CPSE to CSE Transition for Parents
2025-03-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The transition from preschool to kindergarten can be a time of excitement but it can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process. This workshop will help participants to understand the transition process, to be an active member of the transition team, to understand the difference between services in CPSE and CSE, and to understand the purpose of an IEP. Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to kindergarten.
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New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA): Essential Information for Families of Students with Disabilities
2025-03-20 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
This training is to educate families, especially those with a child in elementary school, on the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) which is part of the NYS testing program that measures attainment of the State’s learning standards for students with the most severe disabilities in grades 3-8 and high school. Participants will learn about all State assessment options, what the NYSAA entails including eligibility and the decision-making process, as well as the effect on post-secondary planning and graduation/exit options.
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PLEASE NOTE - DATE CHANGE! Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Services and Eligibility
2025-03-21 18:00 - 19:15 | Zoom
Please note: This event has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 25 at 9:30am. Click here for further information and registration link.

Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Services and Eligibility
2025-03-25 09:30 - 10:45, 2025-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Please join us for a workshop on OPWDD services and eligibility. The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Through this workshop you will learn about the range of OPWDD services available to you and your loved one, and about the requirements for service eligibility.
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Future Planning Series: How Do We Pass The Torch? Transition Planning in Preparation for Aging Series Workshop 6 - Staffing: Putting Together a Workforce That Works for Your Loved One
2025-03-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
This 8- workshop series aims to provide caregivers with the directions for creating a transition plan for who next will be responsible for supporting their loved one. At the end of the workshop series, the caregiver will have the knowledge to create a caregiver ansition plan, which will include the systems, people and processes needed to successfully support their loved one so that they live life to the fullest.
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Positive Solutions for Families (series)
2025-03-27 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-24 12:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Join us for a four-session workshop series for parents, families, and caregivers. These sessions will provide strategies to support your children’s social and emotional development and address challenging behaviors in a positive, effective way.
Workshop Details: Four sessions*, once a month on a Thursday from 12-2pm
March 27 – Making the Connection & Keeping it Positive
April 24 – Behavior Has Meaning & the Power of Routine
May 22 – Teach Me What to Do & Responding with Purpose
June 26 – Putting It All Together with a Plan
*Attending all four sessions is encouraged but optional. Resources and tools will be provided before each session.
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Special Education 101: Virtual Training of the Parent Member
2025-03-31 09:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
We offer our 4-hour Virtual Parent Member Training four times per year, via Zoom. Participants will learn about the entire Committee for Special Education (CSE) process, and those eligible can join committee meetings as a volunteer Parent Member. This is wonderful opportunity to build community in your district, support other parents, and learn more about the CSE process to support your own child! While this training is open to anyone who would like to learn more about special education, parents or guardians whose child has or had an IEP in the last 5 years, will receive a certificate for submission to their school district to serve as a Parent Member at CPSE/CSE meetings.
Note: This is a four-hour training in two parts, 9-11 am and 12-2 pm with a one-hour break for lunch. Four hours must be completed to receive certification.
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Monthly Decision Making Series Workshop #1: Supported Decision-Making (SDM), Guardianship, and other Alternatives
2025-04-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us for our three-workshop series where we will present instruments and methods used to support loved ones with disabilities in making choices as they approach the age of adulthood.
Workshop #1: Supported Decision-Making (SDM), Guardianship, and other Alternatives
Many parents and caregivers have questions about how best their loved one with intellectual and developmental disabilities may be supported in making decisions as an adult. What are the concerns around guardianship? What about Supported Decision Making? How do advance directives such as health care proxies and durable power of attorney factor in? This workshop should be taken before the Guardianship and Digging into Supported Decision-Making workshops. If you have already taken this WIHD zoom workshop, please register instead for the Digging in to Supported Decision-Making workshop.
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Student Involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for Families
2025-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
The purpose of this training is to promote and encourage student and family involvement in the IEP development process and Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings. Concepts and resources that enhance involvement in student pre-meeting preparation, during the meeting participation and post-meeting activities, will be shared.
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Monthly Decision Making Series Workshop #2: Digging in to Supported Decision-Making
2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us for our three-workshop series where we will present instruments and methods used to support loved ones with disabilities in making choices as they approach the age of adulthood.
Workshop #2: Digging in to Supported Decision-Making
This workshop is intended for individuals who have already attended our monthly Supported Decision Making, Guardianship, and other Alternatives workshop, and want to know more about SDM. We will review Article 82, the NY State supported decision making law, and will answer SDM-specific questions.
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Free Resource and Transition Fair
2025-04-10 09:30 - 14:00 | Palisades Center Community Rooms, 1000 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY, 10994, United States
Free Resource and Transition Fair- SUPPORTS AND INFORMATION FOR NOW AND IN THE FUTURE:
For students of all ages with an IEP or 504 Plan, families, & professionals.
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Monthly Decision Making Series Workshop #3: Guardianship Workshop
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us for our three-workshop series where we will present instruments and methods used to support loved ones with disabilities in making choices as they approach the age of adulthood.
Workshop #3: Guardianship Workshop
This workshop is intended for individuals who have already attended our monthly Supported Decision Making, Guardianship, and other Alternatives workshop, and have determined that guardianship is the most appropriate alternative. Since guardianship is considered the most restrictive form of decision support, it is recommended that you also attend the Digging in to Supported Decision-Making workshop before signing up for this one. We will review the process of putting together a petition for guardianship and the documentation requirements.
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What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP) For Families of Preschool Students
2025-04-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
This training will provide families an overview of the process for developing an IEP at the preschool level. We will review components of the preschool IEP and the information that families can share with the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) regarding their child’s performance and disability related needs.
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Self-Direction: An Overview
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Learn about OPWDD’s self-direction services which allows for more choice in OPWDD-funded supports and services. The individual must be eligible for OPWDD services and participating in Care Management services through a Care Coordination Organization (CCO) to be approved for self-direction. Therefore, it is recommended that you first attend a workshop on OPWDD eligibility if the person with the disability does not already have it.
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Agency 101 – Connecting Individuals with Disabilities to Adult Services
2025-04-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Identifying State and community-based agencies that may be able to provide services to young adults with disabilities is a critical component of transition planning for life after high school. This session will offer a broad overview of several core disability service systems in order to understand the different eligibility criteria that must be met to qualify for a variety of supports. The referral and application process as well as the types of services available for each will be reviewed. Families may have to access more than one service provider depending on the type of disability and services they need for their children and young adults with a learning disability, physical disability, visual and/or hearing impairment, intellectual/developmental disability, mental health disorder or any combination of disabilities.
*The session will not include the identification of local organizations or details of the specific programs they may offer. Resources will be provided.
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Autism Resource and Provider Fair
2025-04-26 13:00 - 16:00 | The Westchester School (New Location!), 40 Brewster Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10701
12th Annual Resource and Provider Fair
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CPSE to CSE Transition for Parents/Planificación para Transición de Educación Especial PreEscolar a Kindergarten (CPSE a CSE)
2025-04-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
The transition from preschool to kindergarten can be a time of excitement but it can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process. This workshop will help participants to understand the transition process, to be an active member of the transition team, to understand the difference between services in CPSE and CSE, and to understand the purpose of an IEP. Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to kindergarten.
Planificación para Transición de Educación Especial PreEscolar a Kindergarten (CPSE a CSE)
Este taller apoyará a los padres mientras se preparan para la transición de su hijo de la educación especial preescolar al kindergarten. Los temas cubiertos incluyen: Entender las diferencias entre el Comité para la Educación Especial Preescolar (CPSE) y el Comité para la Educación Especial (CSE), entender el proceso de transición de CPSE a CSE, aprender cómo ser un miembro activo del equipo de transición, entender el propósito de un Programa de Educación Individualizado (IEP). Este taller se llevará a cabo a través de ZOOM. *Por favor, especifique si prefiere materiales en español y traducción al español para la sesión.*
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Redefining Consequence: Considerations and Strategies for Effectively Addressing Challenging Behaviors Demonstrated by Students with Disabilities
2025-04-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The Lower Hudson Special Education Task Force is pleased to present a Zoom webinar entitled: Redefining Consequence: Considerations and Strategies for Effectively Addressing Challenging Behaviors Demonstrated by Students with Disabilities
Join us to learn how the many conventional ways of responding to difficult behavior often contributes to the persistence of such behavior; particularly when applied to students with disabilities and neurodivergence (e.g., Autism, ADHD). During this webinar, practical evidence-based strategies will be offered to support decreasing maladaptive behaviors, increasing adaptive alternative behaviors, and evaluating the effectiveness of intervention plans. This webinar is aimed at all stakeholder groups involved in supporting students with behavioral challenges and highlights the importance of collaboration among them.
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Pre Employment Transition Services (Pre ETS)
2025-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
COME JOIN US OVER YOUR LUNCH HOUR TO LEARN ABOUT PRE EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH ACCES VR!
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Future Planning Series: How Do We Pass The Torch? Transition Planning in Preparation for Aging Series Workshop 7 - Considering OPWDD-Certified Housing Options
2025-04-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
This 8- workshop series aims to provide caregivers with the directions for creating a transition plan for who next will be responsible for supporting their loved one. At the end of the workshop series, the caregiver will have the knowledge to create a caregiver transition plan, which will include the systems, people and processes needed to successfully support their loved one so that they live life to the fullest.
The process of pursuing residential placement can be overwhelming. This presentation will help you organize your needs, preferences, and documents to help you navigate the process.
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Promoting Independent Living for Individuals with Disabilities Through the Use of Assistive Technology and Enabling Technology
2025-05-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Assistive technology encompasses a wide range of devices and services designed to help individuals with disabilities maintain or improve their independence in their homes. It can aid in the functions of various aspects of daily living, from mobility and communication to self-care and home automation.
Come to this session and find out how AT can increase independence, enhance safety, improve quality of life, reduce burden on caregivers and afford greater accessibility.
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Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents
2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Participants will be able to explain the importance of vocabulary instruction for their children in the elementary grades and describe ways to incorporate explicit instruction and vocabulary instruction in the home.
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Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Services and Eligibility
2025-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Please join us for a workshop on OPWDD services and eligibility. The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Through this workshop you will learn about the range of OPWDD services available to you and your loved one, and about the requirements for service eligibility.
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Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities
2025-05-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Participants will learn about self-determination skills and its relation to students determining an individualized pathway to graduation from multiple options. Credit and diploma requirements, the appeal eligibility criteria for all students, and safety-net options for students with disabilities will be reviewed. Learn how earning a Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Commencement Credential is beneficial in a number of ways and understand the guidelines for the Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential which is awarded to students participating in the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) testing program.
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Self-Direction: An Overview
2025-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Learn about OPWDD’s self-direction services which allows for more choice in OPWDD-funded supports and services. The individual must be eligible for OPWDD services and participating in Care Management services through a Care Coordination Organization (CCO) to be approved for self-direction. Therefore, it is recommended that you first attend a workshop on OPWDD eligibility if the person with the disability does not already have it.
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