December 2015 – “Year in Review” Special Education Newsletter
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December 2015 – PATTAN in King of Prussia hosts Transition Planning Program
PATTAN in King of Prussia recently held a program regarding Transition Planning – from school to adulthood. The program included some excellent materials which set out the perspectives of the Pennsylvania Department of Education on this issue, as well as checklists and materials which can be very useful for for parents when examining their children’s transition…
NAMI publishes Allyson McAndrews’ holiday article on mental illness!
December 17th, 2015 – National Alliance on Mental Illness features holiday article by Allyson McAndrews, M.Ed., Director of Marketing for McAndrews Law Offices (Click here to find the article on NAMI’s website or read it below!) Don’t get wrapped up in social media: This is very easy to say, and quite frankly, I enjoy it, so I’m not…
Night to Shine! Sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation
*PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, registration is closed, but there are still volunteer opportunities! Click here to sign up! To be put on the waiting list, or for more information, contact Melanie Lyren at mlyren@hope-cc.org ! Hope Community Church will be an official host church for Night to Shine – a prom night experience for persons with disabilities ages 16 and up…
One Quarter of America’s Caregivers Are Millennials
Who are America’s Caregivers? Nearly A Quarter are Millennials by Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News December 3rd, 2015 Caring for older relatives is usually a task associated with Baby Boomers, the 50- and 60-somethings who find their aging parents need assistance. But almost a quarter of the adults who take care of older people — on…
December 8th, 2015 – Lauren O’Connell Mahler, Esq. of McAndrews Law to present at the National Business Institute’s IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop
Strengthen Your School’s IEP and 504 Plan Process and Protect Student Rights Lauren O’Connell Mahler, Esq. of McAndrews Law will be a speaker at the National Business Institute’s IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop on December 8th, 2015 at the Courtyard Newark-University of Delaware. Click here for all of the program details including registration.
November 20th – Lesley Mehalick, JD, LLM to speak on Special Needs Trusts at the Philadelphia Bar Association
Lesley Mehalick, JD, LLM, McAndrews Law Offices’ Supervisor of our Estates & Trusts Department, will be speaking on Special Needs Trusts at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Social Security Disability Benefits Committee Meeting! Click here for details.
PLAN of PA features Allyson McAndrews in their Fall 2015 Newsletter
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Pennsylvania (PLAN of PA), a non-profit organization based out of Wayne, PA, recently interviewed Allyson McAndrews, M.Ed. of McAndrews Law Offices regarding one of her recent articles about mental illness. This particular article, I Faked Happiness Every Day. Then a Drug Addiction Story Saved Me, was written to bring awareness to the…
Monday, November 30th at 6pm – McAndrews Law and In-Sync and Social to present on IEPs and Special Needs Trusts
Join Jacqueline Lembeck, Esq. and Lesley Mehalick, JD, LLM of McAndrews Law Offices, along with Maria Slavin, MS, OTR/L of In-Sync and Social, for discussions on developing appropriate IEPS, including related services/Occupational Therapy, as well as special needs trusts and how to financially plan for a loved one with a disability. In-Sync and Social is an…