Is the
class you are interested in full? Send an email to Dawn Heinsohn
to be put on a waiting list to get into the course if any
space becomes available. Please be sure to indicate
which class you would like to participate in.
PLEASE NOTE
To allow access to everyone interested,
please submit only one registration per session per CIL or SILC.
Additional registrations, if submitted, will be accepted on a
space available basis only. Sending the registration form in
is NOT a guarantee
that you are in the class.
You will receive information from Dawn Heinsohn at ILRU AFTER the
registration deadline has passed.
REFUND POLICY
After the course begins, no refunds will
be made. Withdrawals, requests for refunds or requests to apply
tuition to a future course must be received in writing or by
e‑mail before
the first day of the course; otherwise no refund or credit
can be made. Registrations are non-transferable after the beginning
of the course. Only a limited number of participants can be
accepted for each course. Withdrawals prevent others from participating.
Getting on Board! (for IL Boards of Directors)
This class has been filled
COURSE DATES: November 3-21, 2008
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 20, 2008
ORIENTATION TELECONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS: October 30, 2008
TARGET AUDIENCE: This course will be particularly relevant to
members of boards of directors and administrative staff of all
CILs and SILCs which have established non-profit status.
PURPOSE: Participants in this three-week course will take a close
look at boards of directors of non-profit centers for independent
living (CILs) and statewide independent living councils (SILCs).
In addition to examining non-profit boards' traditional responsibilities,
participants will study challenges that are unique to consumer-controlled
organizations that adhere to independent living principles. Topics
include setting the organization's course, building its infrastructure,
and monitoring progress.
INSTRUCTOR: Bob Michaels
REGISTRATION FORM
Additional information on
Getting on Board! (for IL Board of Directors)
Choose, Get, Keep, Integrated
Community Housing
COURSE DATES: January 5-30, 2009
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: December 8, 2008
ORIENTATION TELECONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS: January 5,
2009
TARGET AUDIENCE: IL Center Staff,
especially Housing Specialists, and Transition Facilitators who
assist with securing housing.
PURPOSE: The focus of this course is how to
assist individuals who are transitioning out of nursing facilities
to access integrated, accessible, affordable housing in the community.
Participants will be guided through the entire transition process
of securing and relocating to housing, including planning a move,
locating housing, and keeping the housing over the long term.
The course will supply a number of checklists, fact sheets, and
charts as tools to assist in securing and keeping housing.
INSTRUCTOR: Ann Denton and Sarah André
REGISTRATION FORM
Additional information
on the Choose, Get, Keep, Integrated Community Housing
Orientation for New Personnel
COURSE DATES: February 2-27, 2009
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: TBD
ORIENTATION TELECONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS: TBD
TARGET AUDIENCE: New center staff, as well as board
members. This is a beginning level course.
PURPOSE: This four-week course is designed to give new employees
and board members a solid understanding of the principles and
philosophy of independent living. Topics include the history
of independent living, consumer control, cross-disability issues,
equal access, peer relationships, and self advocacy. Students
also discuss the implication of the federal standards and indicators
(the Rehab Act and regulations) on the philosophy.
INSTRUCTOR: Bob Michaels
REGISTRATION FORM
Additional information on
Orientation for New Personnel
Smooth as SILC: An Introduction to Statewide Independent
Living Councils
COURSE DATES: April 6-24, 2009
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: TBD
ORIENTATION TELECONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS: TBD
TARGET AUDIENCE: SILC executives, staff, and members. This is
a beginning to intermediate level course.
PURPOSE: This three-week distance learning course orients members
of SILCs to the laws and regulations that guide their daily activities.
In addition, it applies the principles and philosophy of independent
living to situations commonly encountered by statewide independent
living councils.
INSTRUCTOR: Bob Michaels
REGISTRATION FORM
Additional information on Smooth as SILC
Financial Management for Independent Living
Centers
COURSE DATES: August 3-21, 2009
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: TBD
ORIENTATION TELECONFERENCE FOR STUDENTS: TBD
TARGET AUDIENCE: Center and SILC executives, financial managers,
and other managers, as well as board members. This is an intermediate
to advanced level course.
PURPOSE: This three-week distance learning course is designed
to help CIL and SILC leaders manage organization finances more
effectively.
INSTRUCTOR: Melissa Hall Glisson
REGISTRATION FORM
Additional information on the Financial
Management Online Course