BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.dsamidlands.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:69549113-a41f-4cd6-bc84-733467e17a08 X-WR-CALDESC:The Down Syndrome Education Series (DSES) is a monthly educati onal seminar for families of children with Down syndrome\, designed to con nect parents with information that will positively impact the education an d well-being of their child.\n\nSpeakers - Brett Samson & Leslie Bishop Ha rtung\, Autism Center of Nebraska\n Rachelle Main\, Mun roe Meyer Institute Transition Clinic \n Mary McHale & Daniel Holm\, Parent and Self-Advocate\n\nWorkshop Description: Transition s & Beyond - What to expect and how to prepare!\n\nWhat are transition ser vices? How and when does my child qualify for transition services? Who par ticipates in determining what transition services will be provided? What d o services look like after my child graduates from the transitions program ? How are those services paid for?\n\nAll this and MORE answered by our pa nel of experts at our February Down Syndrome Education Series!\n\nMore abo ut the DSES 'Transitions & Beyond' speakers:\n\nBrett Samson\, Chief Execu tive Officer and President at the Autism Center of Nebraska\, started at A CN in February of 2018. He has 20 years of experience working in the field of developmental disabilities\, mental illness and with at-risk youth. He began supporting people with developmental disabilities as a direct-suppo rt professional in the late 90s while working through college. Brett is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-at Omaha and his experience in the disability field is vast. He has worked in community relations\, directed both vocational and residential programs\, and most recently served as an area director for a program in Iowa. \n\nLeslie Bishop Hartung\, Director of Quality Assurance and Staff Development at the Autism Center of Nebrask a\, has more than thirty years of experience in non-profit management. Pre vious to this position\, she served as the Executive Director of The Arc o f Norfolk\, Inc.\, which is an organization that advocates for the rights of citizens with developmental disabilities and their families. As a famil y member of an individual who experiences developmental disabilities\, Les lie sets a high standard for quality services at ACN.\n\nRachelle 'Shelly' Main is the Training Coordinator for the Parent Resource Coordinators at Munroe-Meyer Institute. Rachelle engages and procures incoming PRCs and p rovides initial and on-going training and support. Rachelle knows the Pare nt Resource Clinic well as she fills in as a Parent Resource Coordinator w hen needed. There are currently 7 Parent Resource Coordinators in various clinics at MMI\, Omaha\, Lincoln\, Kearney\, and several more will be adde d to serve families at clinics in North Platte and Norfolk soon. Rachelle stated: 'I love the role of our PRCs as they are parents of special needs kiddos who help other special needs families navigate the health and servi ce care systems! I so wish I had had someone to help me when we started ou r journey!'\n\nMary McHale and her husband\, Joe Holm\, are the parents of Daniel Holm. Mary has always been a planner\; hence her day job as a pro ject manager. When she is not working\, Mary advocates by attending disabi lity education sessions (like DSES) to gain more information and improve t he quality of Daniel’s life as well as the lives of others who have disabi lities. She has also served and continues to serve on boards that impact t he lives of individuals with disabilities. \n\nDaniel Holm is in his last semester at the Omaha Public Schools Transition Program. He has been rec eiving the DD waiver for day services since 2018 (even though he is not 21 ) and is working on skills to live on his own within the next 3 years. He participates in Special Olympics basketball and power lifting and is taki ng a break from swimming and tennis this year. He attends recreational pr ograms at UNMC MMI and Ollie Webb Center\, Inc. He is looking forward to working once he is finished with the transition program with the end-goal of making his own money. Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation and a Services Provider are currently assisting in that process. \n\n*Registration will close Monday\, February 18th at 10am. Please contact Leah at janke@dsamidl ands.org if you miss the deadline and would like to attend. \n**Childcare is not provided. With the exception of infants\, we request that you refr ain from bringing children to this event. X-WR-RELCALID:1d8fbcbf4f1edbf5b0165894fc65052c X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20191103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20190310T020000 RDATE:20200308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:470c6290-51d2-42e8-b155-52719a250142 DTSTAMP:20260502T100548Z DESCRIPTION:The Down Syndrome Education Series (DSES) is a monthly educatio nal seminar for families of children with Down syndrome\, designed to conn ect parents with information that will positively impact the education and well-being of their child.\n\nSpeakers - Brett Samson & Leslie Bishop Har tung\, Autism Center of Nebraska\n Rachelle Main\, Munr oe Meyer Institute Transition Clinic \n Mary McHale & D aniel Holm\, Parent and Self-Advocate\n\nWorkshop Description: Transitions & Beyond - What to expect and how to prepare!\n\nWhat are transition serv ices? How and when does my child qualify for transition services? Who part icipates in determining what transition services will be provided? What do services look like after my child graduates from the transitions program? How are those services paid for?\n\nAll this and MORE answered by our pan el of experts at our February Down Syndrome Education Series!\n\nMore abou t the DSES 'Transitions & Beyond' speakers:\n\nBrett Samson\, Chief Execut ive Officer and President at the Autism Center of Nebraska\, started at AC N in February of 2018. He has 20 years of experience working in the field of developmental disabilities\, mental illness and with at-risk youth. He began supporting people with developmental disabilities as a direct-suppor t professional in the late 90s while working through college. Brett is a g raduate of the University of Nebraska-at Omaha and his experience in the d isability field is vast. He has worked in community relations\, directed b oth vocational and residential programs\, and most recently served as an a rea director for a program in Iowa. \n\nLeslie Bishop Hartung\, Director o f Quality Assurance and Staff Development at the Autism Center of Nebraska \, has more than thirty years of experience in non-profit management. Prev ious to this position\, she served as the Executive Director of The Arc of Norfolk\, Inc.\, which is an organization that advocates for the rights o f citizens with developmental disabilities and their families. As a family member of an individual who experiences developmental disabilities\, Lesl ie sets a high standard for quality services at ACN.\n\nRachelle 'Shelly' Main is the Training Coordinator for the Parent Resource Coordinators at Munroe-Meyer Institute. Rachelle engages and procures incoming PRCs and pr ovides initial and on-going training and support. Rachelle knows the Paren t Resource Clinic well as she fills in as a Parent Resource Coordinator wh en needed. There are currently 7 Parent Resource Coordinators in various c linics at MMI\, Omaha\, Lincoln\, Kearney\, and several more will be added to serve families at clinics in North Platte and Norfolk soon. Rachelle s tated: 'I love the role of our PRCs as they are parents of special needs k iddos who help other special needs families navigate the health and servic e care systems! I so wish I had had someone to help me when we started our journey!'\n\nMary McHale and her husband\, Joe Holm\, are the parents of Daniel Holm. Mary has always been a planner\; hence her day job as a proj ect manager. When she is not working\, Mary advocates by attending disabil ity education sessions (like DSES) to gain more information and improve th e quality of Daniel’s life as well as the lives of others who have disabil ities. She has also served and continues to serve on boards that impact th e lives of individuals with disabilities. \n\nDaniel Holm is in his last semester at the Omaha Public Schools Transition Program. He has been rece iving the DD waiver for day services since 2018 (even though he is not 21) and is working on skills to live on his own within the next 3 years. He participates in Special Olympics basketball and power lifting and is takin g a break from swimming and tennis this year. He attends recreational pro grams at UNMC MMI and Ollie Webb Center\, Inc. He is looking forward to w orking once he is finished with the transition program with the end-goal o f making his own money. Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation and a Services Provider are currently assisting in that process. \n\n*Registration will c lose Monday\, February 18th at 10am. Please contact Leah at janke@dsamidla nds.org if you miss the deadline and would like to attend. \n**Childcare i s not provided. With the exception of infants\, we request that you refra in from bringing children to this event. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190219T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190219T203000 LOCATION:UNO Community Engagement Center Room 231 SUMMARY:Postponed due to weather! DSES - Transitions & Beyond - What to exp ect and how to prepare! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR