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SUMMARY:Parent Empowerment Circle - by Southwind Extension District
DESCRIPTION:Special speaker who will join us via Zoom at our next Parent Empowerment Circle meeting.  Our next meeting is:  Sunday\, April 27\, 2025 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at First Southern Baptist Church\, 1818 S. Main Street\, Fort Scott\, KS.\n\nPlease share with anyone who may be interested! \n\nBelow is more information about our guest speaker\, Sean Swindler:\n\nSean Swindler\, M.S.Ed. has been Director of Community Program Development and Evaluation at The Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART) at the University of Kansas.  Mr. Swindler has a Master's Degree in Special Education and has worked in the field of developmental disability and Autism for over 30 years.\n\n \nMr. Swindler has been at K-CART since 2008.  In his role at K-CART\, Sean has led the Autism Resource Center\, assisting families and adults Autistics with system navigation\, has been involved in multiple federally and state funded research and training projects\, is the self-advocate and special education faculty for the KUMC LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities)\, has been involved in state policy advocacy related to Autism and I/DD and has had the pleasure of helping to facilitate the Johnson County Community College Neurodiversity Club.  Prior to coming to KU Swindler was coordinator for the Self-Advocate Coalition of Kansas\, was a project manager at Social and Rehabilitation Services for the state of Kansas\,  and has worked as a direct support professional and I/DD Waiver Targeted Case Manager.\n\nSean along with his wife\, Jamie are the proud parents of a 23-year-old on the autism spectrum and learn new things every day from these experiences and from the families and Autistic friends and partners he has been lucky enough to work alongside. \n\nWe look forward to hearing from Sean Swindler at our next Parent Empowerment Circle on Sunday\, April 27\, 2025 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at First Southern Baptist Church\, 1818 S. Main Street\, Fort Scott\, KS.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Special speaker who will join us via Zoom at our next Parent Empowerment Circle meeting. &nbsp\;<span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 0)\;"><b>Our next meeting is:&nbsp\; Sunday\, April 27\, 2025 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM</b>&nbsp\;</span>at First Southern Baptist Church\, 1818 S. Main Street\, Fort Scott\, KS.</div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Please share with anyone who may be interested!&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><b><u>Below is more information about our guest speaker\, Sean Swindler:</u></b></div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Sean Swindler\, M.S.Ed. has been Director of Community Program Develo<u>p</u>ment and Evaluation at The Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART) at the University of Kansas.&nbsp\; Mr. Swindler has a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Special Education and has worked in the field of developmental disability and Autism for over 30 years.<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Mr. Swindler has been at K-CART since 2008.&nbsp\; In his role at K-CART\, Sean has led the Autism Resource Center\, assisting families and adults Autistics with system navigation\, has been involved in multiple federally and state funded research and training projects\, is the self-advocate and special education faculty for the KUMC LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities)\, has been involved in state policy advocacy related to Autism and I/DD and has had the pleasure of helping to facilitate the Johnson County Community College Neurodiversity Club.&nbsp\; Prior to coming to KU Swindler was coordinator for the Self-Advocate Coalition of Kansas\, was a project manager at Social and Rehabilitation Services for the state of Kansas\,&nbsp\; and has worked as a direct support professional and I/DD Waiver Targeted Case Manager.</div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Sean along with his wife\, Jamie are the proud parents of a 23-year-old on the autism spectrum and learn new things every day from these experiences and from the families and Autistic friends and partners he has been lucky enough to work alongside.&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="direction: ltr\; margin: 0px 0px 20px\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12pt\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><b>We look forward to hearing from Sean Swindler at our next&nbsp\;</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 0)\;"><b>Parent Empowerment Circle on Sunday\, April 27\, 2025 from 1:30 to 3:30&nbsp\;</b></span><b>PM at First Southern Baptist Church\, 1818 S. Main Street\, Fort Scott\, KS.</b><img alt="" height="647" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2874/Image/AprilParentEmpowermentCircleFlyer_2025.png" style="font-size: 12pt\; width: 500px\; height: 647px\;" width="500" /></div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:First Southern Baptist Church 1818 S. Main St.
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DTSTAMP:20260501T201250Z
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