<div dir="auto">---------- Forwarded message --------From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 4:13 PM<br>Subject: Webinars on Educating Children with Disabilities<br></div><br>




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<span style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:navy">Smart Beginnings Webinars</span></span><span style="margin:0px"></span></h2>
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<span style="margin:0px">The Department’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will host its<span> </span></span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMjA4MDIuNjE2NjgyNTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL29zZXBpZGVhc3RoYXR3b3JrLm9yZy9mZWRlcmFsLXJlc291cmNlcy1zdGFrZWhvbGRlcnMvdG9waWNhbC1pc3N1ZXMvc21hcnQtYmVnaW5uaW5ncy0yMDIyIn0.Xvpz_wymWU-sjVybXP1M6X2ghcyP0s8e3TwYLC-8kPQ/s/1144724395/br/141942315923-l__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!L5Huk6E5E4szSHd51GKw03IXQABfdT7PhiWY2BrUmo3sowoyrRVZ-tsjur7Gask3296_RKgh1we86Ztysbo5UTH08x1FEHGF$" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Smart Beginnings 2022" style="margin:0px" target="_blank"><span style="margin:0px">Smart
 Beginnings webinars [lnks.gd]</span><span style="margin:0px"></span></a><span style="margin:0px"><span> </span>August 9–11.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px">This three-day, virtual event will highlight resources to help those who work closest with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px">You’re welcome to attend each day’s sessions; however, you must register for each day separately as the event information varies each day.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px">This event will be recorded and will be publicly available after the event. Closed captioning will be available.</span></p>
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