The Family Voices of Wisconsin website offers various learning sessions and resources for families of children with disabilities and special health care needs. The resources are provided in multiple formats, including on-demand learning sessions, videos, toolkits, and worksheets.

Key topics covered include:

• Early Choices Matter: This section helps teach children with intellectual and developmental disabilities how to make choices to lead more self-determined lives.

• Medicaid Made Easy: This training explains the complexities of Medicaid for children with disabilities, from funding to service reception.

• What's After High School? This resource assists families with the transition of youth with disabilities to adult life, covering topics like employment, long-term supports, and public benefits.

• Speak Up - Finding Your Voice: This session provides guidance on how to advocate for a child in settings such as schools and medical offices.

• Introduction to Children's Long-Term Support Program (CLTS): This session gives an overview of the CLTS program and offers tips for making the most of it.

• Your Voice Matters! Becoming a Family Leader: This resource encourages parents to become advocates in their communities and support other families.

Many of these resources are available in both English and Spanish. You can find more details by visiting the Family Voices Wisconsin website.

Live Learning Sessions link

The Waukesha Transition Advisory Council and Family Voices of Wisconsin is offering a FREE learning series called, "What's After High School," and it's designed to give families a broad overview of the transition adult life for young adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs. This series will be especially for families with students in the 14-21 age range but open to any parent who wants to learn and prepare for the future. The sessions will cover many important topics from guardianship and healthcare to college and employment options. 

What:  What's After High School Learning Series

Topics Include:  An overview of transition, ADRCs, guardianship, healthcare, post-secondary education, employment and community life.

When:  One session per month from September 2025 - April 2026 (full schedule on flyer to the left). The next session is Wednesday, October 15  from 5:30-6:45 pm

Where:  Virtual Only over Zoom 

How to Sign Up:  Sign up here

Transition has many pieces! Learn about what those pieces are and how you can stay one step ahead so every child can be successful. All Transition Talk Tuesdays will be recorded and resource sheets will be made based on the recording. You can visit the webpage and access the recordings and resources at any time.  

Topics for Winter/Spring - all will be live from 4:00-5:00 on the date listed. You can register here

February 3 - Ready to Work: Finding and Keeping Integrated Employment

February 17 - Heath Care Transition

March 3 - What is the Purpose of the Post-Secondary Transition Plan?

March 17 - Getting Help as an Adult:  Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

April 7 - Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program

April 14 - Guardianship and Supported Decision Making (Process and Steps)

WI FACETS has many on-demand videos available. Please explore the Special Education, Special Topics, Transition and Youth Self-Advocacy sections for a wide variety of topics. WI FACETS also has a robust calendar of live trainings that families can access for free. 

Full calendar of free, expert-led workshops