Again-to-Faculty Panel for Mother and father of College students with Disabilities on Aug. 17

BY SÍLE MOLONEY

INCLUDEnyc looks after young people with disabilities or suspected disabilities from birth to 26 years, their families and professionals who work with them. For help with questions about special needs education and disability, INCLUDEnyc offers a helpline in English, Spanish and interpreting in over 200 languages, workshops and hundreds of free resources: www.includenyc.org or www.incluyenyc.org.
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INCLUDEnyc is hosting an online back-to-school panel on Tuesday 17th August for Spanish-speaking parents of students with disabilities supported this fall.

INCLUDEnyc will be Araina Sepulveda-Moreiras, Assistant Director of Special Education Translations, and Daliz Vasquez, Director of Special Education, NYC Department of Education, Dr. Judith Flores, a pediatrician with NYC Health + Hospitals, and Cruz Fuksman, Community Liison called up at the New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center. Panellists will discuss school reopening, vaccine suitability, translation and interpreting services for schools, and mental health resources.

INCLUDEnyc looks after young people with disabilities or suspected disabilities from birth to 26 years, their families and professionals who work with them. For help with questions about special needs education and disability, INCLUDEnyc offers a helpline in English, Spanish and interpreting in over 200 languages, workshops and hundreds of free resources: www.includenyc.org or www.incluyenyc.org.
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Barbara Glassman is the managing director of INCLUDEnyc. She said color students, Latino students and English learners with disabilities are disproportionately affected by the pandemic and may be more reluctant to return to face-to-face learning. “We want to make sure families are aware of all of the resources available to them, including translating important special needs documents or interpreting so parents can stand up for their child,” said Glassman.

According to INCLUDEnyc, language barriers can lead to a gap in communication and a lack of knowledge about disability rights, the right to education and typical childhood development. INCLUDEnyc officials said the pandemic had widened these disparities as many families struggled to keep up with the news and guides, which were often first published in English.

INCLUDEnyc looks after young people with disabilities or suspected disabilities from birth to 26 years, their families and professionals who work with them. For help with questions about special needs education and disability, INCLUDEnyc offers a helpline in English, Spanish and interpreting in over 200 languages, workshops and hundreds of free resources: www.includenyc.org or www.incluyenyc.org.
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This virtual event will be held in Spanish with English translation. Register here for free. If families or professionals need further help, they can call the INCLUDEnyc helpline in English or Spanish, and interpreters are available in over 200 other languages.

Founded in 1983, INCLUDEnyc says it is the leading provider of training and information for young people with disabilities aged 0-26, their families, and the professionals who support them in New York City. They say that INCLUDEnyc supports more than 15,000 people every year and reaches nearly a million people through digital communication and public relations. INCLUDEnyc officials say they believe that every young person should be fully integrated into school, labor market and community, and should have access to resources, services and support in order to be successful.

STUDENTS AT The New York Institute of Special Education on Astor Avenue in the Pelham Gardens neighborhood of the Bronx have been participating in the school’s annual Trike-A-Thon for the last 20 years to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Norwood News recently reported how over 120 preschoolers from the New York Institute for Special Education participated in the school’s annual “Trike-a-Thon” to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. At the event, which takes place on Thursday the 13th Jude’s each year, treats an average of 8,500 children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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