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AUCD: Concurrent Sessions: From the Goat Rocks to the Symphony Halls: Building an Inclusive Society by Promoting Self-actualization and Self-determination for All

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Presenter

Verity Rodrigues, PhD, Psychologist
Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND

Other Presenter(s)

Daniel Wells, MS, University of Vermont, Lexington, MA, United States;
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Description

Join educational consultant Verity Rodrigues, and self-advocate, long-distance backpacker and photographer Dan Wells for an exploration of what's possible when we break down the barriers of disability. Dan will tell the story of 430miles on the Pacific Crest Trail with Cerebral Palsy; Verity will describe an innovative partnership bringing kids with Autism to the Nashville Symphony; they will then lead a discussion of what a truly inclusive community could mean.

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