ILS Events

During these sessions, participants will engage in basic Money Skills activities, such as money counting. Through active involvement, attendees will develop the ability to discern the appropriate currency required for purchases and verify that they receive accurate change. By mastering these monetary abilities, participants will enhance their independence in the community when exchanging money.

During these sessions, participants will engage in activities to practice basic Budgeting Skills. Discussions on values and aspirations will guide them in setting personal goals. After assessing their financial resources, participants will draft their own monthly budgets, allocating funds for spending and saving. Through activities focused on tracking expenses and understanding the prices of different […]

Participants will meet MHI staff at the Walter Hall Park pavilion for a picnic and a game of Two Truths and a Lie. Participant needs to bring a sack lunch and come prepared to honor National Debunking Day by sharing two truths and one lie about yourself. Other participants will take turns guessing which statement […]

Our first training will focus on becoming disability aware and able to understand your individual strengths, symptoms, and barriers relating to being on the Autism spectrum. We’ll take a dive into common experiences have with being on the spectrum, be able to identify specific symptoms and barriers we each deal with, share our experiences in […]

This training will focus on becoming disability aware and able to understand your individual strengths, symptoms, and barriers relating to having anxiety. We’ll take a dive into common experiences folks have with anxiety, be able to identify specific symptoms and barriers we each deal with, share our experiences in a peer support format, and begin […]

Participant will practice their knife skills by helping make Chicken Caesar Salad. They will review the recipe before starting, gather and measure ingredients, follow recipe steps, and clean-up directions. Participant will get to taste their finished product and take home a copy of the step-by-step recipe (including clean-up directions) if wanted. This will enable the […]

During these sessions, participants will engage in activities to practice basic Budgeting Skills. Discussions on values and aspirations will guide them in setting personal goals. After assessing their financial resources, participants will draft their own monthly budgets, allocating funds for spending and saving. Through activities focused on tracking expenses and understanding the prices of different […]

During these sessions, participants will engage in basic Money Skills activities, such as money counting. Through active involvement, attendees will develop the ability to discern the appropriate currency required for purchases and verify that they receive accurate change. By mastering these monetary abilities, participants will enhance their independence in the community when exchanging money.

Participants will recognize what our disabilities are and have a clearer understanding of how they impact us, we'll learn about various types of sensory or emotional triggers, review tools for communicating our needs and experiences, and begin to dive into the topic of emotional regulation. By learning how to identify our triggers and communicate our […]

At this point in the training, we have learned to describe our disabilities in our own words, can identify the symptoms/barriers we experience as well as any triggers that impact our mental health. Now, we will work on exploring coping strategies that we can utilize to help us cope with disability-related symptoms and both internal […]

Participants will work alongside advocate to do a brief evaluation of program activities thus far, before jumping into activities relating to accommodations in the workplace and other settings. Participants will complete activities and questionnaires that help them define their learning style and support needs. We'll watch videos that explain the disability disclosure process, practice utilizing […]

Participants will meet MHI staff at Holly Berry Tea Room in League City for an old-fashioned tea party. Wear a hat, pick out your tea, and enjoy a sweet treat in this quaint tea room. Time permitting, after tea, we can explore the nearby shops in the historic Founders Square. By participating in this Tuesday […]

Participants will build off the previous lesson on reasonable accommodations by getting the opportunity to test in real time low-to-mid tech options they can use in the community and on a worksite. We'll roleplay the disclosure process and practice making an accommodation request, creating tools that we can utilize in the future to support us […]