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Tech for Teens Club : Straw rocket launching
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 —
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
Design, build, and launch your own straw rocket in this hands-on workshop! Work with Newton's three laws of motion to customize and test your rocket for maximum flight. Participants will design their own fins, nose cones, and rocket bodies. Tech for Teens is a workshop for youth with disabilities ages 12-20.
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Planning an IEP team meeting for your child with mental health challenges
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 —
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will help parents and others prepare for a positive Individualized Education Program (IEP) team approach to support a child’s mental health needs in school.
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Wellness Series : Apps to support wellness
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025 —
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will demonstrate apps that support wellness for teens and adults. Examples will include apps that help individuals understand their emotions, practice calm breathing and guided meditation, track their moods, and develop healthy habits.
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Visual support tools for early childhood
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025 —
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
Visual supports can provide young children with structure, increase predictability, and help them build independence. Join us to learn about a variety of available tools and apps to help create and use visual supports like timers, schedules, and more.
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Housing : Creating the vision
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025 —
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will present a broad overview of person-centered planning, housing, and service options. Parents will learn how they can help their young adults to create a vision for the future as they begin their journey of exploring housing options.
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Assistive technology for dyslexia
Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 —
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This webinar will demonstrate assistive technology tools for reading and writing. It will emphasize helpful technology for individuals with dyslexia of all ages.
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Housing : Creating structure through financial and staff support
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025 —
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will present examples of how housing, individual services, and supports are funded through federal, state, and county resources. Parents will learn about how their young adults may become eligible for and use public programs to support their housing vision.
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Special education for your child in the summer
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 —
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will help parents to gain an understanding of the different summer special education options. It will cover extended school year (ESY), targeted services, summer school, transition for a new year, and community resources.
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Housing : Stories from families and young adults
Date: Monday, March 17, 2025 —
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will feature a more detailed explanation of individualized housing and service options from a panel of parents, young adults, and housing providers who will share their own journeys through the process.
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Wellness Series : Devices to support wellness
Date: Monday, March 24, 2025 —
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
This workshop will explore devices from our lending library that are designed to support emotional wellness for teens and adults. Join us to learn more about tools that can calm the body’s reaction to stress with relaxation and sensory support.
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Assistive technology for play
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025 —
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
Play is an essential part of a child’s development. However, young children with disabilities can experience barriers to traditional play. This workshop will explore assistive technology tools and strategies to help make play more accessible for young children with disabilities.
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Creating a crisis plan for youth with mental health needs
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 —
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Location: Online Web Streaming
Children and youth with mental health needs may have challenges regulating their emotions or problem-solving when they experience distress, which can lead to a crisis situation. This workshop will provide an opportunity to work through an example crisis plan and offer suggestions on how it can be used at home, in school, and with Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and 504 Plans.
