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This April, members of the Special Needs Alliance (SNA) traveled to Washington D.C. for their annual spring meeting and a “Day on the Hill.” During their visit to Capitol Hill, SNA members briefed their local members in the Congress and Senate on issues regarding public policy, advocacy and special needs trusts (SNTs). Littman Krooks attorney [...]
Continue reading...The NAEPC Education Foundation and the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC) are promoting April 2013 as National Financial Literacy Month. The goal of the awareness campaign is to help the American public learn how to keep their financial and estate plans up to date. Financial Literacy Month was officially designated by a [...]
Continue reading...Helping Families Plan for Their Special Needs Child Please join us for an informative webinar designed for parents and grandparents of children with special needs. Sheryl and Amy, two prominent Special Needs Planning attorneys, will discuss a variety of topics including: why planning for the future is necessary when to plan planning tools available the [...]
Continue reading...Log-In Instructions for Tomorrow’s Webinar: As a reminder, our webinar on Special Education Advocacy with Sheryl Frishman begins at 12:00 PM. Please try logging in a few minutes early to avoid traffic. To begin our webinar, please follow the instructions below: 1. Join my meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/933621629 2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) – a [...]
Continue reading...Littman Krooks LLP continues to enhance their strong reputation in the Special Education community through new initiatives in 2013. The experienced, fast-growing team of Special Needs Planning and Special Education attorneys and advocates is now uniquely positioned to better accommodate the needs of their clients. The firm has hired Giulia Frasca, an experienced Special Education [...]
Continue reading...The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit of New York, in Bryant v. New York State Education Department upheld New York’s regulatory prohibition on the the use of “aversive interventions,” which are negative consequences or stimuli administered to children who exhibit problematic and disruptive behavior that impedes their education. The interventions can include electric shock, food limitations, and restraints in [...]
Continue reading...As kids enjoy a carefree summer at camp, parents may be more concerned about the cost. In some cases, there may be a tax break available. On average, parents spend more than two thousand dollars to send their children to four weeks of summer camp. Any tax credit is surely welcome. In the case of [...]
Continue reading...In 2007, the federal government began an initiative to help low-income seniors and persons with disabilities move back into the community from nursing homes. The multi-billion dollar program, called Money Follows the Person, awards grants to states to help them develop community-based resources for long-term care, and reduce reliance on institutional care. Although more than [...]
Continue reading...Our latest guest blog comes from Ric Swierat, Executive Director at Arc of Westchester At the close of the NYS legislative session last week, the Assembly and Senate concurred on the Governor’s bill to create the Justice Center to protect people with special needs and disabilities. This bill was introduced by Governor Cuomo in May [...]
Continue reading...The New York Board of Regents has proposed amendments to improve special education hearings, and currently the changes are open for public comment. These changes will be finalized at their April meeting and go into effect May 16, 2012. The amendments to the 200.1 and 200.5 Regulations of the Commissioner of Education look to improve [...]
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