WELCOME ADVOCATE GROUPS
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
Special Needs Workshops
Interactive, special needs virtual workshops for parents, caregivers and professionals.
Please contact me so we can discuss booking possible dates, times, topics and fee.
Advocacy: They have it. You want it. Now what?
This workshop will share strategies to help you say what you need to say, and do what you need to do in order to find, apply for and obtain what is needed for your family member with a disability and for your whole family as well. Become the best advocate possible!
Needs, Wants Wishes and Dreams
Life can be difficult when caring for a child with a disability. This session will share valuable resources, encourage participants to celebrate their successes as well as their frustrations and difficulties, offer strategies for success and provide motivation to reach your goals, dream about the future and instill hope!
The Stress of Caring for a Child with a Disability
We will share strategies for stress reduction and share concrete experiences and factors causing stress in our lives, caring for a child with a disability. Participants will share their favorite strategies for coping and hopefully learn some new options. Sharing is caring and that sharing can help us all.
We All Belong
An overview of why the inclusion of children with disabilities into mainstream programs benefits all, when done with support, caring, kindness and compassion. Let’s learn more about the laws that support inclusion and hear from participants about their experiences with inclusion into the community.
Stares, Glares and Hurtful Words
When your child is perceived to look or behave in a way that brings on unwanted attention from others, it can be uncomfortable. Let’s share strategies to educate, sensitize and react to these experiences. Let’s dive into this sensitive topic and share our feelings, thoughts and emotions.
Communicating with Kindness
Life is stressful enough without adding the extra burden of having to interact with individuals that add to your stress due to difficult communication skills. Caregivers must interact with professionals and visa versa. It is just a reality of life when a family member has a disability. Let us learn and share techniques to make that interaction as positive as possible.
Summer Options
What are all the issues you must consider when choosing an appropriate summer program for your child with a disability? How do you know your child is ready? How do you prepare your child for a summer experience? Should I choose a mainstream program or a special one? What questions should I ask? Let’s share all the issues and concerns you have as well as sharing how we can find the program that is appropriate for our children with disabilities.
Educational Neglect
How do we best support the needs of vulnerable families caring for children with disabilities? This workshop will focus on issues and interventions to make sure that children who have disabilities are getting the appropriate supports they need to maximize their growth and development with an emphasis on their educational needs. The home environment and school environment are critically important and sometimes they both fall short when it comes to making sure a child with a disability is getting all the appropriate interventions needed to enhance that child’s ability to reach his/her/their potential. You are invited to join us in sharing and caring during a session where all aspects of “Educational Neglect” will be explored. Your input and experience will be welcomed so we can all learn and improve our ability to support our vulnerable families and children.
Benefits and Entitlements
Let’s share information to make sure you know about all the governmental and non-governmental benefits and entitlements for a person with a disability and their family. Came share your issues and concerns.
Transitioning to Adult Services
The School bus has stopped picking up your child-now what? Let’s share various options about the services and resources that your young adult with a disability and the family need to know about now that school has ended or is coming to an end. We will learn about all areas of adult life for someone with a disability.
Caring for Children with Autism: Sharing all the issues and resources.
Caring for Children with Developmental Disabilities: Sharing all the issues and resources.
Ask Gary
Utilizing my 50 years of teaching, social services expertise and advocacy this session will allow participants to bring their problems, barriers, issues of concern and difficulties in obtaining services to the group where I will offer feedback and strategies and all participants can chime in as well.
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
Special Needs Workshops
646-596-5642
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest:
NYLPI offers a variety of assistance, from full legal representation to advice, referrals, and support with self-help materials. Let’s find out how we can help
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connects young people to resources and helps them thrive in school, at work, and in the community.
Parent to Parent
Parent to Parent of New York State builds a supportive network of families to reduce isolation and empower those who care for people with developmental disabilities or special healthcare needs to navigate and influence service systems and make informed decisions.
As a statewide network of parents who provide emotional support to families of individuals with special needs, we believe in the power of parents and family members helping each other. We believe that this connection among parents and family members reduces isolation, increases acceptance, and fosters the pursuit of dreams through the sharing of experience and information.
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Inclusive Services
Inclusive Services at BPL provides unique programs for children and teens with and without disabilities. Fostering an inclusive environment, we open our doors to all children, parents, caregivers, and educators.
Learn about supporting grieving children. Check out these resources for all ages and these picture books and middle grade books for kids and these books for teens.
March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Watch this video about sexuality and people with Developmental Disabilities.
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/inclusive-services
CIDNY is a nonprofit organization founded in 1978. We are part of the Independent Living Centers movement: a national network of grassroots and community-based organizations that enhance opportunities for all people with disabilities to direct their own lives.
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Disabled In Action of Metropolitan New York (DIA) is a civil rights organization, based in New York City, committed to ending discrimination against people with disabilities through litigation and demonstrations.
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NYC FAIR
Family, Advocacy, Information & Resources for People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
THE NYC FAMILY ADVOCACY INFORMATION RESOURCE is a newly formed advocacy group comprised of family members of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and concerned others. As the current family leadership is aging we are looking to the next generation of parents, siblings and others to become active participants in the lives of our loved ones.
Acquainting family members with the intricacies of the service delivery system for people with I/DD benefits everyone. It empowers families to advocate effectively. It will bring new people to the DD Councils. By increasing family representation, the DD Councils can become more collaborative, expand advocacy and better reflect the needs of families.
Our Mission:
- Expand and strengthen the community of interest
- Replenish leadership by recruiting, training, and mentoring younger parents and siblings.
- Empower families by providing information about services for all age groups
- Connect families with other families
- Empower family advocates
We propose to support our mission and achieve common goals by starting a Mentor/Mentee Program
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Abigail WinokurHealth Education Coordinator, CUNY ISPHPhone: (929) 705-5554Email: [email protected] Participant Interest Form: https://forms.gle/iL2gwrUCT4WJHehi7zPara español haga clic aquí: https://forms.gle/1Q44WmHE5AVhzWoB8
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