We offer a variety of events, workshops and seminars throughout the year designed to engage, empower and educate both members and their caregivers. Check our calendar for the full list of events and subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the know about new opportunities.
Join us at CTI to learn about cultures from around the world and the cuisines they eat. We will learn a little bit about the language and about the country the dish comes from and the history of the dish itself. Then you will follow a recipe in order to make the dish with your...
Daily Living Skills groups are designed to support the growth and development of the skills needed for independent living. Curriculum will support the growth of executive functioning skills including decision making and organization of steps and sequences needed to complete various tasks. This group will be run by Erika Cain, the program manager at CTI....
Love to cook? Want to learn some basic skills that will increase your independence in the kitchen? Then come to CTI's Back to the Basics Cooking Class--Breakfast Edition. We will work on simple cooking skills (such as dicing, scrambling, using the stove or microwave), find ways to adapt the kitchen to meet individual needs, find...
This date is rescheduled from when it was cancelled on January 21st. Participants will be baking homemade sweet or savory hot pockets and sweet monkey bread. Whether you are an experienced baker or aspiring to be one, come check out CTI’s once-a-month Baking Club! We will be picking recipes that fit all participants’ dietary needs,...
Love to cook? Want to learn some basic skills that will increase your independence in the kitchen? Then come to CTI's Back to the Basics Cooking Class--Lunch Edition. We will work on simple cooking skills (such as dicing, peeling, using the stove or microwave), find ways to adapt the kitchen to meet individual needs, find...
Daily Living Skills Groups are designed to support the growth and development of the skills needed for independent living. Curriculum will support the growth of executive functioning skills including decision making and organization of steps and sequences needed to complete various tasks. This group will be run by Erika Cain, the program manager at CTI....
Whether you are an experienced baker or aspiring to be one, come check out CTI’s once-a-month Baking Club! We will be picking recipes that fit all participants' dietary needs, and everyone will be able to take the treats we bake home to enjoy with their friends and family. Participants will decide together whether they’d prefer...
Join us for a free virtual seminar that explores assistive kitchen tools that help make cooking easier, safer and more accessible. The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) Tech Kitchen will show us real-world solutions for everyday cooking challenges, including low-tech and high-tech tools ,that can increase your independence in the kitchen. The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) is...
Love to cook? Want to learn some basic skills that will increase your independence in the kitchen? Then come to CTI's Back to the Basics Cooking Class--Dinner Edition. We will work on simple cooking skills (such as dicing, peeling, using the stove or microwave), find ways to adapt the kitchen to meet individual needs, find...
Daily Living Skills Groups are designed to support the growth and development of the skills needed for independent living. Curriculum will support the growth of executive functioning skills including decision making and organization of steps and sequences needed to complete various tasks. This group will be run by Erika Cain, the program manager at CTI....
Daily Living Skills is designed to support the development of the capabilities needed for independent living. The curriculum strengthens executive functioning, including decision-making and the ability to organize the steps and sequences needed to complete various tasks. This program will be led by CTI Program Manager Erika Cain, who has 10 years of special education...
Daily Living Skills is designed to support the development of the capabilities needed for independent living. The curriculum strengthens executive functioning, including decision making and the ability to organize the steps and sequences needed to complete various tasks. This program will be led by CTI Program Manager Erika Cain, who has 10 years of special...
*Updated October 2025
To participate in CTI programs, events and activities, individuals must: