What’s Happening @ SPAN & Beyond
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April 1, 2021
Senate Approves Addiego-Sweeney Bill to Protect Students with Disabilities from Losing Educational Services to COVID Crisis
The Senate today approved a bill authored by Senator Dawn Addiego and Senate President Steve Sweeney that would help protect...
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March 8, 2020
NJ Statewide Network for Cultural Competence (NJSNCC) — Annual Virtual Conference, 2021
Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers, & Cultivating Cultural Competency with the Diverse Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Continue Reading NJ...
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January 28, 2020
Ways & Means Committee Livestream, Tues., 1/28/2020, 10:00: “Paid Leave for All Toolkit”
ANNOUNCEMENT: SPAN's Lauren Agoratus' "Paid Leave for All Digital Toolkit" will be featured by Congressman Pallone (D-NJ 6th District) during...
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January 16, 2020
Diana Autin Speaks on Ability Radio Podcast
January 14, 2020 | SPAN Executive Co-Director, Diana Autin, was a guest on "Ability Radio", a weekly podcast from the...
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December 17, 2019
SPAN EHDI Director Publishes Family’s Advocacy Story
Pam Aasen, Director of SPAN's Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Mentoring & Family Engagement Project, has published a feature...
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December 9, 2019
State report reveals that Newark fails to enforce key special education mandates
"State monitors have ordered Newark to take corrective action after finding that the city’s public schools are failing to meet...
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Press Releases
November 9, 2020
SPAN Responds to Court Committee Request for Public Input on Limiting Role of Non-Lawyer Advocates in Special Education
Court Committee Seeks Public Input on Limiting Role of Non-Lawyer Advocates in Special Education The NJ Supreme Court Committee on...
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October 21, 2020
Families, Youth and Professionals to Benefit from New SPAN Funding Awards
SPAN Parent Advisory Network of Newark, NJ is pleased to announce that it has received new or renewal funding from...
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January 29, 2020
SPAN’s Deepa Srinivasavaradan Receives Merle McPherson Award from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network congratulates Deepa Srinivasavaradan, the CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Ambassador to NJ, for being nominated...
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July 15, 2019
Autin testifies before Health Subcommittee of House Committee on Energy and Commerce
SPAN Executive Co-Director, Diana Autin, testified before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June...
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June 11, 2019
The New Jersey Deaf Mentor Program @ Kidz Village
The New Jersey Deaf Mentor Program's Kick-Off Event took place on Saturday, June 8th at Kidz Village in Woodbridge. Families...
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May 28, 2019
Diana Autin’s comments in NJ Spotlight, May 28, 2019
Read SPAN Executive Co-Director Diana Autin's comments in the May 28, 2019 NJ Spotlight article: "Feds Order NJ to Come up with...
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