• Basic Rights: Referral, Evaluation and Eligibility

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass A comprehensive overview of special education laws and procedures. Covers the special education process, including referrals, evaluations, eligibility, services, placement, and parents’ rights in dispute resolution. […]

  • Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Provides information about why the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is important, how it is developed, and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus […]

  • Understanding Special Education

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Learn about the rights of students with disabilities and their families under special education law. This workshop will provide an overview of evaluations, eligibility, IEP development, […]

  • Basic Rights: Transition Planning

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Overview of the transition planning process for students aged 14-22. We’ll discuss the legal right to transition services, why transition planning is important, what it looks […]

  • Let’s Get Organized

    Guides parents of children with special needs in building organizational skills using their strengths. Participants create a binder space with supplies and ideas to organize medical and educational records, while […]

  • Facing School Discipline and Suspension

    Online Event

    This training describes different types of disciplinary offenses, the school responsibilities for discipline, range of consequences for rule violations, the difference between suspensions, expulsions, and emergency removals, different categories of […]

    Free
  • Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Provides information about why the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is important, how it is developed, and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus […]

  • Basic Rights: Transition Planning

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Overview of the transition planning process for students aged 14-22. We’ll discuss the legal right to transition services, why transition planning is important, what it looks […]

  • The Caregiver’s Pause

    Taking care of the caregiver is essential. Practical suggestions to renew and restore your ability to care for others by caring for yourself.  All meetings links are sent by Zoom prior to the workshop. Handouts will be sent to attendees on the day of the presentation.

  • Family Action Meetups

    Family Action Meetups

    Autism Housing Pathways/FCSN Join us for our monthly Family Action Meetups (FAMS), hosted by Autism Housing Pathways (AHP), now proudly part of The Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN).  […]

    $5.00
  • P2P Listening & Learning Training 9/29/26

    Join Us to Become a Volunteer Support Parent! Our Parent to Parent of Massachusetts program (P2P) builds a bridge of connection between parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and […]