Quality Trust "Hot Topics" Series: Money and Benefits Management
March 4, 2021 –
New Year, New Free Webinars from Quality Trust for DC Parents and Caregivers
Please join us for the 2021 “Hot Topics” series! We have set up free webinars on topics chosen by people with disabilities and their families. In this series, you will learn practical information and strategies to help people and families in the District to get the most out of available supports and services.
In this "Hot Topics" session, you will hear from Jonathan Martinis, Senior Legal Director at the Burton Blatt Institute, about strategies for working, saving, and spending money without losing your benefits. Rhonda White, QT Family Ties of DC Program Coordinator, will facilitate question & answer and a discussion to make sure you learn what you want and need.
If you have any questions, please contact Rhonda White at rwhite@dcqualitytrust.org or (202)302-6635.
Chuck E. Cheese is proud to support families who have children with autism and other special needs. We offer a sensory-friendly experience on the first Sunday of every month at participating locations, opening our stores two hours before their normal opening time. Our Sensory Sensory events include a trained and caring staff that work to ensure each guest has a fun-filled visit. We realize that the Chuck E. experience can be very stimulating for any child, so our mission is to create an event that allows ALL kids to be a kid.
Chuck E. Cheese is proud to support families who have children with autism and other special needs. We offer a sensory-friendly experience on the first Sunday of every month at participating locations, opening our stores two hours before their normal opening time. Our Sensory Sensory events include a trained and caring staff that work to ensure each guest has a fun-filled visit. We realize that the Chuck E. experience can be very stimulating for any child, so our mission is to create an event that allows ALL kids to be a kid.
Chuck E. Cheese is proud to support families who have children with autism and other special needs. We offer a sensory-friendly experience on the first Sunday of every month at participating locations, opening our stores two hours before their normal opening time. Our Sensory Sensory events include a trained and caring staff that work to ensure each guest has a fun-filled visit. We realize that the Chuck E. experience can be very stimulating for any child, so our mission is to create an event that allows ALL kids to be a kid.
Preparing Students with Autism to Enter the Workforce -- Dr. Temple Grandin
March 9, 2021 –
About Dr. Temple Grandin
Dr. Temple Grandin is well known to many for her trailblazing work as a spokesperson for people with autism and her lifelong work with animal behavior. Her life’s work has been to understand her own autistic mind, and to share that knowledge with the world, aiding in the treatment of individuals with the condition.
About the class
Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, shares her perspective on what students with autism need to be doing while they are young to prepare themselves to enter the workforce after completing their education.
Finding Support for Parents of Students With Aspergers/Autism
March 16, 2021 –
Over the past 25 years the Aspergers/Autism Network has worked with tens of thousands of adults with an Aspergers/Autism profile as well as with parents of neurodiverse children, teens, and adults. They have found that parents feel that their friends who are parenting neurotypicals don't understand the journey that they are on with their neurodiverse child. Some parents have been on this journey since their child was in preschool, and others are suddenly finding out that their 25-year-old adult child is on the spectrum.
In this webinar, Michele Contara, Co-Director or AANE Adult Services will examine the strengths and challenges facing individuals with autism who do not have an intellectual disability in order to identify ways to reframe and improve the parent/child relationship and suggest ways for parents to obtain the support they urgently need.
What You Will Learn
Examine the strengths and challenges facing individuals with autism without an intellectual disability.
Identify ways to reframe and improve the parent/child relationship.
Suggest ways for parents to obtain the support they urgently need.
Quality Trust "Hot Topics" Series: Becoming a Family Caregiver Provider for DC Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
March 17, 2021 –
Please join us for the 2021 “Hot Topics” series! We have set up free webinars on topics chosen by people with disabilities and their families. In this series, you will learn practical information and strategies to help people and families in the District to get the most out of available supports and services.
In this "Hot Topics" session, you will hear from Jonathan Martinis, Senior Legal Director at the Burton Blatt Institute, about the rules and strategies for being paid by DC DDA for being a caregiver to your family member. Rhonda White, QT Family Ties of DC Program Coordinator, will facilitate question & answer and a discussion to make sure you learn what you want and need.
If you have any questions, please contact Rhonda White at rwhite@dcqualitytrust.org or (202)302-6635.
Quality Trust "Hot Topics" Series: DC DDA’s New Complaint Process
March 24, 2021 –
lease join us for the 2021 “Hot Topics” series! We have set up free webinars on topics chosen by people with disabilities and their families. In this series, you will learn practical information and strategies to help people and families in the District to get the most out of available supports and services.
In this "Hot Topics" session, you will hear from Jonathan Martinis, Senior Legal Director at the Burton Blatt Institute, about the rules and strategies for accessing and using DDA’s new compliant process. Rhonda White, QT Family Ties of DC Program Coordinator, will facilitate question & answer and a discussion to make sure you learn what you want and need.
If you have any questions, please contact Rhonda White at rwhite@dcqualitytrust.org or (202)302-6635.
Quality Trust "Hot Topics" Series: Money and Benefits Management