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URL:https://staging.dscc.uic.edu/events/virtual-conference-2025-symposium-
 uniting-healthcare-advocacy-and-disability/
SUMMARY:Virtual Conference - “2025 Symposium: Uniting Healthcare\, Advoca
 cy\, and Disability”
DESCRIPTION:A virtual conference for people with disabilities and their car
 egivers covering Illinois healthcare coverage options\, caregiver advocacy
  through storytelling and social media\, Medicaid waivers\, supporting car
 egivers and more\n\nJoin the Family-to-Family Health Information Center at
  The Arc of Illinois for “2025 Symposium: Uniting Healthcare\, Advocacy 
 and Disability" via Zoom on Oct. 7 from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nThis one-da
 y conference is for family members\, self-advocates and professionals who 
 care for people with any type of disability or chronic medical condition. 
 While some of the presentations focus on children from birth to 22\, much 
 of the information is applicable to all ages and stages.\n\nDive into topi
 cs including:\n\n 	Person-centered planning through Charting the LifeCours
 e\n 	Caregiver advocacy through storytelling and social media\n 	Medicaid 
 waivers\, changes and appealing Medicaid and IDHS decisions\n 	Supporting 
 caregivers\n\nOur Home Care Family Outreach Associate Erica Stearns is amo
 ng the presenters. Erica is co-founder of Caffeinated Caregivers . She wil
 l share her journey into disability advocacy through social media as a dis
 abled caregiver of children who are medically complex. Caffeinated Caregiv
 ers co-founder Alyssa Nutile will also lead the presentation\, called "Fro
 m Hospital Rooms to Hashtags: Reimagining Caregiver Advocacy through Socia
 l Media."\n\nThe cost to attend the conference is:\n\n 	Members of The Arc
  - $80 per professional and $10 per self-advocate/family member.\n 	Non-me
 mbers - $140 per professional and $40 per self-advocate/family member.\n\n
 Financial help may be available for families and youth up to age 22 with a
 ny disability and/or chronic illness. Apply for the Family-to-Family Healt
 h Information Center Stipend online.\n\nSee the “2025 Symposium: Uniting
  Healthcare\, Advocacy and Disability" brochure for a schedule\, registrat
 ion form and to learn more about the presenters.\n\nYou can also register 
 online for the  “2025 Symposium: Uniting Healthcare\, Advocacy and Disa
 bility."\n\nFor questions\, please contact The Arc of Illinois at (815) 46
 4-1832.
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