AUCD - Self-Determination Symposium
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Stories to Research to Practice
Monday, November 7, 2011 09:45AM - 12:45PM
Location: Regency Ballroom C
Session Description
Presented by the Council on Community Advocacy (COCA) with support from the National Gateway to Self-Determination (NGSD), this symposium will present and discuss strategies and resources for self-advocates, advisers and support staff, and UCEDD/LEND interdisciplinary staff.
By effectively telling personal stories, and with appropriate support from advisers and others, self-advocates can engage with findings from the research community to impact policy and practice in areas of critical need for people with disabilities. Real-life examples from self-advocates and their support staff, researchers, and practitioners will be presented.
Featured Presenter(s)
- Dawn D. Olson. COCA Co-Chair, Consumer Liaison, North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities. Minot, ND
- Kendall Corbett. COCA Co-Chair, Coordinator of Consumer Activities, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities. Laramie, WY
- Tia Nelis, Self-Advocacy Specialist, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL
- Sheila Collins. Graduate Student, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chicago, IL
- Laura Walker Jackson, MPA. Program Development, University of Missouri Kansas City Institute for Human Development. Kansas City, KS
- Carl Calkins, PhD. UCEDD Director, University of Missouri Kansas City Institute for Human Development. Kansas City, KS
- Hillary Spears, LSW, MSW, MA, Program Specialist, AUCD. Washington, DC