The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors. There are several session that focus specifically on disability and service, including: Targeted Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Non-traditional Volunteers and Service Members, Stories from the Field: Members & Volunteers with Disabilities Sharing Their Experiences, and Inclusion 101: Creating an Welcoming Service Environment.

SENSE Theatre, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, and the University School of Nashville invite you to a delightful evening of inspired entertainment. Be a part of SENSE Theatre's inaugural Nashville performance as young campers with autism spectrum disorders step into the footlights with youth actors from USN Theatre Guild. As the grand finale to their two-week camp of learning, skill building and friendship, the cast will take you on a whimsical, musical, and lyrical journey in "Bridges." Be there and experience first hand the promise of this special program.

Eager to learn more about biomedical aspects of autism and environmental influences on autism spectrum disorders? Join internationally known autism experts and physician researchers for a state of the science review of autism and environment. Dr. Martha Herbert, M.D.,Ph.D. of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and Dr. Claudia Miller, M.D., M.S. of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio will review the dramatic rise in autism, the role of environment in autism, the whole body aspects of autism and the implications of toxic exposures in immune function and autism. Part one of a two-part series sponsored by the Autism Society of America.

This webinar will walk attendees through the new clinical report describing what is needed for smooth transitions from pediatric to adult health care. The webinar will include a brief overview of Got Transition's quality improvement initiatives through Learning Collaboratives in Washington, DC, Denver and Boston.

This presentation provided an overview of dental care for individuals with special health care needs (pediatric to adult). The presentation included information about unique aspects of providing dental care to individuals with special health care needs, barriers to access to care, the dental home model, as well as a presentation on dental training resources/modules. This presentation included an overview of the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.

This webinar presented the tools, resources, activities and publications developed by the National Gateway to Self-Determination (NGSD). The overall goal of NGSD is to establish a sustainable, evidence-based training system that enhances self-determination training programs that lead to quality of life outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities throughout the lifespan.

Conference theme: How We All Fit Together

The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed has opened online registration for their annual conference. The theme for this year?s conference is Building Partnerships for Successful Service Systems: "You've Got to Have Friends". This event strives to provide a comprehensive training concerning mental health needs for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the AUCD 2011 Conference. It was great to see old friends again, and to forge new relationships. We hope that all who attended were able to gain new information, meet new people, and leave feeling energized, refreshed, and excited about the many incredible activities happening in the disability community and throughout the AUCD network.
Conference plenary videos, photos, presentations, handouts, and more are available on aucd.org/conference. Save the date for AUCD 2012: December 2-5 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.

The 2011 TASH Conference is the advocacy, networking and educational event of the year. This year's conference is set in beautiful Atlanta, Ga., the city that played such a critical role in civil rights and social justice movements in our nation's history. Join us this year in Atlanta for another social justice movement for people with disabilities.

The Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities Conference is focused entirely on the employment of individuals with disabilities in the federal sector. Federal HR and EEO specialists, hiring managers, and others who manage employment matters concerning people with disabilities are encouraged to attend.

"Visionary Voices: leaders, lessons, legacy. The History of Pennsylvania?s Intellectual Disability Movement" is a collection of interviews with pioneers of Pennsylvania?s Intellectual Disability Movement ? risk-takers, innovators, and reformers who helped shape policies in Pennsylvania and around the country to ensure the freedom and dignity of people with disabilities. OUR PREMIERE VIEWING EVENT will feature special guests, light hors d?oeuvres and opportunities to support Visionary Voices.

The Section encourages research on policies, problems, cultural representations, health issues, and experiences that involve people with disabilities and chronic disease.

Join us in Washington, DC, April 23-25 for the ultimate gathering of advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year we'll be focusing on presidential election-year issues and how to make a difference with grassroots advocacy. A special Trainee Symposium and Reception is planned for Sunday evening.

As the diversity of participants in national service programs grows both locally and nationally, what practices are you using to engage historically underrepresented groups? When conducting outreach and recruitment to these populations, how do you approach including people with disabilities from diverse groups? In order to discuss these questions, The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) will host Dr. Nicholas Montalto and Dr. Rooshey Hasnain, authors of "Systems Change for Greater Cultural Competence in the Pennsylvania Disability Service and Support Sector," in a one and a half hour webinar presentation on diversity and disability