Upcoming Event:
Transition Team Event:
"Special Education and the Law"
presented by Hillary D. Freeman, Esq of Freeman Law Offices, LLC.
Sunday February 26
11:00am-1:00pm
at the Schafer School of Gymnastics
Please RSVP to Schafer School of Gynmastics if you would like to attend.
(609) 393-5855
Hillary Freeman is deeply committed to her work representing people with disabilities and their families. She has presented workshops at Schafer's in the past and we welcome her expert advice again. As the sister of a man with autism, she is able to combine personal experience with her legal training to help families advocate for services and supports. She has experience before Administrative agencies and Superior Court in special education issues, higher education issues including accommodations on high stakes testing and graduate school admissions tests, Section 504, guardianship and adult services. She is a member of the American Association for Trial Attorneys, the International Dyslexia Association and Autism New Jersey. She is a member of the Elder and Disability Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar
Association and serves on the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey and the executive board of ASCEND, the Asperger & Autism Alliance of Greater Philadelphia. She holds a JD from Widener University School of Law and is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Transition Team Event:
"How is College Different From High School?"
Guest Speaker: Renee Pfaff from PCIL
Monday, March 19
7:00 - 9:00 pm
at Crockett Middle School - Cafeteria
2631 Kuser Rd., Hamilton, NJ
Transition Team Event:
Transition from School to Adult Life: Making the Process Meaningful (Grades 7-12)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
at the Learning Resource Center-Central Location
Effective transition from school to adult life requires teams to engage in a collaborative planning process, over several years, as part of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) development. To facilitate this multi-year process, educators need to understand what activities should occur at different points in time. This workshop will present key strategies and activities to make the transition planning process meaningful and consistent with state and federal requirements.
Transition Team Event:
Brain Injury Basics
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
6:30PM - 8:30PM
at the Lawrence Rehabilitaiton Center
2381 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
This FREE presentation will provide you with:
* an overview of brain injury
* the effects of brain injury on families, including stages of grief family members experience
* provide information about strategies families can utilize and tips for caregivers
* provide infomration on resources availalbe through the Brain Injury Assoc. of NJ.
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