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Virginia man stolen at birth to reunite with biological mother in Chile NBC4 Washington [Video]

A Northern Virginia man who was stolen at birth from his biological mother in Chile is going to be reunited with her soon.

Sean Ours and his sister were adopted by a family in the United States and grew up here. Their adoptive family was told their mom gave them up for adoption because she couldn’t afford to raise them.

But last year, the story they’d been told their whole lives began to unravel. After hearing about fraudulent adoptions, their adoptive mom started working with a group called Connecting Roots, a nonprofit that has been linking children illegally taken from Chilean moms. Ours and his sister learned their biological mom was told her son and daughter died during childbirth.

“It was very shocking realizing that we might have been sold, so to speak, against her will,” Ours said.

Through Connecting Roots and the group MyHeritage, they were able to get …

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Homeschool Special Education FAQs with Answers (and Resources) [Video]

This week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, Peggy Ployhar goes over the most frequently asked questions sent into the SPED Homeschool office, answers to those questions and the how to find resource to help homeschool through those tough places.This episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations was funded by viewers like you. To learn how you can support the nonprofit work of SPED Homeschool and this broadcast, visit https://spedhomeschool.com/donate/Specific links from the SPED Homeschool website shared on this episode are:Help Page: https://spedhomeschool.com/homeschool-help/Articles/Blogs: https://spedhomeschool.com/articles/Curriculum: https://spedhomeschool.com/curriculum/Reviews: https://spedhomeschool.com/reviews/Getting Started Guide: https://spedhomeschool.com/new-to-homeschool/9 Easy Steps to Start Homeschooling: https://spedhomeschool.com/getting-started/At-Home Therapy Resources: https://spedhomeschool.com/therapy-at-home/30 Free Online Assessments: https://spedhomeschool.com/30-free-online-assessment-tools-for-evaluating-your-struggling-learner/SPED Homeschool YouTube playlists: https://www.youtube.com/c/SPEDHomeschool/playlistsSPED Homeschool Podcasts: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spedhomeschoolHigh School Checklist: https://spedhomeschool.com/high-school-help/Empowered Homeschool Network: https://www.empoweredhomeschool.org/Free Downloads: https://spedhomeschool.com/resources/free-downloads/To find out more about SPED Homeschool, visit our website at https://spedhomeschool.com/ #homeschoolfaq #howtohomeschool #spedhomeschool #specialeducation

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register