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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: Conference/WorkshopPlot Twist: Independent Living S
 kills ARE Employment SkillsIndependent living skills are often viewed as a
  separate component of transition planning\, yet research shows they play 
 a critical role in employment and postsecondary success. Also referred to 
 as adaptive or life skills\, they encompass the knowledge and behaviors ne
 eded to navigate home\, work\, and community life. Skills such as communit
 y participation\, executive functioning\, self-advocacy\, transportation\,
  financial literacy\, and personal care are essential for obtaining\, main
 taining\, and advancing in employment. In this interactive workshop\, part
 icipants will learn about the connection between independent living skills
  and career readiness\, examine how these skills impact employment outcome
 s\, and learn practical strategies for embedding them into transition prog
 ramming. Participants will leave with evidence-based instructional practic
 es\, implementation tools\, and actionable strategies for teaching essenti
 al independent living skills that better prepare students with disabilitie
 s for success in work\, education\, and adult life.Registration cost: $40 
 per person\, lunch included. Please register by Friday\, October 2.Cost: $
 40Sponsor: Illinois Center for Transition and Work
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Holiday Inn & Suites East Peoria
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SUMMARY:ICTW Fall Regional Workshop: East Peoria
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 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Conference/Workshop</p><h2 id="isPasted">P
 lot Twist: Independent Living Skills ARE Employment Skills</h2><p>Independ
 ent living skills are often viewed as a separate component of transition p
 lanning\, yet research shows they play a critical role in employment and p
 ostsecondary success. Also referred to as adaptive or life skills\, they e
 ncompass the knowledge and behaviors needed to navigate home\, work\, and 
 community life. Skills such as community participation\, executive functio
 ning\, self-advocacy\, transportation\, financial literacy\, and personal 
 care are essential for obtaining\, maintaining\, and advancing in employme
 nt. In this interactive workshop\, participants will learn about the conne
 ction between independent living skills and career readiness\, examine how
  these skills impact employment outcomes\, and learn practical strategies 
 for embedding them into transition programming. Participants will leave wi
 th evidence-based instructional practices\, implementation tools\, and act
 ionable strategies for teaching essential independent living skills that b
 etter prepare students with disabilities for success in work\, education\,
  and adult life.</p><p>Registration cost: $40 per person\, lunch included.
  Please register by Friday\, October 2.</p><p><br></p><p class="cost"><spa
 n class="event-heading cost">Cost:</span> $40</p><p class="sponsor"><span 
 class="event-heading sponsor">Sponsor:</span> Illinois Center for Transiti
 on and Work</p>
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