Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy

Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Meeting the Challenges of the School Year Ahead – Special Education Law and Advocacy Community Roundtable Date: Wednesday September 23rd 2026 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EST (Zoom webinar – online). Register here on Zoom: https://bit.ly/3A265A Co-hosted online with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT). This webinar is free and open to the public. Speakers: Attorney Lawrence Berliner, Connecticut Special Education Law Jane Faherty, Stamford JCC JumpStart Program Executive Director & Special Education Advocate Allie Grafman, Special Education Advocate at ABC Advocacy LLC Bringing Advocacy to the Table: Navigating the Year Ahead Taking Ownership of Your Child’s Educational Journey • Top 10 Strategies for Back to School • Addressing back to school issues that have evolved over the summer • Meeting informally with your child’s teachers and reviewing your concerns with the team • Setting up lines of communication with teachers and team for the year ahead • Request and Prepare for the first formal PPT meeting • How to monitor and review your child’s progress for the year ahead • Comprehensive evaluations and the IEE • Next Steps – Your Child is Struggling: How to create a plan of action if the school is not responding to your child’s needs • Q & A Questions? Please contact Rachel Berliner, Public Relations Assistant at rachel@berlinerspecialedlaw.com More information: https://www.stamfordjcc.org/events/2026/09/23/inclusion/finding-your-voice-as-a-parent-webinar/