Community Event

Lessons Learned: Insights Into Starting and Growing a Small Business

Entrepreneurs with disabilities will share their experiences in building and growing their businesses. They will describe the challenges they experienced and share their strategies for success. Moderated by: Mai Ling Chan, MS, CCC-SLP Executive Consultant, CEO and Cofounder, Exceptional Lab Panelists include: Aanouluwapo Omoleye, Founder, AbleBook Africa Jesse Magee, Musician, Rock-Able Andrea Freeman, Founder, Puppy Luv Dog Boutique and Spa Jasmin […]

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Elevatus Training | Tinder, Grindr and More: Supporting People with I/DD Who Are Dating Online

People with I/DD want to be in relationships, but often struggle with just how to meet people. Lots of folks today are meeting people online, often through dating apps. How do we successfully support someone dating online? And what are some specific things to know about dating apps? Join us for this two part online

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Association of University Centers on Disabilities Conference

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) will be hosting their 13th annual conference this year. This year’s theme is Emerging Leaders: Shaping the Future. These leaders include innovative clinicians, service providers, trainers, self-advocates, family members, and those in academia. The goal of AUCD is to improve the health, education, social, and economic well-being

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OCALICON Autism and Disabilities Conference

OCALICON is the premier autism and disabilities conference where thousands of people from around the world come together to learn, network, and share research, best practices, and resources to support the life-long needs of individuals with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder and sensory and low-incidence disabilities. This year will mark our 17th anniversary, and we can’t

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Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?

Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples in our culture of those who have crossed lines. Even though people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, just like everyone, they also need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay

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Elevatus Training: What, Wait! You Want Me to Talk About Sexuality?

Healthy relationship boundaries are an important skill for us all. We are seeing more and more examples in our culture of those who have crossed lines. Even though people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are sexual beings, just like everyone, they also need the information and skills to navigate these waters and learn what’s okay

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Policy Power Lunch: Assessing the Impact of the Medicaid Unwinding

Hosted by the Policy Impact Project with Executive Director Joan Alker, this webinar discusses the state by state Medicaid landscape and what it looks like as we move from the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements and transition back to normal operations after the Public Health Emergency. The webinar will look at available data and discuss the

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Measuring the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions

This free webinar is designed to help early childhood professionals better understand how to measure the quality of caregivers’ interactions with infants and toddlers. This live session is hosted by Annie Li and Jaimie Orland, both Mathematica early childhood researchers. They will demonstrate a quality measurement observation tool–the Quality of Care for Infants and Toddlers

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