This two-day Institute is designed for health professionals who want to better manage the transitional care required between sectors for people with complex health care challenges. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts, including those working in successful interprofessional models of transitional care.

Technology advances are opening doors for people with disabilities in ways never before imagined. Families and educators can learn how classroom accommodations may be transferred in the transition to post school life. Parents can leverage this information to help their transition age youth with disabilities embrace strategies to help them become life long learners.

Parents are looking for options for their young adult children with high support needs as they transition from high school to life. As partners with adult service providers parents can be the catalyst to ensure successful employment outcomes. But parents need help from service providers. They do not have access to evidence based practices found in professional journals nor do they have the time to devote to developing employment plans.

Stacey Milbern, Community Outreach Director, Ryan Pinion Director of Partnerships and Action, and intern Jessica Smith of the National Youth Leadership Network present youth perspectives on the important areas students with disabilities should be considering as they leave adolescence and enter adulthood.

The International Brain Injury Association is pleased to announce that the program for the Eighth World Congress on Brain Injury is now available for viewing on-line. The Congress will be held in Washington, DC, March 10-14, 2010.

Mid-Atlantic ADA Center - Knowing what to disclose about a disability is as important as knowing when to disclose this personal information. Parents and transition professionals play a key role in preparing students with disabilities for this eventuality. Knowledge about key policies is only a part of the information youth with disabilities need to understand when talking self-disclosure and requesting accommodations.

This webcast will cover the following topics: 1. Definition of cultural competency 2. Teaching cultural competency in rehabilitation 3. Cultural competency in rehabilitation service provision 4. Cultural competency in rehabilitation research, and 5. Cultural competency and knowledge translation in rehabilitation.

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Time: 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET (1:00 to 2:30 PM CT, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PT) Presenter: James Rosenfeld, Esq.

"Missoula: March 1, 2010 Kalispell: March 2, 2010 What: Experience a differentiated classroom using multi-level instructional strategies and a planning model for all students within one framework. Effectively respond to diverse student learner characteristics using pre-assessment, grouping, and grading strategies. Develop practical strategies for differentiating instructional content, process and product. Create a classroom structure and roles that support effective differentiated instruction. Bring a lesson plan to develop a differentiated lesson! "

"When: March 13, 2010 4:00 - 5:00 PM Where: Bozeman Library 626 E Main St"

Don't miss this great 90 minute teletraining offered by CTAT, a national leader in Employment Training. An important stage of the recovery process for the person with brain injury (BI) is employment. But how do you get started on the road back to work? Help is on the way!

Web surfing for the disabled can be a daunting experience, but Yahoo's Alan Brightman, an expert in assistive technologies, is trying to make it more accessible.

The ACLU of Montana, with funding from Humanities Montana, is presenting a community discussion about the important issue of physician assistance at the end of life. The one-day conference will feature both proponents and opponents of aid in dying, including representatives from the legal, civil liberties, faith, medical and disability rights communities as well as patients and families.

"Join Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK) and local author Craig Lancaster in a conversation about Aspergers and Mental Illness. Book signing and individual discussion to follow with refreshments. "

Etiquette is a standard of behavior in which one acts to reduce the chance of being socially offensive. When it comes to interacting with someone with a disability, what are the standards? And, how should we expect them to behave toward us? This presentation examines the "two-way street" nature of etiquette and offers new ways of thinking about potentially awkward interactions that will help prevent head-on collisions between able-bodied and disabled members of the community.

RJ Cooper, longtime ATA Vendor, will walk people through videos of actual assessments of persons with severe/profound disabilities, working on very beginning communication skills. RJ will also demonstrate setup of the program so that it matches the exact capabilities of the learners.

"Webinar Training-Angela N. Amado, Ph.D. Community Inclusion for Individuals with autism and other disabilities Angela Novak Amado, Ph.D. of the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration knows how inclusion, participation and involvement for people with autism or other disabilities can lead to: * increased functional skills * reduced depression * reduced challenging behaviors"

"Are you nervous about giving assistants, friends, family members or relatives access to your checkbook and financial statements? Have you been ripped off? Would you like to be able to manage your financial affairs independently and privately? Nobody else but you needs to know about and participate in your financial business. Take charge! "

"Guest Speaker Joan Kimball (YCCOA HR Program Director/Manager) introduces you to services offered at YCCOA, such as Meals on Wheels, transporation, meal sites, and more..."

"YOU ARE INVITED TO AN INFORMAL COFFEE CHAT"