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Learning Disabled Students to Present at May Meeting
Summit Special Education Parent Advisory Committee meeting will feature students speaking about their disabilities.
The public is invited to an evening meeting of the (SEPAC), Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the .
Featured presenters at the meeting will be students who have learning disabilities. One of the programs for special education students at SHS is speakers’ bureau training where students are coached in self-advocacy and speaking publicly about their academic and social challenges.
The speakers’ bureau members give presentations to younger students in the district as well as to parents and educators. In past presentations, students have openly discussed the realities of coping with bipolar disorder, ADHD, non-verbal learning disorder, depression, and cerebral palsy, among other challenges.
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For more information, contact Dr. Jane Kachmar-Desonne, Director of Special Services for Summit public schools, at 908-273-6658 or Amy Larson, Parent Liaison, 908-608-1977.
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