Virtual Conference & Impact Awards Celebration

Virtual Conference & Impact Awards Celebration

All sessions will be held virtually via Zoom
November 30, 2022
10:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. EST

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AGENDA 

10:30 a.m.
Welcome 

10:45-11:30
Plenary SpeakerCathy Robinson, Associate Director
Indiana Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services
The State of the State in IDD Services

11:30-12:00
Keynote SpeakerLiz Weintraub, Senior Advocacy Specialist
Association of University Centers on Disability
Learn about Liz!

12:00-12:15
Break

12:15-1:15
Impact Awards Celebration

Join us as we celebrate good people doing good things
to make a difference in the lives of people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

1:15-1:30
Break

1:30-2:15
Concurrent Workshops 

Starting Your Own Business
Tim Peterson, Director of Small Business Services 
Portals, Inc

Ask the State DDRS Team
Cathy Robinson, DDRS Associate Director
Jessica Harlan-York, DDRS COO
Theresa Koleszar, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Director
Christina Commons, Bureau of Child Development Director 

Crash Course in Charting the LifeCourse Part I
Julie Reynolds, Senior Research Associate
University of Missouri Kansas City
Institute for Human Development 

Benefit Information (BIN) Counseling
Sarah Level, BIN Project Coordinator
Indiana Institute on Disability & Community

2:15-2:30 – Break

2:30-3:15
Break Out Sessions

I Have a Job!
Requesting Accomodations
Bonnie Borner, Indiana Disability Rights Advocacy Specialist
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

Zaida Maldonado-Prather, Staff Attorney
Indiana Disability Rights

Using a Supported Decision Making Agreement
Nick Parker, Staff Attorney
Indiana Supreme Court
Adult Guardianship Office

Crash Course in Charting the Life Course Part II
Using Lifecourse Tools
Lexi Westerfield & Noah Upchurch
Self-Advocates of Indiana 

Navigating Education Impacted by COVID
Dr. Dawn McGrath, Executive Director
INSOURCE

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Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Impact Awards Celebration Sponsored by
Indiana Association of Behavioral Consultants 

ASL interpretation provided by the
Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities