Thank you to all of the attendees of the 2018 NACDD Annual Conference, AIDD/ITACC Technical Assistance Institute, and Day of Dialogue for helping to make such an incredible and successful week!
We hope that everyone learned a lot and had a great time at the Annual Conference and associated meetings and at the wonderful National Harbor.
We can’t wait to see you again next year, July 8-11, 2019, in New Orleans, LA!
Presentations from the 2018 Annual Conference
Please click through the tabs below to find presentation from sessions during the NACDD Annual Conference. If you need materials in another format or have any questions, please contact Deanna Hartzman at dhartzman@nacdd.org.
Education/Transition/Health Breakout Sessions
- Creating a Path to Post-Secondary Education – Ana Calvo, Chris Coulston, Ellen Coulston, Cheryl Fortunato, Kevin Fortunato
- Helping People Live Their Healthiest Lives (Optum) – Dr. Robin Blitz, Dan Ohler, Santa Perez
- Closer to Free: My Supports in My Home – Caitlin Bailey, Jesse Smathers
- Creating a Spectrum of Possibilities: Working with Universities to Provide Services to Individuals with DD – Dan Gadke
- Do You Want Your State Leaders to Improve Early Childhood Inclusion Policies? – Margaret Harkness, Ann Kremer, Emily Ropars
Plenary 2: Employment
- Advocacy, Research and Innovation in Employment for People with I/DD – Valerie Breen, John Butterworth, Sheryl Dizon, Corey Gilmore, Karen Glasser, Sheila Gritz-Swift, Kristin Vandagriff
Employment Breakout Sessions
- Achieving a Better Life Experience through Entrepreneurship Education (ABLE3) – Antwan Clark, Calvin Head, Selena Swartzfager, James Wilcox
- The Power of Peer to Peer Programs: Changing the Lives of Young Adults – Jaime Daignault, Gabrielle Guedon, Alison Whyte, Kevin Wright
- Serving People with I/DD through a Community of Practice: Lessons from Long Beach – Philip Kahn-Pauli
- A Vertical Farm Takes Root in Wyoming: Personal and Community Impacts – Shannon Buller, Caroline Croft Estay, Johnny Fifles, Jennifer Tennican, Nona Yehia
- Direct Support Professionals: “We Are Ready!” – Claire Benway, Cheryl Grenwelge-Baur, Shaunta Singer
Plenary 3: Community Inclusion
- Community Inclusion – Patti Brady, Lee Brown, Jaime Daignault, Sumaya Karimi, Emilie Wylde Turner
Community Inclusion Breakout Sessions
- Disability Leadership in the Community: How to Make this Objective a Reality – Krystal Downie, Steve Gieber, Robyn Herzog, Scott Lindbloom, Stephanie Sanford
- Using Your Child’s Skills to be Active in the Community – Angie Breeden, Cairo Byrd, LaTaasha Byrd
- The LGBTQ I/DD Movement Comes Out of the Closet! – Jamece Agnew, Rick Banner, Marie Gandy, Eddie Harriel, Alex Jusko, Claire Miller, Dennis Murphy, Jessica Pidgeon
- Inclusion Starts in School – Kathy Costello, Melissa Marshall, Monique Price-Taylor
- I Am A Sexual Being, Too: Sexual Self-Advocacy (Planned Parenthood) – Catherine Dukes, Isabella Weber
Plenary 4: Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness: What Can Councils Do? – Dan Kessler, Cheryl Levine, Marie Libria