Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy

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). This webinar is free and open to the public.

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 rachel@berlinerspecialedlaw.com

This webinar is free and open to the public.

More information: https://www.stamfordjcc.org/events/2025/09/16/inclusion/finding-your-voice-as-a-parent-webinar/