The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation 2011 Annual Golf Classic Raises Funds for Children with Special Needs

October 24, 2011
Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation

The Lisa Beth Gerstman Foundation is proud to announce that the 2011 Annual Golf Classic, which honored Bill Lennie, President of The Home Depot Canada, was an enormous success, raising more than $150,000 to provide children with special needs the opportunity to attend summer day camps in the New York Metro and Northeast United States.

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Brad Gerstman Calls for Legislative Investigation of NYC Education System

June 21, 2011
Investigate New York City Department of Education

Special Needs Advocate Brad Gerstman, Partner at Gotham Government Relations & Communication, is outraged by the lack of leadership and accountability of New York City officials that are putting special education children last on their list of priorities.

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Televised Series Exploring Critical Issues Presents: “Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome”

May 13, 2011
Brad Gerstman on Adelphi TV

Exploring Critical Issues, the award-winning broadcast series conceived and hosted by Adelphi University President Dr. Robert A. Scott, and produced by Telecare Studios, examines the research and policies affecting those with autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Show features Brad Gerstman, an advocate for improved science and autism services.

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Choosing A Special Education Attorney: 6 Key Questions To Ask

April 15, 2011
Brad Gerstman

Parents of children with special needs are sometimes faced with the difficult task of hiring an attorney to challenge a school district’s assessment of their child’s academic abilities and, ultimately, to obtain the educational services that are being denied. This can be a frustrating and emotional time for parents, but if you have clear guidelines for choosing the best attorney for your situation, the process will be much easier.

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Gerstman: Budget Cuts Hurt Autistic Kids

March 29, 2011
Brad Gerstman Newsday Opinion

I once heard the mother of an autistic child describe her life as “having my heart broken every day.” As the dad of a 9-year-old autistic boy, I find the latest calls for “mandate relief” have a familiar and disturbing ring. And, yes, they are a little heartbreaking. Sure, it’s asking a lot for most people to recognize this incurable condition. It’s easy to mistake an autistic child’s uncontrolled “tantrum,” retreat to a corner, or repetitive motions for just a behavior problem. But it seems to be even harder for many people to comprehend why taking services away from innocent children and their families is so devastating.

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Gotham Radio: Senator Craig Johnson, Sopranos Star Joe Gannascoli (Its GREAT!)

March 6, 2011
Gotham Radio

Gotham Radio extends to an hour-and-a-half this week with special guests, former New York State Senator Craig Johnson and Sopranos star, Joe-Vito Spatafore-Gannascoli. Plus – the guys debate New York City’s first-in, first out approach to cutting teacher staff. Its all right here in an incredible, action-packed installment of Gotham Radio.

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Brad Gerstman To Speak at Local Long Island High School

February 15, 2011
Brad Gerstman

Brad Gerstman, Partner at Gotham Government Relations, and dynamic public speaker, has been asked to speak to students at the Wyandanch Memorial High School regarding a career in government relations. Gerstman’s presentation is part of the school’s “Participation in Government” information lecture series. Gerstman will discuss governmental structure on federal, state and local levels, in addition to explaining to the students what lobbying is and how vital approach, advocacy and engagement are to maintaining important client relationships.

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Meet Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman

June 18, 2010
Dr Ellenmorris Tiegerman

What makes Dr. Tiegerman so unique? One thing is her philosophy on language learning and her mission to give all of her students the gift of language: “We can do something about the fact that the child is not talking. We can provide him with the right teacher, the right setting, and the right curriculum so that he has the best opportunity to learn.”

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The Blog: Let’s Start Bullying the Bullies!

April 6, 2010
Stop the Bullies!

We don’t need to review what bullying is, what causes it, or go through the recent horrors resulting from the actions of bullies. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are hearing about the suicides and depression caused by bullying. As a society we need to start discussing how to handle this epidemic.

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Special Cases

September 26, 2008
autism

Josephine, a Nassau County parent who requested that her last name not be mentioned, felt her school district wasn’t meeting the needs of her daughter, now 15, who has an autism spectrum disorder and was getting bullied in school. Over a period of a year and a half, Josephine attended half a dozen meetings with the district. After getting nowhere, she hired an attorney, who within four months negotiated a placement for her daughter outside the district in a private, special needs school.

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Suozzi Names Bradley Gerstman Co-Chair of Nassau Autism Coalition

September 25, 2008
Tom Suozzi and Bardley Gerstman

Bradley L. Gerstman, was named Co-Chair of the Nassau Autism Coalition by Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi on September 8, 2008. The Nassau Autism Coalition was formed to create a platform for the top issues faced by Long Island families affected by autism, and to effect solutions working in concert with both the State and Federal government.

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