Michael Gilberg - Special Education and Disability Rights Law

About this episode

Michael Gilberg discusses his experiences and advocacy in special education and disability rights law.

This weekends 1 in 31: Autism Today guest is Michael Gilberg. Michael is known as 'an advocate for children with disabilities who walked in their shoes.'. He has many years of both Special Education and Disability Rights Law and Advocacy Experience. Attorney Gilberg also has his own personal experience as someone on the Autism Spectrum. He received his J.D. from Pace University School of Law in 2007 after receiving both his B.A. and M.P.A. also from Pace University. Attorney Gilberg spent his entire educational career prior to college in special education, despite not ever being given the proper identification and diagnosis. Tune in to learn more about his story, and the services he offers to families, or visit his website: https://www.michaelgilbergesq.com/

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Gilberg

Topics covered

• special education
• disability rights
• advocacy
• autism
• legal services

Keywords

• special education
• disability rights
• autism spectrum
• advocacy
• legal services

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pace University School of Law, Anderson Center for Autism

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