Parents and Families Workshop Series, Part II
Three Wednesdays: October 7, 14 and 21, 2026, 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern
About the Presenter
Gary Shulman, M.S. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn, New York. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in New York City. The last years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout New York City and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now retired in Arlington, Virginia but still supporting vulnerable families serving as an Advisory Commissioner for the Partnership for Children, Youth and Families, Gary continues his workshop presentations and now also enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time.
How to Participate
This three-part series of live workshops will be streamed over the web via Zoom on three consecutive Wednesdays in October. Registration is free. Registered participants will receive an e-mail with instructions, the link to join the webinar and any other materials on the morning of the event. If you have any questions, e-mail DeVonne Parks at dparks@tash.org.
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2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern, Wednesday, October 7, 2026 I Didn’t Know That! Tell Me More! During my 50+ years of advocating and referring families to “treasures” it has always brought me such joy to share little known resources that can monumentally change a family’s life for the better when trying to meet the needs of a child with a disability. This session is a hodgepodge of some of my favorite discoveries that I will joyously share with the families and professionals to hopefully help make life better. |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Foster Care Treasures A sharing and caring session specifically for foster parents/caregivers to learn about the resources and services that can support the needs of the children while they are still in foster care as well as when they age out and supportive “treasures” for the caregivers while the children are in their care. |
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2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern, Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Heroes? Role Models? Representation? It is important to see yourself reflected in history and in the world. Children, teens and adults with disabilities have often been neglected when it comes to representation in the media, in history books, in movies and TV. Growing up, how wonderful it would be for parents to be able to share with their child who has a disability, people with their disability who made a positive impact on this world. This session will focus on those heroes and role models so families can then empower their child with a disability by sharing this often neglected part of history and life. |