SPED Child and Teen

For Metrowest Families Only. Deadline is October 30th, 2018.  For families in the greater MetroWest area who are caring for a loved one with a disability. Families benefit by applying funds towards anything that will help[...]

Turner Free Library in Randolph, October 23rd, 2018. The Disability Law Center is the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Agency for Massachusetts. The Protection and Advocacy system is a national network of disability rights agencies investigating[...]

Brockton Area Arc, October 25th & 26th, 2018. Transition planning information and resources for and about students in special education ages 14-22.  Middle school and high school is the time when students with disabilities and[...]

Marlborough, October 27th, 2018.  How to Administer a Special-Needs Trust is for anyone who is or may be a trustee of a special needs trust. Hear about the important topics of special needs trust administration. Anyone[...]

Dartmouth High School, Dartmouth, October 28th, 2018, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free. The Dartmouth Special Education Parent Advisory Council  Southeastern MA Community Resource & Craft Fair brings together a wide-range of Local Community Resources, artists and[...]

Brockton Area Arc, October 30th, 2018. Nancy Salerno, Clinical Social Worker, Therapist, will discuss Guardianship and Clinical Team Report documents that will be used by the Probate and Family Court in the process of determining whether to appoint[...]

Advocates in Framingham, November 5th, 2018. Free, For those 18 and older or their guardians and caregivers, not currently on the Sec. 8 waiting list, and wishing assistance to sign up, Autism Housing Pathways holds a[...]

FutureWorks Career Center in Springfield, November 6th & 7th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This[...]

Haverhill Public Library , November 8th, 2018. Free and open to the public. Hear how to maximize government benefits, preserving government benefits via estate planning techniques, financial planning (creating a long-term budget for a child, how[...]

Brockton Area Arc, November 13th, 2018. Hillary Dunn Stanisz, a Senior Attorney Staff Attorney at the Disability Law Center will explore the most common alternatives to guardianship: supported decision making, health care proxy, durable power of attorney, shared or delegated[...]

Newton, November 13th, 2018. Free and open to the public. Bring your questions regarding topics related to special education, student discipline, Juvenile Court, or DCF (Department of Children and Families).  Presented by a Massachusetts’ attorney[...]

UMass Medical School, November 13th & 14th, 2018. This training focuses on how earnings from work affects SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, Medicare and other public benefits such as subsidized housing and food stamps. This training also[...]

Northeast Arc in Danvers, MA, November 20th, 2018. Free and open to the public. For parents and guardians of teens and young adults with special needs ages 14 – 22. Hear how to maximize government benefits,[...]

Turner Free Library, Randolph, November 27th, 2018. Free. Speaker Amy Weinstock was a former chair of the Insurance Committee of Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts (AFAM), and played a key role in the passing of An Act[...]

Turner Free Library in Randolph, January 22nd, 2019. Free. Parents of children with special needs manage busy lives and often lots of paperwork. Many ask, how do I keep it all straight? This workshop helps[...]