Special Education Legal Fund Christine Lai Ulrika Drinkall

Special Education Legal Fund Started to Help Families Navigate Special Ed

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The moment parents hear the word disability associated with their child, time stops. Or so it seems.

But just as emotion saps their reserves, the challenges they face are just setting in and, in fact, time is flying. Parents do not have the luxury of taking time to process this overwhelming news. Instead, they have to adapt and learn and keep pace with the changes that come and the subsequent special education landscape they face. Greenwich residents Ulrika Drinkall and Christine Lai both faced and fought those moments.