IGA Conference 2023

8:00 to 8:30 Registration/Check-in

8:10 to 8:30 IGA Board Meeting *Open to the Public

8:30 to 8:45 Welcome to the Conference and Announcements

Teresa Parks, Vice-President, Illinois Guardianship Association, Deputy Director, and Human

Rights Authority Director, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

8:45 to 9:45 "What Guardians Need to Know About Special Education’s Impact on Transition and Placement" Laura Hart, Human Rights Authority Special Education Rights Manager, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Emma Dorantes, Legal Advocacy Service, Attorney, Special Education Initiative, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

9:45 to 10:00 Break

10:00 to 10:45 "Community and Residential Services Authority – Overview" with Questions and Answers Juli Kartel, M.S.Ed., Central Area Regional Coordinator, with Kristin Gharst of the Community and Residential Authority Question and Answer Panel: Laura Hart, Emma Dorantes, Juli Kartel, and Kristin Gharst

10:45 to 11:00 Break

11:00 to 12:00 "Don’t Send Them to Jail! The How-To for Mental Health and Psychiatric Admissions" Allen James, Legal Advocacy Service Staff Attorney, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

12:00 to 1:15 Lunch on Your Own

1:15 to 2:15 "Envision Illinois: Uniting Disability and Domestic Violence Service" Krescene Beck, Blue Tower Solutions Mary Hettel, Blue Tower Solutions

1:15 to 2:15 “Taxes Panel” (Breakout Session) Brock Reynolds, Division Manager, Taxpayer Assistant Division of the IDOR Daniel Kolb, Section Supervisor, Taxpayer Assistant Division of the IDOR Allison Tobias, General Counsel Cook County Office of Public Guardian

2:15 to 2:30 Break

2:30 to 3:45 "Until the Image is Complete: A Discussion of Intersectionality, Equity, and Justice" Dr. Mary Milano, Director, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Kenya Jenkins-Wright, General Counsel, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission

3:45-4:00 Wrap-Up, Evaluations, and CEU's / CE's / MCLE's