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CLC College Expo October 18

By on October 11, 2012 in Education, Post Transition, Special Event

Over 150 colleges are expected to attend the College Expo at the College of Lake County in Grayslake on October 18, 2012 from 6pm – 8pm.  High school students and families are invited to attend the Expo.  A list of participating colleges is here.   The event will be in the Physical Education Center (Building 7).

There will be two sessions on Financial Aid during the College Expo.  The first runs from 6:30pm – 7pm and the second from 7:15pm to 7:45pm.

CLC also offers a series of Transfer College Days for students transferring to a four year college.

For more information about the College Expo, call (847) 543-2090.

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Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality: Parent Training

By on October 10, 2012 in Education, Health, Post Transition, Relationships, Social Life

Bodies, Boundaries and SexualityParents and educators from SEDOL and member districts are invited to attend a training session titled “Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality:  Teaching Youth with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities”.   The session is on Thursday, October 25, 2012 from 7:00pm-9:00pm.  It will be held in the Gym at Laremont School, 17934 W. Gages Lake.  There is no charge for the program, but pre-registration is required.

 

The session will be conducted by Terri Couwehowen, who is the Clinic Coordinator for the Down Syndrome Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.  She is the author of several books including “Teaching Children with Down syndrome about their Bodies, Boundaries and Sexuality:  A Guide for Parents and Professionals”, “The Girl’s Guide to Growing Up:  Choices and Changes in the Tween Years”, and her newest book “A Boy’s Guide to Growing Up:  Choices and Changes during Puberty”.   She is a Certified Sexuality Educator with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.

Specific areas to be discussed:

  • Reasons sexuality education is critical.
  • Key concepts before transitioning out of school.
  • Roles of parents and professionals.
  • Qualities of a good sexuality education program.
  •  Resources for further education.

This program is sponsored by the SEDOL Transition Program and the Parent Mentor Project.  For more information contact Joy Bux,  jbux@sedol.us, 847-986-1126.

 

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Directions Fair Tonight – D114

By on October 2, 2012 in Education, Post Transition, Special Event

 

Tonight’s  Directions Fair  focuses on post-secondary options for students with special needs.  There will be a Fair in the field house and breakout sessions.  The Directions Fair is from 6:00pm until 8:30pm at Forest View Educational Center, 2121 South Goebbert Rd in Arlington Heights.

The Fair will run continuously with exhibitors from 25+ programs for special needs students.  These programs represent a variety of approaches to post-secondary education and reach for different kinds of students.   Programs  include Life Skills Training, Career Training, Community Colleges and Universities.  A list of exhibitors is here.

Breakout sessions will take place concurrently with the Fair.  The breakout sessions correspond to the four kinds of programs listed above.   Details are shown on the flyer. 

The event is sponsored by the Northwest Council for Educational Success.  For more information contact Lyndsay Janura,  ljanura@barrington220.org, 847-842-3498.   The URL for the event is  http://www.d214.org/directions

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National Forum on Disability Issues Viewing at LCCIL

By on September 26, 2012 in Education, Government, Special Event

The Lake County Center for Independent Living (LCCIL) is hosting a live viewing of the second-ever National Forum on Disability Issues on Friday September 28,2012 at 11:30am.   The public is invited to attend.  The event is free but a pre-registration is encouraged.  (Attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch.)    The LCCIL is located at 377 N. Seymour Avenue in Mundelein.

The Forum is a non-partisan event originating in Columbus, OH.  Ohio candidates have been invited to attend, as well as Presidential Candidates.  More information can be found at their website:  http://www.dfdi.org.   The first National Forum on Disabilities took place in 2008.

Attendees can register to vote at the viewing.

To register, or obtain more information, please contact Allison@lccil.org or at 847-949-4440

Readers who are aware of other viewing venues are asked to post information in the Comments section  below.

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Wendy on Wheels at Abilities Fair

By on July 25, 2012 in Education, Health, Opinion, Special Event

“Wendy on Wheels” author Angela Lieberman attended the recent Abilities Expo in Schaumburg.  She reviews her experience on her blog.

Ms. Lieberman lead a discussion on bullying using  the fourth book in her series, “Wendy Takes A Stand”,  In this book, Wendy witnesses a bullying incident and has to decide how to handle it.  Other books include “Wendy Goes to the Beach”, “Wendy Goes to the Zoo” and “Wendy Saves the Day”.

Author Lieberman recently released two books on self-catheterization for children in collaboration with 180 Medical.  “Ethan can Cath” and “Emma Can Cath” will help children learn this important independence-building skill.  The book is free to members of the 180 Medical Kids Club.   Membership is free and available at http://www180medical.com/kids.

Acclaimed author Lieberman stories were inspired by her sister, Amanda, who has spina bidida.  They have been featured magazines and newspapers.  She is currently booking fall school visits.

 

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Think College iPad Webinar

By on July 23, 2012 in Education

“The iPad as a Personal Learning Device”, a webinar, will be offered on Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 1-2:30pm CDT (Chicago time).  The webinar will introduce  the many applications, settings, features, functions, and apps that make the iPad a state-of-the-art personal learning device.   Participants will learn how to take notes, make audio recordings, add email accounts, activate speech to text, and other functions. Participants will learn about the uses and possibilities of available apps for productivity, social networking, storage, reading, personalized newspapers, and much more.

The webinar is sponsored by Think College, an initiative that promotes college options for individuals with developmental disabilities.  Webinars are free, but pre-registration is required.  To register for the webinar click here.  Other scheduled  webinars are shown here.

 

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Respite Care: Train the Trainer in McHenry

By on June 15, 2012 in Education, Lifestyle, Post Transition

Respite care is precious commodity to those of us who care for those needing 24-hour supervision. Often personal networks of family, friends, neighbors and church members are called on to help.   in our gratitude, the matter of training  may not be addressed, sometimes leaving us a bit unsettled.

As part of an initiative to train these volunteer respite providers, McHenry County’s Options and Advocacy is sponsoring a the two day workshop to prepare trainers who can then train additional volunteer trainers.  Schools, senior living facilities, healthcare and other groups are encouraged to attend. Some church communities plan attend in order to train members of their congregation who feel called to give families a little break from time to time.

Training will be provided by staff from Marklund, a Geneva,IL based non-profit using their Respite Education and Support Tools (REST) program

The free workshop will be held on June 19 & 20 from 9am-6pm each day.  For more information contact Options and Advocacy, Karen Rios,  847-477-4720.

 

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Rosalind Franklin Medical Students Conduct Autism Events

By on May 24, 2012 in Education, Health, Other

Medical students at Rosalind Franklin University conducted three events in April to observe National Autism Awareness Month and increase disability awareness among health care students.

The events included a workshop with a panel of parents, team participation in the North Shore Walk Now for Autism Speaks and lunch discussion with a developmental pediatrician.  The events were co-sponsored by the Pediatric Interest Group and the Student Interest Group in Neurology.

Noting that medical students don’t often encounter patients with disabilities in their curriculum, the sponsors developed a panel of local parents to discuss their experiences.  The parent panel included several parents who currently serve on the SEDOL Parent Advisory Board.  One of the panel members was a medical student with a child with a disability.

Parents and students felt positively about the experience according to Eva Schwartz, medical student and event organizer.  “Overall, the panel was a good reminder about some of the basics of patient care  — treat the patient not the disease, be involved with your patients and their families, listen, and show compassion.”, Schwartz continued.

There is interest in repeating the event, although It has not been determined if this will be repeated next year.  For more information contact Eva Schwartz at eva.schwartz@my.rfums.org.

The Nemo News salutes the medical students for reaching out to learn more about our families and autism.

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SEDOL Superintendent Moline’s Blog

By on May 22, 2012 in Education

As Dr. Thomas Moline finishes his first year as superintendent of the Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL), he has initiated a blog to share news with staff and others  connected to SEDOL.   Recent posts include reflections on end-of-year activities like prom, awards and graduation.

Dr. Moline writes that he enjoys visiting SEDOL classrooms and seeing student projects.  In addition, he has been reaching out to member districts.  He offers a presentation and meets the school boards that make up the SEDOL cooperative. You can access his blog here and from the main SEDOL home page.  Readers can receive new posts  by clicking on the follow button at the bottom right of the blog.

TheNemoNews enjoys reading his blog and seeing the pictures he includes.  We honor his efforts reach out to us.

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Gurnee-Area Educational Transportation Changes Planned

By on May 7, 2012 in Education, Transportation

A new program to transport Special Education students in Gurnee area school districts is currently in the works, according to a recent article the Chicago Tribune (TribLocal).  The cooperating districts plan to purchase 12 vans and hire 12 drivers to improve the students experience.  The districts estimate that this will save some money.  Moreover, it will result in better screening and supervision of drivers.

The districts hope to develop their intergovernmental agreement by late May.  The districts involved are Warren Township High School (D121), Woodland (D50) and Gurnee (D56).

Currently, some Special Education students are transported in taxis to receive services that are specifically tailored to meet their special needs and are not available in their home school.

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