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NAVIGATING THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE: A Parent's Guide for High School Students with Disabilities Facing the Challenges of Transition

NAVIGATING THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE:



A Parent’s Guide for High
School Students with Disabilities Facing the Challenges of Transition



 

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On Monday, January 13, 2014 at 7:00pm, Special Education
Law Attorney Lawrence W. Berliner will host and moderate a FREE workshop with Guest
Speakers Helen Bosch, Executive Director and Linda Rogen, Director of Programs
and Services, Vista, and Stephen Ehrens, Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual.  Parents attending will be engaged in finding
tools and strategies to   navigate their child’s road ahead to
independence after high school. The workshop will take place at Vista
Vocational and Life Skills Center, 107 Bradley Road, Madison, CT.



 

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The focus of this transition workshop will
include:



a) Special education law issues and
students’ basic rights in the transition process



b) Discussion of Connecticut Core
Transition Standards and how VISTA will implement them



c) Financial planning for special needs
families, special needs trusts, and thinking beyond one day at a time



 



Space
is limited to the first 25.  It is
important to register so we may notify attendees if there is a change due to
inclement weather. To register, and for more information, contact Deborah
Berliner at (203) 255-0582 or e-mail: lwb.esq@gmail.com.  Please visit the website:
www.berlinerspecialedlaw.com
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