Tag: special needs

Debora Thivierge, founder and executive director of the ELIJA School and the ELIJA Foundation, and Melissa Negrin-Wiener of Cona Elder Law, PLLC spoke on this topic during a webinar titled “Plan for Your Child with Special Needs” hosted on March 3 by Schneps Media, the parent company of the Long Island Press.

As a child with special needs approaches age 18, families must prepare for continued decision-making for that child and secure legal authority to do so.

Planning for a child with special needs goes beyond scheduling doctor’s appointments. There are many questions in trying to understand the legal challenges presented to parents. 

Lori Caplan-Colon, a leading speech-language pathologist, shared how kids and parents can work on their speech learning practices this school year.

A Suffolk County grand jury has issued an investigative report blasting the foster care system for failing to protect seven children placed with a man accused of sexually abusing them.