For the past 12 years, persons born in Alabama who have been adopted and their birth parents have had options they did not previously have and which are available in only a few other states.

The Alabama Legislature amended the vital records law in 2000, to allow birth parents to  complete contact information and family medical history forms and have those forms placed in the sealed file of a child he or she put up for adoption. In addition, the law allows adult adoptees, aged 19 or over, to make requests for informational copies of the contents of their sealed birth files.

The contact preference form is considered a private communication from the birth parent to the child, is kept in a sealed envelope, and copies of the form are only given to the adoptee.

FREE CHILD SAFETY SEAT CLINIC

Saturday, July 28, 2012
Safety Seat Clinic 10:00-2:00 PM

Location: Express Oil Change & Service
4071 West Main Street
(Across from Flowers Hospital/Beside Arby’s)

Are YOU Using It Right?

More than one-half of all the child car safety seats in use today are installed and/or used incorrectly without parents realizing it.

Make sure your child safety seat
is installed and being used correctly

Sponsored by:

Dothan Police Department
Express Oil Change & Service

This service is provided FREE OF CHARGE

All seats will be inspected by members of the
Dothan Police Department
Trained & certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Child Passenger Safety.
For questions contact Tonja Shelley at 334-615-3617

Information Source: Dothan PD

Alabama Parent Education Center’s PTI project is hosting a statewide conference for families of children with disabilities, educators, and professionals working with families.  Improving Outcomes for Children With Disabilities Parents and Teachers Together is set for June 15th.  Registration is at 7:30 a.m.  Sessions are from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Conference sessions are designed to give participants increased knowledge and understanding of:
1. Alabama’s Special Education System and Services
2. Standards Based Education and the New Common Core Standards
3.