Special education in Asian American communities
Special education in Asian American communities
AABANY’s efforts to recruit and train volunteer attorneys to help Asian American youth with disabilities protect their legal rights is the subject of a NYCLA blog post written by NYCLA Education Law Committee Co-Chair Amy Leipziger.
There are more than 12,000 Asian students receiving special education services in NYC schools, and yet Asian American youth with disabilities are often underrepresented in discussions about special education because they confront the ‘model minority’ myth that makes it more difficult for them to get the recognition and help they need, and as a result, their problems are more often ignored.
To read more, click the link above.
For further details on AABANY’s activity in this area, see the blog posts below:
http://blog.aabany.org/post/163370762837/on-july-11-over-twenty-five-lawyers-and-summer
http://blog.aabany.org/post/163639413887/chinese-american-planning-council-holds-conference
Thank you to Nelson Mar for leading AABANY’s efforts to protect the rights of Asian Americans students with special needs. To get involved with this project, email Nelson at [email protected].
Chinese-American Planning Council Holds Conference for Chinese Families with Developmental Needs
Chinese-American Planning Council Holds Conference for Chinese Families with Developmental Needs
A few days before an AABANY co-sponsored kickoff training event where lawyers and associates were trained to better meet the needs of Chinese families with children with disabilities, the Chinese-American Planning Council held a support conference on special education services for the Chinese community on July 7th.
Children with special needs benefit enormously from special education programs, but many Chinese families turn away from special education out of shame or denial over their children’s developmental delays. At the support conference, a full audience of 150 people–with 200 more on the waiting list–was advised to accept a child’s special needs and to meet those needs through special education. Customized programming catered to students’ individual situations can provide a discrimination-free education that builds self-confidence and gives students the tools they need to thrive.
For more information about Legal Service NYC’s special pro bono project to combat this problem, please contact Nelson Mar, AABANY member and attorney at Legal Services NYC, at [email protected]
New York State Bar Association Networking Opportunity for Future Elder Law and Special Needs Attorneys
From AABANY Board Member Pauline Yeung-Ha:
The Elder Law and Special Needs Section’s Diversity Committee of New York State Bar Association is seeking law students with an interest in elder law to apply for free registration and attendance at the Section’s Annual Meeting held in January 2016 in New York City. We will provide a limited number of paid registrations to attend the Diversity Reception on January 25th, our meeting on January 26th and a reception afterwards.
We are looking for students from ethnically diverse backgrounds who are considering a practice in the dynamic and growing fields of Elder Law and Special Needs. The deadline for a response is January 12, 2016. Assistance with arranging for travel and lodging may be available.
All selections will be made at the discretion of the Committee.
All interested students should contact:
Elizabeth Valentin [email protected]
Deepankar Mukerji [email protected]
Pauline Yeung-Ha [email protected]
Veronica Escobar [email protected]