Call for Participants: DRDC Public Input Survey 2021 – September 30th Every year, University Legal Services (“ULS”), the protection and advocacy program for individuals with disabilities in the District of Columbia, solicits input from the community to help guide and shape our annual priorities and objectives for the work we do on behalf of individuals...
Call for Applications: TechOWL Talking with Doctors Training Series – October 6th Talking with Doctors is a training series that can teach you about tools to use to make your own health decisions. You will even create your personal video to get doctors to listen so they know what is important to you. 8 weekly FREE classes—lectures and...
Learn more from a panel of experts and advocates about how students in the custody of DC, including those with disabilities, are educated. AJE is proud to be part of the coalition demanding that OSSE and DCPS fulfill their obligation to appropriately educate students with disabilities detained at the DC Jail and at the Youth Services...
Educators and other professionals who work with students with disabilities – AJE has a brand new newsletter JUST for you! Sign up to receive it here – https://forms.gle/415ps9b7c8R3DTz28 – we are planning to send it out 4 to 6 times year, with the goal of sharing resources to help teachers and schools better support students with disabilities...
My School DC – Join our PAC! My School DC is actively recruiting for parents and guardians from wards 1, 4, 6 and 8 to participate in its Parent Advisory Council (PAC). My School DC seeks parents and guardians of students enrolled in a DCPS school. All interested individuals can apply here. Please review the membership criteria and meeting...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Take action with tips from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/Suicide%20Prevention%20Month%20Ideas%20for%20Action%202020.pdf. Learn the signs, do your part, practice self-care, reach out, and spread the word. And remember, suicide is the second most common cause of death for our children, youth and young adults ages 10-24. What do parents...
AJE is happy to share these resources around policing in DC that might be relevant to young people and families we work with. Black Swan Academy has a toolkit for activists about police-free schools. DC Area Educators for Social Justice also have a toolkit and information on police-free schools from an educator’s point of view. AJE is...
Updated COVID-19 Testing Insurance Requirements: Effective August 26th DC-licensed insurers are NOW REQUIRED to cover COVID-19 testing for high-risk individuals. Under the new order, insurers must cover COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic people who: work in high-risk settings are at high risk for complications from COVID-19 have been exposed to a recently diagnosed person Covers testing...
Afterschool Meals Program: Effective September 9th This Fall, DC kids and teens (ages 18 and under) have access to free afterschool meals at the following DPR locations: Arthur Capper Recreation Center | 1000 5th St SE Barry Farm Recreation Center | 1230 Sumner Rd SE Deanwood Recreation Center | 1350 49th St NE Edgewood Recreation Center | 300...
Internet for All Program: Effective September 8th Mayor Muriel Bowser has launched a program to connect eligible DC traditional and charter public school students in need of at-home internet for the 20-21 school year. Beginning September 8, eligible households (households currently receiving SNAP and TANF benefits with children enrolled in a DC Public School...
AJE is happy to share this information from the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Clinic. The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center is excited to announce our next virtual Immigration Legal Advice and Referral Clinic to be held Monday, September 21, 2020 through Friday, September 25, 2020. Our remote clinic will operate daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Callers during...
AJE wants to make sure that our families know about the COVID-19 resources page at www.LawHelp.org/DC. This new website has information about legal resources and social services available in the District of Columbia during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Click here or on the graphic below to access this “one-stop-shop” of useful information. The...
