BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-AUCD VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DCREATED:20240328T141136 LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T141136 DTSTART:20190213T070000Z DTEND:20190213T000000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #4 LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Webinar DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0AAbout this Webinar=0D=0A=0D=0AJoin us for Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #4, Relationship Experiences. It is well documented meaningful relationships are connected to better health, social, and quality of life outcomes for all people, including people with disabilities. Relationships can help to create a greater sense of identity, self-worth, and belonging. Relationships are important, but they can look different for all of us. Join us to hear from self-advocates as they talk about their experiences being married, dating, partnered, and single. Sex Talk #4, Relationship Experiences, will focus on the personal relationship experiences of self-advocates as they join our panel of sexual health educators. =0D=0A=0D=0AThis webinar is part of an on-going series that addresses self-advocate questions about relationships and sexuality. This series is a great learning opportunity for self-advocates, and professionals and paraprofessionals working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to better understand relationships and sexuality.=0D=0A=0D=0AA Webinar from AUCD's Sexual Health Special Interest Group.=0D=0A=0D=0AAdditional ResroucesLindsey Wilkes Interview =0D=0ALink: https://bit.ly/2ElC5FoKara Jones Interview =0D=0ALink: https://bit.ly/2T69AFTRandy's wedding video, father in-law toast at the 4 minute mark. =0D=0ALink: https://bit.ly/2T7ZTqEThomas Caswell, from Green Mountain Self-Advocates, talks about growing up with autism and growing into his life as a gay man. =0D=0APodcast: https://bit.ly/2HdO23h=0D=0A=0D=0APresenters=0D=0A=0D=0AMax Barrows is Outreach Director for Green Mountain Self-Advocates, a position he has held since 2007. He mentors youth and adults with developmental disabilities to speak up for themselves and become leaders. GMSA is a lead partner of the Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center. Max leads SARTAC's technical assistance team assisting local and state self-advocacy organizations across the nation. Max connects with people on all levels advocating for true-inclusion of people with developmental disabilities. In his work, he advances the message that when you meet an individual with a disability, presume competence. =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0AErica R. Thomas, MS is the Health Educator for the Developmental Disabilities Administration Health Initiative (DDAHI), housed at the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in Washington, DC. She serves as a liaison between family members, health care professionals and community providers that support people with disabilities. Erica develops and implements health care information curriculum and education sessions on a variety of wellness topics (including sexuality!!!) for people with disabilities and their support teams. When she is not advocating for people with disabilities, she enjoys traveling the world and taking long naps.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0AKatherine McLaughlin, M.Ed. is a national expert and trains individuals, staff, and parents on sexuality and developmental disabilities. She teaches sexuality education to people with DD/ID as well as trains them to be peer sexuality educators themselves. Katherine is the author of an agency and school curriculum: Sexuality Education for People with Developmental Disabilities, and has developed two online courses; one to train professionals, Developmental Disability and Sexuality 101, and one for parents: Talking to Your Kids: Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality. =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A PRIORITY:3 URL:http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=8445&id=16 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR