TAP/IDHD/LEND Webinar Series
Learn the latest in cutting edge research, practice, and policy.
TAP/IDHD/LEND webinars offer timely information and may be viewed at your convenience without the expense of travel. Professionals supporting this series are experts in a wide-range of disability topics. This webinar series is designed to promote and enhance our relationships with the Illinois disability community. CEUs will be offered for select webinars.
Questions? Contact Jae Jin Pak.
Continuing education units
You may request free continuing education units (CEUs) for live TAP/IDHD/LEND webinars. To receive CEUs, you must submit a request prior to each webinar. CEU’s will not be available retroactively. You must participate in the full-length of a live webinar to receive CEUs. You must log in to the webinar and your full first and last name exactly how you listed it in your registration profile so we can match your attendance. Your certificate will be emailed to you within two weeks after the conclusion of each webinar.
License types provided
- Advanced practice nurse, registered nurse and licensed practical nurse
- Clinical psychologist
- Licensed clinical social worker, licensed social worker, licensed professional counselor and licensed clinical professional counselor
- Licensed dietitian nutritionist
- Nursing home administrator
- Occupational therapist
- Physical therapist
- Speech language pathologist
- Qualified intellectual disability professional (no license number)
Current live webinars
Following is a list of available free CEU live webinar offerings.
AAC and Autism: Neurodiverse Affirming Practice
Summary:
This introductory presentation will review and define the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), basic assessment, and affirming practices when serving autistic clients and their families. We will discuss child led therapy, gestalt language processing, and part time AAC use.
Speaker:
Stephanie Meehan, PhD is a Visiting Clinical Associate Professor at the UIC-Assistive Technology Unit – UIC. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist who has specialized in the area of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for over 10 years. She was previously co-director of the Russell Pardee Research and Resource Laboratory at the University of Kansas while on faculty in the Speech-Language Hearing Department. Dr. Meehan has presented nationally and internationally on research and clinical issues related to AAC. Her research interests are related to pre-service speech-language pathologists training and foundational knowledge in AAC as well as school-based AAC services.
Funding:
Funding is provided in whole or in part by The Autism Program of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Human Services.
Registration:
Accessibility
WebEx accessibility
For screen reader users, WebEx supports many different options based on the device you are using. You can use the built-in screen reader on your Android or IOS device. When you are using Cisco WebEx web app on Windows or Mac, you can use the JAWS screen reader version 18 or later. You can also use the built-in Voiceover on Mac. Watch this video for more accessibility options.
Streamtext captioning
Live captioning is provided during the session via Streamtext. Instructions on how to access the captions will be provided during the webinar. View how captioning works with Streamtext.