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 […]

Join us for this great event, "Education, Empowerment, Equity," organized by the Youth Advocacy Council, a team of youth and young adults with disabilities, ages 14 to 25, who connect with other students in Vermont, advocate for youth resources, and lead while providing community service. We will hear Nick Vujicic, Christina Irene, and Sarah Vazquez […]

In this 1.5-hour virtual workshop participants will see the skills of first-person narrative in action and gain the tools needed to structure and tell powerful stories of their own. This workshop is designed for everyone – whether you want to tell your story at the State House or just to close friends - and is […]

If you are a member of VFN’s Family Faculty and have taken the first Storytelling Open Workshop training on May 25th, we invite you to dive deeper into storytelling with a 2-hour follow-up workshop exclusively for VFN’s Family Faculty with Susanne Schmidt. Together we’ll consider the tenets of family-centered care and explore how to supercharge our true stories […]

Watch the Children's Personal Cares Services workshop video here. Adam Poulin, Program Administrator for Children With Special Health Needs with the Vermont Department of Health, provides an overview of Children’s Personal Care Services (CPCS) in Vermont. Participants will learn about how eligibility is determined, what the process is for applying, the mechanics of self-direction, and […]

Watch the Home Schooling and Special Education: Supporting Your Child workshop video here. Are you homeschooling a child who is eligible for special education? Come learn about how to engage with your school district to ensure you have the information and resources you need to successfully work with your child and access available services. Erin […]

Watch the Pediatric Perspectives: A Community Conversation on COVID-19 Vaccine and Children with Disabilities/Special Health Needs recording here. Do you have questions about getting the COVID-19 vaccine for your child? Whether you have a 12+ year-old who is eligible now to receive the vaccine or you are anticipating a vaccine for children under the age […]

Watch the Keys to Having a Successful Transition to Life After High School for Students with Disabilities - What Parents Need to Know recording here. John Spinney has worked at the VT Agency of Education for 16 years and he will be coming to us both as a sibling and legal guardian for his two […]

Watch the recording of The Mystery in Our Genes - Why We Are Who We Are here. If you are unable to attend, please register anyway. We’ll send you a recording of the workshop which you can watch on your own time. This presentation is created to help people understand the role that genetics plays […]

Watch the recording of Getting Support for Your Child with Significant & Unmanageable Emotional Challenges* *Please note that we will be re-taping this video and re-issuing the presentation notes at a later date with updated information. There will be additional information about the Relief From Abuse order (RFA). Click here for a .pdf of the […]