DuPage Work Group Legislative Forum

Thursday, Sept.2, 2010
7:00p.m. to 9:00p.m
Council Chambers
Municipal Center
400 S. Eagle St.
Naperville, IL 60540

The purpose of this forum is to give state legislative candidates an opportunity to share with DuPage County voters their positions on Illinois’ critical human service issues facing individuals with disabilities and/or mental illness and how the candidates would advocate for these issues in Springfield.

State Legislative Candidates attending forum:

48th District, Rep. Michael Connelly
48th District, Ms. Barbara Green

55th District, Gregory Brownfield

95th District, Rep. Mike Fortner
95th District, Ms. Maria Owens

96th District, Rep. Darlene Senger

42nd District, Rep. Sandra Pihos
42nd District, Ms. Kathryn Vlahos

45th District, Ms. JoAnn Franzen

46th District, Ms. Deborah Conroy

47th District, Rep. Patricia Bellock
47th District, Mr. Bob Mueller
47th District, Mr. James Speta

Cosponsors:
Donka
DuPage Center for Independent Living
DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform
Family Support Network
Little Friends, Inc.
NADS
NAMI of DuPage County Illinois
PACT, Inc.
Parents Alliance Employment Project
Ray Graham Association
SEA (Supported Employment Associates)
Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA)

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Number Attending:
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              DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN) 
                         Open Board Meeting
                                Lisle Library
                              Lisle, IL  60532
                                 7pm to 9pm

We are pleased to present information on two Sperate topics:

   1)             DonKa Inc.
 A non-profit organization who is Dedicated to a mission of improving the quality of life
for people with disabilities through computer training.

   2)  Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities (HBWD)

To help people with disabilities return to work Illinois offers a program called Health
Benefits for Workers with Disabilities. The goal of this program is to help people with
disabilities return to work with full Medicaid health care benefits.

          DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
           Wed. November 12, 2008  Open Board Meeting
                            Lisle Library
                          Lisle, IL  60532
                             7pm to 9pm

We are pleased to present information on Seguin and its
Adult Foster Care Model/Shared Living CILA:

One of three tailor made opptions for residental settings
within the community.

The presenters will be:
Tina Golos from Seguin, Oak Park, Illinois

Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA)

CILA is a residential program designed towards meeting the unique needs of persons
served.   The focus of the CILA program is to offer individuals smaller residential
settings within the community and provide for integration opportunities.  Participants
are encouraged to develop knowledge of local social and recreational outlets and to
develop relationships with members of the community.

Participants can become integrated through access to the following community-based
services:

?        vocational training
?        legal and educational services
?        leisure, recreational, religious and social outlets
?        medical services

    Please register by e-mailing info below to:

    dfdn@dfdn.org
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    Look forward to seeing
    everyone,
    Ruth Ann Sikora

           DuPage Family Disability Network (DFDN)
            Wed. June 18, 2008  Open Board Meeting
                             Lisle Library
                           Lisle, IL  60532
                              7pm to 9pm

We are pleased to present information from three of Dupage County’s community providors in the areas of:

Supported Emploment
Community integration

The presenters will be:

Parents Alliance
The Parents Alliance Employment Project has existed since 1982 to assist individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain community based employment.

Range of Motion, Inc
Community integration & accessible transportation.

S.E.A. ( Supported Emploment Association)
Provides an innovative and flexible approach to employment services.
Their mission is to provide comprehensive supported employment services from job serch plans, to ongoing job coaching & follow-up training in standard work inviornmnt.

We hope you will join us
As it is part of DFDN’s mission to get information out to community about services and supports in DuPage County.

     Please register by e-mailing info below to:

     dfdn@dfdn.org
                                Name:
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     Look forward to seeing
     everyone,
     R. Sikora, Officer DFDN ]]> http://dfdn.org/archives/22/feed 0 http://dfdn.org/archives/23 http://dfdn.org/archives/23#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:49:51 +0000 webmaster http://dfdn.org/archives/23 DuPage Family Disability Network, DFDN
Monday, April 7, 2008
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Lisle Library
777 Front Street
Lisle, IL  60532

DuPage Family Disability Network, DFDN is hosting a forum with the following presenters:

Lilia Teninty, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities, DHS

Ed McManus, Facilitator
North Suburban Network, DHS

Joe Straka, Director
PACT, Inc.

DuPage Family Disability Network invites interested individuals, families, county
officials and supporting professionals to a dialogue with Lilia Teninty, Joe Straka and
Ed McManus regarding the direction of DD services in Illinois.

Seating is limited.   Please register by e-mail to dfdn@dfdn.org:

                                   Name:
                      Number Registering:
                       Parent/Organization:

Thank you,
Barbara Petersen, President
DuPage Family Disability Network, DFDN

           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:
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     Look forward to seeing
     everyone,
     R. Sikora,

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.

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:

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