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Transition Team Empowerment Conference
Talk Transition Now: Be Prepared When the Time Comes
 
Get your team together because you won't want to miss this Transition to Adulthood Conference on September 28, 2013!

Adult Sessions:
  • How the transition process from school to adult life (including independence, employment and education) should look in your youth's Individualized Education Program (IEP). 
  • The different components of Health Care Transition and strategies to help youth become effective advocates for their own health care and move towards an improved quality of life.

Youth (ages 13-18 years old) Sessions: 

  • Participate in the Interactive iTran: It's My Life Workshop: designed specifically for students to help them become active participants in their transition plan. Students will have the opportunity to discuss their educational, career and life goals.
 
Our Kansas City Center is hiring for a part-time Bilingual Minority Outreach position.

If you'd like to apply: 
Contact Aimee or fax your resume to 913-287-1972. 
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Sleeplessness in Autism
 
Findings vary among studies, but it is generally agreed that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families experience more sleep problems than most with estimates of significant sleep disturbance reported in 40%-80% of the population.
 
Calling all Siblings
 
Dr. Anne F. Farrell, HDFS, of the University of Connecticut is conducting a survey of siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are 18 years old or older and living in the United States. 
 
Survey participation can help in understanding needs of adult siblings who provide any form of care and support to their brothers or sisters with intellectual disabilities. Four participants will be chosen to receive $50 Sears gift cards for their time.

The "Getting to Know My Child Booklet"

A Guide for My Child's Kindergarten Teacher

 

This booklet is meant to be a starting point for information sharing between the home and school. Providing your child's kindergarten
 teacher with all or some of this information will help in transitioning your child to the kindergarten settings. 

 

Taking the time to connect with your child's teacher will get the new school year off to a terrific start! 

 

Download the "Getting to Know My Child" booklet. 

Descargue el folleto titulado "Conociendo a Mi Hijo".

Frequently Asked Question

"Why are assessments important, where do I learn about them and how do we use the results?"

 

  

 

Click here to watch a short training on the Initial Evaluation Process.

 

For more information on Special Education: Parents Guide to Special Education in Kansas

Contact Us

All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.

 

Garden City Parent Center

(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364
(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369
(800) 499-9443
Topeka Parent Center                        

(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343   

Wichita Administrative Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

Wichita Parent Center                

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

 

www.familiestogetherinc.org


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Upcoming Events

Education Advocate Training 

August 27, 2013

 

Step by Step Walk 

September 7, 2013

Wichita 

 

Bullying Workshop 

September 16, 2013

Dodge City 

 

 Strengthening the Parent-Professional Partnership  

September 17, 2013

Topeka 

 

 Transition Team Empowerment Conference 

September 28, 2013

Garden City 

 

Spanish Family Enrichment Weekend 

October 11th-12th, 2013

 Salina 

  

Family Employment Awareness Week(FEAT)

October 18th-19th 2013

Topeka

 

Education Advocate Training 

October 29, 2013

Topeka 

 

Transition Team Empowerment Conference 

November 8, 2013

Kansas City 

 

Education Advocate Training 

November 14, 2013

Wichita 

 

Holiday Extravaganza 

November 16, 2013

 Garden City 

  

Shaping a Healthy Future: Health Team Empowerment Conference

December 7, 2013

Wichita 

 

Family Enrichment Weekend 

February 14th-16th, 2014

Garden City 

 

February 28 - March 1, 2014

Wichita 

This Week's
Featured Partner
 
MOSAIC: Garden City

Mosaic provides a life of 
possibilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. 
They help people define their own happiness, support them and empower the pursuit of their goals.

 

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30 Years 

 

Serving Kansas families and their sons and daughters for more than 30 years. 

 

Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.