Workshops and Live Stream Events

April 2021

• see the flyer for Your Family's First Telehealth Visit

  Your Family's First Telehealth Visit

  Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 — 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  Learn the best practices for planning, attending, and arranging follow-up steps for productive family telehealth visits.
  Your Family's First Telehealth Visit - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for Part 2: The IEP (Individualized Education Program)

  Understanding Special Education : Part 2: The IEP (Individualized Education Program)

  Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  In this webinar you will learn “what comes next” after your child has been found eligible for special education services.
  Part 2: The IEP (Individualized Education Program) - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for ABC's of the IEP for Students with Reading or Writing Disabilites

  ABC's of the IEP for Students with Reading or Writing Disabilites

  Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021 — 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  This workshop will will help parents of students with reading or writing disabilities understand how to use the Individualized Education Program (IEP) to benefit their child.
  ABC's of the IEP for Students with Reading or Writing Disabilites - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for The Science of Taste

  Tech for Girls Club : The Science of Taste

  Date: Saturday, April 24, 2021 — 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  Join us in this virtual Tech for Girls workshop for two hands-on experiments to explore how your senses work together to help you taste and enjoy food. Needed supplies: 1 apple, cotton ball, vanilla extract, one small pack of jelly beans (with at least 3 different flavors), 3 small bowls or cups, one kitchen towel.
  The Science of Taste - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for Part 3: Tools for Notetaking and Writing

  Google Chrome for Students : Part 3: Tools for Notetaking and Writing

  Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 — 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  This session will explore Google tools for taking notes, using dictation, and writing school papers. This workshop will be helpful for students in middle school through college.
  Part 3: Tools for Notetaking and Writing - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for Part 3: Then What? Parent Action Steps

  Understanding Special Education : Part 3: Then What? Parent Action Steps

  Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 — 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  n this webinar you will learn ways to continue to be involved with your child’s IEP team, as well as what to if there is a disagreement.
  Part 3: Then What? Parent Action Steps - Register for this workshop

May 2021

• see the flyer for Guardianships

  Life Planning Series : Guardianships

  Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 — 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  Participants will learn about guardianship-conservatorship laws with a focus on the purpose, legal procedure, and considerations after appointment and changes to laws adopted by the State Legislature in 2020.
  Guardianships - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for Don’t Forget to Remember: Tools to Support Memory

  Don’t Forget to Remember: Tools to Support Memory

  Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 — 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  Memory is a helpful, and sometimes challenging, executive (thinking) function for increasing independence. Learn about a variety of apps, programs, devices, and strategies to help remember instructions, tasks, appointments, and more.
  Don’t Forget to Remember: Tools to Support Memory - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for Special & Supplemental Needs Trusts

  Life Planning Series : Special & Supplemental Needs Trusts

  Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021 — 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  This workshop will focus on power of attorney, health care directives, special and supplemental needs trusts, ABLE Accounts, and stimulus payments for SSI recipients.
  Special & Supplemental Needs Trusts - Register for this workshop
• see the flyer for What's So Special About Turning Three?

  What's So Special About Turning Three?

  Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 — 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  Before their child’s third birthday, families on IFSPs will learn how to actively participate in the transition from Early Intervention Services to Preschool Special Education services or other community-based services.
  What's So Special About Turning Three? - Register for this workshop

June 2021

• see the flyer for Legal Rights and Options for Youth Receiving Employment Services

  Legal Rights and Options for Youth Receiving Employment Services

  Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 — 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CST
  Location: Online Web Streaming
  Find out what employment services are available for young people with disabilities and what rights youth have when receiving employment services. We will talk about your options for a range of services, including employment services under Home and CommunityBased Services waivers and vocational rehabilitation services.
  Legal Rights and Options for Youth Receiving Employment Services - Register for this workshop

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  Co-sponsored by the Minnesota Disability Law Center