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Vincent Smith School Special Education/College Fair
Pairs Parents with Providers
 The Vincent Smith School hosted its 7th Annual Special Education College Fair. The Special Education/College Fair was created in response to the Island-wide call to share information about learning disabilities. Vincent Smith, located in Port Washington, is the premier independent school on Long Island dedicated to serving the needs of learning disabled students and reluctant learners in grades 4-12.
The annual fair has a history of meeting the ever-increasing needs of Long Island’s parents and professionals. It would not have been possible without the support of Roslyn Savings Foundation, MetDesk – Bill Hesllin/Gloria Wagner and Jessica Kingsley Publishers who served as this year’s sponsors.
The fair allowed participants to access information from service providers in the metropolitan area – parent organizations, after school programs, education remediation, hospital providers, financial planners, legal advisory services, transition planners, preschool programs, college programs, etc. “The Special Edcuation/College Fair is an extremely important aspect of our community outreach,” said Arlene Wishnew, Head of School. “Without the generous support of our sponsors and the commitment to participate from service providers, a lot of families would not have important information about or access to, needed services.”
Professional organizations that participated in this year’s fair include, but are not limited to, Adults and Children with Learning Disabilities; Adelphi University/Hy Weinberg Center for Communication Disorders; AHA; Autism Speaks; Brain Balance Center; Camp Horseability; Camp Paquatuck; College Internship Program (Berkshire Center); CW Post College/Ladge Speech & Hearing Center; Dowling College; EAC Meditation Alternative Project; East Meadow Little League Challenger Division;Edward Jones Investments; Elaine Lerner, MSW, CSW – ADHD Trainer; ELIJA School; Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island; Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism; FEGS Health and Allied Services; Valerie Gaus, Ph.D., Cognitive Behavioral Therapist; Giant Step Services; Girl Scouts of Nassau County; Hofstra University – Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic; HopeFitness Sports Foundation; Ilene Sperlilng, Speech Language Pathologist; Jewish Child Care Association/Compass Project-Bridges Program; Landmark College; Law Office of Frank Tortora; Lindamoodbell Learning Processes; Long Island Advocacy Center; Long Island Neuropsychological Consultants; METDesk; Mitchell College; Mosaic Foundation for Autism; Music Academy for Special Learners; Music Therapy Servicies; My SHINE Program, Inc; NAMI Queens/Nassau; Nassau County Police Activity League – Special Needs Unit (PAL); Nassau/Suffolk Law Service; Nassau County Police Activity League – Special Needs Unit; New York Life Insurance Company; New York Institute of Technology VIP Program; North Shore Learning Associates; North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center; Northwestern Mutual/Law Offices of Andrew Cohen; Opti Healthcare/Developmental Disabilities Institute; Parent to Parent of NYS; Schneider Children’s Hospital; Sid Jacobson JCC; St. John’s University/Speech & Hearing Center; VESID; Vincent Smith School; The VOICE Program & Adult Training Program of NSUH/Vocational Rehabilitation Center. Countless other organizations sent informational materials that were shared with visitors at a resource table.
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