Presented by:
Mid-Hudson
Special Education Task Force
SPECIAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE
November 2025 Training
is Graduating: Now What?
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
* OPEN TO THE PUBLIC * FREE of Charge * Questions to be answered include:
• How to best advocate for your child?
• How can you support your child to be a strong self-advocate in this process?
• What are Pre-Ets and how does your child get them?
• Does ACCES-VR pay for college? What do they pay for?
• Your child receives services through OPWDD, can they seek both?
• Will ACCES-VR base your child's eligibility on income?
• When should your child apply for ACCES-VR?
• And so much more... Come with questions!
Presenter: Brenda Shannon, Disability Rights New York (DRNY) Senior Advocate
Brenda joined DRNY in January 2016 as an advocate for the Client Assistance Program (CAP). Brenda works as a Senior Client Assistance Program (CAP) Advocate. CAP is an advocacy resource for people with disabilities who are seeking, receiving, or have been denied services from state vocational rehabilitation agencies. In NYS those agencies are the Commission for the Blind and ACCES-VR.
FREE - Registration required to receive an email with Zoom link and webinar call-in information: https://drny-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/ObKrAkz-RnK457GPFMJA4g All SETF trainings will have closed captioning. ASL interpretation available upon request. Need additional information or any accommodations? Contact Nancy Nowak at Disability Rights New York: Nancy.Nowak@drny.org or 516 238 1261
Websites: NY Special Ed Task Force Disability Rights New York