Events

Starting to think about next steps for you and your student? This event is for you! Who's Invited: CHCCS students and families

Join this conversation with AKALAKA about the role sibling care partners take in adulthood with I/DD, the services in North Carolina that may be available to maintain long-term care at home and in community, and the support and resources available to help adults with I/DD and sibling care partners navigate life with disability and care.

Save the date for the Inclusive Business Spring Gift Market at Blue Hill Event Center at Extraordinary Ventures, co-sponsored by Extraordinary Ventures and Work Together NC!

Work Together NC co-hosts an annual summit to share resources and information related to employment for people with IDD.

This webinar series is for consumers, family members, and community stakeholders to provide updates from the Division of MH/DD/SAS and Division of Health Benefits (NC Medicaid).

Join the Chapel Hill Carrboro Special Needs Advisory Council for a presentation about Talking to Students about Disability.

Mission Possible: Advancing Whole-Person Care by Employing People with I/DD & Family Members in Care Management Agencies Kelly Friedlander and Karen Luken will share recommendations compiled from over 50 interviews with individuals with I/DD who will receive services, family members, LME-MCOs, I/DD, and healthcare providers, and policymakers. Join us to learn why the time is now to include families and individuals with I/DD in Care Extender Roles and how we can work together to create success in this mission! This session is a must see for families and stakeholders as NC moves toward Medicaid Transformation!

Join the Chapel Hill Carrboro Special Needs Advisory Council for a presentation about Twice Exceptional Students.

You are invited to a Sneak Preview showing for the first time in a theater! What does it mean for a young man with autism to age out of high school without support because he is on North Carolina’s 16,000-person waiting list for services? What does it mean to have aging parents and no support for basic life needs due to the workforce shortage of Direct Support Professionals? UNMET: North Carolina's Two Developmental Disability Crises is a 25-minute movie commissioned by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities. It shows the real-life situations of individuals with developmental disabilities and what it looks like when their needs are unmet. Join us at the ACE Theatre Complex at 1533 SOUTH MAIN ST., WINSTON-SALEM, NC, on March 9 at 7 pm for a viewing, a panel discussion, and a call to action for what we can do together to bring attention and solutions to these dual crises in the I/DD community.

The WTNC team will provide an overview of the project. After their short presentation there will be a listening session where attendees will be invited to talk about their ideas for improving the transition process.

If interested in joining the steering committee, please email worktogethernc@med.unc.edu. The steering committee meets virtually, once every 5 weeks.