Community Event

This is a professional development opportunity as well as a free workshop for families. In this panel discussion, family navigators with “lived experience” will share perspectives on engaging families from diverse cultures and helping them navigate the services. Their roles impact families you serve, especially families from unserved and underserved communities, rural communities, and where […]

Deja Barber will conduct a webinar with a deeper dive into the person-centered planning program. Specifically, she will discuss these topics and learn what a network is defined as and how she plans to help families build these outside networks. The webinar will end with a quick Q&A, and she will send out a sign-up

An interactive, exciting experience to learn more about Special Needs Planning including Special Needs Trusts, ABLE Accounts, Guardianship, Government Benefits, Tax Implications, Future Caregiving, and more!

Webinar discussing the state of housing for adults with disabilities in North Carolina. You will learn about: Housing options How to access housing for your loved one Cost of housing Featuring guest speakers: John Nash, Executive Director of the Arc of NC Christy Shaver, Housing Professional for Monarch NC

The NC Medicaid Ombudsman Program is an education and advocacy organization that is here to empower people with Medicaid. We can help you navigate the Medicaid Managed Care system. We provide free and confidential services to help people with Medicaid understand their benefits and resolve problems, so they can access the health care they need.

In this episode of Tool Time Tuesday, Christy Moore, Family to Family Health Information Center Program Lead will review two new fact sheets on SSI/SSDI and Medicaid Waivers in NC.

The North Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council (NC SILC), in partnership with the network of Centers for Independent Living (CILs), is providing opportunities to hear directly from you about what your life experiences are as North Carolinians with disabilities. They want to hear from you to learn more about the unmet needs of people with disabilities.

The i2i Center for Integrative Health partnered with the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities to bring more awareness, education and understanding of all perspectives around Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE). This is accomplished by offering opportunities for stakeholders representing important expertise to provide their perspectives, including expressing what they see as challenges and opportunities.

This seminar is hosted by UNC’s Family Support Network, and invites Kirby Morrow of Disability Rights NC to talk about advocacy.

In North Carolina, the NC Innovations Waiver is a program that can provide a robust level of services and supports for individuals with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities. The program has a waitlist that is sometimes confusing or challenging to be placed on, so this presentation aims to explain why it’s important to be on the