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Sep182020

Packet Pick-Ups for Every Step Counts Walk & 5K!

Pick Up Your Every Step Counts Packets — t-shirts, add-ons and other items — at one of these three dates & locations! September 27th…

Sep22020

Sept. 1 Letter from HCPSS to Families Who Have a Student with an IEP or IFSP

Sept. 1, 2020 Greetings everyone – As we enter into the 2020-2021 school year, we will be serving nearly 6700 young people who require early…

Aug252020

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Back to School Resources for Virtual Learning

For many families, returning to school this fall brings new anxieties, stresses, and uncertainties. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many school systems to restructure how…

Jul302020

Registration Now Open for Every Step Counts Autism Walk & 5K!

CLICK to register, donate, or sponsor today! Each year, the Howard County Autism Society’s (HCAS’) Every Step Counts Autism Walk & 5K Run brings together…

Jul162020

Homeschooling Children With Special Education Needs: Important Considerations

Join the Howard County Autism Society and Howard County SECAC on July 22nd at 2pm for this timely presentation on homeschooling–specifically, what it is and…

Jul162020

IMPORTANT UPDATE ON SATURDAY HCAS YOGA CLASSES!

Our yoga participation procedures have changed! We will no longer post the videoconference login to the calendar listing on HCAS’s website. Please read the following…

Jun302020

FREE Virtual BINGO Party!! on July 3rd

Join us via videoconference for fun and games on July 3rd at 5pm! Visit with friends! Five Chances to Win an Amazon gift card!! FREE!…

Jun112020

HCAS is Hiring!

HCAS is hiring! The Howard County Autism Society seeks a contractual Family Navigator / Social Worker to play a broad role in supporting children, youth…

May132020

Special Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Q&A with Leslie Seid Margolis, Disability Rights Maryland

Special Education During the COVID19 Pandemic Webinar May 26, 2020 Leslie Seid Margolis, managing attorney for Disability Rights Maryland, discussed important MSDE updates to special…

May112020

Hear (Virtually!) from HoCo BOE Candidates on Special Education!

Since 2016, the Howard County Autism Society (HCAS) and the Howard County Special Education Citizens Advisory Council (SECAC) have partnered to jointly host a Board…