AJE would like to share with families news and updates from the DC Department on Disability Services. Please read below for more information and share with your networks. Budget Oversight Hearings The Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Facilities & Family Services will hold a Budget Oversight Hearing on Thursday, May 2nd, starting...
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DCPS virtual option for high school students – Upcoming enrollment window – April 29-May 3, 2024
On April 22, 2024August 22, 2023
AJE knows that many families are interested in a virtual option, so we are pleased to share this information from DCPS with the community. DC Public Schools is offering a limited alternative virtual option for high school students only through the Opportunity Academies for School Year 23-24. To participate, students will enroll in one of DCPS’...
AJE in the Community – Office of the Student Advocate – Know Your Rights Special Education
On April 19, 2024April 19, 2024
AJE will be participating in the April Know Your Rights: Special Education event on Wednesday, April 24th held by the Office of the Student Advocate from 6-8pm at Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library (3935 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20019). Please stop by and say hi to our team!
ICYMI – Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against OSSE Over Unsafe and Unreliable Transportation Services
On April 19, 2024April 19, 2024
AJE knows that DC families have struggled to get their children to school because of OSSE-DOT’s persistent failures to provide transportation. We have included this in our testimony to Council over the last several years, as have many parents, and other organizations in the community. In an attempt to improve services, on March 7th parents...
Two New Resources from AJE – and the FOIA Request and Superior Court case to took to bring them to you
On April 18, 2024April 18, 2024
New Resources For Families AJE is pleased to announce the release of two new Know Your Rights Documents created to inform DC families. One explains the workings of the DCPS CARE Team while the other sheds light on how DCPS responds to Unusual Incidents and Emergency Situations at your child’s school....
**NEXT WEEK** IDEA Advocacy Training and Testimonial recording opportunity **REGISTER NOW**
On April 18, 2024April 18, 2024
AJE invites DC parents/caregivers of children with individualized education programs (IEPs) to participate in this FULLY Virtual two-part training on April 24th from 7pm to 8:30pm. Parents will create an individual advocacy video they can use their own advocacy. Part one is a 1-hour (or less) video of the first half of the training that...
Morning at the Museum 2024!
On April 15, 2024January 25, 2024
AJE wants to make sure that families know about this opportunity to access Smithsonian museums. Morning at the Museum is a FREE sensory-friendly program for children, teenagers, and young adults who are neurodivergent and their families. Programs rotate throughout the Smithsonian museums and take place on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Each program consists of providing...
Join PDS 2nd Annual Second Chance, Second Hand Event on April 27th at 11am-2pm at the Big Chair!
On April 10, 2024April 10, 2024
AJE invites families to join the 2nd annual Second Chance, Second Hand event coming up on Saturday, April 27th, 11am-2pm at the Big Chair. This event is in honor of Second Chance Month and is an opportunity for PDS, our neighbors, and community organizations to serve members of the East-of-the-River community where they are. With our legal...
Black Swan Academy Events – Begin Tomorrow and Friday!
On April 10, 2024April 10, 2024
AJE invites families to join Black Swan Academy Events this week, empowering black youth to lead and advocate for community change. See more information below and share with your networks! Black Youth Agenda Town Hall Join Us for our Black Youth Agenda Town Hall, happening this Month! On April Thursday, April 11th at the Thurgood Marshall Center,...
Morning at the Library on Sunday, April 14 at 11:00am – 12:00pm
On April 8, 2024April 8, 2024
AJE would like to share with families Morning at the Library hosted by DC Public Library at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library (204-F Youth Program Room) on Sunday, April 14 at 11:00am – 12:00pm Morning at the Library is a sensory-friendly program for children with disabilities and their families. Families can...
DRDC is recruiting members for the PAIMI Advisory Council
On April 4, 2024March 4, 2024
AJE would like to share with families the opportunity to join the PAIMI Council! Please read below for more details. Disability Rights DC (DRDC) is looking for volunteers to join the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council! The PAIMI Advisory Council advises DRDC on the work that we do to...
DC Bar Pro Bono Center’s Know Your Rights Library Series
On April 3, 2024January 25, 2024
AJE is delighted to share this resource with DC families. The DC Bar Pro Bono Center and DC Public Library are collaborating to hold a Know Your Rights Library Series. All sessions will be hosted at the Capitol View Neighborhood Library in Ward 7. This series is tailored to empower our community with essential...