Monday, October 12th

7 – 8:45

Foyer

Exhibitor Setup

8 – 8:35 am

Ballroom

Breakfast/Networking

8:35 – 8:45 am

Ballroom

Welcome Opening Remarks—Dr. Fred B. Palmer, Executive Director
Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities (BCDD)

8:45 – 9:35 am

Ballroom

Keynote—Senator Becky Duncan Massey, Tennessee

9:35 – 9:45 am

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BREAK

9:45 – 10:45 am

Ballroom

Legal Panel: Making Good Law for Parents with Disabilities and their Children
Moderated by Elizabeth Lightfoot, Ph.D.

10:45 – 11:45 am

Ballroom

Legislative Panel: Extending the ADA to Parenting: the Impact of the “Sara Gordon” Case in Massachusetts
Moderated by Traci Laliberte, Ph.D.

11:45 – 12:45 am

Ballroom

LUNCH

12:45 – 1 pm

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BREAK

Advocacy / Parent Track

1 – 2 pm

Adams

Building Bridges: Creative Community Collaborations to Support Parents with Disabilities

1 – 2 pm

Crump

Tips for Helping Families Successfully Manage the IFSP/IEP Process

2:15 – 3:15 pm

Crump

Dishin’ It Up: Healthy Foods for the Family

2:15 – 3:15 pm

Adams

Parenting Special Needs Children: A Transformative Experience

3:30-4:30 pm

Adams

Parenting that Works

3:30-4:30 pm

Crump

Cook Once – Eat All Week

Professional / Legal Track

1 – 2:30 pm

Gayoso

Medical Advocacy

1 – 2:30 pm

Beale

Bringing Mindfulness to Families and Staff in a Supported Parenting Program

1 – 2:30 pm

Desoto

 The Use of Parental Disability as a Removal Reason in the Child Welfare System in the United States

1 – 2:30 pm

Chelsea

 Supporting Parents with ID in our Communities

2:45 – 4:15 pm

Gayoso

Tips for Helping Families Successfully Manage the IFSP/IEP Process

2:45 – 4:15 pm

Chelsea

Cross-System Collaboration in Working with Parents with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

2:45 – 4:15 pm

Beale

Competency-Based Parenting Assessment for Court & Individual Planning

2:45 – 4:15 pm

Desoto

Understanding How Personal Biases can Affect Attitudes and Decisions.

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Ballroom

Parents & Advocates Meet & Greet Celebration

6 – 7 pm

Lobby

 Meet & Greet—Appetizers and cash bar