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:5751@dev.dscc.uic.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250812T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250812T130000 DTSTAMP:20250808T132315Z URL:https://dev.dscc.uic.edu/events/webinar-special-education-eligibility- evaluation-core/ SUMMARY:Webinar –\; “\;Special Education Eligibility &\; Eval uation: Core”\; DESCRIPTION:A free webinar on driving requirements and readiness for self-a dvocates and families with a loved one with disabilities\nThe Arc of Illin ois‘\; Family-to-Family Health Information Center and Illinois Life S pan Program (ILS) will host “\;Special Education Eligibility &\; E valuation: Core”\; on Zoom on Aug. 12 from 12 to 1 p.m.\nLearn about special education eligibility and evaluation with presenters Megan Mutti\, Executive Director of Family Matters Parent Training and Information Cent er\, and Karrie Potter\, Family Matters Educational Support Coach.\nMegan and Karrie will walk participants through topics\, including:\n\nIdentifyi ng three key steps in the Illinois special education eligibility and evalu ation process\nDistinguishing the core difference between a medical diagno sis and educational eligibility\nListing the 14 Individuals with Disabilit ies Education Act (IDEA) disability categories used for eligibility in Ill inois\nRecognizing three common barriers and potential solutions during th e evaluation process\nUnderstanding two key issues to consider in explorin g Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) options\n\nMegan is a 2023 Illi nois Partners in Policymaking Program graduate and a 2020 Family Fellow of the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities ( LEND) Program at the University of Illinois Chicago. Megan is also a Chart ing the LifeCourse Ambassador and a strong proponent of effective person-c entered planning practices.\nKarrie has over 20 years of professional expe rience supporting families navigating special education systems. She is al so a parent of an adult child with a disability. She joined Family Matters in 2005 and serves families in 94 Illinois counties.\nThe webinar is free . It is open to people with disabilities\, parents and guardians who want to learn more.\nRegister for “\;Special Education Eligibility &\; Evaluation: Core”\; on Zoom.\n CATEGORIES:Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR