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Wellness Series : Apps to support wellness
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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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How do I know if my child is making progress in special education?
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Parents of children with disabilities often wonder, “How will I know my child is learning and making progress?” This workshop will explain what data is available to help answer that question. Parents can pre-submit questions when they register or post questions during the workshop. Advocates will do their best to answer as many relevant questions as they can.
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Housing : Creating structure through financial and staff support
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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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Questions to ask during the special education process
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Special education is a process that has many steps including an initial evaluation, the development of an Individualized Education Program (IEP), finding the least restrictive learning environment for a child, and measuring their progress. This workshop is designed to be a brief overview of the special education process followed by a Q&A. Participants must pre-submit questions when they register to be included in the Q&A.
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Wellness Series : Devices to support wellness
Date: Monday, March 24, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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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Transitioning from pediatric to adult health care
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
When your young adult with special health care needs turns 18, they must transition from pediatric to adult health care providers. It is a complex process, and early planning is critical to achieving a successful change in care. This workshop will help parents and guardians understand what is involved with the transition, prepare for the move, and learn the differences between adult and pediatric health care services. It will also provide tips on how to find an effective provider that meets your young adult’s needs.
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Tech for Teens Club : Straw rocket launching
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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.
