PUNS: What to Know, a 2025 free webinar

PUNS: What to know before Applying, While on the Wait List and After (and the DHS Home Services Funding Option Your Loved One May be Able to Access in the Meantime)

A former Special Education high school and transition teacher of 15 years, Heather Riggs developed ‘A Love for Special Learning’ to support both educators and families. In addition to teaching, Heather supported families and students as they developed their vision for life post-exit and walked alongside them as they applied for benefits to make their dreams a reality. By making the overly complicated world of benefits easier to understand for families and young adults. Heather increased their ability to access and benefit from a variety of funding, services, and supports. From transition skills goal banks to curriculums, resources, and Illinois benefit guides, A Love for Special Learning aims to meet the needs of and empower educators, families, and modern-day students alike.