Beyond Access Workshops for Families January 2025!

The Beyond Access Series is an online initiative to support families by covering special education topics and fostering a community of assistance, connecting families to a broader circle of special education experts. Please share the Beyond Access Series information (available in all DOE languages via the website translation feature) with your school community. Note the following upcoming events:

• Enhanced Community Engagement Supports in the Impartial Hearing Order Implementation Process (January 7)
• Understanding Special Education: Resources and Cultural Conversations Across Communities (January 13) 
• Empowering Independence: A Guide to Travel Training for Students with Disabilities (January 27) 

These online events will be held via Zoom from 7:00–8:00 p.m. Details about the sessions can be found on the Beyond Access Series webpage. Families must register to attend.  

Language access services are available in American Sign Language (ASL), Spanish, and Mandarin. For support in Arabic, Bangla, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Urdu, families should emailbeyondaccess@schools.nyc.gov at least five days before the event.

For questions, email beyondaccess@schools.nyc.gov.