IEP checklist app for iPhone

The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) has developed an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Checklist iPhone application. The IEP is an individualized program designed to support the educational needs of school aged students with disabilities. The IEP app is offered free of charge. To download the IEP Checklist app, visit the Apple iTunes store, and type IEP Checklist in the search box or this link:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iep-checklist/id348702423?mt=8

Feb 6, 2010: Estate Planning

“Estate Planning and Guardianship”
Hillary Freeman
Attorney with Hinkle, Fingles & Prior


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NOTE:

Cancelled due to weather, hope to reschedule in the spring 2010.

Sincerely,

Jean McCoubrey

Co-Organizer

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On February 6 we welcome Hillary Freeman, Attorney with the law firm Hinkle, Fingles & Prior. The firm has many years of experience providing expert counsel and legal services to families of people with disabilities. She will introduce the topics of estate planning, guardianship and special needs trusts – what every parent should know in order to avoid mistakes when planning for your child’s financial future.

No RSVP is necessary. Light refreshments will be served from 12:30 TO 1:00. Parking is available at the lot behind Top of the Hill Plaza, entrance on Bethlehem Pike. The Library is close to the terminus of the 23, L and 94 buses and the final stops of the R8 and R7 train lines.

Jan 9: Ruth Landsman

S P E C M E E T I N G
Saturday, January 9, 2010, 1:00-3:00 pm

Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia

Refreshments served from 12:30-1:00

Speaker: Ruth Landsman on Special Education

SPECIAL PARENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (SPEC), a group founded and run by parents of children with special needs, invites you to come and share with other parents the triumphs and challenges of raising a child with special needs. SPEC’s purpose is to provide support and information. We meet monthly during the school year and welcome parents and caregivers of children of all ages and types of needs. We welcome back the many folks who continue to attend, and we love newcomers!

Ruth Landsman is director and founding member of the Parents Exchange, an information, referral and advocacy organization. She has two decades of experience advocating for the rights of children to special education, and more than two decades as the parent of a child with special needs. Please join us and bring your questions about your child’s access to education, IEP, ESY, and all those other bewildering terms!

No RSVP is necessary. Parking is available at the lot behind Top of the Hill Plaza, entrance on Bethlehem Pike. The Library is close to the terminus of the 23, L and 94 buses and the final stops of the R8 and R7 train lines. Sorry, there is no child care at the meetings.

For more information, directions, to volunteer, offer to bring refreshments, or to get on the mailing list, call Jean at 215-913-9027 or email JFMcCou@aol.com. Please send an email to let us know if you prefer NOT to receive our mailings or emails, or if you are willing to receive the email version only.

WATCH FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR NEXT MEETING:

February 6 – Estate Planning, Special Needs Trusts and Guardianship

Dec 5: Joe Scullin

Saturday, December 5, 2009

1:00 – 3:00 pm
Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia*
Speaker: JOE SCULLIN
Director of Community Social Services, UCP

We welcome Joe Scullin, a longtime parent advocate and expert on social services available to children with special needs. He will discuss appeals, grievances and complaints with systems and services for individuals with disabilities. He will also answer questions about waivers, Medicaid, and special education. Bring your questions! Come at 12:30 for light refreshments and to meet other parents. We will start the presentation promptly at 1:00.

We're back for 2009!

ATTENTION: PARENTS of CHILDREN

with SPECIAL NEEDS

S P E C M E E T I N G

Saturday, November 7, 2009

from 1:00 - 3:00

Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia

SPECIAL PARENTS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (SPEC), a group founded and run by parents of children with special needs, invites you to come and share with other parents the triumphs and challenges of raising a child with special needs. SPEC's purpose is to provide support and information. We meet monthly during the school year and welcome parents and caregivers of children of all ages and types of needs. We welcome back the many folks who continue to attend, and we love newcomers!

At this first meeting of 2009, we will get together to greet new parents and decide on a list of topics for the next few monthly meetings. Please bring your ideas and questions!

No RSVP is necessary. Light refreshments will be served. Parking is available at the lot behind Top of the Hill Plaza, entrance on Bethlehem Pike. The Library is close to the terminus of the 23, L and 94 buses and the final stops of the R8 and R7 train lines. Sorry, there is no child care at the meetings and we can not offer child care or transportation reimbursement. For more information, directions, to volunteer, offer to bring refreshments, or to get on the mailing list, call Jean at 215-913-9027 or email JFMcCou@aol.com. Please send an email to let us know if you prefer NOT to receive our mailings or emails, or if you are willing to receive the email version only.

NEXT MEETING: DECEMBER 5 (Speaker: Joe Scullin, UCP)

WE APPRECIATE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE DIVISION OF MATERNAL, CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Conference Oct 22, 2009

Take Control: Building Skills for a Successful Tomorrow

Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 Holiday Inn Cherry Hill, NJ 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Last Day for Early Registration!

Sign up Today!

View Brochure: http://interactivekidsllc.com/pdfs/1Colored.pdf

Register online: http://www.whoscoming.com/takecontrol/BuildingSkills.html

Contact: Colleen Wells, Interactive Kids
(856) 810-7599
cwells@interactivekidsllc.com

Take Control: Building Skills for a Successful Tomorrow

The Second in a Special Needs Conference Series

Deciding what is best for your child can be a daunting task for any parent, and even more so if your child has a special need.

8:30-9:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:00-10:00 am
"The Changing face of Parent Advocacy" Keynote Speaker: CEO of Exceptional Parent Magazine; Joseph Valenzano Jr.

10:00-11:00 am
(Track 1) Promoting Social Skills with Special Needs Children - A behavior analyst and occupational therapist will explore strategies for improving social skills.
(Track 2) Guardianship and Estate Planning - Determining who will care for your individual with special needs after the age of 18 & evaluating long term financial options will be the focus of this seminar.

11:00-12:00 pm
(Track 1) Developing Functional Communications Skills in Children
What are you trying to tell me? - This presentation will provide an introduction to the methods of FCT from the perspective of a behavior analyst and a speech pathologist.
(Track 2) Services after Educational Entitlement Ends - Presenters from DDD and DVR will discuss service options and provide pointers on how to be pro-active in advocating for services for your older child.

12:00-1:15 pm Lunch & Networking

1:15-3:15 pm How to be an Effective IEP Team Member - Hillary Freedman, Esq. will be discussing how to be an effective IEP team member and what to do when collaboration doesn't work.

Thanks,

InteractiveKidsllc.com
(856) 810-7599 Fax (856) 810-7662
Interactive Kids 3002 Lincoln Drive West Suite E
Marlton, NJ 08055

Another way to get to Carnegie Hall

Jerry Seinfeld will headline a star-studded night of comedy and music at the fifth Concert for Autism Speaks on November 17 at Carnegie Hall, in New York City. The evening will include a special appearance by Bruce Springsteen. The unprecedented event, emceed by NBC News' Meet the Press David Gregory, will help increase awareness about autism and raise funds to benefit the work of Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization.