FREE!: Transition Planning, Resource Fair, Hunter GI Seminar, and Resources Series

A Gateway to Real Lives
November 14, 2006
9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
City University of NY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue,Manhattan

A conference about transition to adult life for youth with disabilities, their families and the professionals who support them. For more information, contact Jennifer Teich, Project Coordinator at 212-944-0564.

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Family & Professional Resource Fair at Church of St. Paul the Apostle (same venue as annual Camp Fair), 59th Street and 9th Avenue.
November 30, 10 AM to 2 PM
Workshops, Goodie Bags for Caregivers, and Cash Raffles.
Pick up an updated Family Support Services Directory for Manhattan Residents

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The Hunter College AUTISM CENTER

In collaboration with

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
and the Early Childhood Direction Center, Manhattan

Invite you to a seminar for parents on:
Gastrointestinal Issues and
Nutritional Considerations
Affecting Young Children on the
with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Saturday, December 2, 2006 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Room 714 West, Hunter College
(SW corner of E. 68th Street and Lexington Avenue)

Presenters

Dr. Joseph Levy, MD, Director of the Children's Digestive Health Center and the Program in Neuro-gastroenterology at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian

Anne Roland Lee, MSED, RD, nutritionist at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University and an expert on the gluten- free, casein- free diet

Admission is free. To reserve a place, register in advance by leaving a message with your name and phone number at (212) 772-4822 or e-mail: cohenshirley@hunter.cuny.edu by November 27, 2006. (Child care will not be available.)

Coffee and sign-in at 9:30. Presentation begins promptly at 10.

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Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. Presents What?s Out There and How to Get It

2006-2007 Free Training Series

For Families and Professionals Needing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities

Gary Shulman, MS.Ed.:212-677-4650
gshulman@resourcesnyc.org
www.resourcesnyc.org
www.resourcesnycdatabase.org

Bronx

Jewish Child Care Association 555 Bergen Ave. Bronx 10455
November 1, 2006 Education Options for Children with Special Needs 10AM-1PM
December 6, 2006 Transition from School to Adult Life 10AM-1PM
February 7, 2007 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10AM-1PM
March 7, 2007 Advocacy Skills for Parents 10AM-1PM
April 11, 2007 Community Resources 10AM-12Noon

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Heights Library 280 Cadman Plaza West Bklyn. 11201
October 19, 2006 Education Options for Children with Special Needs 10 AM-1 PM
October 26, 2006 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10 AM-1 PM
November 9, 2006 Transition from School to Adult Life 10 AM-1 PM
December 7, 2006 Community Resources 10 AM-12 Noon
Jan. 25, 2007 Advocacy Skills for Parents 10 AM-1 PM
March 15, 2007 Early Childhood Services : Birth to 5 10 AM-1 PM
Manhattan

Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library 40 W. 20th St. NYC 10011
November 14, 2006 Education Options for Children with Special Needs 10:00 AM- 1
PM
November 21, 2006 Advocacy Skills for Parents 10:00 AM- 1 PM
November 29, 2006 Transition from School to Adult Life 10:00 AM-1 PM
December 12, 2006 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10:00AM-1 PM
December 19, 2006 Community Resources 10:00 AM-12:00 noon

West Harlem Head Start 121 W. 128th Street, NYC 10027
March 14, 2007 Community Resources 10 AM-12 Noon
March, 28 2007 Turning 5:Transition to School Age 10 AM-1:00 PM
April 18, 2007 Opciónes Educatívas (In Spanish/En Español) 10 AM-1 PM

Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. 116 E. 16th St. 5th Floor NY,
NY 10003
November 15, 2006 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10 AM-1 PM
January 17, 2007 Turning 5:Transition to School-Age 10AM-1PM
February 8, 2007 Education Options for Children with Special Needs 10AM-1 PM
March 7, 2007 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10AM-1 PM
March 21, 2007 Transition from School to Adult Life 10AM-1 PM
March 27, 2007 Community Resources 6PM-8PM
April 12, 2007 PM Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 6PM-8 PM

Queens
Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Jamaica NY 11432
January 4, 2007 Education Options for Children with Special Needs 10:00 AM-1 PM
January 11, 2007 Advocacy Skills 10:00 AM-1 PM
January 18, 2007 Transition from School to Adult Life 10:00 AM-1 PM
February 1, 2007 Community Resources 10:00 AM-12:00 Noon
February 15, 2007 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10:00 AM-1 PM

Staten Island
Staten Island University Hospital
Dietary Conference Room 2nd Floor
475 Seaview Ave. SI, NY 10305
In Collaboration with the Staten Island Early Childhood Direction Center
Dec. 5, 2006 Education Options for Children with Special Needs 10:00 AM-1PM
Jan. 9, 2007 Early Childhood Services: Birth to 5 10:00 AM-1PM
Feb. 6, 2007 Advocacy Skills for Parents 10:00 AM-1 PM
March 13, 2007 Transition from School to Adult Life 10:00 AM-1PM
April 17, 2007 Community Resources 10:00 AM-12 Noon