Introducing Our New Speaker Series Hosted by Melissa Sornik, LCSW PLLC

The practice is pleased to announce its new speaker series. Starting in December 2023, we will be hosting monthly talks. Topics will be relevant to our community of gifted and twice exceptional individuals and their families, and include lectures in the fields of mental health, education and advocacy.

When They Are Struggling to Succeed: Understanding How a 504 Plan Can Support Your Gifted/Twice Exceptional K-12th Grade Student

Tuesday, December 5, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Eastern

With Miriam Nunberg, Esq.

Attend at our NYC Office or Online

122 West 26th Street, Suite 700, NYC

• Does your child/teen routinely stay up late working on assignments?

• Does your child/teen’s grades not reflect the effort they put into their work?

• Does your child/teen hold it together during school and then fall apart when they get home?

• Is your child/teen’s school performance impacted by their learning disabilities, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, perfectionism and/or mental health?

If you answered YES to any (or all) of these questions, this event is for you. Join us as civil rights expert and education advocate Miriam Nunberg, Esq. provides audience members with a foundational understanding of how a 504 Plan can be an effective tool to support your student with learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder or other disabilities. Using a case study to demonstrate how 504 Plans work, how they differ from IEPs (individualized education plans), and what types of supports may be available, participants will come away with an understanding of what they can ask for and how they can make the case to obtain or strengthen a 504 Plan for their child.

Fee: $25

Register to Attend Onsite

Register to Attend On Zoom

Miriam Nunberg, Esq. has over 25 years of experience in the field of education, as an attorney, activist, special education teacher, parent and as the co-founder of the Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School. She currently advocates for parents of students with disabilities in navigating the IEP and 504 processes in K-12 and higher education settings. She is also a Senior Fellow in New York Law School’s Education Law and Policy Institute, leading the development of systemic initiatives regarding civil rights in educational institutions. She also was Of Counsel to the Law Firm of Elisa Hyman - a special education and civil rights practice in New York City. Miriam served as a staff attorney in the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for 14 years, where she handled civil rights investigations in educational institutions, including an extensive caseload involving the rights of students with disabilities.

Upcoming Lectures in Winter 2024

Understanding Your Gifted/2e and Queer Adolescent

with Julia Rutkovsky, LCSW

Tuesday, January 16, 7:00 pm Eastern

Onsite at our NYC Office and Online

Parenting and the Art of War

with Neil Weintraub, LCSW

Wednesday, March 16, 7:00 pm Eastern

Onsite at our NYC Office and Online