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BRIAN RUBIN
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06/10/11 (Friday) Arc of Illinois hosted by Little City Foundation, 1760 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, Illinois. Call to register: 847-221-7111 or the Arc of Illinois at 815-464-1832. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

05/12/11 (Thursday) Arc of Illinois hosted by Oak-Leyden Developmental Services, 411 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Call to register:708-524-1050 or the Arc of Illinois at 815-464-1832. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

03/18/11 (Friday) Arc of Illinois hosted by Pathways Services Unlimited, Jacksonville Developmental Center Campus, Sophie Leschin Building, 1201 South Main Street, Jacksonville, Illinois. Call to register: 217-479-2300 or the Arc of Illinois at 815-464-1832. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

12/03/10 (Friday) Arc of Illinois hosted by Aspire, 9901 Derby Lane, Westchester, Illinois, Call to register: 708-547-3597 or the Arc of Illinois at 815-464-1832. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

10/24/10 (Sunday) 2010 Statewide Transition Conference, Keller Convention Center, 1202 N. Keller Drive, Effingham, Illinois. 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

10/13/10 (Wednesday) Keshet, Presentation and Panel Discussion, on Illinois Services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, 3210 Dundee Road in Northbrook, Illinois. 7:00 p.m.:
· Brian Rubin, Attorney, Keshet Parent; Carl LaMell, President of Clearbrook; Joanell Voigt, Executive Director, CAU; Sherri Schneider, President Family Benefit Solutions

09/23/10 (Thursday) Arc of Illinois hosted by Avenues to Independence, 515 Busse Highway, Park Ridge, Illinois. Call to register: 847-292-0870 or the Arc of Illinois at 815-464-1832. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

07/30/10 (Friday) Batten Disease Annual Conference, Chicago Marriott Oak Brook Hotel, 1401 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook. 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

07/14/10 (Wednesday) Lake County Bar Association, “Distinguished CLE Series for Attorneys”, Lake Forest.

07/07/10 - 07/10/10 The Autism Society of America 41st National Conference. Dallas, Texas.

06/19/10 (Saturday) Naperville Pediatric Psychology & Development, Naperville.

06/11/10 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Springfield, Special Needs Planning. For Attorneys.

06/03/10 (Thursday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), Chicago, Special Needs Planning. For Attorneys.

05/20/10 (Thursday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by Gateway Services, Princeton.

05/01/10 (Saturday) Sequin Services, Inc., Cicero.

04/28/10 (Wednesday)The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention at the Hilton Hotel in Lisle.

04/23/10 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 9th Annual Family Law Conference, Collinsville. Presentation for Divorce attorneys.

04/22/10 (Thursday) Easter Seals Therapeutic School & Center for Autism Research, Chicago.

04/15/10 (Thursday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) 9th Annual Family Law Conference, Chicago. Presentation for Divorce attorneys.

04/07/10 (Wednesday) Enger School (Mannheim District 83), Franklin Park.

04/06/10 (Tuesday) NISRA (Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association) for parents of the NISRA After School Program, Crystal Lake.

03/23/10 (Tuesday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by CISA (Central Illinois Service Access, Inc.), Lincoln, Illinois.

03/13/10 (Saturday) Options & Advocacy for McHenry County Get Connected Parent Conference, in Crystal Lake.

02/10/10 (Wednesday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by Park Lawn Association, Oak Lawn.

02/07/10 (Sunday) Ismali Center, Glenview.

12/04/09 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Elder Law Short Course, Lisle.

11/21/09 (Saturday) Clearbrook, Arlington Heights.

11/19/09 (Thursday) School District 64 Early Childhood Parent Group, Niles.

11/18/09 (Wednesday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation co-hosted by Center for Enriched Living and Glenkirk, Riverwoods.

11/17/09 (Tuesday) Glenbrook Special Ed Parent & Staff Association, Glenview.

11/08/09 & 11/09/09 (Sunday & Monday)
State of Illinois Interagency Coordinating Council, Illinois Statewide Transition Conference, Schaumburg.

10/27/09 (Tuesday) Park School, 828 Main St, Evanston.

10/09/09 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Presentation hosted by AID (The Association for Individual Development, Elgin.

10/08/09 (Thursday) Easter Seals, 212 Barney Dr., Joliet.

8/18/09 (Tuesday) Northern Trust Bank (presentation limited to Northern Trust employees), Chicago.

07/24/09 (Friday) The 9th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference; Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale.

06/19/09 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), in Springfield.

06/05/09 (Friday) Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE), in Chicago.

06/02/09 (Tuesday) NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) in Rockford.

05/23/09 (Saturday) Autism Society of McLean County, in Normal.

05/21/09 (Thursday) NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) McHenry County, in Crystal Lake.

05/17/09 (Sunday) Linkages, Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE), in Chicago.

05/12/09 (Tuesday) NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Cook County North Suburban Chapter at New Trier H.S., in Northfield.

05/05/09 (Tuesday) COVE School, Northbrook.

04/30/09 (Thursday) Township High School District 211 Parent Night, in Palatine.

04/22/09 (Wednesday) The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention, in Lisle.

04/16/09 (Thursday) Elmhurst Life Skills Academy (ELSA), Elmhurst College, in Elmhurst.

03/25/09 (Wednesday) Little Friends, Inc., in Naperville.

03/18/09 (Wednesday) Niles Township District for Special Education (NTDSE), in Morton Grove.

03/07/09 (Saturday) Will-Grundy Transition Conference, Joliet Junior College, in Joliet.

03/06/09 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Arc of Winnebago, Boone, & Ogle Counties, in Rockford.

02/28/09 (Saturday) Elim Christian Services,
Palos Heights, Illinois

02/25/09 (Wednesday)4th Annual Post-Secondary Transition Planning Night, St. Charles East High School, in St. Charles.

02/24/09 (Tuesday) Northern Suburban Special Education District (NSSED) Association of Parents & Teachers, New Trier H.S. in Northfield.

02/23/09 (Monday) The Pediatric Developmental Center, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, in Chicago.

02/20/09 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Gateway Services, Inc., in Princeton.

01/30/09 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by PACT, Inc., in Lombard.

11/21/08 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, Hosted by Avenues to Independence, in Park Ridge.

11/19/08 (Wednesday) SouthStar Services, in Chicago Heights.

11/14/08 (Friday) McHenry County Transition Fair, in Crystal Lake.

10/27/08 (Monday, 10/28/08 (Tuesday), 10/29/08 (Wednesday), State of Illinois Interagency Coordinating Council 2008 Statewide Transition Conference, in Peoria.

10/07/08 (Tuesday), GiGi's Playhouse (McHenry), in McHenry.

09/25/08 (Thursday) Center for Independent Futures, in Evanston.

09/24/08 (Wednesday) Linkages, Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE) Chicago.

09/22/08(Monday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar
Hosted by Cornerstone Services,Inc., Joliet.

09/20/08 (Saturday) Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL), Gages Lake.

08/16/08 (Saturday)Illinois Valley Industries,
Morris.

08/07/08 (Thursday)IDEA League, International Dravet Epilepsy Action Annual Convention, Chicago.

07/26/08 (Saturday) Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) Annual Convention, Chicago.

07/15/08 (Tuesday) Keshet (Jewish Parents of Children & Adults with Special Needs), Northbrook.

06/28/08 (Saturday) Clearbrook, Arlington Heights.

06/27/08 (Friday) Richard Edwards Elementary, Chicago.

06/21/08 (Saturday) Chicago Southside Autism Support Group, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.

06/18/08 (Wednesday) GiGi's Playhouse, Hoffman Estates.

05/27/08 (Tuesday) N.S.S.E.D. (Northern Suburban Special Education District), Buffalo Grove.

05/20/08 (Tuesday) The Sixth Annual Arc of Illinois Expo and Employment Fair, Tinley Park.

05/17/08 (Saturday) Spina Bifida Association of Illinois - Parent Advocacy Conference, Aurora.

05/07/08 (Wednesday) Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School, Tinley Park.

04/30/08 ((Wednesday) and 05/01/08 (Thursday) The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention, Lisle.

04/17/08 (Thursday) Krejci Academy (Little Friends), Naperville.

04/15/08 (Tuesday) NISRA¡¦s After School Programs Parent Meeting, Hannah Beardsley Middle School, Crystal Lake.

04/10/08 (Thursday) Misericordia Home "Outreach Committee), Chicago.

04/09/08 (Wednesday) Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School, Tinley Park.

04/05/08 (Saturday) Peoria CILs, Peoria Heights.

03/29/08 (Saturday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by The Autism Program, Springfield.

03/19/08 (Wednesday) Elmhurst Life Skills Academy (ELSA), Elmhurst College, Elmhurst.

03/15/08 (Saturday) Will-Grundy Transition Conference, Joliet.

03/13/08 (Thursday) IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), Chicago.

03/12/08 (Wednesday) Romeoville High School, Romeoville.

03/06/08 (Thursday) IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), Springfield.

02/27/08 St. Charles East High School Post Secondary Transition Planning Night, St. Charles.

02/23/08 (Saturday) Elim Christian Services, Palos Heights.

02/22/08 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Seguin Services, Cicero.

02/14/08 (Thursday) Linkages (Council for Jewish Elderly), Chicago.

02/09/08 (Saturday) Options & Advocacy, Annual Parent Conference, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake.

01/24/08 (Thursday) Ups for Downs, Hoffman Estates.

01/19/08 (Saturday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Options & Advocacy, Crystal Lake.

01/16/08 (Wednesday) Elmhurst Pediatrics, DuPage Medical Group, Downers Grove.

01/15/08 (Tuesday) Indian Prairie Special Needs (IPSN) PTA - District 204, Aurora.

12/04/07 (Tuesday) Illinois Statewide Transition Conference, Effingham.

12/03/07 (Monday) Illinois Statewide Transition Conference, Effingham.

11/30/07 (Friday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by The Autism Program, Carbondale.

11/13/07 (Tuesday) GiGi¡¦s Playhouse, Hoffman Estates.

10/25/07 (Thursday) McHenry County Transition Planning Committee's Annual Transition Fair, at McHenry County College.

10/13/07 (Saturday) An Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by Livingston County Mental Health Board & Futures Unlimited, Pontiac.

10/09/07 (Tuesday) Ray Graham Association and Life¡¦s Plan, Inc., Burr Ridge.

08/25/07 (Saturday) Community Service Options, Chicago.

05/22/07 (Tuesday) Annual Arc of Illinois Expo, Tinley Park.

05/18/07 (Friday) Cross Lutheran Church, Yorkville.

05/08/07 (Tuesday) Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School, Tinley Park.

04/25/07 (Wednesday) The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention, Lisle.

04/20/07 & 4/21/07 (Friday & Saturday)
Will-Grundy Transition Conference Professional Day, Joliet Junior College, Joliet.

04/19/07 (Thursday) Anixter, Chicago.

04/14/07 (Saturday) Clearbrook, Arlington Heights.

04/11/07 (Wednesday) Township High School District 211 - Parent Night Palatine High School.

04/11/07 (Wednesday) IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), Springfield.

04/10/07 (Tuesday) Special Kids, Special Families, Buffalo Grove.

04/05/07 (Thursday) IICLE (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education) Program for Attorneys, Chicago.

04/04/07 (Wednesday) Easter Seals, Chicago.

03/21/07 (Wednesday) Mannheim School District 83 at Enger School, Franklin Park.

03/16/07 (Friday) The Arc of Illinois Presentation, hosted by Little City Foundation, Palatine.

03/11/07 (Sunday) Step Out USA, Inc., Oak Brook.

03/08/07 (Thursday) Developmental Services Center & Champaign County Mental Health Board,
Champaign.

02/27/07 (Tuesday) Aspire Children's Services, Hillside.

02/10/07 (Saturday) Annual Parent Conference, hosted by Options and Advocacy of McHenry County, at McHenry County College, Crystal Lake.

02/07/07 (Wednesday) The Arc of Illinois Presentation, hosted by Community Alternatives Unlimited, Chicago.

12/01/06 (Friday) The Arc of Illinois Presentation, hosted by Little City Foundation, Palatine.

11/30/06 (Thursday) IICLE - Illinois Continuing Legal Education Elder Law Seminar, Oak Brook.

11/19/06 (Sunday) Vision, A Rett Syndrome Association of Illinois Conference, Schaumburg.

11/16/06 (Thursday) New Hope Center, Inc., Dolton.

11/15/06 (Wednesday) Greater North Shore Estate & Financial Planning Council, Highland Park.

11/09/06 (Thursday) The Arc of Illinois Presentation, hosted by Kreider Services, Inc. & The Arc of Lee County, Galena.

10/6/06 (Friday) The Arc of Illinois Presentation, hosted by Trinity Services, Joliet.

09/17/06 (Sunday) Keshet (Jewish Parents of Children with Special Needs), Northbrook.

09/07/06 Linkages through Council for Jewish Elderly, Skokie.

05/16/06 Arc of Illinois Expo, Timely Park.

04/06/06 The Next Step Team and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Echo School, South Holland.

04/06/06 The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention, Lisle.

03/25/06 TAP (The Autism Program) at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center, Springfield.

03/18/06 Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School, Chicago.

03/14/06 SEDOL - Lasso Program (SEDOL - Special Education District of Lake County), Gages Lake.

03/11/06 Kaneland Community School District 302 Special Services, Kaneland H.S., Maple Park.

03/07/06 PACT, at Elmhurst Memorial Center for Health, Elmhurst.

02/27/06 The Arc of Illinois Seminar, hosted by The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties, Rockford.

01/27/06 Park Ridge-Niles School District 64, Early Childhood Special Education Center, Jefferson School Parent Group, Niles.

01/12/06 Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association (NEDSRA), Addison.

12/06/05 DayOneNetwork, Aurora.

11/30/05 The Arc of Illinois Seminar at Community Support Services (CSS), LaGrange.

11/17/05 Mannheim School District 83, Franklin Park.

11/10/05 School District 88 at Willowbrook High School, Villa Park.

11/09/05 DuPage Family Disability Network, Lisle.

11/08/05 Northside Learning Center - Transition Fair, Chicago.

10/27/05 The Arc of Illinois Seminar at The Arc of Iroquois County, Watseka.

10/26/05 ANSWERS for Autism, East Peoria.

10/25/05 Warren Achievement Center, Monmouth.

10/22/05 University of Illinois at Chicago Sibling Connections Conference at Center for Enriched Living, Riverwoods.

10/20/05 Maine Township High School District 207, at Maine East High School, Park Ridge.

10/19/05 Autism Society of America - Central Illinois Chapter (ASACIC) - in collaboration with The Autism Program & The Hope School, at Hope School, Springfield.

10/06/05 Day One Network, at Elgin Community College, Seigle Auditorium - Elgin.

09/28/05 Southstar Services, Chicago Heights.

09/25/05 Clearbrook's Siblings' Group, Arlington Heights.

09/24/05 Autism Society of McLean County. Parkside Jr. High School, Normal.

09/23/05 School District 21 - Social Workers In-Service, Mark Twain Elementary, Wheeling.

05/21/05 Fox Developmental Center, Dwight.

05/19/05 Little Friends, Naperville.

05/17/05 The Arc of Illinois Expo, Tinley Park Convention Center, Tinley Park.

04/27/05 The Arc of Illinois Convention, Lisle.

04/25/05 Special Education District of McHenry County (SEDOM), Woodstock.

04/19/05 [not open to the public] Lincoln Financial Advisors - Chicago Regional Planning Group, Rosemont.

04/16/05 The Arc of Lee County, Dixon.

04/14/05 Association for Independent Development (A.I.D.), Aurora.

04/12/05 The Jacqueline Vaughn Occupational High School, Chicago.

03/22/05 North DuPage Special Education Cooperative (NDSEC), Roselle.

03/19/05 Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association, Inc., Morton.

02/28/05 Kirk School, Palatine.

02/24/05 N.S.S.E.O., Northwest Special Education Organization, Palatine.

01/07/05 School District 96 & SEDOL (Special Education District of Lake County) at Willow Grove School, Buffalo Grove.

11/05/04 United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), Lisle.

11/03/04 Avenues to Independence & HAVE Dreams, Park Ridge.

10/30/04 University of Illinois at Chicago Sibling Connections Conference at Center for Enriched Living, Riverwoods.

10/20/04 Lake County Child and Family Local Inter Agency Council, Libertyville.

10/14/04 Arlington Pediatric Therapy, Arlington Heights.

10/12/04 Advocates United, Tinley Park.

09/30/04 Anixter Center, Chicago

09/29/04 Victor C. Neumann Association, Chicago.

09/28/04 NSSED (North Suburban Special Education District, at New Trier High School, Northfield.

09/15/04 United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) at the Trutter Center, Adult Services Program, Cicero.

08/18/04 Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc., Chicago.

06/29/04 Warren Achievement Center, Monmouth.

06/14/04 The Arc of Lee County, Dixon.

06/03/04 Keynote Speaker for PARC (The Arc of Peoria) Annual Awards Banquet, Peoria.

06/03/04 United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois (UCP of IL), in Lisle

05/30/04 Annual Autism One Conference, Chicago, Illinois

05/18/04 The Arc of Illinois Annual Expo, Tinley Park.

05/10/04 Private Lecture for employees of The Northern Trust Company who are parents of children & adults with special needs.

05/04/04 North Suburban Chapter of the Autism Society of Illinois. Skokie.

04/30/04 Coach Care, Downers Grove.

04/16/04 Giant Steps School, Burr Ridge.

04/02/04 College Church Parent Advisory Group, Wheaton.

03/27/04 Parent Advocate Support Group, Chicago.

03/25/04 Downers Grove High Schools (North & South) - Parent's Group, Downers Grove.

03/16/04 Next Steps, Glencoe.

03/08/04 Wilpower, Inc. Parent Group Northfield.

03/06/04 ALS Support Group (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease"), Chicago.

02/26/04 Special Education Parent Network of School District #59, Arlington Heights.

02/17/04 South Side Academy (Chicago Public Schools), Chicago.

02/14/04 NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Elgin.

02/06/04 School District 96 and SEDOL (Special Education District of Lake County) Buffalo Grove.

01/28/04 Council for the Jewish Elderly, Chicago.

01/13/04 Barrington School District #220, Barrington.

11/24/03 NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Skokie.

11/18/03 Crystal Lake High School Parents Group, at Crystal Lake High School

11/15/03 St. Rose Center for the Developmentally Disabled, Chicago.

11/12/03 Clearbrook Parents/Guardians Group, Rolling Meadows.

11/06/03 NSSEO (Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization), Hoffman Estates.

11/5/03 Anixter Center Annual Parent/Teacher Conference, Chicago.

10/25/03 P.A.C.E., sponsored by National Louis University, Evanston.

10/02/03 Niles Family Services, Niles, Illinois

10/01/03 Pathways, Glenview.

9/25/03 Illinois Special Olympics, at Special Olympics Illinois Volunteer Training Center, Normal.

9/25/03 KFS Bank, F.S.B. Trust Services & Options Center for Independent Living, at the Kankakee Country Club, Kankakee.

9/24/03 Illinois Special Olympics, at Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation, Champaign.

9/24/03 Illinois Special Olympics, at Special Olympics Illinois Central Area #10 Office, Decatur.

9/23/03 Illinois Special Olympics, at SPARC Administrative & Support Services, Springfield.

9/22/03 Illinois Special Olympics and the Madison County Special Education Coop, at Triad High School, Troy.

9/22/03 Illinois Special Olympics at the Career Development Center, Fairfield.

9/21/03 Camp New Hope in Mattoon, Illinois and the Coles County Autism Support Group, Matoon.

7/26/03 SOTOS Syndrome Convention, Chicago

7/16/03 Shore Community Services, Evanston.

7/09/03 Resources for Community Living (RCL) in Rolling Meadows.

7/07/03 Downers Grove MS Support Group, Downers Grove.

6/16/03 Calumet City MS Support Group, Calumet City.

05/29/03 Avenues to Independence, Park Ridge.

05/21/03 Lake County Interagency Council for Early Intervention at Condell Conference Center, Libertyville.

05/13/03 Arc of Illinois Expo, Tinley Park.

05/10/03 Coach Care Center & Loyola University, Chicago, Division of Continuing Medical Education Conference, Oak Brook.

05/04/03 Autism One Conference,Chicago.

05/03/03 Williams Syndrome Conference at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge.

05/03/03 Grundy County Special Ed Co-Op, Will Grundy Transition Group, at Joliet Jr. College, Joliet

04/27/03 Illinois Friends of St. Colleta at St. Simon's Episcopal Church, Arlington Heights.

04/21/03 Abraham Lincoln Centre, Chicago.

03/25/03 Cassell School, Chicago.

03/22/03 Parent, Advocate Support Group (PASG) at Community Service Options (CSO), Chicago.

3/20/03 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Downers Grove.

03/18/03 North Suburban Special Education District & The Center for Enriched Living, Riverwoods, Illinois, at New Trier High School, Winnetka.

03/18/03 Niles Family Services, Niles.

03/12/03 Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Estate Planning Seminar. Arlington Heights.

2/25/03 NSSED (North Suburban Special Education District) Transition Team and Next Steps, Deerfield.

02/20/03 Central Conference of University Training Programs in Developmental Disabilities - Teleconference broadcast from the University of Illinois at Chicago, to University locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, North Dakota & Ontario.

02/13/03 Northeast Illinois Chapter of the Autism Society of America, Gurnee.

02/12/03 Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization (NSSEO) at Kirk School, Palatine.

02/11/03 School District 15, Palatine.

02/10/03 Niles Township District for Special Education (NTDSE)at the Julia S Molloy Education Center, Morton Grove.

01/29/03 Lake Forest Hospital, Educational Resources Department, Lake Forest.

01/21/03 Barrington School District 220, Barrington.

1/17/03 Giant Steps School, Burr Ridge.

12/18/02 Northwest Suburban Bar Association Estate Planning Committee, Arlington Heights.

11/14/02 Village of Orland Park, Office of Special Services, Orland Park.

11/12/02 Illinois Special Olympics, Wheeling High School, Wheeling.

11/12/02 Clearbrook, Arlington Heights.

11/09/02 Coach Care Center (formerly "Respite House") & DuPage Easter Seals, Villa Park.

11/06/02 Family Ideas Network for Down Syndrome (FINDS), a McHenry County based parent support group, Woodstock.

11/02/02 Downs Development Counsel of Lake County, Mundelein, Illinois

10/29/02 Bartlett Learning Center, Bartlett.

10/26/02 PACE Program (National-Louis University), Evanston.

10/04/02 St. Coletta of Wisconsin Annual Family Conference in Jefferson, Wisconsin

09/25/02 Illinois Special Olympics at Marquette Park, Chicago.

06/21/02 National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference (SMA), Schaumburg, Illinois

05/26/02 Rett Syndrome Association 18th Annual International Conference Chicago.

05/22/02 Chicago Public Library, at the Jefferson Park Branch in Chicago.

05/19/02 Kiley Developmental Center, Waukegan.

05/15/02 Crystal Lake Community High School District 155, Crystal Lake.

05/08/02 Ela Area Public Library, Lake Zurich

04/23/02 Allan Conference Center, Libertyville.

04/10/02 Village of Arlington Heights Commission for Residents with Disabilities, Arlington Heights

04/10/02 The Northwest Suburban Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar

03/26/02 Illinois Special Olympics Area 3 at Mt. Greenwood Park, Chicago.

03/20/02 Illinois Special Olympics Area 18, NWSRA, Rolling Meadows.

02/22/02 CARC, Chicago

02/12/02 Clearbrook Arlington Heights, Illinois

01/20/02 Chicagoland Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism Support Group, North Riverside.

11/29/01 Bartlett Learning Center, Bartlett.

11/28/01 Illinois Special Olympics at Marquette Park, Chicago.

11/28/01 Arc of Chicago (CARC), Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities & University of Illinois at Chicago Department on Disability and Human Development, at Mount Greenwood Branch, Chicago Public Library, Chicago.

11/15/01 Illinois Special Olympics, Rockford.

11/09/01 College Church in Wheaton

11/07/01 Village of Orland Park, Illinois, Department of Parks & Recreation, Orland Park.

11/04/01 The RETT Syndrome Association of Illinois Therapist, Educator & Parent Conference, Palatine.

10/22/01 Clearbrook, Rolling Meadows

10/18/01 Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF) & Illinois Communities in Action Now (ICAN), Springfield.

10/17/01 Illinois Special Olympics, Peoria & Pekin.

10/11/01 The Northeast Illinois Chapter of the Autism Society of Illinois, Gurnee, Illinois

08/28/01 Illinois Special Olympics at the Independence Park Field House, Chicago

06/21/01 The Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council, Arlington Heights.

05/24/01 New Hope Camp, in Matoon

05/23/01 Esperanza School, Chicago

05/09/01 Illinois Special Olympics, St. Charles.

05/02/01 Village of Arlington Heights Commission for Residents with Disabilities, Arlington Heights.

05/01/01 ECHO School, South Holland, Illinois

04/30/01 Clearbrook, Rolling Meadows

4/10/01 Village of Arlington Heights Commission for Residents with Disabilities in Arlington Heights.

03/03/01 Illinois Special Olympics in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Public Library - Sulzer Branch.

01/14/01 The Riverside Foundation, Lincolnshire.

01/09/01 The Leyden Retarded Center for Adults in River Grove.

11/30/00 Chicago Arc (CARC) & University of Illinois at Chicago under a grant from the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, in Rolling Meadows.

11/28/00 Chicago Arc (CARC) & University of Illinois at Chicago, under grant from the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, in Chicago.

11/20/00 Chicago Arc (CARC) & University of Illinois at Chicago, under grant from the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, at Habilitative Systems Inc, West Side Parents Group, Chicago.

10/18/00 IARF (Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Springfield.

10/15/00 The Asperger & Hign Functioning Autism Parent Support Group, Oak Park.

9/21/00 Illinois Special Olympics, Downer's Grove.

8/29/00 Illinois Special Olympics in Decatur.

7/22/00 Philip J. Rock Center and School.

5/23/00 Illinois Special Olympics in Vernon Hills.

3/31/00 University of Illinois, Illinois Planning Council of Developmental Disabilities & Chicago Arc (CARC), in Rolling Meadows.

3/2/00 Clearbrook, Rolling Meadows.

2/24/00 The North Suburban Bar Association, Skokie.

YEARS 1982-1999 . . . Brian Rubin has been lecturing on this topic since 1982, since his own son with special needs (Autism) was one year old.







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