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Let’s Join Hands and Hearts to Celebrate:
December 3rd is United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities By Jayne M. Wesler, Esq December celebrates multiple happy holidays, Kwanzaa,...
Children with Diabetes are Children with Special Needs
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and at Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler we want to focus attention on the many children and adolescents who have...
Seeing Things from the Other Side – Giving Thanks for a Passionate Perspective
By Mariann Crincoli, Esq. Having sat on Boards of Education in the past, I am thankful for the turnaround in perspective that my 6 years as an attorney at...
Clearing the Cobwebs about Estate Planning
October is the month for apples, pumpkins, crisp fall weather and Halloween spells – and National Estate Planning Awareness Week, October 18-24. For the...
A Special Month for Awareness
The month of October commemorates important issues for students with special needs. Included among those issues are dyslexia and ADHD. For parents and...
How Might Another Year of COVID Restrictions Impact My Child? What Can I and My School District Do to Address that Impact?
This looming topic has spurred numerous studies globally during the 2020-2021 school year. Some of the pertinent discoveries include: In the United States,...
LONG COVID: What it is, and how to help your student who has it.
by Jayne Wesler. Esq. Since February 2020, families have been struggling with the increasing complexity of their children’s education. You’ve had to upend...
New to New Jersey?
By Nicole L. Crincoli, Esq. and Theresa Sullivan, B.S, A.A.S. Welcome to the Garden State! Our lovely state features 130 miles of coastline, natural,...
Is your IEP “in place” for September?
By Theresa Sullivan, B.S., A.A.S Many children with IEPs struggle when trying to adjust to the changes a new school year brings. A common complaint among...
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