Location: Dutchess County BOCES, Career and Technical Institute, Poughkeepsie, NY
Discussion Facilitators:
Richard Zipp, Executive Director of Special Education & Student Services, Wappingers Central School District
Mary Jo Whateley, Esq., Of Counsel to Sussman & Watkins, Esqs.
Joyce M. Hawk, Outreach Coordinator, Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center
Dan Habib’s award-winning documentary film, chronicles the Habib family’s efforts to include Samuel in every facet of their lives. It is a highly personal, passionately photographed film that captures the cultural and systemic barriers to inclusion. After the screening, a brief discussion outlining the legal responsibility of schools to provide special education services to students in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) will be offered. Click here for event flyer.