SENATOR ANDREW LANZA TO HOST SPECIAL EDUCATION FAIR FRIDAY, MARCH 9
09
Mar
2012
1466 Manor Rd.
Staten Island,
NY
10314
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Over 50 Groups To Provide Information About City, State & Local Programs Designed For Children & Adults With Special Needs
Senator Andrew Lanza will host his First Annual Special Education Fair at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 9th at the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island. Over 50 groups will be on-hand to provide information about the various city, state and local programs designed to help children and adults with special needs. Special guest speakers will include Arthur Fusco (District 75 Superintendent’s Office), Lauren Katzman (Executive Director of Special Education, NYC Department of Education) and Ellen McHugh (Co-chair of the Citywide Council on Special Education (CCSE)).
The fair will include panel discussions, informational booths, free handouts & giveaways and refreshments.
Where: Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center
1466 Manor Road, Sea View
When: Friday, March 9th
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Schedule of Speakers: 10:00-10:20 Superintendents D75 Office – Arthur Fusco 10:30-10:50 NYC Dept of Education – Lauren Katzman Executive Director Special Education 11:00-11-20 Lifestyles for the Disabled – Jackie Tripodi Speak about transitioning into adulthood and day programs. 11:30-12:15 NAMI – 1 Hour presentation People with mental illness explain their lives 12:30-12:50 CCSE – Ellen McHugh City Council on Special Ed 1:00-1:20 C.H.I.P. – Dr. Diane Taranto – Director of Quality Assurance Speak about Early Intervention and the SEIT program providing quality home, community and center – based services to children, birth through age 5, with autism spectrum disorders and the other developmental delays throughout the five boroughs of NYC. 1:30-1:50 AMDI Advanced Multimedia Devices Inc. – Ric Dombroski – Product Specialist Speak about speech generating devices or industry term Augmentative and Alternative communication Devices; is dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe speech impairment. The following groups will be in attendance:
Emergency Childrens Help Org(ECHO) Advanced Multimedia Devices Cerebral Palsy Children at Play Chip, Inc. Community Resources Pre-school Community Resources /Special Tees Daniel Ajello Delco Drugs & Specialty Pharmacy Eden II Programs Edenn II Elizebeth Pouch Center Extended Home Care Extrodinary Minds Fastbreakers Fire Safety Education Head Start Program Lifestyles for the Disabled MetLife Cneter for the Special Need NYC Comm on Human RightsSICSC NYS Education Dept Adult Career NYS Institute for Basic Research. One Step Beyond , Inc Parent to Parent of Staten Island PSCH(Promoting Specialized Care) Ramps/Lifts for Better Living Special Needs Family Planning Special Needs Family Planning Staten Island Center for Independ Living Staten Island Childhood Direction Ctr Staten Island Mental Health Society Staten Island Parent to Parent Staten Island SIDDC The Grace Foundation The Grace Foundation The New York Public Lib Huguenot Ave The New York Public Library The Special Needs Planning Center Thursdays Child Touchstone Health Visiting Nurse Assoc of SI Volunteers of America Mercy Drive, Inc South Shore Speech Pathology
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