships at the individual, school or district level.

REAL Transition Partners

Youth Advisory Board & REAL Transition Partners

A collaboration between all 26 Region A parent centers, provides innovative services that involve diverse youth/young adults with disabilities and their families.

Next STEPs

Next
STEPS

This 8 session series helps parents and professionals gain the skills necessary for them to be effective members at the Planning and Placement Team meeting (PPT).

Training for Parents & Professionals

Training for
Parents & Professionals

Training workshops which can be tailored to meet individual group needs and interests. Workshops can also be presented in Spanish.