May 15, 2025
The Boost News
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All are free unless otherwise noted.
Wed., May 21, 2025: Hear Our Voices! Disability Conversations Group, Topic: Disability Awareness: Join Brendan Klein and Liz Weintraub to learn about this past year’s Disability Awareness Month. Open to all NYS self-advocates. (Community Support Network)
Wed., May 21, 2025: Ending the Silence: Mental Health Awareness: Young people with disabilities such as autism or learning disabilities are up to five times more likely to develop mental health disorders than young people without other disabilities. In this presentation, participants learn the warning signs, steps to take, strategies to improve mental health, and more. It will also focus on how school districts and parents can work together to help students. (The Lower Hudson Valley Special Education Task Force)
Thurs., May 22, 2025: Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Webinar: This is designed to provide tools and strategies to safeguard individuals in and around water and increase actionable water safety strategies. You will be able to incorporate water safety measures utilizing Miss Dayna’s ABCDE’s of drowning prevention so that your loved ones can be safer today. (Autism Society)
Tues., May 27, 2025: What’s Normal?: How Research is Supposed to Work: It’s important to know what ethical research look like and what rights people have around how personal information is used in research studies. This webinar covers what normal research looks like; what rights we have around our personal information; the dangers of bad research; and more. (ASAN)
Thurs., May 29, 2025: Early Intervention to Committee on Preschool Special Education (EI to CPSE) for Families: This presentation will guide parents through the process of transitioning their child from Early Intervention to the Committee on Preschool Special Education. (FACE Center, NYSED OSE Partnership)
Fri., May 30, 2025: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Basics: Learn some tips and tricks to the application process. When and how to apply, the eligibility requirements and how to best make the process less stressful. (WIHD Community Support Network, Yonkers Public Schools)
Mon., June 2, 2025: HOV Readers with Disabilities Book Club, Self-Advocates at the Community Support Network: HOV’s Readers With Disabilities Book Club is a social group for young adults of all reading levels who love books. Play book-ish games, talk about favorite reads, and discover new books with all types of disability representation. Hosted by Mo Kikoler. There is no required reading to join each meeting. (Community Support Network)
Tues., June 3, 2025, or Thurs., June 5, 2025: Testing Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Get information related to the decision-making process, the types of test accommodations that are available, and how they are documented on the student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). (FACE Center, NYSED OSE Partnership)
June 10, 2025: American Association of People with Disabilities’ Tech Forum: The focus of our upcoming forum is the recently promulgated ADA Title II regulation on web accessibility. This landmark regulation establishes legal obligations for all state and local governments to ensure their websites, mobile applications, and digital documents are accessible to individuals with disabilities. (The American Assn. of People with Disabilities)
Wed., June 18, 2025: Brooklyn Developmental Disability Council Family Support Fair: Meet nearly 70 agencies that offer support to people with intellectual and developmentally disabled in Brooklyn.
Wed., June 18, 2025: Lunchtime Discussion: Self Direction 2025, Why is the Life Plan Important: Register by June 17. (Mid-Island Y JCC)
Thurs., July 10, 2205: Lunchtime Discussion: Self Direction 2025, Understanding IDGS & OTPS: Register by July 9. (Mid-Island Y JCC)
Thurs., Aug. 14, 2025: Lunchtime Discussion: Self Direction 2025: Understanding the budget template: Register by Aug. 11. (Mid-Island Y JCC)
Tues., Sept. 9, 2025: Lunchtime Discussion: Self Direction 2025: Launched, Now What?: Register by Sept. 8. (Mid-Island Y JCC)
Photo: Attend Ending the Silence: Mental Health Awareness (Credit: Freepik.com)