Diploma and Credential Options for Students with Disabilities
2025-10-30 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 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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Grupo de familias con hijos en Educacion Especial/Spanish Speaking Special Education Group
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Aprenda de los Aprenda de los expertos en Español
Temas a tratar:
Salud familiar, Educacion Especial, Comunicacion con el personal del colegio, Comunicacion con medicos, como conseguir ayuda para sus hijos.
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Readers with Disabilities Book Club
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
An inclusive book club for adults of ALL READING LEVELS. Read anything you like and join us each month for a fun discussion about all things books and disability literature.
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ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) Accounts Basics
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Would you like to learn more about Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts?
Come to this workshop to find out how this financial tool can help individuals with disabilities save while receiving benefits. What is an ABLE account, how it works and the eligibility requirements will be discussed. Potential ABLE participants and their families are invited.
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Developing Life-skills Workshop 1: The Self-Advocates Panel
2025-11-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Life-skills, or daily living skills, are abilities that our loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to achieve their highest level of independence. These include skills related to managing money, personal hygiene, medication management, taking care of living spaces, safety, laundry, cooking, transportation, and shopping. Please join us for a workshop for caregivers and self-advocates about supporting life-skills learning for children, teens and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. In the first of our two-workshop series we will cover the self-advocate’s perspective.
Choose from one of two panels of self-advocates:
· Students at Inclusive U, a post-secondary program for individuals with IDD at Syracuse University
· Young adults with disabilities who are not students who are prioritizing their independence
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Save the date for Tuesday, Dec. 2nd, 6:00-7:30 pm for Workshop 2: Developing Life-skills: An Approach for Learning and Mastery

Family Guide to Transition Planning: Preparing Students with Disabilities for Life after High School
2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
This training will assist families in understanding the transition planning process specifically from high school to life after high school. When families are knowledgeable about the transition process and invited to participate by their school districts, students with disabilities experience improved post-school outcomes in the areas of employment, postsecondary education, and independent living.
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Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Services and Eligibility
2025-11-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-17 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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Self-Direction: An Overview
2025-11-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-18 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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Supporting Your Child in Work Based Learning Experiences
2025-11-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
The purpose of Supporting Your Child in Work-Based Learning (WBL) Experiences is to provide families and guardians with the foundational knowledge of what high-quality WBL looks like in New York State (NYS). It includes but is not limited to: exploring registered and unregistered program options available to students with disabilities, reviewing the career development process and the NYS framework for Work Based Learning. It also includes determining who the essential partners are, in order to ensure students are receiving an individualized and collaborative experience, and identifying activities and strategies to increase career awareness and development, in the home and community.
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Recreational Fair for Students with OPWDD Eligibility
2025-11-12 18:30 | Scarsdale High School
Please join the Scarsdale and Pelham Public School Districts in Conjunction with Tuckahoe, Eastchester, Chappaqua, White Plains, and Edgemont Schools for The 2025 Recreational Fair!
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Positive Solutions for Families (Series)
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Positive Solutions for Families
Join us for a four-session workshop series for parents, families, and caregivers of children.
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 Tuesday from 12-1:30pm
Dates:
Nov 18 Making the Connection & Keeping it Positive
Dec 16 Behavior Has Meaning & the Power of Routine
Jan 13 Teach Me What to Do & Responding with Purpose
Feb 10 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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Future Planning Series Workshop 2: Your Loved One’s Circle of Support
2025-11-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
At the end of the workshop series, the caregiver will have a blueprint that can be used for the transfer of knowledge to new caregivers. This blueprint includes the systems, people and processes needed to successfully support their loved one so that they live life to the fullest. Individual workshops will cover people and staffing, financial planning, housing, and estate planning. All sessions will be from 6:00pm-7:30pm.
Workshop 2: As a parent/caregiver preparing for the future, you want to establish a network of people that can help your loved one to navigate life. In this workshop we will share the process of building this support network.
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CPSE to CSE: Transition from Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten
2025-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
In this workshop, participants will gain valuable insight into the kindergarten transition, including how to be an effective member of the transition team, the differences between CPSE and CSE services, and the purpose of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Parents and caregivers will leave with a clearer understanding of what to expect as their child takes this important next step.
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Join Us for a Conversation with Kim Hill, New York State Chief Disability Officer
2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Please join us on November 19 at 6:00pm via Zoom!
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Supported Decision-Making (SDM), Guardianship, and other Alternatives
2025-11-25 12:00 - 13:15, 2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:15 | Zoom
In this workshop we will present instruments and methods used to support loved ones with disabilities in making choices as they approach the age of adulthood.
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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Guardianship Workshop
2025-11-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Applying for Guardianship: Requirements and Process
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. We will review the process of putting together a petition for guardianship and the documentation requirements.
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Understanding Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) For Families and Caregivers
2025-12-02 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Least restrictive environment (LRE) means kids who get special education should be in the same classrooms as other kids as much as possible. LRE isn’t a place — it’s a principle that guides a child’s education program. The LRE for each child may look different because kids are unique. Come to this training to receive an overview of how best to ensure your child is receiving the necessary resources in the LRE.
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Developing Life-skills Workshop 2: Developing Life-skills
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Life-skills, or daily living skills, are abilities that our loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to achieve their highest level of independence. These include skills related to managing money, personal hygiene, medication management, taking care of living spaces, safety, laundry, cooking, transportation, and shopping. Please join us for a workshop for caregivers and self-advocates about supporting life-skills learning for children, teens and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Workshop 2 will cover the process of teaching and reinforcing life-skills. We ask that you come to the workshop with at least one idea for a life-skill that you and your loved one might want to work on.
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Students with Disabilities and School Discipline, Codes of Conduct, and Students’ Rights
2025-12-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Federal and State law provide protections for students with disabilities as it relates to
student discipline. Students with IEPs and 504 plans may face out of school
suspensions or other penalties as set forth in their district’s code of conduct. This
presentation will address proactive steps to address conduct before it leads to
discipline. There will also be a conversation on the procedural safeguards required
when an out-of-school suspension is imposed by a school district. The presenters
will emphasize the importance of alternatives and how that can be accomplished
given the laws. We welcome all stakeholders to participate and share their
perspective including families, school administrators, advocates and attorneys, with
the goal of ensuring safety and positive outcomes for all students.
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New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA): Essential Information for Families of Students with Disabilities
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
This training is to educate families 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 test entails, the eligibility and decision-making process, as well as the effect on post-secondary planning and graduation/exit options.
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Explicit Vocabulary Instruction for Parents
2025-12-09 18:00 - 19:00 | 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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Positive Solutions for Families (Series)
2025-12-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Positive Solutions for Families
Join us for a four-session workshop series for parents, families, and caregivers of children ages 2-5.
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 Tuesday from 12-1:30pm
Dates:
Nov 18 Making the Connection & Keeping it Positive
Dec 16 Behavior Has Meaning & the Power of Routine
Jan 13 Teach Me What to Do & Responding with Purpose
Feb 10 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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Future Planning Series: Supporting Individuals with Disabilities Living in The Community (Workshop 3)
2025-12-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
The overall topic of this session is centered around supporting individuals living in the community. Hear from three experts working in the field about ways to support individuals and lessen the day-to-day administrative burden on parents and guardians.
Presenters:
-James M. Sullivan, President & Managing Director at Ikorcare – www.ikorcare.com
-Allison Kleinman, Founder and CEO at Future Centered Care – www.Futurecenteredcare.com
-Susan Wallach, MsEd., Director Point Community at WJCS – www.wjcs.com
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HOV! Self-Advocacy Group Holiday Party
2025-12-17 16:30 - 18:30
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