DuPage Family Disability Network

April 7 Open Meeting

Add comment March 19th, 2008

Subject: DFDN Wed. Feb. 20th Meeting 7to9pm

      Welcome to our second information meeting of 2008!

           DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
                        Wed. February 20, 2008  Open Board Meeting
                                           Lisle Police Station
                                               Route 53
                                            Lisle, IL  60532
                                              7pm to 9pm

     Please register by e-mailing info below to:            

  PERSONAL ASSISTANTS OR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL STAFF TOOLS

Katie Keiling;
Community Support Coordinator
Insitute on Disability and Human Development: UIC

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) play a critical role in the lives of
people with developmental disabilities and their families.

The DSP Workforce Initiative, a project supported by the Illinois Council on
Developmental Disabilities, has developed a plan to make significant
changes in Illinois to improve the recruitment and retention of DSPs.
Through this initiative, an exciting resource has been developed for
individuals with disabilities and their families to assist in finding,
choosing, and keeping great DSPs.

    Email Address: dfdn@dfdn.org
                                Name:
                                Number Attending:
                                Parent/Organization:

     Look forward to seeing
     everyone,
     R. Sikora,

Add comment February 12th, 2008

DFDN Meeting Apr 11

April 11, 2007
Lisle Public Library
777 Front Street
Lisle, IL 60532
7:00 – 9:00 pm
www.dfdn.org
dfdn@dfdn.org

This past January DFDN invited one of the states benefit specialists to speek with our group. Our April meeting is a follow up to that discusion to answer some of items to a greater extent.

We have invited Alan Goldstein, PABSS Project Manager, IL ADA Project Manager & Senior Attorney Equip for Equality, Inc.

Please join the members of the DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN) for a discussion on Protection and Advocacy (P&A) for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Project.

Topics:

• The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in Everyday Life
• Put Your Rights to Work: The Americans With Disabilities Act and Employment
• Ticket to Work: Know Your Rights, Protect Your Benefits

There will be time for questions to be entertained from the audience.

Please register at dfdn@dfdn.org if you are planning on attending the meeting.
Walk-ins are always welcome, but it helps our room set-up if we have
an idea of how many people to anticipate.

Add comment March 28th, 2007

DFDN Meeting Feb 19

Monday February 19, 2007
Lisle Library
777 Front Street
Lisle, IL 60532
7pm to 9pm

This evening’s presenters will address residential options for
individuals with disabilities.
The presenters are:

Bruce Thompson, Executive Director
Deicke Home
1005 E. Division
Lombard, IL 60148

Cathy Ficker Terrill, Executive Director
Patrick Carroll, Intake Coordinator
Ray Graham Association
2801 Finley Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Please register by e-mailing the info below to dfdn@dfdn.org
Name:
Number attending:
Parent/Organization:

Add comment February 3rd, 2007

DFDN Minutes: 9/13/2006

Meeting minutes are as follows…

DuPage Family Disability Network

Minutes

September 13, 2006

The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm by president, Barb Petersen.

Guest speakers, Art Dykstra, Executive Director of Trinity Services and Barbara McGoldrick, Board Member of Trinity Services, were introduced. The pair then presented how they were able to purchase a home for Barbara’s son and how Trinity then provides support services.

The property was approved by HUD through the local housing authority and qualified for project based vouchers. With these vouchers, Harris Bank approved a mortgage and Barbara’s son’s Special Needs Trust own the house. Three additional residents live in the home and their rental payments go to the Trust from which the mortgage is paid. Since all of the residents are classified as mentally ill (MI), they are able to access funds from the Department of Human Services that go to Trinity Services which provides all of the necessary support services. Currently, there is money for MI supports, but there is no new money available if the individual’s diagnosis is developmentally delayed (DD).

Questions were entertained from the audience and the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 pm.

The next meeting will be on Monday, October 16, 2006 at 6:30 pm at the Lisle Public Library.

Respectfully submitted,

Mary Ann Ricketts

DFDN Secretary

Add comment October 17th, 2006