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The Citywide Council for District 75 (CCD75)
Representing Students and Families of District 75
All Students with Special Needs and/or an IEP
CCD75 Committee on Safety
Aisha Husbands
Safety Committee Chair
Mission Statement:
Our goal is to promote, review and aid in maintaining measures that will fortify the health and safety of District 75 students, parents and staff.
The Safety committee is charged with providing guidance and resources to support the whole child. Safety encompasses physical, social and emotional wellness. Mental and physical health takes precedence for this committee. With the use of research and collaboration along with the promotion of proactive behaviors, this committee will work with and advise the community regarding safety concerns.
For more information email: ccd75safety@gmail.com
2022 Safety Committee Annual Report
The safety committee has been committed to providing workshops and resources that will live in perpetuity. There are resources that are available on the CCD75 YouTube Page along with our Safety Committee page.
The following are a number of resources that we were able to provide in the last year.
1.Nutrition 101- Nutritionist Cali Gitlin
2.Fire Safety Tips-Presented by FDNY Firefighter Robyn Summmerlin July 2022
Fire Safety resources, Critical Information Dispatch System ( CIDS)
Free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
3. Travel training introduction- Presented by David Abrahams November 2022
Essential skills to increase safety and independence.Travel Training is short-term, comprehensive, intensive, one-to-one, specially designed instruction to teach high school age students with disabilities (other than blindness) how to travel safely and independently on public transportation.
Essential skills and suggested activities in the home to increase safety and Independence
4. Planning for the Future- Presented By Paola Martinez-Boone-January 2023
School Safety Main site
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/safe-schools/school-safety
https://www.uft.org/your-rights/safety-health/school-safety/school-safety-planning
Health and Wellness
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/health-and-wellness
https://nycmbk.org/office-of-safety-and-youth-development/
Mental Health
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/health-and-wellness/mental-health
Participatory Budgeting
https://www.participate.nyc.gov/
Autism Speaks Safety Community
https://www.autismspeaks.org/safety-community
Fire Safety
https://www.fdnysmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/final-tip-sheet-on-escape-english.pdf
https://www.fdnysmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/final-tip-sheet-on-alarms-english.pdf
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/fdny/images/content/news/2016/2016participatory budgeting-12-28-PublicPlaces.pdf
Safety Committee Presentations
Join us for our committee meetings or catch up in your free time. Let us know any topic of discussion you'd like presented.
For all council meetings subscribe & follow us on our youtube channel.
Planning For the Future
Presenter: Paola Martinez -Boone
Featured Video
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District 75 Travel Training Program
The District 75 Travel Training Program was founded by Peggy Groce in 1970, who directed the program until 2018. For the past fifty years, instructors have been teaching students with all types of disabilities except for blindness and low vision to travel alone on the bus or subway. The D75 program is the largest and longest-running in the country and has served as a model for other travel training programs around the country, including Easter Seals Project Action. Travel training fosters independence and can lead to increased opportunities for employment and is a crucial part of education for young people with disabilities.
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Eligible students aged 14 and above may receive travel training services. These services help students use public transportation and navigate different environments independently. To learn more about Travel Training, call 212-802-1625.
TRAVEL TRAINING PROGRAMS:
Your Child’s Key to Independence
If you are interested in travel training for your child, please reach out to your child's teacher, or your parent coordinator, or email David Abrahams with District 75 (contact above). Available for D75 high school students 14-21 years old.
AHRC Independent Travel Instruction
YAI Travel Training
IncludeNYC Travel Training
9 Essential Skills
Travel Training FAQ Sheet
Suggested Home Skills
Safety Committee Presentations
Join us for our committee meetings or catch up in your free time. Let us know any topic of discussion you'd like presented.
For all council meetings subscribe & follow us on our youtube channel.
Health Resources
Mental Health
National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.