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CPAD Newsletter (April 2015)
22 April 2015
CPAD Community Resource Center (CPRC) - Workshop
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
Date: April 23, 2015, Thursday, 10 am - 12 noon
This workshop will help participants to understand the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the Smarter Balanced Assessments, and their application to students with disabilities. CCSS is a set of clear college- and career-ready standards for kindergarten through 12th grade in English language arts, literacy and mathematics. (more...)
CPAD Orange County chapter - Parent Support Meeting
Promoting Independence
Date: April 18, 2015, saturday, 2 pm - 4 pm
Speaker: Lynn Moore & Dottie Lopez, Parent
Lynn and Dottie will share their experiences of helping their developmentally disabled adult children grow independence by living outside the family home. (more...)
CPAD Corner (April 2015)
22 April 2015
CPAD Alhambra Headquarter: Event
CPAD Activity Center Groundingbreaking Celebration
CPAD Orange County Chapter: Parent Training
Orange County Chapter workshop “Special Education Law” - on March 21, 2015, Attorney Craig Liu gave Orange County Chapter parents a talk in Special Education Law. Mr. Liu discussed in detail about the IEP (Individual Education Plan). He also talked abut ITP (Individual Transition Plan). It is importment to plan our children's future based on his/her interest and how he/she can become an active member of the society with appropriate support. (more...)
CPAD Newsletter (January 2015)
10 February 2015
CPAD Community Resource Center (CPRC) - Workshop
Speaker: Laura Simmons-Martinez, Technology Project Director at Team of Advocates for Special Kids (TASK). Workshop will include iDevice apps for students in middle school, high school, and college age. We will include apps for reading support, writing tools, math tools and support , life skills, social skills, organizational tools.. (Detailed Information)
CPAD Orange County Chapter - Workshop
Parents Gathering
Coordinator Mimi Chou will hot this paretns gathering for exchanging ideas, encouraging each other, enjoying ourselves, innvigorating every one of us. (Detailed Information)
CPAD Corner (January 2015)
09 February 2015
CPAD Alhambra Headquarter:
Gold Line Metro educational field trip - November 22, 2014, fifty (50) CPAD members gathered at Gold Line Metro stations in Pasadena and East Los Angeles for a great ride to the colorful Union station and then a short walk to the Chinese American Museum and Spanish Town. For many this was their first experience riding the metro, buying tickets or using their Access cards and learning how to board and exit the train safely. We were greeted at the Chinese American Museum by the Museum's Director and assistants and made to feel welcome. (More ...)
We are Moving - Starting from march 2015, CPAD will move to a new location, the address is: Asian Youth Center, 100 Clary Avenue, San Gabriel, CA 91776 (626)-309-0622 (More ...)
CPAD Orange County Chapter: Parent Support Workshop
November 15, 2014, CPAD Orange County Chapter - Attorney Andrew Greer of Law Offices of Liu & Naime gave us a talk on "Living Trust and Special Need Trust" in detail. He talked about the importance of trustees and the possible candidates for trustees, such as relatives, sibling, banks, and fiduciaries. Mr. Greer discussed the differences between first party and third party special need trusts and how they affect government benefits. He also consulted several families individually on the trust issues and special education law issues. Mr. Greer can be reached at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
CPAD Newsletter (November 2014)
14 November 2014
CPAD Community Resource Center (CPRC) - Workshop
Date: December 13, 2014, Saturday
The Arc is the largest national community-based organization advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Mr. Kevin MacDonald, CEO of the Arc Los Angeles & Orange County, will be speaking on options for people with developmental disabilities after High School and Employment Options. He will also take some time to explore how to navigate the Regional Center system as adults. Seminar will be held after Year End Party. (detailed information)
CPAD Orange County Chapter -- Workshop
Living Trust, Special Needs Trust
Attorney Mr. Craig Liu will talk about the ins and outs of Living Trust and Special Needs Trusts. This topic is crucial for all families with special needs. Let’s all come together to learn about this subject. (detailed information)
