DSD eList announcement
Date: Feb. 2, 2023
To: Lead agencies, Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) providers, other service providers, advocates, caregivers, educators, families and other interested parties
From: DHS Disability Services Division
Purpose: To announce 2023 virtual lunch-and-learn panel discussions about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related conditions
Contact: ASD Contact Form
2023 virtual ASD lunch-and-learn panels and community conversations
DHS will host a series of virtual lunch-and-learn panel discussions about topics important to the autism community. We will hold each panel discussion on Webex.
After each panel discussion, participants should stick around for a community conversation to discuss what they learned, share lived experiences and talk about resources related to each topic.
Details
Dates, topics and registration link for each session:
Lunch and learn: Fire safety and autism
Learn about tools and resources to prepare for a fire emergency, create a fire safety plan, practice fire prevention and determine response strategies. Panelists include the state deputy fire marshal (Minnesota Department of Public Safety), preparedness manager and interim disaster program manager for the American Red Cross and Minnetonka deputy fire marshal.
Lunch and learn: Autism, elopement and water safety
Identify resources to prevent wandering, including home safeguards and prevention measures, create a safety plan and outline steps to take if a child, or vulnerable adult, goes missing.
Lunch and learn: Autism and back to school
Learn about resources to coordinate home- and community-based services with services in an educational setting, create person-centered goals for the new school year and facilitate collaboration among support team members.
More information
For more information, visit MN Autism Resource Portal – Calendar.
To request a specific training or event for your organization or group, complete the event request form.
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