A comprehensive look at the different coverage options available for Vermonters through Vermont Health Connect and Green Mountain Care. Learn about coverage options for both children and adults, including Medicaid and Medicare supportive programs. Register here This workshop will be recorded and saved on our website and YouTube channel.
October 7 from 1 pm – 2:30 pm – Preparing Families to Provide Testimony About Changes to Special Education Rules. Presenters: Attorneys from Vermont Legal Aid Disability Law Project. Register here This workshop will be recorded and saved on our website and YouTube channel.
This Zoom Sibshop asks sibs to come prepared with a favorite recipe. Better yet, cook or bake your favorite snack and describe it to us while you eat it! We will watch a few video clips about cooking with a disability and discuss ways that people with disabilities or special health needs can adapt their […]
October 19 from 9 am – 10 am – Family Strategies for Mitigating the Long-Term Effects of the Pandemic. Presenter: Dr. Marlene Marone, Licensed Psychologist-Doctorate, Chief Psychologist & Manager, Psychological Services, University of Vermont Medical Center. Register here. This workshop will be recorded and saved on our website and YouTube channel.
Disabled Children’s Home Care (VT’s Katie Beckett Medicaid) Eligibility & New Application. Presenter: Betty Morse, HST/Technical Assistance Specialist, Children with Special Health Needs (CSHN), Vermont Department of Health. Register here
December 2 from 12 noon- 1 pm - Family Worry in 2020. What’s Not to Worry About? 2020 has been a challenging year for a variety of reasons. In the context of the pandemic, a divisive political landscape, and ongoing uncertainty around social justice issues, you and your family may be feeling more worried and […]
Watch Remote Learning Tips and Tricks for Families and Practitioners video here. Families and educators alike have needed to quickly adapt to accessing a remote education environment. Join us for this free workshop as we share practical tips and tricks for both parents and practitioners in navigating and maximizing remote education during the pandemic. Presenters: […]
Watch the Covid 19 and Your Family Video Here. Join us for an interactive session with Lakeside Pediatrics’ Dr. Greg Connolly, M.D., F.A.A.P., where he will help interpret the most recent news around COVID 19 and the vaccine with a focus on questions posed by families who have children with disabilities. Presenter: Dr Greg Connolly, […]
Watch Increasing Access, Opportunity and Equity for All Learners: A Community-School Approach to Dual Enrollment video here. Join us to learn about: the Dual Enrollment Program and its purpose and connection to student-centered learning; participation rates of student groups in Dual Enrollment; State strategies for increasing participation rates of students with disabilities; and how stakeholders […]
Watch the Supported Decision Making video here. Join us to learn more about Supported Decision Making which is an alternative to guardianship. Through this process a person with a disability makes their own decisions by using support networks to help understand the issues & their choices, asking questions in a language they understand, & communicating their own decisions to others. We […]