Special Education Law and Financial Planning Workshop at the ...

Educating Parents: ?Thinking Beyond One Day at a Time?: A Comprehensive FREE Special Education Law and Financial Planning Workshop

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Wednesday, December 5th at the Wilton Family YMCA at 7:00 P.M.

?404 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897

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Featured Speakers:

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Attorney Lawrence W. Berliner, Special Education and Disability Law, Law Office of Lawrence W. Berliner, LLC, Westport and Guilford, CT

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Stephen Ehrens, CPA, CLTC, Financial Advisor Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Fairfield, CT

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This workshop will help parents articulate concerns and visions for their child and help them begin to develop strategies to achieve their goals.

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The workshop will focus on 10 starting points

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SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW:

? Pursuing your child?s basic educational rights

? IEP?s: Understanding goals and objectives and maximizing the effectiveness for your child

? PPT?s: How to prepare, organize and strategize for every PPT meeting including the annual review

? How to sharpen your parent advocacy skills

? What steps to take when your child is achieving below his/her potential

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FINANCIAL PLANNING:

? Special Needs trusts ? why planning is key for the future and lifetime of your child

? Learning how to compose a letter of intent

? Providing an array of financial solutions to meet your expectations

? Your child?s eligibility for benefits: SSI, Medicaid, and more

? Preparing for taxes: Guidelines for special needs families

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Contact: Gloria Bass, Special Needs Coordinator and Outreach Coordinator at the Wilton Family YMCA at gbass@wiltonymca.org or (203)-762-8384, ext. 207

Source: http://norwalk.patch.com/announcements/special-education-law-and-financial-planning-workshop-at-the-wilton-family-ymca

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