Arc Events

Join us for our October 13th ILS Lunchtime Webinar -The HCBS Final Rule:  Countdown to Implementation. The webinar is scheduled for Oct 13, 2020 from 12:00 – 1:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Register in advance for this webinar:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WMYB1D6WT9qKtP6jTxZwhw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.... Read more »

Please join us on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 from Noon to 1:00 PM for an ILS Lunchtime Webinar:  Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Special Education Updates Presented by Barbara Moore, Director of Department of Special Education for ISBE Participants will receive an overview of ISBE’s Department of Special Education’s responsibilities for the general supervision of... Read more »

Join the Family Support Network for this Virtual Conference! Friday, October 30, 2020 9:00am - 3:30pm Free for Families and Self-Advocates, registration required Professionals Arc Member: $30.00 Professionals Non-Arc Member: $35.00 CEUs will be available! Questions: please contact Shirley or Shakari at 708-331-7370 For more information and to register, click here.

Please join us for our November Lunchtime Webinar! The webinar title is: Self Care:  Holiday Edition!  Our presenter is Susie Ortega, LCSW.  Ms Ortega is a bilingual, Spanish-speaking, therapist and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with a Masters in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, families and... Read more »

Virtual Summit November 16 - 20, 2020 Visit https://www.speakupspeakoutsummit.org/ for more information, including the Registration Form and Stipend Application

Please join us on Tuesday, December 8th for the Illinois Life Span Program Lunchtime Webinar, Your Rights in the Vocational Rehabilitation Process, presented by Kari L. Branham, CAP Manager, Julie Baker, CAP Advocate/Complaint Investigator, Valerie Berryman, CAP Advocate/Complaint Investigator and Ryan Boyer, CAP Advocate/Complaint Investigator from IL DHS Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Client Assistance... Read more »

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.              9:00 - 10:45 am - “Government Benefits” presented by Sherri Schneider              10:45 - 11:00 am Break              11:00 am - 1:00 pm - “Special Needs Estate & Future Planning” presented by Brian Rubin & Benjamin Rubin   For more information and to register, please visit, https://thearcofillinois.salsalabs.org/planningforthefuture2020-2021 

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. All students with disabilities between ages 14.5 to 22 years old have the... Read more »

Tuesday, January 12, 2021- 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 9:00 - 10:45 am - “Government Benefits” presented by Sherri Schneider         10:45 - 11:00 am Break         11:00 am - 1:00 pm - “Special Needs Estate & Future Planning” presented by Brian Rubin & Benjamin Rubin 1:00 - 1:30 Lunch Break 1:30 - 2:15 pm - “PUNS/Home... Read more »

THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU! Please join us for our January 12, 2021 Lunchtime Webinar. The webinar topic is Ditch the Diaper - Toilet Training for Children with Special Needs. Presented by Laura Brown, M.Ed.  Laura serves as a Disability Specialist at the Resource Center for... Read more »