Past Events
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Sep 30Transition Talks Tuesdays – Wisconsin Technical College SystemFeaturing: Wisconsin Technical Colleges
Virtual Meeting
Register Here About this Training: The Wisconsin Technical Colleges support youth and families during the transition to adulthood by offering a variety of post-secondary programs, including technical diplomas, degrees, and certificates, which can lead to competitive integrated employment and community integration. Through partnerships with high schools, youth can also access technical college courses to work …
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Sep 30IEP 101 – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Phyllis Greenberger & Colin Fass
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
This will allow training participants to better understand the IEP process, what is discussed at an IEP meeting, and how to read the IEP document.
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Sep 27Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll for All Abilities 2025
Waisman Center
Register HereBecome a SponsorDonate Get your shoes and wheels ready for the 2025 Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll. Add it to your calendar now! Join us for the 11th annual Waisman Whirl Run, Walk, & Roll for All Abilities Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 9 am. 5k run, walk or roll, and 1 mile …
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Sep 26Seminar – Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH – “Testing and Evaluating the Implementation of Autism Intervention”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH UMass Chan Medical School Profile About the Speaker: Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert is a professor of pediatrics and implementation scientist who studies early diagnosis and treatment for autistic children as well as children with other developmental, behavioral, and/or mental health disorders. She is Executive Director at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at …
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Sep 25Family-Led Academic Grand RoundsOverview: A collaborative initiative between the University of Wisconsin’s UCEDD, the Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Public Health, and the Bluebird Way Foundation has created 5 virtual Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds (FLAG Rounds) focused on Ableism in Pediatrics. These national, quarterly educational sessions will be led and presented by families. FLAG …
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Sep 25Lessons from the Field: Health Integration with Special Olympics of Wisconsin (SOWI)
Featuring: Kayla Loeber and Albert Helmick
Virtual Meeting Zoom Link
Kayla Loeber and Albert Helmick will present on Special Olympics of Wisconsin’s inclusive health strategies, the Unified Champion Schools Program, Rosemary Collaboratory and other efforts that impact youth of transition age. By watching this presentation, you will be able to: Describe the broad scope of initiatives led by SOWI Identify policy changes, service delivery improvements …
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Sep 25Maravillas del WaismanFecha: 25 de septiembre Título: Invitados: Promo: Un espacio creado por el Waisman Center, Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison para hablar con científicos y proveedores de salud acerca de discapacidades de desarrollo como autismo y síndrome de Down, enfermedades neurodegenerativas como Alzheimer y servicios que ofrece el centro a la comunidad. Más detalles & Cómo acceder: La Movida, …
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Sep 25But They Get Me! Countering Online Radicalization of Neurodivergent Youth and Adults – In Person TrainingFeaturing: Ellen Merker, MS, LPC
UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53713
Youth and young adults are becoming more and more susceptible to being manipulated into very extreme views online.
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Sep 23Transition Talks Tuesdays – What’s After High School?Featuring: Family Voices of Wisconsin
Virtual Meeting
Register Here About this Training: Learn about the transition to adult life for youth with disabilities and special health care needs from Family Voices of Wisconsin. This training covers the role of schools, long-term supports, public benefits, the change to adult health care, supported decision making options and other legal options, advocacy, employment, housing and living, …
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Sep 12Seminar – Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L – “Health Outcomes Among Autistic Older Adults in the US: Findings from Nation-wide Medicare Data”John D. Wiley Conference Center, Room T216 John D. Wiley Seminar Series
Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L The Ohio State University Profile About the Speaker: Brittany Hand, PhD, OTR/L, is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The Ohio State University. Dr. Hand’s research centers on optimizing health service delivery and patient health outcomes among adults on the autism spectrum and a variety of …