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Concurrent Session A

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

11:00 am - 12 noon

A5. HELPING FAMILIES PLAN FOR THE FUTURE ONLINE

Design and Development of Virtual Future is Now (VFIN), an Online Future Planning Training Program for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
Piyush Mishra, MTech, University of Illinois Chicago 
Jae Jin Pak, University of Illinois Chicago
Timotheus Gordon, Jr., MFA, MS, University of Illinois Chicago
Katie Arnold, PhD, FAAIDD, Our Place of New Trier
Randa Abdelrahim, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Joseph Caldwell, PhD, Brandeis University
Tamar Heller, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago

Virtual Future is Now: Expanding the Reach
Randa Abdelrahim, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Tamar Heller, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Marissa Diaz 
Timotheus Gordon, Jr., MFA, MS, University of Illinois Chicago
Piyush Mishra, MTech, University of Illinois Chicago 
Jin Pak, University of Illinois Chicago

Innovating Health Promotion: Online Training and Virtual Assessment Tools for Family Caregivers of Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Kelly Hsieh, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Megan Clanton, University of Illinois Chicago
Marvin Hoffmann, MS, University of Illinois Chicago
Tanvi Bhatt, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Spyros Kitsiou, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
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