Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network (tm)

02/20/2026

Join us for an unforgettable evening! Enjoy fine dining, engage in meaningful conversations, and benefit from expert insights.

02/20/2026

Join us on March 19th at 10:00 AM for our Reasonable Accommodations Training, designed to help employers understand their role in the accommodation process. Scan the QR code on the graphic to register!

02/19/2026

Join us for an informative virtual Parent Meeting hosted by the Birmingham City Schools Transition Services Team. Learn how SSI/SSDI benefits and employment can work together to support your child’s future.

02/19/2026

02/19/2026

Save the Date - Upcoming UAB RAN Events

Lunch and Learn
March 11 - Managing Challenging Behaviors at Home
March 26 - Project Transition
May 20 - Your Wellness is Their Strength

Community Education Workshops
April 10 - Challenging Behaviors, St. Clair County Board of Education 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
April 28 - Safe Screens and Sound Minds, Lineville Baptist Church 5:30 - 7:30 PM
May 18 - Medicaid Waivers, Hunter Hills Church, Prattville 5:30 - 7:30 PM

02/19/2026

If you are in the Opelika area, register today for our next Family Connections Workshop Series. Shiela Benz, the Special Education Coordinator for Opelika City Schools, will discuss Child Find. Child Find is a statewide effort by the Alabama State Department of Education and the Department of Rehabilitation Services to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities from
birth to age 21.

02/18/2026

Looking forward to another great event with Accessing Potential Through Assistive Technology!

02/17/2026

I’m in the final stretch of my dissertation and I only need 4 more participants to complete this study. I’m looking for middle school teachers who have experience working with Black parents of autistic students.⁠
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I want to name something openly.⁠
I know research and studies have not always been safe or trustworthy spaces for our communities. That history is real, and it matters. This is different.⁠
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This work is being led by me, a Black autistic woman, mother, clinician, and advocate, so that our voices are centered, protected, and heard. I need teacher voices in this study so I can continue the work I do through Autism in Black® and keep pushing for change rooted in lived experience, not assumptions.⁠
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If you are, or know, a middle school teacher who may be a good fit, please take a look or share this link ⁠
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👉🏾 www.autisminblack.org/research⁠
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Our voices matter. This is one way we make sure they’re heard.

02/17/2026

SARCOA presents dementia prevention and brain health at Westgate library on Feb 24th. Click the link to sign up: https://dhcls.librarycalendar.com/event/healthy-brain-and-aging-7798

02/17/2026

📣 Save your spot for our upcoming virtual Lunch & Learns! These sessions are designed to help families feel informed, prepared, and confident. Please register below!

🔗 2/24: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nfLvLokiQOKF2RwDW-Pd2A

🔗 3/10: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hcP3p4vmQVqJJ842dwVsxA #

02/17/2026

SAVE THE DATE! And registration is now open for sponsors and vendors.

02/16/2026

TOMORROW: Hale Co. Caregivers come join us at our monthly support group