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SUMMARY:Illinois Health Care Coverage Options and Benefits Information for People with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:  \nPresented by The Arc of Illinois Family to Family Health Information Center and Family Voices \nClick Here to Register and See Brochure\, https://thearcofillinois.salsalabs.org/healthcare2021 \n 
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/illinois-health-care-coverage-options-and-benefits-information-for-people-with-disabilities-4/
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SUMMARY:ILS Lunchtime Webinar: Helping People Design Full and Productive Lives Using Person Centered Planning
DESCRIPTION:Presenter Names: Bridget Brown and Nancy Brown \nBridget and Nancy will give an overview of person centered planning to inform the participants about the concept.  Bridget will share how she used person centered planning every year to present at her own IEP meetings when she was in school. She will share how important it is to help students find their own voice and share their hopes and dreams. Bridget will explain how this process has helped her design her life. Nancy will share how she discovered  centered planning when Bridget was a very young child. This process provided direction and was the key to successful advocacy for Bridget and many others she has worked with over the years.  Participants will leave with a clear understanding of person centered planning and solid successful tools and strategies that parents and self advocates can use. \nRegister in advance for this webinar: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KdVthh8jSBCbUKajdGk3mA \n  \nPresenter info: \nBridget Brown is a young woman with Down Syndrome who inspires everyone she meets. She encourages people to DWELL IN THE POSSIBILITIES.  She was one of the first students fully included throughout her educational journey. Now Bridget is a national speaker and a strong advocate of inclusive education and community-based living. Bridget helps people with disabilities find their voice and discover their gifts and strengths.   She has her own advocacy organization called BUTTERFLIES FOR CHANGE & she dreams of a world where all people can live full and inclusive lives. \nNancy Brown has worked with  individuals with disabilities most of her life. She advocated for her daughter Bridget to be the first student with a disability to be included. Nancy worked with Microboards and was a State inclusion consultant for ISBE (Project CHOICES). Nancy and her daughter Bridget  are national inclusion educators through their organization called Butterflies for Change.  Nancy specializes in inclusive education; person centered planning life design\, adaptations & accommodations\, parent training\, inclusive social emotional models of support\, organizational development\, transition\, storytelling\, as well as access and equity for all students. She is the co- author of Models of Support and Kid Konnections. \n 
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/ils-lunchtime-webinar-more-information-to-come-2/
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SUMMARY:Ligas Family Advocate Virtual Know Your Options
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a short introduction to the Medicaid Home and Community Based\nWaiver\, including developmental disability support/service options\, types of\nservice management\, and a review of core resources and support agencies. We\nwill review key steps that families need to take in order to be prepared to\nparticipate in planning. The presentations will be facilitated monthly by the Ligas\nFamily Advocate team. Any family or self- advocate who received a 2021 letter of\nEarly Notification from DHS regarding a likely PUNS selection in mid-2021 is\ninvited to participate virtually through Zoom. Each session will have a short\npresentation and 30-minute Q & A and discussion. Join one or sign into all of\nthem. \nClick here to register\, https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eelnwNZES0OhhNmCEZUv1g
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/ligas-family-advocate-virtual-know-your-options-9/
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SUMMARY:Conoce tus Opciones! - Ligas Family Advocate Program
DESCRIPTION:Conoce tus Opciones! \nPara los individuos seleccionados de PUNS en el 2021\, sus familiares y defensores\, venga con nosotros! \n\nNavegando el Sistema de Adultos con Discapacidades en Illinois.\nOpciones disponibles bajo el programa de Medicaid y los servicios en el hogar y la comunidad.\nEjemplos de abogacía para las familias que usan los servicios del programa:\n\n–HBS (Hogar)\, CDS (Comunidad)\, CILA (Vivienda en grupo) por sus siglas en ingles.\n\n\nPasos clave para trabajar efectivamente con su ISC -Coordinador de Servicios.\n\nEstablezca una comunicación con su ISC \nPrepare sus documentos \nElija los servicios más adecuados \n\nSesión de preguntas y respuestas.\n\nRegístrese Yá! \nCuando: Sep 23\, 2021 12:00 PM Hora Central \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1llOXua1RPK5aBKQhSvtfw \n  \n  \nPreguntas? Contacta Ruth Aguilar: ruth@thearcofil.org; 815-464-1832 x1033  \nLigas Family Advocate Director – Shirley Perez shirley@thearcofil.org; 815-464-1832 x1026  \n  \nThe Arc of Illinois Ligas Family Advocate program is funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services
URL:https://www.thearcofil.org/event/conoce-tus-opciones-ligas-family-advocate-program/
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