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2019

SSI Secrets and Self-Determination

February 9, 2019

Big Emotions & Big Behaviors: We’re In This Together 

  • Juliana Nichols-Hazlett

Hot Topics for the 86th Legislative Session 

  • Jeff Miller, Disability Rights Texas, & Ginger Mayeaux, The Arc of Texas

It’s My Life! 

  • Beverly Black, Jamie Butler, Ricky Broussard, & Meredith Knudson

Medicaid Waivers & Waiting Lists: What Families Need to Know 

  • Jeff Miller, Disability Rights Texas

Meetings with Meaning: How to Support Self-Advocate Participation 

  • Ricky Broussard, Imagine Enterprises, and Ginger Mayeaux, The Arc of Texas

Summer Camps - Panel Presentation

Taking Being Trauma Informed a Step Further 

  • Juliana Nichols-Hazlett

Tech Talk: Using Apps to Transform Transitions 

  • Amy Fuchs, Bridging Apps

May 11, 2019

Our Actions, Their Futures 

  • Kathie Snow

#Me Too: How to Join the Movement to Stop Sexual Violence 

  • Leigh Anne Davis, The Arc of United States, & James Meadours, Self-Advocate

SSI/SSDI/Medicaid/Medicaid Waivers/State Programs 

  • Bryan Smith, Special Care Planner

Texas Sibling Network

The Power of CAN!

Community Inclusion for All!

It’s MY Life: Choice and Control

Yes - We Are Talking about S.E.X. 

  • Nick Winges-Yanez, Texas Center for Disability Studies - UT Austin

Your Dependent with Disabilities: Planning for Two Generations

August 10, 2019

Keynote Address: OLMSTEAD: 20 Years Later

86th Texas Legislative Session Wrap Up

Autism Driver & Police Contact

Internet Safety

Post-Secondary Education

Self-Determination

SSI Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Programs

Transition Planning, & more to be announced!

Knowledgeable & Engaging Presenters

Community Connections

November 9, 2019

Changing Expectations: Looking Beyond Behaviors to Mental Health & Wellness 

  • Colleen Horton, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

College Road Trip: Jump Start Your Tour 

  • Panel Presentation: UT Austin (4ETexas), Texas Tech (Burkhart Center for Autism Education & Research – CASE), Tarrant County College (Transitional Skills Programs)

Emergency Preparedness for Texans with Disabilities 

  • Ron Lucey, Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities

Navigating the Texas IDD Service System: Who, What, When, Where & Why 

  • Ginger Mayeaux

  • The Arc of Texas 

  • Panelists who shared their story of how life changed for their child & family once they received Medicaid waiver services.

Relationships and Reciprocity: Navigating Puberty and Sexuality for Adolescents and Young Adults 

  • Wesley Dotson, Texas Tech University

Transition Planning 

  • Robin Kuntz, Achievable Employment Solutions

We Are All Social Beings 

  • Best Buddies

  • Club 321

  • Community Connections Texas

  • Natural Supports

  • North Texas SNAP 

  • Young Life

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