Community Education / Events
The Sonoran UCEDD engages in education and training at the University of Arizona and in the community. Upcoming community events are listed here. Please contact us for more information.
8/22
Arizona's Eighth Annual Transition Conference: Transforming Visions to Realities
"Arizona’s Eighth Annual Transition Conference 'TRANSFORMING VISIONS TO REALITIES' will include an exciting venue of national speakers, state level experts, and active youth participation. Also featured this year will be youth and young adult entertainment and a fabulous display of artwork. The conference will include sessions on Youth and Young Adult Empowerment, Family Voice, Community Partnerships, Legal Implications, Accessing Community Resources, Secure Care, and Assistive Technology. This is not the year to miss!"
September 22-23, 2008
Radisson Fort McDowell Resort
10438 N. Fort McDowell Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85264
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, Arizona Department of Economic Security/Rehabilitation Services Administration/ Vocational Rehabilitation, and its co-sponsors are pleased to invite secondary transition-aged youth and young adults with disabilities, as well as family members of students with disabilities to apply for a scholarship to attend this year's Transition Conference.
Scholarships assist with the cost of registration fees, hotel lodging cost, or both. The application submission deadline is August 29, 2008, and scholarships will be awarded in the order in which the applications are received.
For additional information please contact Alissa Trollinger at (602) 364-4004 or via email at Alissa.Trollinger@azed.gov, or Jeannette Zemeida at (602) 542-5404 or via email at Jeannette.Zemeida@azed.gov.
Scholarship Application
10/16
2008 National Conference on Disability Inclusion & National Service: Acting Today to Shape the Future
"With opportunities for learning, reflection and celebration, this conference will inspire current and future leaders to direct the future shape of disability inclusion in national service and enhance the ethics of service and volunteering in the disability community."
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Corporation for National and Community Service grantees and programs including Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America; public and private disability agencies; national and state disability organizations; volunteer centers; consumer disability groups; past and current members and volunteers with disabilities; and University Centers on Disability.
October 16–18 2008
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, VA
Registration Information
11/6
Mental Illness and Teaching Strategies
This is a 2-day training session in Phoenix for both professionals and parents; graduate credit is also available for this training.
Day 1: Teaching Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorders, with Maria Wheeler, M.Ed.
Day 2: Mental Illness in Children, with Christopher Okiishi, M.D.
Date: November 6-7, 2008
Location:
Holiday Inn Phoenix West
1500 N. 51st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85043
Conference Registration Form
12/1
American Library Association: The Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-8), middle school (age 9-13) and teens (age 14-18). (Age groupings are approximations). The book must emphasize the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and/or adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. The nominated novel (fiction or non-fiction), biogaphy and/or picture book must be published during the past two(2) years. Donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider. Deadline is 1 December 2008.
3/12/2009
Wrightslaw Advocacy Training: Special Education Law & Your Child's Rights
This training session is presented by Supreme Court Winning Lawyer and US Special Education Law Expert Peter Wright, Esq.
www.wrightslaw.com
Date: Thursday, 12 March 2009
Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Where: Tucson, AZ
Place: TBA
Price: TBA
For the latest details go to www.pilotparents.org, email ppsa@pilotparents.org or call (520)324-3150
This event is hosted by the Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona, Tucson Community A.C.T.I.O.N. Team, and the TUSD Exceptional Parent Project.
The Sonoran UCEDD engages in education and training at the University of Arizona and in the community. Upcoming community events are listed here. Please contact us for more information.
8/22
Arizona's Eighth Annual Transition Conference: Transforming Visions to Realities
"Arizona’s Eighth Annual Transition Conference 'TRANSFORMING VISIONS TO REALITIES' will include an exciting venue of national speakers, state level experts, and active youth participation. Also featured this year will be youth and young adult entertainment and a fabulous display of artwork. The conference will include sessions on Youth and Young Adult Empowerment, Family Voice, Community Partnerships, Legal Implications, Accessing Community Resources, Secure Care, and Assistive Technology. This is not the year to miss!"
September 22-23, 2008
Radisson Fort McDowell Resort
10438 N. Fort McDowell Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85264
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
The Arizona Department of Education/Exceptional Student Services, Arizona Department of Economic Security/Rehabilitation Services Administration/ Vocational Rehabilitation, and its co-sponsors are pleased to invite secondary transition-aged youth and young adults with disabilities, as well as family members of students with disabilities to apply for a scholarship to attend this year's Transition Conference.
Scholarships assist with the cost of registration fees, hotel lodging cost, or both. The application submission deadline is August 29, 2008, and scholarships will be awarded in the order in which the applications are received.
For additional information please contact Alissa Trollinger at (602) 364-4004 or via email at Alissa.Trollinger@azed.gov, or Jeannette Zemeida at (602) 542-5404 or via email at Jeannette.Zemeida@azed.gov.
Scholarship Application
10/16
2008 National Conference on Disability Inclusion & National Service: Acting Today to Shape the Future
"With opportunities for learning, reflection and celebration, this conference will inspire current and future leaders to direct the future shape of disability inclusion in national service and enhance the ethics of service and volunteering in the disability community."
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Corporation for National and Community Service grantees and programs including Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America; public and private disability agencies; national and state disability organizations; volunteer centers; consumer disability groups; past and current members and volunteers with disabilities; and University Centers on Disability.
October 16–18 2008
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, VA
Registration Information
11/6
Mental Illness and Teaching Strategies
This is a 2-day training session in Phoenix for both professionals and parents; graduate credit is also available for this training.
Day 1: Teaching Strategies for Autism Spectrum Disorders, with Maria Wheeler, M.Ed.
Day 2: Mental Illness in Children, with Christopher Okiishi, M.D.
Date: November 6-7, 2008
Location:
Holiday Inn Phoenix West
1500 N. 51st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85043
Conference Registration Form
12/1
American Library Association: The Schneider Family Book Award
The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-8), middle school (age 9-13) and teens (age 14-18). (Age groupings are approximations). The book must emphasize the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and/or adolescent audiences. The book must portray some aspect of living with a disability or that of a friend or family member, whether the disability is physical, mental or emotional. The nominated novel (fiction or non-fiction), biogaphy and/or picture book must be published during the past two(2) years. Donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider. Deadline is 1 December 2008.
3/12/2009
Wrightslaw Advocacy Training: Special Education Law & Your Child's Rights
This training session is presented by Supreme Court Winning Lawyer and US Special Education Law Expert Peter Wright, Esq.
www.wrightslaw.com
Date: Thursday, 12 March 2009
Time: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Where: Tucson, AZ
Place: TBA
Price: TBA
For the latest details go to www.pilotparents.org, email ppsa@pilotparents.org or call (520)324-3150
This event is hosted by the Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona, Tucson Community A.C.T.I.O.N. Team, and the TUSD Exceptional Parent Project.