Formal Presentations:
6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.: Samantha Salvato from College of DuPage: Transitioning from High School to College for Students with Disabilities
7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.: Mark Harris from the University of Iowa: Top Mistakes Parents Make During the Transition to College
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Sherri Schneider from Benefit Solutions: SSI, SSDI, HFS – Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Government Benefits
Colleges, College Experience and Trades Attending:
Beacon College ~ Bowling Green State University ~ Camp Akeela ~ Chapel Haven ~ Chicagoland Laborers District Council Training & Apprentice Fund ~ Chicago Professional Center ~ Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Apprentices and Training Program ~ College of Charleston ~ College of DuPage ~ College of DuPage COACH ~ Concordia University Wisconsin ~ Curry College ~ Dominican University ~ Eastern Illinois University ~ Edgewood College ~ Elmhurst College ELSA ~ First Institute Training and Management, Inc ~ Harper College ~ Illinois Institute of Art ~ Illinois Welding School ~ Judson University RISE ~ Landmark College ~ LD Virtual Tutoring ~ Life Development Institute ~ Lincoln College of Technology ~ Loras College ~ Mansfield Hall ~ Middlebridge School ~ Minnesota Independence College and Community ~ Morton College ~ Mount St. Joseph University ~ Northeastern Illinois University ~ Options for College Success ~ Options Transition to Independence ~ P.A.C.E. at National Lewis ~ Purdue University ~ Shepherds College ~ Southern Illinois University Achieve ~ Symbol Training Institute ~ Tricoci University of Beauty Culture ~ Turning Point Autism Foundation ~ Universal Technical Institute ~ University of Illinois ~ University of Illinois at Chicago ~ University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ~ University of Indianapolis ~ University of Iowa ~ University of Iowa REACH ~ University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ~ University Technical College ~ Vincennes University ~ and many more…
Other Agencies Attending:
AbilityLinks ~ AIM-CIL ~ Arc of Illinois & Arc Life Span ~ Arts of Life ~ Aspire Chicago ~ AutonomyWorks ~ Benefit Boost ~ Center for Autism and Related Disorders ~ Cherubim DTP ~ Clancy & Associates, LTD. ~ Community Support Services, Inc ~ Connections of Friends ~ CORE Connection ~ DayOne Pact, Inc ~ DONKA ~ DuPage County Workforce Development ~ Estate Planning Law Group ~ Family Benefit Solutions ~ Gateway Special Recreation Association ~ Giant Steps ~ GiGi’s Playhouse ~ Illinois Center for Rehabilitation Education – Roosevelt (ICRE) ~ Illinois Department of Human Services – Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) ~ Illinois State Treasurer ~ JJB Educational Consultant, Inc. ~ Joshua Tree Community ~ Life’s Plan, Inc. ~ Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes ~ Little Friends (Spectrum) ~ Meridian Health ~ Oak-Leyden Developmental Services ~ PACTT Learning Center ~ Parent’s Alliance Employment Project ~ Premier Care ~ Project SEARCH ~ Ray Graham Association ~ Regional Transportation Authority ~ Rubin Law ~ Rush ~ SEASPAR ~ Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters ~ The Eval Center ~ Thomas Clark Law, LLC ~ UPC Seguin of Greater Chicago ~ Vocamotive, Inc. ~ Waddell & Reed ~ Western Du Page Special Recreation ~ Wheaton Warrenville Special Needs PTA (WWSN PTA) ~ and many more…