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Family to Family Health Information Center Symposium: Uniting Healthcare, Advocacy, and Disability
September 17, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Click here for complete information and to register: https://www.thearcofil.org/2024-healthcare-options-and-benefits-conference/
Attendees will learn:
- How to get help for people with disabilities through the Family-to-Family program and other The Arc of Illinois programs
- What The Autism Program of Illinois is and how to get diagnostic and therapeutic help for people with autism
- What Medicaid waivers are available for children and youth in Illinois, and how parents may be able to be paid for providing care in these programs
- How children and young adults can have their healthcare needs met in schools through effective IEP and 504 plans
- How everyone can take part in disability advocacy by turning small ideas into major advocacy efforts
- How to support family caregivers through the continuum of caregiving, from diagnosis onward