WMRSD SEPAC

WMRSD SEPAC Special Education Parent Advisory Council at White Mountains Regional School District

SEPAC is a group of local parents and school professionals who regularly meet to generate ideas and provide information to help all families, with a focus on those involved in Special Education. We are here as a resource for you and to provide a forum to share information, and to inspire parent-school partnerships that respond to the increasing needs of our diverse community. Our goal is to help p

arents become as informed as possible about their child's special education services and create a positive understanding and awareness for students with disabilities in all of our schools.

10/30/2023

Message from an autistic person for informational purposes only;

Please do not use blue pumpkins for autistic people and please stop spreading this idea. It is dangerous and demeaning. Much of the autistic community opposes this use of the blue buckets.

As an autistic person. I am begging you to preserve your child's privacy and safety and do not harness them with a symbol advertising their neurotype. This isn't autism acceptance. This is autism othering.

Folks should be encouraged to be inclusive without needing a visual reminder to do if someone is trick or treating and cannot verbally communicate, they should receive a treat anyway. If they are not in costume, they should receive a treat anyway. If they are unable to express gratitude, they should receive a treat anyway. That's how it works. Treat everyone equally, without needing a sign or a pumpkin of a specific color to remind you to be inclusive.

Autistic people should not have to make themselves a target for other people seeking to exploit/harm vulnerable people, who may be overly trusting (and yes, your autistic kids do then to be more trusting, for a variety of reasons, even if you think "Oh, no, not my kid! Yes, your kid too." They should not be forced to be traveling zoo exhibits, at which everyone can point and gawk because their blue bucket is a sign they're different.

Additionally, saying someone "has a body of an adult" is engaging in infantilization and is grossly ableist! Don't!

Thanks

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06/07/2023

The Parent Information Center offers a FREE Volunteer Advocate training course giving families and professionals an in-depth understanding of the laws surrounding IEPs and 504 plans in NH.
Over the years, we have trained 1,377 NH families and professionals to be volunteer advocates. As a result, 147 active advocates now support other families and their own children in getting what they need to thrive in school! Please consider a donation to Parent Information Center to support this program during , and thank you for your support!

Donate here: https://www.nhgives.org/organizations/parent-information-center-of-nh

05/23/2023

Join the Early Childhood Resource Network's two-session virtual training opportunity for Positive Approaches to Challenging Behaviors.

Session 1 will be held on May 31st, Session 2 will be held on June 14th.

03/31/2023

PRESS RELEASE: NH DHHS Announces Launch of Medicaid Dental Coverage for Adults on April 1: https://bit.ly/3K0djN0

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