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Connecticut advisory council seeks to boost Unified Sports, coordinate outreach with Special Olympics
Summary
The Connecticut State Advisory Council for Special Education discussed expanding Unified Sports and other Special Olympics programs into transition planning and back-to-school outreach, and agreed to request a one-page information sheet to help districts and families learn about available services.
The Connecticut State Advisory Council for Special Education on March 26 discussed ways to expand Unified Sports and other Special Olympics programming into school transition planning and district outreach.
Council members said Special Olympics representatives told them districts and families sometimes lack information about Unified Sports, Unified Theater and community-based programs that could support students with disabilities during the school-to-community transition. Council members asked staff to help circulate program details to special education directors and at the bureau’s annual back-to-school event in September.
Tom Cosker, representing Disability Rights…
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