The Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs – Brooklyn NY
Getting the Help Your Child Needs: An Overview for Spanish-Speaking Families
Learn how to advocate for your child’s needs at school through the following workshops:
July 10
– Special Education Vocabulary
– The Ramirez Family (Curriculum Overview)
July 17
– The Big IDEA: Introduction to Special Education
– Am I in the Right Place?: The Special Education Continuum
July 24
– IEP Meetings & Effective Student Advocacy
– Students’ Rights
July 31
– School Discipline
-Due Process & Remedies
Featuring: Tamika Edwards, Managing Director of Training and Special Initiatives Legal Outreach
Wednesdays in July, 10am – 12pm
Sunset Park Library, 5108 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11220
What to Do When You’re Stopped: Know Your Rights with the Police
This workshop for teens and their families will help you navigate though New York’s legal system and the support services available for parents and caregivers of young adults with disabilities.
Presented by Candis Tolliver, New York Civil Liberties Union
Saturday, July 13th 12 – 2pm
Central Library, Trustees Room
10 Grand Army Plaza
(Eastern Parkway & Flatbush Avenue)
Spanish interpretation will be provided. ASL interpretation available with advance request. Please call 718.253.4948 for more information.
Allison Gerolami | Outreach Associate,
The Child’s Place for Children with Special Needs
Brooklyn Public Library 2065 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11234
Tel: 718.253.4948 Fax: 718.252.1520 a.gerolami@bklynpubliclibrary.
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