NATCON 21 REGISTRATION DISCOUNT THROUGH APRIL 19
Join the National Council at NatCon21 from May 3-5, the largest mental health and addiction recovery conference in the world and your path to practice improvement. If you register for this virtual conference by April 19, you will receive a $100 discount on your registration. Click here to register! (Contact: Dan Frey)
IARF & THE INSTITUTE MEMBER WEBINAR SERIES AND COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE STARTS NEXT WEEK
IARF and The Institute on Public Policy for Disabilities will host a member exclusive webinar series starting in April. The goal of our Building Meaningful Lives Webinar 2.0 series/Community of Practice component is to build the capacity of Illinois’s provider agencies to implement the person-centered planning methods presented in the 2020 webinar series and create a statewide Community of Practice (CoP) around inclusion and employment for people with disabilities.
Registration is available to all IARF and Institute members. Agencies are encouraged to form teams and from April to August, Agency teams will participate in monthly webinars to discuss implementation strategies and tools, followed by a CoP zoom meeting two weeks later. Click here to read the full flyer to learn more. Register your team today! (Contact: Maggie Henley)
IARF MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP APRIL 7TH
Next Wednesday IARF will host our Meeting of the Membership at 9:30 am. Please join us as we welcome IARF Supporting Member MITC for a short presentation on their findings with the 2020 North American Provider Performance Statistics - how providers performed under COVID-19 and the EVV roll out. In addition, the meeting will include staff updates from the EVV Workgroup, our upcoming NEON Building Meaningful Lives 2.0 Webinar Series & Community of Practice and the IARF Five Minute Focus. Meeting information has been sent to members and can also be found in the members only section of the website. (Contact: Maggie Henley)
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR THE 2021 VIRTUAL TEC CONFERENCE
Earlier this week, The TEC Lab announced the opening of registration for the 2021 Virtual TEC Conference. Nearly five years ago the first Technology Enhancing Capabilities (TEC) Conference was held with a goal to create a unique and practical learning experience in which attendees could come away with affordable solutions, gain access to cutting edge products, and develop a network of connections with other disability professionals. This year’s event will be held online June 22 & 23, 2021. To learn more and register, click here. (Contact: Maggie Henley)
IL ABLE AND WHAT’S NEW FOR PROVIDERS WEBINAR APRIL 21ST
Illinois disability service providers are asking how they can open and manage IL ABLE accounts on behalf of the individuals they serve. With a third round of stimulus payments possibly coming to many SSI recipients, providers have many questions and need answers. This exclusive webinar is for provider staff and guardians of the individuals they serve and will be held on April 21st at 12:00 pm. Click here to learn more and register. (Contact: Maggie Henley)
LIGAS TOWNHALL WEBINAR
The Illinois Department of Human Services and the Division of Developmental Disabilities will be hosting a Ligas Townhall on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. IDHS and DDD, in partnership with The Arc of Illinois, are hosting a Ligas Townhall meeting to allow individuals waiting for services and individuals receiving services as well as their families the opportunity to hear about the State’s work on the I/DD system and on the Ligas Consent Decree. Registration for this townhall is required in advance. Questions can be directed to Sarah.Myerscough-Mueller@illinois.gov. (Contact: Beth Owens)
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS TRAINING
The Division of Developmental Disabilities webinar on Behavioral Supports for community-based, waiver funded providers will occur next week, April 8, 2021 from 1pm – 3pm. Presenters for this webinar will be Jen Gentile, Deputy Director, Clinical Services and Dennis Beedle, Medical Director. The webinar must be registered for individually to receive CEU’s. Link to register (Contact: Beth Owens)
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