Law Office of Anne I. Treimanis, LLC
Connecticut Special Education and Disability Discrimination Lawyer
Curriculum Modifications and Adaptations
IDEA 2004 and other laws
Outcomes Research that Support Inclusion
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Selected List of Presentations
Presentations
November 30, 2011: Mock IEP. Wrote script and facilitated performance. Sponsored by the Milford SEPTA, Milford, CT.
October 12, 2011: Mock IEP. Wrote script and facilitated performance. Sponsored by the Fairfield SEPTA, Fairfield, CT.
September 17, 2011: Justice for Joe. Panel Participant, Arc United States National Convention. Denver, CO.
July 6, 2011: Divorce and Children with Disabilities – Unique Issues to Consider. Sponsored by the Collaborative Divorce Attorneys of Fairfield County, Darien, CT.
May 18, 2011: Conversation about Joe Arridy at the Old Courthouse. Colorado Springs, CO Sponsored by the ARC of Pike's Peak Region. Panel participant. Delivered keynote for Bob Perske. www.friendsofjoearridy.com.
July 11 - 14, 2010: Embracing Inclusive Approaches for Children and Youth with Special Education Needs. International Conference sponsored by the Council for Exceptional Children. Presentation with Nora Belanger, Esq. on Ieva's Journey. Check www.cec.sped.org. Held in Riga, Latvia.
May 20, 2010: 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. Abilis Family Community Conference. What parents and students should be doing in high school to prepare their teens for the transition to adulthood. Informative FREE conference on Transition at the Harry Bennett Library, 115 Vine Rd., Stamford, CT. Each speaker will take about one hour for their presentation so come for all of the event or choose which topic is most important to you and your family. Sponsored by Abilis, Greenwich, CT.
May 12, 2010: Inclusive Education in Connecticut. Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Meriden, CT.
November 11, 2009: Inclusive Education in Connecticut. Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Meriden, CT.
November 7, 2009: Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress annual convention. Understanding the IEP. Check www.ctdownsyndrome.org. Held at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell, CT.
November 3, 2009: Inclusive Education in Connecticut. Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Meriden, CT.
October 22, 2009: Maverick Minds Ruthann N. Short, MSW, LCSW, www.maverickmindsllc.com, will host, Truths & Myths an Interactive Roundtable on Special Education. The program will address, inclusion, services, assistive technology, evaluations, behavior, social, and legal rights. Special Education Lawyers, Anne Treimanis and Nora Belanger will facilitate the Truths & Myths Roundtable. Ridgefield Community Center, Ridgefield, CT.
October 14, 2009:
Getting the Right Program Using the IEP Process.
Presented by special education attorneys Anne Eason, Esq.,
Nora Belanger, Esq.
and special education advocate Gerri Fleming. The presenters are in the trenches
every day representing students with disabilities who need meaningful access to
the general education curriculum.
July 21, 2009: Panel discussion on Coerced False Confessions from Individuals with Intellectual Disabilites. Yale University. Co-panelists include George Ducharme and Pat Beeman.
June 30,
2009:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance. All new script focused on students
with Trisomy 18. Chromosome
18 Registry & Research Society
Annual Convention. Las Vegas, NV.
April 23, 2009:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance. All new script focused on students
with autism. Kennedy
Center. Trumbull, CT.
April 6, 2009:
Inclusive
Education in Connecticut.
Presented to
a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework
Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored
by the CT State Department of Education.
March 11, 2009:
Understanding Transition and Disability
Laws for the College Student.
Gateway Community College. North Haven, CT.
January 15, 2009:
Truths or Myths? Special
Education Round Table. Co-presenter with Nora Belanger, Esq. Sponsored by
Maverick Minds, LLC and SPED-NOR.
Ridgefield, CT.
December 5, 2008:
Inclusive
education: Systems reform in schools and districts. TASH Annual Convention,
Nashville, TN.
Co-presenter with Vivian Birdsall, New Canaan Public
Schools.
November 25, 2008:
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Training for staff at the
Wilton Family YMCA.
Wilton, CT.
November 20, 2008:
Understanding Transition.
Sponsored by
Giant Steps, Southport, CT.
November 17, 2008:
Understanding Transition.
Sponsored by
Giant Steps, Southport, CT.
October 21, 2008: Inclusive Education in Connecticut. Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
October 15, 2008:
Inclusive Education
in Connecticut. Presented to a group of
educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve
Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored by the CT
State Department of Education.
October 14, 2008:
Getting the Right
Program Using the IEP Process. Co-presented
with Nora Belanger, Esq. and special education advocate Gerri Fleming.
SCOPES, Stamford Coalition of Parents of Exceptional
Students, Inc. Stamford, CT.
September 24, 2008:
Writing Measurable Goals and Objectives in the IEP.
Co-presented with Vivian Birdsall, New Canaan Public Schools. Kick-off meeting
for
West Hartford
SEPTA.
July 13, 2008:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
National Down Syndrome Congress annual convention.
Boston, MA.
June 28, 2008:
Families as Partners Boot Camp.
Co-taught, with teacher Vivian Birdsall, a one-day 10-hour class on
Understanding Special Education.
Parents of Students with Learning Differences (TPLSD).
Funded by
June 21, 2008: April 26, 2008: Guest
speaker with Attorney Nora Belanger on
Understanding IDEA 2004.
Families as Partners course.
Stamford Public Schools.
Funded by CT Children's Trust Fund. Stamford, CT.
May 31, 2008:
Families as Partners Boot Camp.
Co-taught, with teacher Vivian Birdsall, a one-day 10-hour class on
Understanding Special Education.
New Canaan Public Schools.
Funded by
May 10, 2008:
Mock IEP.
Wrote
script and facilitated performance.
Families as Partners course.
Stamford Public Schools.
Funded by CT Children's Trust Fund. Stamford, CT.
April 26, 2008: Guest speaker with
Attorney Nora Belanger on
Understanding IDEA
2004.
Families as Partners course.
Stamford Public Schools.
Funded by CT Children's Trust Fund.
April 1, 2008:
Inclusive Education in Connecticut.
Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands,
Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-presented with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D.
Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
March 8, 2008:
Reading Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities: Let’s Raise the
Bar.
COPAA Annual Conference,
Anaheim, CA. Co-presented with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., St. Josephs College.
March 4, 2008:
Families as Partners.
Co-taught, with teacher Vivian Birdsall, a 4-week 12-hour class on Understanding
Special Education.
New Canaan Public Schools.
Funded by
November 28, 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote
script and facilitated performance. Milford SEPTA. Milford, CT.
October 24, 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
Brainstorming LLC.
Ridgefield, CT.
October 23, 2007:
Inclusive Education
in Connecticut.
Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator,
Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening.
Co-presented with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D. Co-sponsored by the CT State
Department of Education.
July 23, 2007:
Understanding IDEA 2004.
Southern Connecticut State University, New
Haven, CT. Pat Block, Instructor.
May 16, 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
Scopes,
Stamford, CT.
May 1, 2007:
Inclusive Education in Connecticut.
Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands,
Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
April 27, 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
SPED*NET Wilton,
Wilton, CT.
April 24, 2007:
Inclusive Education in Connecticut.
Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands,
Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
March 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
COPAA Annual
Conference, Baltimore,
MD. Co-presented with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., UConn,
March 26, 2007: Inclusive Education in Connecticut. Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
March 8, 2007:
Understanding The Changes in IDEA 2004.
Co-presented with Nora Belanger, Esq.
Trumbull Parents
of Children with Learning Differences.
Trumbull, CT.
March 7, 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
STEPs,
Darien, CT.
February 26, 2007:
Mock IEP.
Wrote
script and facilitated performance.
NorwalkSEEKS,
Norwalk, CT.
February 15, 2007:
Disability Etiquette.
Presented to the teens at the
Friendship Circle,
Stamford, CT.
January 2007:
Understanding IDEA
2004. Co-presented
with Nora Belanger, Esq.
NorwalkSEEKS,
Norwalk, CT.
November 14, 2006:
Understanding the IEP.
CACLD (CT Association for Children and Adults
with Learning Disabilities), Norwalk, CT.
November 9, 2006:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
November 1, 2006: Understanding IDEA. Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT.
April 25, 2006:
Westport SEPTA, Westport,
CT.
Mock IEP.
Wrote
script and facilitated performance.
October 5, 2006:
IEP and Inclusion Strategies for Parents and Teachers.
September 26, 2006:
Inclusive Education in Connecticut. Presented
to a group of educators from The Netherlands, Rob
Franke, coordinator, Framework Educatieve Dienstverlening. Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
May 17, 2006:
Inclusion: From Law to Implementation.
Invited by the
Wilton Public Schools,
Wilton, CT.
April 6, 2006:
Disability Websites.
Wilton
Library, Wilton, CT.
April 1, 2006:
127 Tips.
Co-presented with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., UConn,
March 22, 2006:
Inclusive Education in Connecticut.
Presented to a group of educators from The Netherlands,
Rob Franke, coordinator. Co-sponsored by the CT State Department of Education.
March 1, 8, 15,
& 22, 2006:
Families as
Partners. New Canaan Public Schools.
Co-presenter with
March 2006: Television appearance with Dr. Kathleen Whitbread. Advocating for your child with a disability: What parents need to know. Moms Gone Mad - television broadcast. Danbury, CT: Comcast Cable Network.
February 8, 2006:
Understanding IDEA 2004.
Co-presenter with
Attorneys Nora Belanger and Eve Kessler. SCOPES of Stamford,
CT.
November 11, 2005: Inclusion: From
Law to Reality.
TASH Annual Convention,
November 5, 2005:
Inclusion: From Law to Reality.
Co-presenter with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., UConn,
October 24 and November 1, 2005:
Understanding
Special Education (U.S.E.).
Co-teacher,
a 15 hour class in Special Education, with a focus
on Inclusion.
Funded by The
October 25, 2005: Understanding IDEA 2004. Co-presenter with Attorneys Nora Belanger and Eve Kessler. Special Education Network of New Canaan, Ltd.
October 19, 2005: CT Coalition for Inclusive Education. Co-presenter with Attorneys Nora Belanger and Eve Kessler. New Canaan, CT.
September 20, 2005:
Understanding IDEA 2004. Instructor Kathleen Hoefer.
September 19, 2005: What is
Inclusion? Co-presenter with Ginger Spiers, past president of
the CT Coalition for Inclusive Education and Lolli Ross, Youth Director for
Greenwich ARC. WE BELONG: Inclusion in
June 3, 2005:
Understanding IDEA 2004. Statewide annual conference.
Co-presenter with Attorney Eve Kessler. FAVOR
- Family Advocacy Organization for Children's Mental Health,
May 25, 2005 Understanding
IDEA 2004. Co-presenter with Attorneys Nora Belanger and
Eve Kessler. STEPs of
March 24, 2005:
Understanding IDEA 2004. Co-presenter with Attorney Eve
Kessler. CT Tourette Syndrome Support Group
March 12,
2005:
High School Inclusion: From Law to Implementation.
Co-presenter with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., UConn,
November 29, 30, December 1, 2004:
Understanding Special Education
(U.S.E.).
Co-teacher,
a 15 hour class in Special Education, with a focus
on Inclusion.
Funded by
The
November 17, 2004:
ARC of the
Co-presenter,
Kathleen Whitbread,
Ph.D., UConn,
November 16,
2004: Making Inclusion Happen: My Story in New Canaan.
Tarrytown SEPTA, Tarrytown, NY.
November 9:
Understanding the IEP Form.
Learning
Disability Association of CT.
November 6, 2004:
How to
Create Inclusive Communities; Two Personal Journeys.
Co-presenter, Dr. Elizabeth Lurie, co-president of SPEDNET New Canaan and CDSC
past president.
October 28, 2004:
The Six
Principles of IDEA: Focus on FAPE and LRE.
Co-presented with Nora Belanger, Esq.
Weston SEPTA,
October 27, 2004:
The Six
Principles of IDEA: Focus on FAPE and LRE.
Co-presented with Nora Belanger, Esq..
STEPS of Darien,
October 16, 2004:
Swimming
in Special Education.
Stamford
September 7, 2004:
Mock IEP.
Wrote script and facilitated performance.
SPED*NET Wilton.
May 26,27,28, 2004:
Understanding Special Education
(U.S.E.).
Co-teacher,
a 15 hour class in Special Education, with a focus
on Inclusion.
Funded by
The
May 1, 2004:
Understanding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Co-presented with
Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., UConn,
Co-presenter with Kathleen Whitbread, Ph.D., UConn,
November 12, 13 &14, 2003:
Understanding
Special Education (U.S.E.).
Co-teacher,
a 14 hour class in Special Education, with a focus
on Inclusion.
Funded by
The
May 11 & 22, 2003:
Understanding
Special Education (U.S.E.).
Co-taught a 14 hour class in Special Education,
with a focus on Inclusive Education.
Funded by
The
October 12 & 19, 2002:
Understanding
Special Education
(U.S.E.).
Co-taught a 14 hour class in Special Education,
with a focus on Inclusion.
Funded by
The
| Law Offices of Anne I. Eason, LLC. Practice limited to Special Education and Disability Law. Attorney Eason's office is located in Fairfield County, but she practices throughout Connecticut. Attorney Eason is available for consultations on Special Education issues, section 504 matters, ADA violations. She can attend IEP meetings, Mediation, Manifestation Determination meetings, Section 504 meetings, Due Process, and meetings on disability discrimination matters. Attorney Treimanis has also successfully represented clients for Social Security disability benefits. |