Community Event

This session will provide an overview of caregiving statistics in NC, how resources like 211 can be utilized, and how to prepare be a caregiver/caregiving across the lifespan. Presenter: Mark Hensley, Associate State Director of Community Outreach and Advocacy, AARP NC Triad Region

The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) is in the process of updating their Coordinated Transportation Plan and are looking for feedback! This plan is updated every five years and is a process of identifying transportation needs, providing strategies for meeting those needs, and prioritizing services to meet those needs for older adults (65+), those

Please join the ECAC for their 2024 Leadership Summit for Families of Color. Parenting a child with a disability has often been viewed as race-neutral, yet the statistics show that Black and Brown students have more negative outcomes than their White peers. This Free event will be a day of honest conversation and education designed

Join the NCDHHS to learn about best practices to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on their path to achieving Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE).

Join the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a free watch party of the exclusive film UNMET. Learn more about the Direct Support Personnel (DSP) crisis in North Carolina that impacts individuals with disabilities across the state. You can register for free and dinner will

Durham Exchange Club Industries of Durham North Carolina will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting with local Durham members of the House of Representative and local State Senators to discuss the current events related to accessing Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Services. The event will be live and in-person (see address above). Representatives will respond to questions and

Youth LEAD NC will be talking about self-advocacy in healthcare! Sometimes it’s hard to speak up for yourself or a loved one at the doctor’s office, the hospital, or other healthcare settings. It’s important to know your rights and navigate the right resources for you. Join on Zoom at 7 PM and please email meredith@youthleadnc.org

Meet the Need returns to put action steps to four priority I/DD goals. Ann Rodriguez and Linda Kendall Fields will guide participants through the next steps of the collective impact process. Don’t worry if you were not able to attend Part 1 – we will help you to catch up.

Youth Leadership Forum is an event for youth and young adults with disabilities between the ages 15 and 30. This event is to support them with transition skills whether it is going from high school to college, college to work, moving out of parents’ home to living independently, or any other transition phase that may

Often when we think of related services listed in the IEP, the first things to come to mind are OT, PT and Speech. Did you know that related services also include parent counseling and training? Parent counseling and training means: Assisting parents in understanding the special needs of their child Providing parents with information about