April 17: Options Fair provides transition info for students with disabilities

The 2018 Options Fair for high school and college students with disabilities and their families will take place from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 at the College of Lake County. Fifty agencies and organizations will provide vital information for individuals with disabilities, community and education professionals and families/caregivers.

The Options Fair will take place in the Physical Education Center (Building 7) on the Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St.

Organizations will provide information on educational opportunities, employment services, vocational day programs, government programs, health/mental services, recreational opportunities, referral sources, residential programs, transportation resources, vocational day programs and trade schools.

Sponsoring organizations include Adlai Stevenson High School, Community High School District 117, Barrington High School District 220, College of Lake County, Deerfield/Highland Park High Schools, Glenbrook High Schools, Community High School District 128, Round Lake Senior High School District 116, Special Education District of Lake County, Lake County Center for Independent Living and Zion-Benton Township High School District 126.

If you require special accommodations, call Michalina Ostrander at the CLC Office for Students with Disabilities, (847) 543-2782. A list of participating exhibitors and resource providers is available at www.consideroptions.org.