IPUL's E-News for October 4, 2024

Here are the highlights of our upcoming events and recent activity online. Not everything is included due to timeliness.

If an advertised event already took place, we've left it off.

AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) Awareness Month!

🔥 Ready to show the world what AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) can do? 🔥 Your Voice Has Power! Pave the way for others to embrace AAC

Tell us how you’re using your AAC device to create awareness in your community or at work in the comments below! ⬇️ Let’s raise awareness together!

https://idahoat.org/

Start Conversations

Share your AAC story with your friends, coworkers, or even on social media. Let them know what your AAC device does and how it helps you communicate.

Lead By Example

Show your coworkers or classmates how you use AAC at work or in daily life. Help them understand how they can communicate with you.

Whether it's giving you time to type or reading your screen, being patient and open is key!

Team Up for Accessibility

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Educate Your Community

Get involved in local events or create your own awareness day at school or work.

Share what you know and invite others to learn how AAC opens and creates opportunities for so many people!

New Unlimited Parenting Episode!

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We recently welcomed Jessica Fein to Unlimited Parenting to discuss her first published work Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes.

Our conversation is a journey through the duality of the known and unknown. Jessica Fein leads us through her heartbreak and shares life lessons learned along the way.

At the age of five Jessica Fein’s daughter Dalia was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease that would claim her life at 17. Before that moment came, and inspired by Dalia’s own irrepressible spirit, Fein and her family would discover how to live in the present when the future can’t be fixed.

Add us on your favorite podcast platform, or listen at the link below!

https://rss.com/podcasts/unlimited-parenting-ipul/

Next Week: A Meet And Greet in CDA!

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The Autism Society of Idaho is partnering with Idaho Parents Unlimited to host an informal meet and greet with both agencies. Come see us at the Harding Center in Coeur d'Alene on Monday Oct 7th from noon to 1pm and get any questions you might have answered! please email info@autismsocietyidaho.org with any questions!

Reminder: Seats Still Open For Work of Art in Coeur d'Alene

Idaho Parents Unlimited Presents:

WORK OF ART

COEUR D’ALENE

FALL 2024

Employment Skills Training

For Youth Ages 14-21 With a Disability.

Learn the Art of Design in a Real Job.

Students Must Plan to Attend All Classes and be Registered Through IPUL to Participate.

https://ipulidaho.org/arts/woa/

On Tuesdays and Saturdays

October 29, November 2, 5, 9, 12, and 16.

Sessions on Tuesdays

From 7-9 PM

Sessions on Saturdays

From 10 AM – 1 PM

Location:

Human Rights Education Institute

414 W Fort Grounds Dr

Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

Coming SOON - Free In-Person Workshops in Pocatello and Twin Falls!

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FREE In-Person Workshops Pocatello, Idaho October 22, 2024 Understanding Idaho Medicaid Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Deep Dive into the Individual Education Program (IEP) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER TO ATTEND, CLICK HERE https://ipulidaho.org/Tour2024/region-6-tour-training-event-health-education-buffet-registration-forms/

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FREE

In-Person Workshops

Twin Falls, Idaho

October 23, 2024

Understanding Idaho Medicaid

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Deep Dive into the Individual Education Program (IEP) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER TO ATTEND, CLICK HERE

https://ipulidaho.org/Tour2024/region-5-tour-training-event-health-education-buffet-registration-forms/

Módulo Autoguiado

Construyendo Comienzos Brillantes:

Intervención Temprana y Preescolar de Desarrollo

¡Nuevas capacitaciones disponibles, ahora en español!

Esta capacitación detalla los programas de la primera infancia y los apoyos para nuestros estudiantes más pequeños.

Módulo Autoguiado Construyendo Comienzos Brillantes: Intervención Temprana y Preescolar de Desarrollo Este módulo cubrirá: Programa para Bebés y Niños Pequeños Preescolar de Desarrollo Transiciones Kindergarten

Haz clic aquí para registrarte.

https://ipulidaho.org/selfguided-spanish/capacitacion-autoguiada-construyendo-comienzos-brillantes-intervencion-temprana-y-preescolar-de-desarrollo/

Contact Idaho Parents Unlimited!

The best method to reach us for assistance is through our website:

https://ipulidaho.org/connect-with-us/ . You can also shoot us a question using the abbreviated version of that form at the bottom of every page on our website, although we may need to get more information from you.

We monitor our intake phone line (208-342-5884) during the workday, and will try to respond to any request there within 24 hours. We use an automated intake phone system, so you will be leaving a message. (Please be sure the number you are leaving us can accept text or voice messages.)

For questions that are not about something in our scope of work, you can still leave a phone message as above, send the question to the form on our website, or shoot us an email at parents@ipulidaho.org.

We keep our website updated with new events and maintain a presence on Facebook, and Instagram

IPUL's programs are funded in part through grants and contracts with the following:

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Programs and services offered by Idaho Parents Unlimited are supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education (H328M200033) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Affordable Care Act Family to Family Health Information Center (H84MC12896), opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the positions of either department, endorsement is not assumed