Partners in Policymaking participant and self advocate John Paschedag will present his Partners Project, ‘Staying Safe Online’. With so many people new to using the internet we are really looking forward to seeing his presentation!! We will only have one meeting this week Thursday, July 23 at 2:00. Blue Tower Solutions is inviting you to... Read more »
FRCD LUNCH AND LEARN WEBINAR: MANAGING MENTAL WELLNESS IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY Date: 2020-07-27 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location: Webinar Link will be mailed to you. Register at https://frcd.org/workshop_posts/nami/ Description: NAMI Chicago will present a 1-hour Mental Wellness training designed to provide a foundation of knowledge on mental health & wellness. They will provide an introduction to NAMI Chicago’s free mental... Read more »
Hospitalized People with IDD Need their Caregivers: They Aren’t Visitors English : Chicago Time Event status: Not started (Register) Date and time: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:00 pm Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00) Change time zone Duration: 1 hour Description: Hospitalized People with IDD Need their Caregivers: They Aren’t Visitors Sarah H. Ailey, PhD, APHN,... Read more »
Happy Belated 30th Anniversary ADA! On this week’s WOW meeting guest stars Becca Burrow and Chuy Campuzano will join Richard and Leanne as we celebrate the anniversary of the ADA. We will talk about what has been done and the work we still need to do. Of course it will be fun, interactive and the ADA... Read more »
The Ligas Family Advocate Program invites you to join us for a webinar Featuring: The Regional Transportation Authority Mobility Services! PLEASE share the flier linked below! July 30th 12:00 pm... Read more »
Hosted by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Register for the webinar. Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020 Time: 1:00 - 2:30... Read more »
Happy Belated 30th Anniversary ADA! On this week’s WOW meeting guest stars Becca Burrow and Chuy Campuzano will join Richard and Leanne as we celebrate the anniversary of the ADA. We... Read more »
Join Access Living at 5 p.m. Monday, August 3, for a webinar about fighting discrimination in medical crisis standards of care and hospital visitor policies for people with disabilities during COVID-19 and beyond. ASL interpretation and CART provided. Panelists: - Karen Tamley is the President and CEO of Access Living. - James Bennett was appointed... Read more »
Getting good sleep is an important part of being and staying healthy. Join us for a webinar on this topic on Tuesday, August 4 at 12:30pm (Central Time). The presenters will discuss the importance of sleep as well as practical steps you can take to promote good sleep. They will also discuss conditions and issues... Read more »
Speakers: Jasmina Sisirak, PhD, MPH, Co-Director of the HealthMatters Program, Department of Disability and Health, University of Illinois at Chicago and Jennifer Eastman, MBA, Director of Community Living Policy at Maryland Department of Disabilities As an often underserved population, health promotion is even more imperative for people with IDD when living in turbulent communities during... Read more »
