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:2175@dev.dscc.uic.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220323T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220323T200000 DTSTAMP:20220307T165447Z URL:https://dev.dscc.uic.edu/events/differently-abled-student-empowerment- series-using-your-voice/ SUMMARY:Differently-Abled Student Empowerment Series: Using Your Voice DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nA free webinar series for parents and high-school-ag e youth with IEPs on overcoming hardship\, strengthening relationships and self-advocacy\n\nFamily Matters Parent Training &\; Information Center 's  Differently-abled Student Empowerment Series will conclude with "Usin g Your Voice" on March 23 from 7 - 8 p.m.\n\nSelf-advocacy skills are crit ical for success in the adult world. The prime time to work on those skill s is while students are still in school.  However\, students who have Ind ividualized Education Programs (IEPs) may not know how to talk about their own learning needs or explain them to others.\n\nThis webinar will focus on teaching students how to take action after they've created a vision and plan for themselves.\n\nPresenter Dr. Keyon L Anderson has encountered an d overcome many hardships while seeking a better future. One of his bigges t challenges was learning how to live and succeed with Dyslexia\, an infor mation processing disorder.\n\nAnderson is an author and completed his Doc tor of Education in Educational Leadership at the University of Southern C alifornia (USC). He is living his "dream come true" and continues to serve as a role model in helping students with disabilities fight stigma\, stre ngthen relationships and be involved in their individualized education pro gram (IEP).\n\nThis webinar is free for all participants.\n\nRegister and get more information about the presenter here. CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR