Save the Date for the upcoming Metro Autism Community Resource Fair

Registration: Not required, but indicating interest on the Facebook event allows staff to plan for enough refreshments

Date and time: September 27, 2022 2-6 PM

Location: Masonic Institute on the Developing Brain (MIDB) annex, 2025 E River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Parking: Free street parking or use Parkway South ramp (additional visitor information)

At the Metro Autism Community Resource Fair, you will be connected to a wide variety of resources to help support children and adults with autism in the seven-county metro area. This event is open to the public and people of all ages and stages of their autism journey are welcome to attend.

Information session schedule:

• 2:00-2:30 Kate Swenson, Author of Finding Cooper's Voice: Reading from Forever Boy
• 2:30-2:50 Cindy Grebin (DHS): Self-directing services through CDCS (Consumer Directed Community Supports)
• 3:00-3:20 Jessica Simacek, PhD, Adele Dimian, PhD, Muna Khalif (TeleOutreach Center) University of Minnesota: Research and training opportunities involving telehealth in Minnesota
• 3:30-3:50 Jessica Simacek, PhD, Adele Dimian, PhD, Muna Khalif (TeleOutreach Center) University of Minnesota: Designing Telehealth to Improve Health Equity
• 4:00-4:20 Rita Chamberlin, Raukiya Bania (DHS): The MnCHOICES Assessment
• 4:30-4:50 Rachel Tengwall (Thomas Allen-Hennepin County): When Life Began to Make Sense: Being Diagnosed as an Adult and How It Impacts My Life
• 5:00-5:20 Hannah Knoll (DEED): Career Supports for Students with Disabilities
• 5:30-5:50 Mahdi Warsama, Somali Parent Autism Network: Somali Parent Autism Network (SPAN); who we are and what we do

Additional resources:

• /autism/assets/MARF%20Guide%20%282nd%20Draft%29_tcm1070-540640.pdfMetro Autism Community Resource Fair Guide (PDF) and /autism/assets/Metro%20Map%20and%20Legend-1_tcm1070-540639.pngMap and Legends (image) of the building where the event will be held.
• /autism/assets/Resource%20Fair%20Parking%20and%20Directions%20-%20Hmong_tcm1070-540958.pdfResource Fair Parking and Directions (PDF) - Lus Hmoob - Hmong
• /autism/assets/Resource%20Fair%20Save%20The%20Date%20-%20Hmong_tcm1070-540961.pdfResource Fair - Save the Date (PDF) - Lus Hmoob - Hmong
• /autism/assets/Resource%20Fair%20Parking%20and%20Directions%20-%20Somali_tcm1070-540959.pdfResource Fair Parking and Directions (PDF) - Af Soomaali - Somali
• /autism/assets/Resource%20Fair%20Save%20The%20Date%20-%20Somali_tcm1070-540962.pdfResource Fair - Save the Date (PDF) - Af Soomaali - Somali
• /autism/assets/Resource%20Fair%20Parking%20and%20Directions%20-%20Spanish_tcm1070-540960.pdfResource Fair Parking and Directions (PDF) - Español - Spanish
• /autism/assets/Resource%20Fair%20Save%20The%20Date%20-%20Spanish_tcm1070-540963.pdfResource Fair - Save the Date (PDF) - Español - Spanish

Accessibility: American Sign Language (ASL), Hmong, Somali and Spanish interpreters will be available during the entire event. A sensory space, staffed by Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) staff members and sensory-support volunteers, will also be available for attendees. Face coverings are not currently required in the annex, but guests are welcome to use one.