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Breaking Barriers

9:00am PDT

Welcome and Keynote: The Right to Inclusion in American Life Middle SisterSue Swenson

10:15am PDT

#DSWORKS The National Down Syndrome Society’s Employment CampaignLIMITED TumaloKandi Pickard Breaking Out of the Bubble North SisterJonathan Chase Building Community with Assistive Technology UseFULL LavaRobin Shobe Busting the Myths about Disability Benefits and WorkLIMITED EastlakeJill Hannemann Politics! Who Needs It?LIMITED EileenSue Swenson Your Child’s Health Care: Become a Strong Advocate to Help Your ChildLIMITED SparksShauna Signorini

12:00pm PDT

Lunch and Keynote Speech Middle SisterCristina Sanz

1:15pm PDT

Inclusive Education: Why it is Important and Strategies for Teachers to Make it PossibleLIMITED LavaValerie Barber Camp L.E.A.D.: Building Leadership for EmploymentLIMITED DorisKara Johnson • Yancy Wilkenfeldt Opening DoorsLIMITED EileenAaron Moore “My Life’s Wishes”FILLING EastlakeKelly Flynn • Jeannie Kinley • Joy Rochester • Kathleen Walsh • Tracy Young ABLE Savings Plans: Empowering People to Take Control of Their FuturesFULL TumaloDavid Bell • Alisha Langford Trauma Education: Science, Hope and HealingFILLING SparksShauna Signorini

2:30pm PDT

Boots on the Ground SupportsLIMITED LavaBeatrize Cifuentes • Cristina Sanz Mindfulness and Self CareLIMITED EastlakeKatie Diez • Suzy Hayes Special Needs Life Care Planning: Creating a Roadmap for the FutureFILLING TumaloAlisha Langford Top 10 Ways to Include Students in the IEP ProcessLIMITED DorisMarguerite Blackmore • Kriss Rita Planning my way to work: A transition guide for students with disabilities leaving high schoolLIMITED EileenJaime Daignault • Gabrielle Guedon