Pathways and Possibilities Virtual Resource Fair
No registration for the fair, but some agenda items may require registration...click on the session you want to attend for the link.
June 29, 2020 - November 30, 2020

NO REGISTRATION IS NEEDED FOR THE FAIR!!  To join one of the sessions on the agenda, click on that session for links to attend.

Due to the concerns of large group gatherings during the Corona Virus pandemic, Frisco SAGE and Community Connections Texas decided to provide a virtual resource fair.  With this venue, we are able to extend the time to make information available so be sure to check back often for new providers, webinars and live events!

No Registration Required

Registration Options
Families - No Registration Required

Agenda
Friday, July 17
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
READI stands for Readiness for Employment and Disability Inclusion. Each student will master fundamental skills using one of two tracks: career preparation (READI Career) or college preparation (READI College). Click on the event, scroll down for link.
Saturday, July 18
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Sit in as Lisa Brackin discusses ways to empower yoursleves as parents in a time of "new educational normal" for your child. Learn tools to make in-home learning effective as well as a means to strengthen communication with educators.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Sensory Solutions using items you have around the house!
Tuesday, July 21
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
How to search for options and prepare students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for the next step after high school.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Come and learn more about our programs that take you or your child's ability and connect it with the next level.
Wednesday, July 22
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Preparing to care for your child even after you're gone starts now. Learn the 10 basic steps you can take to protect your child for the rest of their life, not just the rest of yours.
Thursday, July 23
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
READI stands for Readiness for Employment and Disability Inclusion. Each student will master fundamental skills using one of two tracks: career preparation (READI Career) or college preparation (READI College).
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Social Media & Gaming Disorder: Research Reveals the Real Impact on the Brain
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Providing Behavior Support from a Needs Perspective. Presenter Tara Pierce, M.Ed., M.S., LPC-S.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Looking for an Adaptive Dance class for your loved one with special needs? Come join us! Owned and founded by an experienced Recreation Therapist with a passion for dance, we build choreography around the needs of our students!
Friday, July 24
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Have you ever considered a world where your loved one lives a more independent life? Join us over Zoom to learn more about our living community and four different programs that support the full spectrum of autism!
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Navigating the ARD Process. Presenter Lorie Gassert, Ph.D. NCED Executive Director of Special Programs, Faith Family Academy
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Trauma and How It Affects Children. Presented by Julia Harris, M.A., L.S.S.P., NCSP, Crisis Intervention Specialist Hurst Euless Bedford ISD
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Have you ever considered a world where your loved one lives a more independent life? Join us over Zoom to learn more about our living community and four different programs that support the full spectrum of autism!
Saturday, July 25
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Preparing to care for your child even after you're gone starts now. Learn the 10 basic steps you can take to protect your child for the rest of their life, not just the rest of yours.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Removing Barriers by Using Social Security Work Incentives. Presented by Laurie Truesdell, BSW, Senior Work Incentives Coordinator, Easter Seals of NTX
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Special Education Issues During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Presented by Steven Aleman, Policy Specialist, Disability Rights of Texas.
Wednesday, July 29
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Postponed to August 5th due to illness
Friday, July 31
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Have you ever considered a world where your loved one lives a more independent life? Join us over Zoom to learn more about our living community and four different programs that support the full spectrum of autism!
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Does your child with special needs love music? Are you wondering what to do about it? Join us for an interactive and informative session about music therapy and adapted music lessons. You'll learn how your child can grow bright and strong through music.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Have you ever considered a world where your loved one lives a more independent life? Join us over Zoom to learn more about our living community and four different programs that support the full spectrum of autism!
Saturday, August 1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us for an interactive tour inside Daymark Living and a live Q&A session with our team!
Wednesday, August 5
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join us for an interactive tour inside Daymark Living and a live Q&A session with our team!
Saturday, August 8
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Does your child with special needs love music? Are you wondering what to do about it? Join us for an interactive and informative session about music therapy and adapted music lessons. You'll learn how your child can grow bright and strong through music.
Monday, August 10
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Participants will: 1. Understand the challenges of transitioning from secondary to post-secondary learning program or employment; 2. Consider elements to ease the successful transition; and 3. Review options for successful post-secondary transition.
Tuesday, August 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Navigating challenges and finding solutions to keep the forward momentum going for young adults during COVID and beyond
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Learners will: 1. understand the importance of soft skills for career and living independence; 2. identify individual soft skills for remediation; 3. review options to enhance soft skills important to college and work success
Thursday, August 20
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Learn about our programs which helps facilitate social interaction, assist in gaining competitive and integrated employment, and building leadership skills.
Friday, August 21
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Learn about the differences between supports at the high school and college level, and what you can do now to prepare for post-secondary success.
Wednesday, August 26
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
For young adults with learning disabilities and their families, decisions about next steps after high school are important ones. This includes choosing whether to go to college or to get a job. The Horizons School can help young adults prepare for both.
Tuesday, September 1
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
For young adults with learning disabilities and their families, decisions about next steps after high school are important ones. This includes choosing whether to go to college or to get a job. The Horizons School can help young adults prepare for both.
Wednesday, September 9
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Participants will gain an understanding of the ARD meeting agenda, as well as their procedural rights and responsibilities.
Wednesday, September 16
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This workshop will introduce the most prominent rights and responsibilities of children with disabilities, their parents and public agencies.
Friday, September 18
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FAILURE: Nobody likes it. Everybody experiences it. So how can we make the most of it? Discuss how to embrace and even celebrate failure and gain tips for how to foster positive failure experiences that contribute to long-term learning and success.
Wednesday, September 23
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
45 minute slots available to speak with your Regional Coordinator for assistance with IEP goals, ARD process or other concerns.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This workshop is designed to provide parents with practical working knowledge of the contents of an IEP as defined by IDEA. Through the process of writing an IEP.
Wednesday, October 7
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Region 10 has been around since 1967 but do you really know what we do? In this presentation you will learn about Region 10's training and resources and how Region 10 supports not only schools but also parents.
Monday, October 12
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
For young adults with learning disabilities and their families, decisions about next steps after high school are important ones. This includes choosing whether to go to college or to get a job. The Horizons School can help young adults prepare for both.
Wednesday, October 21
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sandye Cox of Region 10 talks about the SCTN and the I'm Determined website. Texas has recently made some significant updates to its commitment for improved transition outcomes.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Barbara Bush of Solutions for Special Needs Families will discuss SSI, what it is, how to qualify for it and how life changes after age 18.
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This workshop will help families understand the reason for behavioral assessments and positive interventions as well as what IDEA says concerning PBI.
Thursday, October 22
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cari Stallings of Texas Workforce Commission will speak on the role of VR services in school and beyond. How to plan for success today for a more productive future.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Cody Sutton, financial planner and sibling of an adult with special needs will talk about the financial tools to create a long term plan for when we are unable to provide the care we currently do today.
Friday, October 23
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Anna Mallett, Program Specialist of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts explains all about Texas ABLE accounts.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Christine Price, STEPS Coordinator at Austin Community College will explain how to access post educational opportunities.
Tuesday, October 27
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
In this training participants: 1) will be able to list three areas of Section 504 compliance 2) will be able to list 2 or more tips to consider in a good Section 504 plan and 3) will have access to several Section 504 resources.
Wednesday, October 28
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This workshop is designed to teach parents how to gather, organize and access accurate information about their child's educational records.
Wednesday, November 4
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This workshop will provide an overview of Section 504, the definition of disability will be explained and the identification process for the 504 Plan will be explored.
Wednesday, November 11
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
What are the unique challenges and benefits for children with special needs siblings. This workshop will offer ideas on how to help siblings express their feelings, fears and needs for more family unity.
Wednesday, November 18
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This workshop will help parents understand the importance of documentation and organizing paperwork. We will discuss materials needed, sections to include so you can find the information you need when you need it.
Speakers

Pamela Baker

Dr. Pamela Baker serves as the Program Coordinator for Special Populations instructional support personnel at Region 10 Education Service Center in Richardson, Texas.

Kati Strong, MM, MT-BC

Kati Strong has worked with CLE for 9 years and has over 14 years of professional experience working with individuals of all ages with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other neuro-diversities.

Janet Price

Janet Price is the co-author of “Take Control of Asperger’s Syndrome,” winner of the 2010 Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) Legacy Book Award, and it’s follow up, “Take Control of Dyslexia.”

Jim Hanophy

Jim Hanophy was named CEO and President of Ability Connection in February of 2019 and has over 35 years of experience working with people with disabilities.

Mr. Shon Jackson

The Horizons School is a state-licensed, innovative, and community-based educational program promoting successful transition to paid employment, college, and independent living for young adults with learning disabilities and developmental disorders.

Ms. Jo Jordan

JoAnna is a Master of Social Work student with a concentration in Health, Equity and Wellness. Her hope is that with support, every person is afforded the opportunity to succeed.

Dr. Brian F. Geiger

Dr. Brian F. Geiger is an experienced university educator, school administrator, program planner and evaluator with expertise in health and disabilities. He has been affiliated with The Horizons School since 1993 and now serves as its Executive Director.

Tyler Smith

Sound Starts is a place where our clients grow bright and strong through music! Our team of music therapists are board certified meaning they have completed a four year degree program in music therapy and 1200+ hours of clinical internship.

Samantha Lowry-Harmon, MT-BC

Sound Starts is a place where our clients grow bright and strong through music! Our team of music therapists are board certified meaning they have completed a four year degree program in music therapy and 1200+ hours of clinical internship.

Mary Altom, MT-BC

Sound Starts is a place where our clients grow bright and strong through music! Our team of music therapists are board certified meaning they have completed a four year degree program in music therapy and 1200+ hours of clinical internship.

Christine Price

Christine is the program director for ACC STEPS at Austin Community College. She has been with the STEPS program for over 10 years. In 2019 she began serving on the Post Secondary Education Advisory Council with TX Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Dr. Molly Denny

Dr. Molly Denny oversees programming and works closely with residents and their families. She designs specific plans aimed to help each resident achieve their unique goals at Daymark Living.

Jasmine Mathew

Looking for an Adaptive Dance class for your loved one with special needs? Come join us! Owned and founded by an experienced Recreation Therapist with a passion for dance, we build choreography around the needs of our students!

Katelynn Andregg

With a sister on the autism spectrum, Katelynn understands the importance of these support services and is passionate about sharing the different opportunities available at 29 Acres.

Cody Sutton

As the sibling of an individual with special needs, Cody knows first hand the importance of preparing now for the future, especially when you have a child with special needs.

Lisa Brackin

Lisa Brackin is a certified educational diagnostician, via Dallas Baptist University and is certified as an Educational Therapist/Professional from the Association of Educational Therapists.

Stacy

Each of our children is unique and has different gifts to offer the world. Our mission is to create customized, stylish weighted products that bring out your children's personalities and help give them the confidence to celebrate who they are.

Jim Wright

We help you understand your child’s disability and your rights and responsibilities under IDEA, obtain and evaluate resources and services for your child, and fully participate as a team member with professionals in planning services for your child.

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Providers
29 Acres has four programs and an innovative supported living community for adults with ASD and other neuro-diversities designed to elevate quality of life by creating an environment that results in greater joy, self-fulfillment, and independence.
Ability Connection is a nonprofit dedicated to the mission of enriching the lives of people with disabilities.... one person at a time.
Residential Life Skills Program for young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
ACC's STEPS is a program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities interested in gaining skills to enter the workforce or continue to develop their education.
The mission of the Autism Treatment Center is to assist people with autism and related disorders throughout their lives as they learn, play, work and live in the community.
Home and Community Based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Medicaid waiver provider.
We offer one-to-one friendship programs, assist with integrated employment opportunities, and provide leadership development programs for individuals with and without disabilities in Texas.
Barrier-Free Camp for Children and Adults with Special Needs
Caring Pathways is a 501(c)(3) non-profit day program serving adults 18+ with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who require assistance with activities of daily living.
Behavioral therapy and psychoeducation for ADHD and Anxiety disorders for teens and adults.
Providing post-secondary, wrap-around supports for young adults transitioning into adulthood
Community Connections is a non-profit dedicated to providing free extracurricular programs for people with special needs and support for their families.
Our non profit provides opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities to live meaningful lives
We Provide in home and facility based Aquatic, Medical Massage and Recreational Therapy
Occupational, Physical, and Speech therapy clinic committed to providing the support, opportunities and therapy services necessary to promote every individual's independence and overall development from infancy through adulthood.
Daymark Living is a residential community dedicated to helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live a happy, healthy and independent life.
Frisco SAGE is a grassroots non-profit dedicated to the Support, Advocacy, Growth and Education for special needs families
A three-year higher education program for individuals with intellectual disabilities located on the campus of Arlington Baptist University
Adaptive Fusion and Performance Dance classes
Non Academic Life Skills course
LifePath Systems is a community center that provides behavioral health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Early Childhood Intervention services and supports.
Adult day program, vocational training and placement
Starcatchers Mission: to illuminate abilities through the performing arts
Texas PTI charged with helping families navigate the Special Education system.
ST, OT, PT and ABA therapies as well as a developmental preschool program
We are one of 20 regional service centers established by the Texas State Legislature in 1967 for the purpose of delivering professional development and a range of other innovative solutions
Wellness socks, insoles and therapy products from VoxxLife. We help people of all ages achieve better balance, stability, range-of-motion and reduced pain, especially neuropathy pain.
Solutions for Special Needs Families helps families navigate government benefits and long term special needs planning
Music Therapy & Adapted Music Lessons
We provide in-home and facility based Music Therapy services
Creating a Life Plan for you dependent with Special Needs
SPEDTex provides special education information and resources for the State of Texas
We carry a wide range of products to help children and adults who have learning difficulties, sensory issues, anxiety, and ADD/ADHD.
Provide academic and workforce preparation for students with disabilities.
Assisting individuals with disabilities to transition from high school focusing on employment and post secondary education
Our mission is to empower individuals and families with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live life as they define it through advocacy, awareness, training and support.
Brookwood is private non-profit, God-Centered Community in Brookshire, TX with Residential and Day Programs for adults with intellectual disabilities.
A Community of Discovery
The Horizons School is a state-licensed, innovative, and community-based educational program promoting successful transition to paid employment, college, and independent living for young adults with learning disabilities and developmental disorders.
We are a K-12 creative, innovative, vibrant, independent school for bright students with learning differences, high-achieving students with cognitive difficulties, and students with high cognitive abilities and above-average academic performance.
social skills groups, counseling, transitional housing, life skills, job skills
Charisma (TM), offered through the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth's Brain Performance Institute, is a virtual social training that teaches social strategies to enhance the way individuals think, work and thrive socially.

29 Acres

29 Acres has four programs and an innovative supported living community for adults with ASD and other neuro-diversities designed to elevate quality of life by creating an environment that results in greater joy, self-fulfillment, and independence.

Ability Connection

Ability Connection is a nonprofit dedicated to the mission of enriching the lives of people with disabilities.... one person at a time.

Association for Independent Living (AFIL)

Residential Life Skills Program for young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Austin Community College STEPS Program

ACC's STEPS is a program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities interested in gaining skills to enter the workforce or continue to develop their education.

Autism Treatment Center

The mission of the Autism Treatment Center is to assist people with autism and related disorders throughout their lives as they learn, play, work and live in the community.

Berry Family Services

Home and Community Based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Medicaid waiver provider.

Best Buddies

We offer one-to-one friendship programs, assist with integrated employment opportunities, and provide leadership development programs for individuals with and without disabilities in Texas.

Camp Summit

Barrier-Free Camp for Children and Adults with Special Needs

Caring Pathways of Carrollton

Caring Pathways is a 501(c)(3) non-profit day program serving adults 18+ with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who require assistance with activities of daily living.

Chrysalis Behavioral Therapy and Counseling

Behavioral therapy and psychoeducation for ADHD and Anxiety disorders for teens and adults.

College Living Experience

Providing post-secondary, wrap-around supports for young adults transitioning into adulthood

Community Connections

Community Connections is a non-profit dedicated to providing free extracurricular programs for people with special needs and support for their families.

Community Homes for Adults (CHAI)

Our non profit provides opportunities for adults with intellectual disabilities to live meaningful lives

Complete Therapies LLC

We Provide in home and facility based Aquatic, Medical Massage and Recreational Therapy

Cutting Edge Pediatric & Adult Therapy

Occupational, Physical, and Speech therapy clinic committed to providing the support, opportunities and therapy services necessary to promote every individual's independence and overall development from infancy through adulthood.

Daymark Living

Daymark Living is a residential community dedicated to helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live a happy, healthy and independent life.

Frisco SAGE

Frisco SAGE is a grassroots non-profit dedicated to the Support, Advocacy, Growth and Education for special needs families

Green Oaks Life Prep

A three-year higher education program for individuals with intellectual disabilities located on the campus of Arlington Baptist University

Jasmine's Beat Adaptive Dance Company

Adaptive Fusion and Performance Dance classes

Life Skills Academy

Non Academic Life Skills course

LifePath Systems

LifePath Systems is a community center that provides behavioral health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Early Childhood Intervention services and supports.

My Possibilities

Adult day program, vocational training and placement

North Texas Performing Arts: Starcatchers Therapeutic Arts

Starcatchers Mission: to illuminate abilities through the performing arts

Partners Resource Network

Texas PTI charged with helping families navigate the Special Education system.

Pediatrics Plus

ST, OT, PT and ABA therapies as well as a developmental preschool program

Region 10 Education Service Center

We are one of 20 regional service centers established by the Texas State Legislature in 1967 for the purpose of delivering professional development and a range of other innovative solutions

Socks4Balance

Wellness socks, insoles and therapy products from VoxxLife. We help people of all ages achieve better balance, stability, range-of-motion and reduced pain, especially neuropathy pain.

Solutions for Special Needs Families

Solutions for Special Needs Families helps families navigate government benefits and long term special needs planning

Sound Starts Music Therapy

Music Therapy & Adapted Music Lessons

Southwestern Music Therapy LLC

We provide in-home and facility based Music Therapy services

SpecialCare Planning

Creating a Life Plan for you dependent with Special Needs

SPEDTex/Special Education Information Center

SPEDTex provides special education information and resources for the State of Texas

Stacy's Sensory Solutions

We carry a wide range of products to help children and adults who have learning difficulties, sensory issues, anxiety, and ADD/ADHD.

Tarrant County College District - South Campus

Provide academic and workforce preparation for students with disabilities.

Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Assisting individuals with disabilities to transition from high school focusing on employment and post secondary education

The Arc of DFW Area

Our mission is to empower individuals and families with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live life as they define it through advocacy, awareness, training and support.

The Brookwood Community

Brookwood is private non-profit, God-Centered Community in Brookshire, TX with Residential and Day Programs for adults with intellectual disabilities.

The Coventry Reserve

A Community of Discovery

The Horizons School

The Horizons School is a state-licensed, innovative, and community-based educational program promoting successful transition to paid employment, college, and independent living for young adults with learning disabilities and developmental disorders.

The Novus Academy

We are a K-12 creative, innovative, vibrant, independent school for bright students with learning differences, high-achieving students with cognitive difficulties, and students with high cognitive abilities and above-average academic performance.

United Through HOPE

social skills groups, counseling, transitional housing, life skills, job skills

UT Dallas Center For BrainHealth

Charisma (TM), offered through the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth's Brain Performance Institute, is a virtual social training that teaches social strategies to enhance the way individuals think, work and thrive socially.

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