Event Details
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
Sponsoring Organization: Stamford JCC and Law Office of Lawrence Berliner
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST
This is a no cost event
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy Roundtable
Date: Tuesday September 16th 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EST.
Register here on Zoom: https://bit.ly/6442A
Co-hosted online with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT).
Speakers:
Attorney Lawrence Berliner, Connecticut Special Education Law
Jane Faherty, Stamford JCC JumpStart Program Executive Director & Special Education Advocate
Allie Grafman, Special Education Advocate at ABC Advocacy LLC
Bringing Advocacy to the Table:
Taking Ownership of Your Child’s Educational Journey
• Managing Back to School issues that have evolved over the summer
• Addressing Parents’ Input and Concerns in assessing their child’s progress
• Top 10 Strategies for Back to School
• Eligibility Issues: Section 504 Plan vs. Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Strategizing and Preparing for the year ahead
• Parent observations, input and concerns
• Preparing for the first of the year PPT meeting
• Comprehensive evaluations and the IEE, review of progress and accountability
• Turning Point: Next Steps – How to create a plan of action if your child is still struggling and the school is not responding to your child’s needs
• Q & A
For questions about this webinar, please email Rachel Berliner, Public Relations Assistant at [email protected]
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