BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-AUCD VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DCREATED:20240328T161036 LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T161036 DTSTART:20200812T000000Z DTEND:20200812T000000Z SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #7: Marriage LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Webinar DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:=0D=0A=0D=0AWebinar Description:=0D=0A=0D=0AJoin the AUCD Sexual Health Special Interest Group for Sex Talk for Self-Advocates Webinar #7: Marriage on August 12, 2020, from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET. Our expert hosts of sexuality educators and self-advocates have invited a panel to discuss questions and topics related to marriage for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This 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, professionals, and paraprofessionals working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to understand sexual health needs better.=0D=0A=0D=0AExpert Hosts:=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. He received a White House Champions of Change award for this work in 2015. Max is an accomplished self-advocate from Vermont, who served as a board member for Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered from 2008 to 2016.=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=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 course for professionals, Developmental Disability and Sexuality 101, and the second for parents, Talking to Your Kids: Developmental Disabilities and Sexuality. =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0APlease Note:There is no cost for this webinar.CEUs are not offered for this webinar.This webinar will be held on the Zoom Platform. You can test your connection with Zoom before joining the meeting here.For disability accommodations, email aucdinfo@aucd.org This webinar will be archived.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A PRIORITY:3 URL:http://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=8670&id=379 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR