Los Angeles & San Fernando Valley
Come to a TACA Meeting!
TACA holds monthly meetings in many locations throughout the United States that feature educational speakers on important topics and allow family members to connect with one another and stay on top of the latest information in the autism world.
Each TACA group maintains a resource library of the latest autism books and DVDs/CDs that can be checked out by members at no charge.
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| Date: | Meets the 1st or 2nd Sunday of each month | ||||||||||||
| Time: | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | ||||||||||||
| Location: | The Congregational Church of the Chimes 14115 Magnolia Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Directions from your location |
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| Coordinators: | Contact Moira Giammatteo and Holly Riley | ||||||||||||
| Child care: | Not Available at this time, sorry. | ||||||||||||
| February 12, 2012 | Special Needs Trusts | ||||||||||||
| Speaker: Attorney Elizabeth McCoy | |||||||||||||
| Elizabeth McCoy, Attorney At Law, will explain why your child needs a Special Needs Trust; how a Special Needs Trust can protect your child’s ability to receive Medi-Cal and SSI; how to avoid some of the biggest mistakes people make regarding estate planning for children with special needs; why it is paramount to have a guardianship agreement in place if you have a minor child; why you need to avoid probate if you have a special needs child; and how to be a better consumer of Special Needs Trusts. | |||||||||||||
| Elizabeth McCoy has practiced law in California since 1997. Mrs. McCoy graduated from Washington University School of Law, currently ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the top fourteen percent of law schools in the nation. During law school she was the Jan Adam Zuckerman scholarship recipient, and a staff member for the Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. Mrs. McCoy is an active member of the State Bar of California, and the San Diego County Bar Association. Mrs. McCoy is a corporate sponsor at TACA and other Autism and Special Needs events. | |||||||||||||
| February 26, 2012 | ***LOCAL PARENT EDUCATION SEMINAR*** | ||||||||||||
| Tax Strategies for Parents of Kids with Special Needs | |||||||||||||
| Speaker: Gina Levy, CPA | |||||||||||||
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| Gina Levy has been a Certified Public Accountant for over 20 years. Her experience includes over 5 years with a major international CPA firm and several years managing accounting departments. Recently she opened her own CPA practice in West Los Angeles. Gina is also the mother of two children with special needs. Her daughter has autism and her son has ADHD. She has been a passionate advocate for increasing the quality of service for all children with special needs. Along with her husband, Ralph, and other parents, she founded SpecialKidsLA, Inc. The website was a great help to many parents, unfortunately, they were unable to secure adequate funding to continue managing and hosting the website. Gina now brings this passion to her prior background of tax and accounting. She has recognized that many parents of children with special needs are unaware of how they can access additional services by tax planning. She is available for consultation on any of these issues and looks forward to helping parents. | |||||||||||||
| March 2012 | NO MEETING | ||||||||||||
Check out two other educational opportunities for TACA families in the month of March!
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| April 1, 2012 | Major Changes in Special Education Law:
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| Speaker: Sarit Ariam, Special Education Attorney and Parent of a Child with Autism | |||||||||||||
| Being the parent of a special needs child is difficult enough already, making sure your children have the services they need shouldn’t make it harder. For parents of special needs children, the special education process can be intimidating and confusing. This is ever more concerning when facing the school District’s budget crisis and cuts in services. Parents typically do not have the legal knowledge necessary to ensure that their school or Regional Center provides an appropriate education for their child. Join us for Sarit’s lecture and learn what you can do to help secure appropriate services for your child. | |||||||||||||
| Sarit Ariam is a special education attorney and a proud parent of a child with Autism. For more information visit her website: www.saritlaw.com | |||||||||||||
Coffee Talk
| About: | Come and receive some extra support or to chat all topics related to autism and meet other TACA families. Bring a mug of coffee or tea, maybe a muffin and relax. |
| Date: | 1st Wednesday of each month |
| Time: | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
| Location: | Burbank Town Center Mall – Food Court 201 East Magnolia Burbank, CA 91502 Directions from your location |
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Email lists are a great way to stay connected between meetings. You can subscribe, read emails and ask questions all related to autism. These lists connect you to other parents like you!
Here is how to connect:
Step 1 – Get a Yahoo! user ID and password
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Step 4 – Set your account to “Individual Emails,” “Daily Digest” or “Web Only.”
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