Family Health Checkup: A Webinar Series to Keep Your Family Physically, Financially and Mentally Healthy During Challenging Times presented by The Arc of Illinois Family to Family Health Information Center and Family Voices Choose one or attend all 4! Each night's webinar will be held 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Thursday, September 17th - Evaluation & Census... Read more »
We hope everyone is getting used to new schedules. If you are back at day services invite your friends to get on with you! The topic is Who, What, Where, When, Why, How, WOW!! Choose something that you want to talk to the group about, WHO your favorite people are. WHAT do you like to... Read more »
This weeks WOW meeting will be on Tuesday September, 22 at 11! Thanks for keeping up with us as we test out times. This weeks meeting is called The POWER of YOUR ONE VOTE!! Early voting in Illinois starts Friday September 25! Whether you mail in, vote early or vote on November 3 your vote does count! ... Read more »
Creative and Effective Strategies to Build Support and Connection in the Community Waiting for Developmental Disability support services? Looking for Guidance? David Pufundt, Adventures Unlimited Coordinator, Envision Unlimited. David Wetherow, Star Raft Project Audience: Families, Individuals on PUNS, Self-advocates Providers and ISCs Tuesday, September 22, 2020 7:00 – 8:30 pm Registration is Required:... Read more »
Presented by: Timotheus Gordon Jr., UICIDHD & Jae Jin Pak, IL Self Advocacy Alliance Funding provided in part by The Autism Program of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Human Services
REGISTER NOW! Session Description: This session will provide an overview of efforts to prepare I/DD agencies to understand and adapt to a landscape that includes non-state payers and is outside of the traditional fee for service (FFS) reimbursement model. States are increasingly looking to alternate payment and management structures for HCBS services, including I/DD services.... Read more »
Family Health Checkup: A Webinar Series to Keep Your Family Physically, Financially and Mentally Healthy During Challenging Times presented by The Arc of Illinois Family to Family Health Information Center and Family Voices Choose one or attend all 4! Each night's webinar will be held 6:30 - 7:45 pm. Wednesday, September 23rd - Self-Care & Mental... Read more »
For individuals with developmental disabilities who received notice of a 2020 PUNS selection, whose ISC is CAU, their families and interested others The Arc of Illinois, Ligas Family Advocate - Mary Dixon Juan Aponte, Director, CAU Rebecca Clark, CEO and Necole Mills, VP of Disability Services, Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center Jessica Dentzer, Intake Division... Read more »
Presented by: Mark Dixon, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LBA, Jessica Hinman, M.S., BCBA and Zhihui Yi, & M.S., BCBA
Intended Audience: FAMILY MEMBERS Family members of children with autism will learn techniques, tips and tools to teach self-control and self-management skills with square breathing techniques; alleviate anxiety through Power Cards and Five-point scale techniques; and promote positive behavior through Social Stories and visual cues. Parents and family members of individuals of all ages diagnosed with... Read more »
