Community Partners for Independent Living

03/22/2022

Tomorrow, March 23, 2022 @ 1pm Central Time: The Many Facets of Advance Care Planning
– with Rona Johnson, MSN, RN who is the Primary Care Nurse Director at Southcentral Foundation and Christopher Piromalli, DO, MPH who us a Commander with the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service.

Johnson and Piromalli will identify the critical elements of advance care planning—including advance directives, durable power of attorney for health care, living wills, DNR/DNI orders, patient rights, and more—and will advocate for relationship-based approaches to care.

This webinar will cover advance care planning at Southcentral Foundation (SCF), where providers support patients (who are called “customer-owners” at SCF) in coming up with advance directives and taking steps to see they are carried out. Topics covered will include the creation of advance direct...

03/09/2022

Jueves 31 de Marzo, 12–1pm: Sesión informativa para padres de niños con necesidades especiales de información sobre los servicios de exenciones de Medicaid.
- con Any Baby Can y The Arc of the Capital Area

02/20/2022

As the costs of longterm care increase, especially for our aging friends and loved ones, more aging relatives and community members will end up moving in with children or other family members.

In this article, Liz Weston from NerdWallet shares strategies for workplace interventions, community supports, and more to help families and friends care for folks who are getting older.

Trying to work while caring for an aging loved one can be difficult, stressful and at times overwhelming. Many people feel they must quit, take a leave of absence or at least reduce their hours in order to cope.

08/30/2021

Wednesday, Sept. 8 at noon: SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST OVERVIEW: Consolidated Planning Group's Special Needs Financial Specialist Allison Schaberg and a Special Needs Attorney colleague will share information about special needs trusts and how to successfully plan for your and your loved ones' financial futures.

Registration link is below!

As a parent of a child with special needs, you know there are many decisions to be made as it relates to the future of your special needs family member. The decision about inheritance and how to fund a disabled child's future after you are gone, is very important. A Special Needs Trust is a valuable...

08/17/2021

The Texas Governor's Committee on People With Disabilities is hiring a Community Outreach and Information Coordinator. If you're media- and communications-minded and an advocate for folks with different abilities, this job could be for you.

The committee's mission is to further opportunities for persons with disabilities to enjoy full and equal access to lives of independence, productivity, and self-determination. The right Community Outreach and Information Coordinator will bring important perspectives to committee members and can help improve access and opportunities for Texas' diverse community members.

Veterans, Reservists or members of the Guard can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser:https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationandCommunication.pdf

07/12/2021

This Wednesday! at 6pm, Radical Reimagining is hosting an online event, "A Space for Real Talk about Ableism," featuring Emily Shyrock of Art Spark Texas, who will discuss the rights to inclusion that people of all abilities have. The talk unfortunately overlaps with our South Austin Support Meeting this week, but anyone who wants to join for the first 30 minutes can pop over to Radical Reimagining at 6!

Experiential workshops to engage in conversation using tools that disrupt the 'isms' and move toward healing and restoration.

05/12/2021

Texas A&M University Department of Educational Psychology's Coach to Communicate (C2C) program provides virtual guidance on strategies to improve social and communication skills to parents of children with autism, and the program works with Spanish-speaking parents, too.

Participation is free for parents and caregivers, and you can learn about the next round of the program by following the department at the website below.

COACH TO COMMUNICATE " Thank you for your interest in Coach to Communicate! The Coach to Communicate program involves two parts:   Step 1: Webinar on Autism and Communication Instruction Attend a free online webinar on ways to improve the communication skills of children and adolescents on the auti...

05/04/2021

In honor of the close of Autism Awareness Month at the end of April, here's a video series from Noor Pervez, a self-advocate who serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at the The Autistic Self Advocacy Network and who has channeled his own experiences into a career in advocacy for autistic people.

April 30, 2021 Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month offers an opportunity to recognize the diversity of experiences within the autistic community. To that end, ACL is sharing the perspective of Noor Pervez, a self-advocate who has channeled his own experiences into a career in advocacy for autistic...

04/27/2021

The Capital Area Council of Governments' Area Agency on Aging is conducting two webinars to assist older adults and their caregivers with estate planning measures that can improve access to long-term care benefits.

The webinars will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 27 and May 18; after which, older adults or their caregivers can seek additional estate planning consultation with local attorneys.

Register here:

The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, is conducting two webinars to assist older adults and their caregivers with estate planning measures that can improve access to long-term care benefits. The webinars will be…Read more ›

02/26/2021

It's been a long couple of weeks for families here in Texas, and we're looking forward to a springtime full of support and sharing. In that spirit, March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and the theme of the FREE virtual 2021 Texas Brain Injury Conference from March 25-26, 2021 is “Bridging Silos: Connecting Systems of Care with a Person-Centered Approach.”

Learning sessions take place all month, and you can find a list of them here:

In recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month in March, the Texas Brain Injury Programs at the Health and Human Services Commission will offer a FREE virtual 2021 Texas Brain Injury Conference and Webinar Series. The theme is "Bridging Silos: Connecting Systems of Care with a Person-Centered Approa...

02/10/2021

Supporting intentional relationships with caregivers helps our loved ones with special needs prosper!

On Thursday, February 25, 2021 from 1–2:30pm Central-time, the American Society on Aging is hosting "Caring For Those Who Care: Meeting The Needs Of Hispanic Caregivers." The online seminar will help providers better understand the experiences of Latinx caregivers and improve their multicultural capacities to meet these caregivers’ needs.

ASA is the go-to source to cultivate leadership, advance knowledge and strengthen the skills of our members and others who work with and on behalf of older adults.

02/02/2021

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is soliciting feedback from providers who work with individuals covered under HCS and TxHML waivers. Families and individuals on those waivers can share the link below to help make sure HHS is aware of providers' experiences with waiver families and individuals!

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