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Monthly Parent Empowerment Program Meeting/ Support Group

Join Us for Support and Community!

* Upcoming workshop November 19th *

What is the Special Education Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)?
PEP is a new addition to Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (TRI). PEP provides training and information to families of children and young adults with disabilities, between the ages of 3 and 22. TRI’s Special Education program offers specialized and collaborative advocacy training, parent-to-parent networking and support, information, and referral services.

Who We Are:
A supportive community for parents of individuals and children with disabilities, offering understanding, resources, and a safe space to share experiences.

What We Offer:

  • Monthly Meetings: Connect with other parents who are navigating similar challenges.
  • Expert Speakers: Insights from professionals in disability services, education, and healthcare.
  • Resource Sharing: Access to valuable information, support services, and advocacy tools.
  • Confidential Environment: A safe and non-judgmental space to share your journey and listen to others.

Topics for Discussion:

  • Understanding and navigating IEPs and 504 plans:
  • Managing medical and therapeutic needs
  • Strategies for inclusive education and socialization
  • Emotional well-being for parents and children
  • Advocacy and rights for individuals with disabilities

Workshop Coordinators:
– Jennifer O’Neill, Senior Special Education Advocate, TRI j.oneill@taconicresources.org 845-745-8097 mobile phone.
– Patricia Lucio-Penn, Special Education Advocate -Bilingual Spanish, TRI p.lucio-penn@taconicresources.org 845-745-8057 mobile phone.

TRI’s Special Education Advocacy Services are paid for in part by Dutchess County, NYSED ACCES-VR, and NYS OPWDD Family Support Services.

Upcoming Meetings
Day and Evening Sessions:
Tuesday, November 19th
*9:30 am – Click HERE to register in advance.
*7 pm – Click HERE to register in advance.
(Requests for American Sign-Language interpreters must be submitted by November 11th, Email j.kreitzer@taconicresources.org

image of November 19th support group flyer with QR code zoom regisration.
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PEP’s 17A Guardianship Workshop

Tuesday, June 25th 2024:
Click HERE to register 9:30 AM Zoom meeting session,
Click HERE to register 6:00 PM Zoom meeting session.

Please join us for our Free Online 17A Guardianship Workshop.
Arshi Pal, Esq. of Littman Krooks LLP will discuss the 17A guardianship process and will include alternative options. Arshi will guide you through the guardianship process and planning for the future of a child with special needs. The topics of focus are 17A Guardianships and how to meet the health, legal, and financial needs of children with disabilities, alternatives to guardianship, and ways of planning for a loved one’s future needs.

Presenter: Arshi Pal, Esq. Littman Krooks L.L.P.
TRI Workshop Facilitators: Jennifer O’Neill, Senior Special Education Advocate, and Patricia Lucio-Penn, Special Education Advocate –
Bilingual Spanish

Parent Empowerment Program

What is the Special Education Parent Empowerment Program?

Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) is a new addition to Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (TRI). PEP provides training and information to families of children and young adults with disabilities, between the ages of 3 and 22. TRI’s Special Education program offers specialized and collaborative advocacy training, parent-to-parent networking and support, information, and referral services.

Click the picture below for a copy of the PDF flyer

Flyer for the Special Education PEP Guardianship Workshop June 25th
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TRI Inclusion Festival 2024

JOIN US! Friday, June 28th from 11 am until 3 pm
Celebrate disability pride and culture at our 3rd annual TRI Inclusion Festival! Click HERE for a copy of the accessible Program.

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site & The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center is in partnership with TRI to host an exciting event featuring an array of accessible, engaging, and fun activities inside the Wallace Center of the Home of FDR National Historic Site: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY.

Click on the images below for a copy of the displayed PDF flyer.

updated 3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival 2024 flyer - list of activities and presentations
An image of 4 people and text that says '-3rd Annual TRI INCLUSION FESTIVAL 2024 In partnership with the Home Franklin Roosevelt National Historic Site & The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Libraru and Museum at the Henry Wallace Visitor and Education Center. THE STATE OF DISABILITY INCLUSION IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, featuring JOEL GRIFFITH, MAYOR OF TIVOLI. PETER A. CIRILLO, PCIRILLO ARCHITECTS P.C., JESSICA SCHOLES, DISABILTY RIGHTS NEW YORK ATTORNEY, and JONATHAN GREENWALD, DISABILTY RIGHTS NEW YORK ATTORNEY. TOGETHER with DUTCHESS DISABILITY ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP (DAPP). Join us FRIDAY, JUNE 28 11AM-3PM
Instagram Post for 3rd annual inclusion festival, "Join us and Susannah Grange Owner of Hudson River Yoga. She’ll be instructing morning/afternoon Yoga sessions at our 3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival celebrating disability pride and culture!"
Did You Know? Each color on the Disability Pride Flag represents a different disability. The parallel stripes stand for intercommunal solidarity. The colors on the flag are disability experiences. The black background (lower left/upper right corners) mourns disabled people who died due to negligence, suicide, rebellion, illness, and eugenics. Red represents physical disabilities, Gold represents cognitive & intellectual disabilities, the White represents the nonvisabile & undiagnosed, the Blue represents psychiatric and the Green represents sensory disabilities. Are you surprised by all the symbolism that this flag holds?
Instagram post flyer for 3rd annual TRI Inclusion Festival- "Join us and Keynote Speaker John P. Herrion, Acting General Counsel for the New York State Division of Human Rights at the 3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival celebrating disability pride and culture!"
3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Fesitval 2024 in Blue patch above green park like setting with trees

TRI Sponsors

Thank You for sponsoring our
3rd Annual
TRI Inclusion Festival!

JOY SPONSORS

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Your Stories with Us displayed with a black box and the word stories inside
a puzzle piece above the words pieces of me
A yellow oval with the words Fit & Fun Playscapes in primary colors with stars, dots and squiggly lines
logo for Right Click Solutions LLC

KINDNESS SPONSOR

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prime print shop logo
logo for Staples - Poughkeepsie location

ENTHUSIASM SPONSORS

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Blue Lettering of Herbert H REDL Foundation with a white background
Quick Signs logo, light gray background with white lettering

AWARENESS SPONSORS

Green Outlined Woman with long hair and a crown with a star in a green circle Arlington & Wappingers
Yellow box with black stripes at top and bottom Kelly's Bakery
A red outlined barn house with a chimney and the letters CKP with the words Country Kids Popcorn under the letters
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Main Printing logo. black circle behind a red orange colored letter M.
logo for Twisted Soul food concepts
logo for IDF- interiror delux furniture. IDF in gold letters.
CrossPoint Connect, Inc. logo
Think DIFFERENTLY. logo, dutchessny.gov website below the text. The word Think is in gold, and the word Differently is in all caps and in white, and a gold period at the end.

PARTNERSHIP SPONSORS

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National Park Service
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A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR ELECTION 2024: DUTCHESS COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATES’ PROPOSED POLICIES ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY

What Difference Does One Vote Make?

A RESOURCE GUIDE: This is a resource guide for anyone who seeks information on key issues affecting the entire disability community. The proposed policies of candidates for the County Executive for Dutchess County on these issues are listed. If content for a particular candidate appears brief or lacking, it is in no way a reflection on Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (TRI).

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TRI Inclusion Festival 2023

Looking for our 2024 event!?
CLICK HERE!!!

On Thursday, June 29th 2023 from 11 am-3 pm, we celebrated disability pride and culture at our 2nd annual TRI Inclusion Festival! Our event featured an array of accessible, engaging, and fun activities on the beautiful grounds of the Home of FDR Historic Site, located at 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY. Come visit again next year!

TRI Sponsors of the 2nd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival 2023 lists the following: Toy Sponsors- Hudson Valley Credit Union, Salisburry Bank- because where you bank matters, Ulster Savings. Awareness Sponsor: Starbucks- Arlington. Kindness Sponsor: Staples-Poughkeepsie. Enthusiasm Sponsors: prime print shop & QuickSigns.