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Last week, a bus driver and a bus aide picked up a 4 year old child with disabilities in Jersey City, New Jersey, to be taken to an extended-year school program (“ESY”). But the child never arrived at school that day. Instead, the child was stuck on the bus at a bus storage yard. Both [...]
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (“VLJ”) in New Jersey is a not-for-profit organization that provides pro bono representation to economically-disadvantaged adults, children, and families in New Jersey. In the past two years, I have accepted referrals from Volunteer Lawyers for Justice. These referrals involved complex special education matters. On June 21, 2011, a fund-raising event to [...]
The NJ Scholarship Opportunity Act is generating a tremendous amount of buzz these days. Reporters, bloggers, and special interest organizations, are debating whether the Act will benefit children who attend the “worst” schools in New Jersey, whether the Act saves the State money, and whether the Act makes sense from an educational point of view. [...]
I have started a Facebook Business Page where I will share shorter pieces of useful information that will not normally be found on this blog. For example, I recently posted the following: FREE dental care for children ages 3 to 12, who do not have dental insurance. Comprehensive dental exams and x-rays and may include [...]
Goth is a subculture in which people often wear black clothing and listen to a variety of music, including punk rock, heavy metal, gothic rock, and alternative music. Some goth aficionados may also have multiple facial and body piercings, plus a tattoo here and there. Like many of us, goth folks enjoy reading science fiction; [...]
Here are some recommended blog articles you might have missed this summer. This is divided into three separate categories: special education, employment law, and animal law. Special Education issues: Kate Ahern’s Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs is among my favorite blogs. This summer, Kate published a few excellent blog articles about the latest assistive [...]
On April 29, 2010, a very special event took place at the Congregation B’nai Jeshurun synagogue in Short Hills, New Jersey. Actor Henry Winkler and actress Marlee Matlin stood next to each other on a raised podium and discussed how they first met, how their friendship had grown, and how each learned to overcome their [...]
New Jersey may be a small state, but there is clearly no shortage of attorneys, advocates, health care professionals, support groups, and disability organizations here. Below I have provided a listing of helpful links that will help parents of children with disabilities locate professionals and support groups efficiently. As of April 2010, none of these [...]
I discovered Ellen Seidman’s blog, Love That Max, about two months ago. Upon learning that Ellen’s son Max has cerebal palsy and unspecified cognitive impairments, I read some of the articles that Ellen had published and found them interesting. In a recent article that could only come from the heart, “I stared at an adult [...]
The news that Asperger’s Syndrome may be removed from the next edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (better known as “DSM”) is spreading like wildfire. There is already intense debate. Bloggers are writing about it too: Aspergers, Autism, and Ambivalence: On Losing My Label Autism and Aspergers in the DMV-V: Thoughts [...]
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