RCSN in the News

New York City schools are moving toward inclusion of students with disabilities in more neighborhood schools and classrooms. With the goal of including all but students with the most severe disabilities in the city’s 1,500 neighborhood schools, the Department of Education is beginning its implementation of “special education reform” this school year with 260 “Phase 1” schools.

Don't miss Jean Mizutani discussing special education reform and children's rights on WFAS' "Peace of Mind with Bernie the Attorney" tomorrow, June 3, from 6:05 pm - 6:35 pm!

You can tune in online or on AM 1230 on your radio dial.

Last week RCSN Program Director Gary Shulman spoke with New York Family magazine about choosing a summer camp for a child with special needs. Click here to read more about the many benefits of summer camps for kids with special needs, how special needs camps are different, what parents should look for, and scholarships for campers with specials needs.

Parenting children with learning disabilities - fighting for special services, having your child tested, contributing to IEPs - has been in the spotlight in the New York Times over the past two weeks.

Read the articles and RCSN Executive Director Rachel Howard's responses below.

RCSN's upcoming training series is featured in the October 2009 Halloween issue of Time Out NY Kids! Check out the article here, or pick up a copy, out on newstands now (we're on page 14).