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Abilis and Special Education Legal Fund
Offer Workshop Series for Spanish Speaking ESL and ELL
Families on How to Advocate for Your Child in School —
Proyecto de Educación Especial
Four Workshops Address Working with Schools to
Help Your Child Succeed
STAMFORD,
Conn., February 25, 2020 — Abilis,
and Special
Education Legal Fund (S.E.L.F.), are presenting
a free four-part informational session on how to
advocate for your child in school. These sessions will
be held March
3, March 10, March 17 and March 31, from 9:30 to 11:30
a.m., at 90 Maple Avenue, Stamford,
Connecticut. Registration is required and can be made by
emailing Karen Feder at feder@abilis.us or
call 203-324-1880 x302. This program is for Spanish
speaking ESL and ELL families only.
The Abilis and
Special Education Legal Fund Workshop series focuses on
helping families whose children are struggling in
school, who are concerned about their child’s behavior
or about problems the student is experiencing at school.
If your child is having difficulty in school, whether it
is academic, behavioral or social, he or she may be
eligible for special services and accommodations. Learn
about a student’s rights and how to best help your child
succeed.
The workshops
will focus on:
Session 1 on March 3: Foundations
Session 2 on March 10: Application,
Communication & Problem Solving
Session 3 on March 17: Civics,
History and Laws
Session 4 on March 31: Meeting
with a Special Education Attorney
*Note: families
must attend the first three sessions to be eligible for
the fourth and final session of the workshop.
All of the
workshops will be taught in English and Spanish.
Materials are in English and Spanish. Family members
(mother, father, sibling over 18 or legal guardian) may
attend Sessions I-3 for Session 4 eligibility. Breakfast
will be provided at each workshop and childcare is
available (please inform Abilis of need of childcare
upon registration).
Abilis is
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that supports more
than 700 individuals with special needs and their
families from birth throughout their lives. Abilis has
been a leader in serving the special needs community in
Fairfield County in towns including, Darien, Greenwich,
New Canaan, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Stamford, Westport,
Weston and Wilton, and has a long-standing reputation
for individualized, high quality care. For more
information, visit www.abilis.us,
or Facebook @abilisinc,
Twitter @Abilis or
Instagram @Abilis_us.
Special Education Legal Fund (S.E.L.F.) was
founded in 2018 by two mothers who had navigated the special
education system for their own children, and found the
process to be difficult and complicated. S.E.L.F.
was founded to provide families in need with access to
knowledge and resources in order to successfully advocate
for their children in special education. To
learn more about S.E.L.F., visit spedlegalfund.org,
or Facebook and Instagram @spedlegalfund. |