Joy Bux
Special Education District of Lake County (SEDOL)
18160 Gages Lake Road
Gages Lake, IL 60030-1819
Phone: (847) 548.2577 x35
Fax: (847) 543.1394
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Joy is the single mother of a 13-year old daughter with
congenital myotonic dystrophy, whose challenges from this
multi-system neuromuscular disease include low muscle tone, speech,
and attention difficulties, and cognitive impairments. Once her
daughter began receiving services at age 3, Joy began the quest to
learn as much as possible about how she could best support her
child in all areas of her life. She recognizes this is an ongoing
process that changes with her daughter's needs and wants to share
the information she has with others in hopes of making their
experience a little easier.
Joy has worked as a Parent Mentor at SEDOL for over 4 years.
During that time, she has expanded her knowledge of special
education and has seen firsthand the importance of open
communication and positive partnerships between families and
schools. Joy is a member of the IL State Board of Education Task
Force for Accessible Parent Special Education Materials and
participates in the Parent and Educator Partnership curriculum
development team. She has an A.A.S. Degree in Marketing Management
and previously worked in sales and human resource
administration.
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