BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1939@dev.dscc.uic.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20211009 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20211011 DTSTAMP:20211005T162835Z URL:https://dev.dscc.uic.edu/events/cook-county-research-study-seeks-afric an-american-families-with-children-with-disabilities-in-kindergarten/ SUMMARY:Cook County Research Study Seeks African American Families with Chi ldren with Disabilities in Kindergarten DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nA research study on the impact of COVID-19 on the tr ansition to kindergarten among African American children with developmenta l disabilities\n\nThis University of Illinois Chicago Department of Disabi lity &\; Human Development study aims to understand how the COVID-19 pa ndemic has affected the school readiness process for African American fami lies with young children with disabilities and the transition to kindergar ten.\n\nYou may be eligible to participate in the study if:\n\n You are a n African American primary caregiver\n Your child is an African American preschooler with a suspected or diagnosed disability/delay\n Your child h as transitioned to kindergarten during the 2021-22 school year in Cook Cou nty\n\nStudy participation includes:\n\n Completing a demographic questio nnaire\n Participating in two 60–90-minute (phone or video conferencing ) interviews\n Capturing photos of your child’s transition experiences\ n\nParticipants will have the option to have their interviews audio record ed.\n\nThe goal of the study is that the findings will help support famili es by developing culturally relevant resources and recommendations in navi gating the school readiness process.\n\nSee the research study flyer for m ore details.\n\nThis research study is being conducted by disability studi es doctoral candidate Jasmine Brown and her faculty sponsor\, Dr. Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar. If you are interested in participating or have questions\ , please contact Jasmine at jpbrown2@uic.edu.\n\nThe deadline for particip ation is January 2022. CATEGORIES:Focus Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR