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:2216@dev.dscc.uic.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220427T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220430T210000 DTSTAMP:20220405T144950Z URL:https://dev.dscc.uic.edu/events/virtual-2022-illinois-school-for-the-d eaf-outreach-statewide-parent-conference/ SUMMARY:Virtual - 2022 Illinois School for the Deaf Outreach Statewide Pare nt Conference DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nA free\, two-part virtual conference for parents of children who are deaf and hard of hearing and professionals who work with their children\n\nThe 2022 Conference for Parents of Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing\, hosted by Illinois School for the Deaf Outreach\, w ill be held virtually on:\n\n April 27 from 5:45 - 9 p.m.\n April 30 fro m 8:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.\n\nThis year's conference offers a superhero theme a nd a wide variety of information each day for both parents and professiona ls.\n\nThe presenters are Cheri Sinnott-Springer\, Jackie Anderson\, Andre a Marwah and Amy Keslinke. Their topics will include:\n\n Become a Behavi or Support Superhero at Home\n Superheroes Prepare for Transition\n Supe rhero Advocate to the Rescue\, IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Educati on Act) and Advocacy Superpowers!!\n The Superhero Parent Perspective: Ra ising a Child Who is Deaf with Disabilities\n\nThe conference also include s an opportunity for participants to network virtually during the "Superhe roes Unite" session.\n\nFinancial assistance may be available to reimburse families for childcare expenses while attending the conference. These org anizations may be able to help:\n\n The ARC of Illinois Consumer Stipend Project. The application deadline is 30 days before the event.\n The Univ ersity of Illinois Chicago's Division of Specialized Care for Children (DS CC) may have funds available. Contact your DSCC Care Coordinator.\n STAR NET offers assistance to eligible families. Eligibility\, application guid elines and amounts available vary by region. The application deadline is 1 5 days before the event. Please see the flyer for STAR NET contacts and re gions.\n\nReasonable accommodation requests must be made at least three we eks prior to the event date. Auto-generated captioning will also be availa ble.\n\nThe conference is parent-safe\, meaning the topic of amplification or communication choices is not discussed. All families\, regardless of t heir choices are encouraged to attend.\n\nDownload the conference flyer fo r additional information regarding financial assistance\, professional dev elopment credits and conference contributors.\n\nRegister for one or both days of the conference online. CATEGORIES:Conference 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