The Illinois State Board of Education provides a guide to help you understand your educational rights and responsibilities related to special education. During this webinar we will review the contents and the importance of each chapter and appendix. We will explain what is new in the 2020 version and offer a way to get a... Read more »
Great news for the WOW meetings! ICDD has extended our grant through December 2020 so we will be back to our usual two-three times per week!!! Future dates and times to be decided. This week we will meet on Tuesday at 2:00 when we will have Shirley Paceley lead us in a calming meditation to... Read more »
Learn specialized strategies to engage students with ASD of all ages in remote learning opportunities. Use incentives, liked activities and topics, music, specialized vocabulary and physical objects to enhance engagement. Discover ways to make schoolwork activities manageable and meaningful. Enhance your communication with your child’s team so everyone can provide the best adaptations for your... Read more »
The webinar will include: · Discussion of characteristics and struggles of Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder · How it may affect school and home life. · What it looks like – tell-tale behaviors. · Ideas and examples on how to support your child and help foster his/her skills to be successful in different inclusive settings... Read more »
Please join us for our September Lunchtime Webinar on “The Role and Mission of the Great Lakes ADA Center” on September 8th, 2020 from Noon to 1:00 PM. Presented by Claudia Diaz, Associate Director, Great Lakes ADA Center and Peter Berg, Project Coordinator of Technical Assistance, Great Lakes ADA Center This session will provide participants... Read more »
Being able to make your own decisions about your own life is one of the most important rights that people have. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have the same right to make decisions about their lives as people without disabilities. However, their ability to make their own decisions is often questioned by teachers,... Read more »
Reading is the MOST important academic skill. Even a small reading vocabulary can enhance the quality of life and participation of children and adults with ASD or other special learning differences. Discover why so many students have not learned how to read. Remote learning provides extra opportunities to teach reading. Acquire new ways to begin... Read more »
We will be hearing from Reagan Carey, CTF Illinois, who will tell us all about new online classes for people with disabilities all about managing money and other stuff like that! We are playing around with meeting times now that some people are in day services. Don’t forget, even if you are in day services... Read more »
Join the IL ABLE plan experts for this one-of-a-kind webinar which will be geared to those who already own and manage – or who are about to open and manage! – an IL ABLE account. Click here to REGISTER NOW! Attendees will learn more about the mechanics of their accounts and will get answers... Read more »
Tired of getting the run-around while wading through an alphabet soup of acronyms and not being sure of what you can and should do to help your child? Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy will provide you with these important tools: Going from Frustration to Power; Who is an advocate and why be an advocate? Learn... Read more »
Molly Chapman, Assistant Bureau Chief, Home Services Program, DHS Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Casey Burke, Deputy Director of Supported Employment, DHS Division of Developmental Disabilities For individuals with developmental disabilities who have support services through the DRS waiver, received a 2020 PUNS selection, their families and interested others Webinar registration required, use... Read more »
Registration deadline is three business days before the webinar. Description: As we prepare to welcome back children and families to our schools, many questions exist about how to best support this transition. This webinar will focus on concrete strategies to support a more seamless re-opening in our early childhood settings focusing on the social emotional needs... Read more »
El Arc de Illinois le invita a participar en un seminario ofrecido en español por medio social del Internet (Zoom) sobre el Papel y la Misión del Centro ADA Great Lakes con Claudia Díaz, directora asociada del esta agencia. El seminario web se llevará a cabo a través de una junta Zoom, el martes 15... Read more »
For families and self-advocates who were recently selected from the PUNS list, join us to discuss: Navigation of the Adult Developmental Disability System in Illinois Options available within the Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Examples of how self-advocates and families utilize funding for needed supports Key steps to take in order to move forward... Read more »
September 16 @ 10:00 am–3:00 pm Registration Form (PDF): Click Here Register Online: Click Here Registration deadline is three business days before the webinar. Description: Many visual examples as well as scenarios to help support children with ASD and other challenging behaviors will be presented. Note: These strategies are not just for autism but will help support toddlers... Read more »
This training is an overview of IDEA (Individual with Disabilities Education Act) which is the law that protects the rights of children receiving special education services. Aspects covered: Evaluation process Individualized Education Program (IEP), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Procedural Safeguards. Special Education and Remote Learning Returning to School Register
September 16 @ 6:00 pm–7:30 pm Registration Form (PDF): Click Here Register Online: Click Here Note: No credit/certificate will be given for this webinar. Registration deadline is three business days before the webinar. Description: Parents and family members of individuals of all ages diagnosed with autism face unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 restrictions of social distancing. Individuals with... 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! This week the meetings will be on Wednesday 9/15/2020 at noon (that one is translated into Chinese so it is extra fun) and Thursday at 1:00. The topic next week is... Read more »
For individuals with developmental disabilities who received notice of a 2020 PUNS selection, whose ISC is Suburban Access, their families and interested others The Arc of Illinois, Ligas Family Advocate - Mary Dixon Patty O’Brien and Samantha Schoonover, Program Managers, Homewood & Westchester, Suburban Access Lynn King, Consumer Support Services Coordinator, Sertoma Centre Inc. Jennifer... Read more »
Session Description: What an amazing time to be providing services and supports to people with disabilities! The technological age we live in is enabling more and more possibilities for everyone and helping us navigate through this crazy social distancing support era. This crash course in Remote Supports will highlight the 18-year history of the services and... 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 »
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 »
WOW meetings will return on 10/6/2020 and 10/8/2020 at 2 pm There will be WOW meetings on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve ( Our regular meeting times)
