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SUMMARY:Planning for the Future for Children and Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Virtual Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 15\, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. \n             9:00 – 10:45 am – “Government Benefits” presented by Sherri Schneider \n             10:45 – 11:00 am Break \n             11:00 am – 1:00 pm – “Special Needs Estate & Future Planning” presented by Brian Rubin & Benjamin Rubin \n  \nFor more information and to register\, please visit\, https://thearcofillinois.salsalabs.org/planningforthefuture2020-2021 
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/planning-for-the-future-for-children-and-adults-with-intellectual-and-or-developmental-disabilities-virtual-webinar-series/
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SUMMARY:ILS Lunchtime Webinar - Post-Secondary Transition Planning and Services\, presented by Emily Wilson and Amanda Klemas\, Equip for Equality
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, December 15th from Noon to 1:00 PM for the Illinois Life Span Program Lunchtime Webinar\, Post-Secondary Transition Planning and Services\, presented by Emily Wilson\, Skadden Fellow and Attorney\, and Amanda Klemas\, Supervising Attorney with Equip for Equality. \nAll students with disabilities between ages 14.5 to 22 years old have the right to receive individualized transition services through special education to prepare them for post-secondary education\, employment\, and independent living. This training will walk through the development and implementation of a student’s transition plan\, what to do if your child’s transition plan is not appropriate\, as well as special issues impacting students of transition-age\, such as becoming a legal adult\, graduation\, and remote learning. \nRegister in advance for this webinar at:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dX0VOnvORuGuJjbnHe5g2w \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please note\, there are no CEUs for our lunchtime webinars. Thank you! \nOur presenters for this webinar are Emily Wilson\, Skadden Fellow and Attorney and Amanda Klemas\, Supervising Attorney at Equip for Equality. \nEmily is a Skadden Fellow and attorney with the Special Education Clinic at Equip for Equality\, where she represents students and families in special education and related matters\, with a focus on transition issues. Emily has a background in education and special education advocacy. She worked as a student advocate representing children with disabilities in the PELE Special Education Advocacy Clinic at William & Mary Law School in Williamsburg\, VA and interned with Equip for Equality’s Special Education Clinic and the Education Law Center in Philadelphia\, PA. Prior to law school\, Emily was a middle school math teacher and earned her Master’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of New Mexico. \nAmanda is a supervising attorney with the Special Education Clinic at Equip for Equality\, where she represents students and families in all aspects of special education and related matters for children with disabilities. Previously\, Amanda was an Equal Justice Works fellow and staff attorney at a non-profit organization based in Boston\, Massachusetts\, where she provided special education representation to families of children with mental health disabilities\, as well as ongoing training and technical assistance to mental health providers working with low-income children and families.
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/ils-lunchtime-webinar-post-secondary-transition-planning-and-services-presented-by-emily-wilson-and-amanda-klemas-equip-for-equality/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Holiday Song Sing-a-long  WOW meeting
DESCRIPTION:Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle all the way!  This week on WOW we will have open mic holiday sing! We will do lots of songs together and even listen to a few plus we have a couple of people who are all ready to sing their favorite songs for us! Join us Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00.  The week of Christmas we will have our usual schedule of Tuesday and Thursday at 2:00 and we will be meeting on Christmas Day at 1:00 for movies and visiting. \nFor those of you missing our less festive topics have no fear beginning January we are back to business!  Guest Speakers and lots of important topics including Finances\, Disability Advocacy and mental health tips plus information about the basics of what is happening with the Covid-19 Vaccine. Look for more information next week. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81069446373 \n  \nOne tap mobile \n+13126266799\,\,81069446373# US (Chicago) \n  \nDial by your location \n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) \nMeeting ID: 810 6944 6373 \n  \nThis project is supported in part by grant number CFDA 93.960\, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living\, Department of Health and Human Services\, Washington\, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not\, therefore\, necessarily represent official ACL policy.
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/holiday-song-sing-a-long-wow-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:LEARN TO BE MINDFUL: A Virtual Program for People with Developmental Disabilities and their Siblings
DESCRIPTION:Learn mindfulness strategies to help cope with stress\, enhance your relationships\, and improve your overall health and well-being. This virtual mindfulness program is developed for adults with DD and their siblings. \nYou can participate in the mindfulness series by learning through the self-paced course and/or participating in the live Zoom sessions.  You can login to the self-paced course at any time convenient for you to learn strategies to enhance your life. Then\, you can connect with others in a community of learning during the live Zoom sessions. \nSession 1: Becoming mindful and keeping your mind in the present \n(Self-paced course available from December 1st\, 2020) \nGet more information and register HERE.\nhttps://siblingleadership.org/2020-mindfulness-program-registration-form/
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/learn-to-be-mindful-a-virtual-program-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities-and-their-siblings/
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