Arizona News
Fall 2017
WHEN: Friday, November 17, 2017 | 8:00am – 4:00pm
(Registration & Breakfast from 7-8 am)
WHERE: Black Canyon Conference Center
9440 N. 25th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85021
COST: $100 per person
Includes breakfast + lunch
financial assistance available on a limited basis
PRESENTATION TOPICS INLCUDE:
- Health & Wellness for Individuals with I/DD
- Relationships & Sexuality
- Teaching Self-Advocacy
- Planning for Post-Secondary Education
- Financial Realities for Adults with I/DD
- Finding Reliable Health Information in the Digital World
- Firsthand Account as an Independent Adult with I/DD
- Expanding AHCCCS to Include Occupational Therapy
- Facilitating Community Inclusion
Keynote Speakers:
Lindsey Nebeker – Autism Self-advocate, concert pianist, author and blogger, nationally recognized expert on relationship issues for individuals with I/DD
Matthew Wangeman – Instructor of Disability Studies in the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University, disabilities awareness activist and advocate, and subject of the documentary film, My Dad Matthew
John Schaffer – Instructor of Disability Studies in the Institute for Human Development at NAU and a documentary filmmaker (My Dad Matthew, Vectors of Autism)
For more information and to register for the conference, go to
http://arcarizona.org/event/2017-developmental-disabilities-family-resources-conference
Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities: View at http://arcarizona.org/family-conference-sponsor
Explore a range of Sponsorship Levels – all with valuable recognition benefits
Exhibitor tables also available – space is limited!