Unlock Your Future Vision: A Guide to Planning Ahead

Discover how to envision your future and navigate the path to your dreams!

• Supporting and Empowering others to identify their Future Vision

• The Value of Content and Process Experts

• How Future Vision Drives Planning Across the LifeSpan

Two part series

Mon April 15 & Tue April 16 11:30am - 12:00pm.

Presented by Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Unlock Your Future Vision: A Guide to Planning Ahead

Discover how to envision your future and navigate the path to your dreams!

• Supporting and Empowering others to identify their Future Vision

• The Value of Content and Process Experts

• How Future Vision Drives Planning Across the LifeSpan

Two part series: Mon April 15 & Tue April 16 11:30am - 12:00pm.

Presented by Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Rachel Gerber and Jan Van Dyke, career coaches from the Career Development Center at IU, will unveil a step-by-step career guide for college students on the spectrum.  This guide gives students specific action steps that the student can take during each year of college. It will help students discover career direction, choose a major, find an internship and make plans for a professional job search.  Additional resources will also be shared, including:  job listings, reasons to disclose or not disclose your disability in the workplace, organizations advocating for autistic individuals, and companies and organizations with employee recruitment programs.

Presenters: Rachel Gerber, Associate Director and Jan Van Dyke, Sr. Assistant Director of University Relations, Career Development Center, Indiana University

Sponsored by Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

Free registration.

Using the Framework and tools to increase Self-Determination

Learn about:

• How using Charting the LifeCourse can nuture self-determination and automoney.

• How a lens of self determination can enhance experiences and contribute to a good life.

• Ways to support in these areas can ensure contribution, foster connection, build community and promote belonging.

Hosted by the Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

www.eastersealstech.com/live

(To join the webinar training go to www.eastersealstech.com/live on the day of the event)

What: Assistive Technology and Aging Full Day Training

When: March 21, 2024, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EST

Where: Easterseals Crossroads at 4740 Kingsway Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46205. This event will also be streamed live via Zoom and can be joined at www.eastersealstech.com/live (registration is required to attend in-person or online webinar)

Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning about tools, resources and apps that are available to increase independence for individuals with age related impairments. Individuals with disabilities, educators, parents, students, and professionals can benefit from this training.

Why: This FREE assistive technology training will provide valuable insights and practical strategies on assistive technology and resources available for individuals with age-related impairments.

Free registration.

Learn how you can and support others to use specific Charting the LifeCourse repsite tools to explore and plan for taking small breaks from your role as a carer. We all need to take care of ourselves and take breaks to do what we have to do and like to do.

Presented by Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Are you frustrated that disability-related items cost more just because they're labeled as "specialized" equipment or supplies? Spend an hour with us looking at low-cost items or no cost hacks you can make or buy that may help you on the journey to your good life.

Presenter : Ms. Cory Noune, Director Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector Services, LLC. Ms. Noune said " I'm approaching it from my years as a clinician with young adults with disabilities and health care needs- so some are geared towards physical needs, some are geared towards organization/memory supports, some are for personal care.  All of them are about helping someone live their good life!"

All reasonable accommodations must be received 5 days in advance to the meeting. Contact Deb Petermann 614-575-8055 dpetermann@disabilityempowerment.net.

Free registration.

Appointments always sneak up on us…from doctors to dentists to haircuts. These events can be stressful for children, along with their parents or caregivers. This presentation will share some ideas for strategies to use to help prepare your child for upcoming appointments, so they will be more calm, ready, and successful.

Presenter: Amy Gaffney, Educational Consultant, Indiana Resource Center for Autism

Sponsored by Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

Free registration.

Help the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities ramp up for March! This year's March Developmental Disability Awareness theme is "A World of Opportunities," and we want to know what opportunities are most important to you! Join us for any of our six virtual "snack chats" before March. These will be thirty-minute casual conversations where people with developmental disabilities are encouraged to share their thoughts about what really matters to them.

1. A World of Opportunities: Tuesday, January 23 at 10:30 AM EST

2. Employment: Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 AM EST

3. Education: Tuesday, February 6 at 10:30 AM EST

4. Healthcare & Wellness: Tuesday, February 13 at 10:30 AM EST

5. Neighborhoods & Transportation: Tuesday, February 20 at 10:30 AM EST

6. Community & Relationships: Tuesday, February 27 at 10:30 AM EST

Join any of our Snack Chats here: Microsoft Teams meeting link.

Indiana Statewide Independent Living Council - INSILC is hosting a virtual public meeting on February 22nd, 2024, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm EST, to seek public input from the disability community for the 2025-2027 State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL). For more information about SPIL, please visit https://ow.ly/FTGO50QFwVY.

Accessibility checks will be conducted from 4:45 pm to 5 pm to ensure that it is accessible for everyone on Zoom. ASL interpretation and CART will be available for this public meeting. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact Abigail Fleenor at chair@indianasilc.org.

Here is the Zoom link for this meeting:

https://ow.ly/XtOb50QFwVV

Supported decision making is about helping people, regardless of age or ability, make their own decisions by using a variety of integrated supports. Join us as we explore areas that someone might need support, plan for what it looks like and how it can happen using Charting the LifeCourse tools. 

Good Life Groups are interactive peer learning collaboratives that allow for hands-on learning, to build the capacity of self-advocates and family members to use the framework in their own lives. 

Presented by Missouri Family to Family.

Free registration.

Class will include:

• Basics of Behavior

• Caregiver burnout

• Resources and expectations for behavior management

Class continues on March 19 and April 23.

Presented by AKC Therapy Services. For more information contact Abby at abby.key.bc@gmail.com or 765-661-4039.

Free registration.

Help the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities ramp up for March! This year's March Developmental Disability Awareness theme is "A World of Opportunities," and we want to know what opportunities are most important to you! Join us for any of our six virtual "snack chats" before March. These will be thirty-minute casual conversations where people with developmental disabilities are encouraged to share their thoughts about what really matters to them.

1. A World of Opportunities: Tuesday, January 23 at 10:30 AM EST

2. Employment: Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 AM EST

3. Education: Tuesday, February 6 at 10:30 AM EST

4. Healthcare & Wellness: Tuesday, February 13 at 10:30 AM EST

5. Neighborhoods & Transportation: Tuesday, February 20 at 10:30 AM EST

6. Community & Relationships: Tuesday, February 27 at 10:30 AM EST

Join any of our Snack Chats here: Microsoft Teams meeting link.

The Center for Family Leadership is excited to welcome Patrick Jamison, Noble’s Therapy Services Director, to speak on Relationship Coaching.  The presentation will include:

• Helping young adults with disabilities explore topics such as emotions, relationships, and dating.

• Feelings

• Privacy and boundaries

• Friendships

• Different kinds of love

• Online safety

This training is for parents who have a family member close to entering their teens up to young adults.

Presented by Noble.

Please RSVP by 4:00pm Tuesday, February 13, 2024 to register and receive the zoom link.

Email CFL@mynoblelife.org to register.

Focus is the executive function ability to ignore distractions, while attention is an active awareness on something specific. Learn about some tools and strategies that can boost these abilities.

Focus is the ability to ignore distractions to accomplish a task, while attention is an active concentrated awareness directed towards something specific. These executive function skills can be boosted with the use of strategies and tools. Learn about a sampling of ideas during this presentation including web based tools, Chrome extensions, Mobile apps, devices, and a variety of strategies. These tools and strategies will be geared towards middle school through young adults.

Presented by PACER Center.

Free registration.

Help the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities ramp up for March! This year's March Developmental Disability Awareness theme is "A World of Opportunities," and we want to know what opportunities are most important to you! Join us for any of our six virtual "snack chats" before March. These will be thirty-minute casual conversations where people with developmental disabilities are encouraged to share their thoughts about what really matters to them.

1. A World of Opportunities: Tuesday, January 23 at 10:30 AM EST

2. Employment: Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 AM EST

3. Education: Tuesday, February 6 at 10:30 AM EST

4. Healthcare & Wellness: Tuesday, February 13 at 10:30 AM EST

5. Neighborhoods & Transportation: Tuesday, February 20 at 10:30 AM EST

6. Community & Relationships: Tuesday, February 27 at 10:30 AM EST

Join any of our Snack Chats here: Microsoft Teams meeting link.

Research suggests that 1 in 4 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Given that early intervention is key to ensuring optional outcomes for individuals with, early identification is imperative. Learners will learn early warning signs of autism in toddlers as well as the gold standard autism evaluation process. Resources on where to seek out an autism evaluation will be included.

Presenters: Brett Enneking, PsyD, HSPP and Tybytha Ryan Lengacher, PhD, HSPP, Assistant Professors of Clinical Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine and Clinical Psychologists

Sponsored by Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

Free registration.

One Page Person Centered Descriptions are deceptively simple, and in this simplicity lies their strength. They help us support people better by:

• Helping us build better relationships by truly understanding what really matters to the person in their life and the way they are supported to live it.

• Providing a record that can move with the person as they transition from service to service and place to place.

• When used at work, they can contribute to more person-centered teams, where individual strengths are recognized and different ways of working are taken into account.

Presented by Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Can you imagine your child living their best life in the community as an adult? LIving with friends, going to gym, or having a favorite hang out.

Join us for this innovative series:

• Learn from families’ real experiences.

• See how they made the seemingly impossible, possible

• Hear how they worked with supports

• Gain inspiration and work with them to plan for your child

Series takes place January 23, 30 and February 6.

Presented by Nisonger-Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Help the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities ramp up for March! This year's March Developmental Disability Awareness theme is "A World of Opportunities," and we want to know what opportunities are most important to you! Join us for any of our six virtual "snack chats" before March. These will be thirty-minute casual conversations where people with developmental disabilities are encouraged to share their thoughts about what really matters to them.

1. A World of Opportunities: Tuesday, January 23 at 10:30 AM EST

2. Employment: Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 AM EST

3. Education: Tuesday, February 6 at 10:30 AM EST

4. Healthcare & Wellness: Tuesday, February 13 at 10:30 AM EST

5. Neighborhoods & Transportation: Tuesday, February 20 at 10:30 AM EST

6. Community & Relationships: Tuesday, February 27 at 10:30 AM EST

Join any of our Snack Chats here: Microsoft Teams meeting link.

Join this two-part series on Aging and the LifeCourse Framework presented by the Nisonger-Family Resource Network of Ohio.

• Feb 5, 2024 12pm - 12:30pm

• Feb 12, 2024, 12pm - 12:30pm

Free registration.

The Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) Framework supports and empowers people with disabilities, families and professionals.

We will discuss how to use CtLC to:

• Assess

• Plan

• Identify services and supports

• Assist to select Providers

• Coordinate

• Review

Presented by the Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

FAMILY IMPLEMENTATION SERIES

Heard about Charting the LifeCourse but are unsure where to start? Join this Family Implementation Series.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?

These sessions are helpful for ALL families, across ALL ages. We will:

• Review some helpful resources and tools.

• Have time to start working with them with and for your loved ones.

• Share and learn with other families.

WHAT IS FAMILY IMPLEMENTATION?

Family Implementation is an opportunity to learn about Charting the LifeCourse and to actually begin utilizing the tools to help your family achieve their good life. It is an opportunity to:

• Have support to being using tools and resources.

• Leave with info you can share with people who help you.

• Identify how and when to use.

Wednesdays in January (10, 17, 24, 31) 4pm - 5:30pm.

Sponsored by Nisonger-Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Can you imagine your child living their best life in the community as an adult? LIving with friends, going to gym, or having a favorite hang out.

Join us for this innovative series:

• Learn from families’ real experiences.

• See how they made the seemingly impossible, possible

• Hear how they worked with supports

• Gain inspiration and work with them to plan for your child

Series takes place January 23, 30 and February 6.

Presented by Nisonger-Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Learn about Indiana LifeCourseConnect

Whether you’re looking for day-to-day ideas and connections or big picture planning, LIfeCourseConnect is the ultimate tool for individuals and families in Indiana’s disability community. As an FCAR Waiver service available in Indiana, LCC is here to help you build the future you want for yourself, a loved one, or someone you support.

Free registration.

Help the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities ramp up for March! This year's March Developmental Disability Awareness theme is "A World of Opportunities," and we want to know what opportunities are most important to you! Join us for any of our six virtual "snack chats" before March. These will be thirty-minute casual conversations where people with developmental disabilities are encouraged to share their thoughts about what really matters to them.

1. A World of Opportunities: Tuesday, January 23 at 10:30 AM EST

2. Employment: Tuesday, January 30 at 10:30 AM EST

3. Education: Tuesday, February 6 at 10:30 AM EST

4. Healthcare & Wellness: Tuesday, February 13 at 10:30 AM EST

5. Neighborhoods & Transportation: Tuesday, February 20 at 10:30 AM EST

6. Community & Relationships: Tuesday, February 27 at 10:30 AM EST

Join any of our Snack Chats here: Microsoft Teams meeting link.

Join this one-hour event and learn about:

• How to help create a vision for an inclusive, productive and full “good life” for every children’s future utilizing Charting the LifeCourse Framework and tools.

• It is never too early!

Presented by Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

FAMILY IMPLEMENTATION SERIES

Heard about Charting the LifeCourse but are unsure where to start? Join this Family Implementation Series.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?

These sessions are helpful for ALL families, across ALL ages. We will:

• Review some helpful resources and tools.

• Have time to start working with them with and for your loved ones.

• Share and learn with other families.

WHAT IS FAMILY IMPLEMENTATION?

Family Implementation is an opportunity to learn about Charting the LifeCourse and to actually begin utilizing the tools to help your family achieve their good life. It is an opportunity to:

• Have support to being using tools and resources.

• Leave with info you can share with people who help you.

• Identify how and when to use.

Wednesdays in January (10, 17, 24, 31) 4pm - 5:30pm.

Sponsored by Nisonger-Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.

Can you imagine your child living their best life in the community as an adult? LIving with friends, going to gym, or having a favorite hang out.

Join us for this innovative series:

• Learn from families’ real experiences.

• See how they made the seemingly impossible, possible

• Hear how they worked with supports

• Gain inspiration and work with them to plan for your child

Series takes place January 23, 30 and February 6.

Presented by Nisonger-Family Resource Network of Ohio.

Free registration.