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- Pre-Recorded Sessions
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Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE): Present and Future
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Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE): Present and Future
Heather Sachs, J.D. – National Down Syndrome Congress ### 1305708###Moderator###Director of Policy and Advocacy###National Down Syndrome Congress###Moderator: – National Down Syndrome Congress
@@@ Miranda Kennedy – ABLE National Resource Center ### 1305711###Speaker###Director###ABLE National Resource Center###Speaker: – ABLE National Resource Center
@@@ Michael Anderson ### 1305713###Speaker###Self Advocate######Speaker:
@@@ Josh Dubensky – Senate Special Committee on Aging ### 1305715###Speaker###Policy Aide###Senate Special Committee on Aging###Speaker: – Senate Special Committee on Aging
@@@ Kristin Flukey – U.S. Office of U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers ### 1305717###Speaker###Senior Legislative Aide###U.S. Office of U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers###Speaker: – U.S. Office of U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
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Medicaid and Social Security Basics
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Medicaid and Social Security Basics
Nicole Jorwic, J.D. – The Arc ### 175128###Speaker###Senior Director of Public Policy###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
@@@ Bethany Lilly – The Arc ### 716727###Speaker###Director of Income Policy###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
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Regulations Matter
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Regulations Matter
Lauren Blachowiak – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) ### 1306901###Speaker######Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)###Speaker: – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
@@@ Molly Burgdorf – The Arc ### 803446###Speaker###Senior Director of Rights Policy###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
@@@ Chester Finn – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) ### 1306902###Speaker######Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)###Speaker: – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
@@@ Liz Weintraub – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) ### 972376###Speaker###Senior Advocacy Specialist###Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)###Speaker: – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
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What to Expect at the Virtual Disability Policy Seminar
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What to Expect at the Virtual Disability Policy Seminar
Robin Troutman – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities ### 716738###Speaker###Deputy Director###National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities###Speaker: – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
- Monday, April 19, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Opening General Session: The New Administration's Disability Policy Priorities
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Opening General Session: The New Administration's Disability Policy Priorities
Tawara Goode – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) ### 1305706###Moderator###Board President###Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)###Moderator: – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
@@@ Kimberly Knackstedt – The White House ### 1305712###Speaker###Director of Disability Policy for the Domestic Policy Council###The White House###Speaker: – The White House
@@@ Alison Barkoff – Administration for Community Living ### 1320067###Speaker###Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging###Administration for Community Living###Speaker: – Administration for Community Living
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
Housing: Where We Live
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
Housing: Where We Live
Michael Brogioli – TASH ### 1318740###Moderator###Executive Director###TASH###Moderator: – TASH
@@@ Lisa Sloane – Technical Assistance Collaborative ### 1318738###Speaker###Senior Policy Advisor###Technical Assistance Collaborative###Speaker: – Technical Assistance Collaborative
@@@ Kim Johnson – National Low Income Housing Coalition ### 1318739###Speaker###Policy Analyst###National Low Income Housing Coalition###Speaker: – National Low Income Housing Coalition
@@@ Ricardo Thornton – DC Developmental Disabilities Council ### 716719###Speaker###Vice Chairperson###DC Developmental Disabilities Council###Speaker: – DC Developmental Disabilities Council
@@@ Donna Thornton ### 716706###Speaker###Advocate######Speaker:
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
Supporting the Direct Care Workforce
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
Supporting the Direct Care Workforce
Laura Kennedy – The Arc ### 1305701###Moderator###Chair, Policy and Positions Committee###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
@@@ Tim Huebner – Office of Representative Dingell ### 1318741###Speaker###Senior Legislative Assistant###Office of Representative Dingell###Speaker: – Office of Representative Dingell
@@@ Nicole Jorwic, J.D. – The Arc ### 175128###Speaker###Senior Director of Public Policy###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
@@@ Sarah Meek – ANCOR ### 1318742###Speaker###Senior Director of Legislative Affairs###ANCOR###Speaker: – ANCOR
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Health Care Updates
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Health Care Updates
Mark Lezotte – United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) ### 1305702###Moderator###National Board Member###United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)###Moderator: – United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
@@@ Vicki Gottlich – Administration for Community Living ### 1318743###Speaker###Director, Center for Policy and Evaluation###Administration for Community Living###Speaker: – Administration for Community Living
@@@ Prof. Jasmine Harris – The Arc ### 1318744###Speaker###Board Member and Chair, Legal Advocacy Subcommittee###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
@@@ Dr. Kara Ayers – Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities ### 1318745###Speaker###Director###Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities###Speaker: – Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities
@@@ Max Barrows – Green Mountain Self-Advocates ### 1318746###Speaker###Outreach Director###Green Mountain Self-Advocates###Speaker: – Green Mountain Self-Advocates
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
The Intersection of Disability and the Criminal Justice System
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
The Intersection of Disability and the Criminal Justice System
Jesse Torisky – Autism Society of Pittsburgh ### 1318748###Moderator###President and CEO###Autism Society of Pittsburgh###Moderator: – Autism Society of Pittsburgh
@@@ Russell Lehman – The Arc ### 1318747###Speaker###Board member and Self-advocate###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
@@@ Jennifer Mathis – Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force ### 1318749###Speaker###Co-chair###Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force###Speaker: – Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Parents
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Parents
Julie Ward – The Arc ### 172569###Moderator###Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Self Advocates
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Self Advocates
Juliana Huerena – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) ### 1318750###Moderator######Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)###Moderator: – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Siblings
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Siblings
Tiffany Banks – Sibling Leadership Network's Policy and Advocacy Committee ### 1305707###Moderator###Co-chair###Sibling Leadership Network's Policy and Advocacy Committee###Moderator: – Sibling Leadership Network's Policy and Advocacy Committee
@@@ Nina Bihani – Sibling Leadership Network's Policy and Advocacy Committee ### 1305709###Moderator###Co-chair###Sibling Leadership Network's Policy and Advocacy Committee###Moderator: – Sibling Leadership Network's Policy and Advocacy Committee
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Supporters, Allies, and Advocates
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Networking Social Hour with Supporters, Allies, and Advocates
Nicole Jorwic, J.D. – The Arc ### 175128###Moderator###Senior Director of Public Policy###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
@@@ Bethany Lilly – The Arc ### 716727###Moderator###Director of Income Policy###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
- Tuesday, April 20, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
General Session — Congress Takes on Community Living
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
General Session — Congress Takes on Community Living
Ken Oakes – The Arc ### 1305703###Moderator###Board President###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
@@@ The Honorable Bob Casey (D-PA) – U.S. Senate ### 1320174###Speaker######U.S. Senate###Speaker: – U.S. Senate
@@@ The Honorable Maggie Hassan (D-NH) – U.S. Senate ### 1320175###Speaker######U.S. Senate###Speaker: – U.S. Senate
@@@ The Honorable Debbie Dingell (D-MI) – U.S. House of Representatives ### 716885###Speaker######U.S. House of Representatives###Speaker: – U.S. House of Representatives
@@@ Nicole Jorwic, J.D. – The Arc ### 175128###Speaker###Senior Director of Public Policy###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
General Session — Community Can't Wait: A Panel Discussion on the Need to Access HCBS
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
General Session — Community Can't Wait: A Panel Discussion on the Need to Access HCBS
Margaret Nygren – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) ### 1305704###Moderator###Executive Director and CEO###American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)###Moderator: – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
@@@ Julia Bascom – Autistic Self Advocacy Network ### 533535###Speaker###Executive Director###Autistic Self Advocacy Network###Speaker: – Autistic Self Advocacy Network
@@@ Mike Oxford ### 1318753###Speaker###Advocate######Speaker:
@@@ Tyree Brown ### 979189###Speaker###Advocate######Speaker:
@@@ Connie Garner – Foley Hoag ### 979186###Speaker###Senior Policy Director###Foley Hoag###Speaker: – Foley Hoag
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Improving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Improving Social Security and Supplemental Security Income
Bethany Lilly – The Arc ### 716727###Moderator###Director of Income Policy###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
@@@ Stacy Cloyd – National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives ### 1305710###Speaker###Deputy Director of Government Affairs###National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives###Speaker: – National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
@@@ T.J. Sutcliffe – House Committee on Ways and Means ### 1305714###Speaker###Professional Staff, Majority Staff###House Committee on Ways and Means###Speaker: – House Committee on Ways and Means
@@@ Tracey Gronniger – Justice in Aging ### 1305716###Speaker###Directing Attorney, Economic Security###Justice in Aging###Speaker: – Justice in Aging
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Policies to Promote Employment
2:20 PM – 3:20 PM EDT
Policies to Promote Employment
Vanessa Zuber – UCP of Southern AZ and Autism Society of AZ ### 1318754###Moderator###Director of Employment Services###UCP of Southern AZ and Autism Society of AZ###Moderator: – UCP of Southern AZ and Autism Society of AZ
@@@ Michael Gamel-McCormick – Senate Special Committee on Aging ### 536185###Speaker###Disability Policy Director, Majority Staff###Senate Special Committee on Aging###Speaker: – Senate Special Committee on Aging
@@@ Phoebe Ball – House Committee on Education and Labor ### 979178###Speaker###Majority Staff###House Committee on Education and Labor###Speaker: – House Committee on Education and Labor
@@@ Kristin Flukey – U.S. Office of U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers ### 1305717###Speaker###Senior Legislative Aide###U.S. Office of U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers###Speaker: – U.S. Office of U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
All Means All: Education for Students with Disabilities
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
All Means All: Education for Students with Disabilities
Maureen van Stone, Esq. – Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities ### 802251###Moderator###Director###Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities###Moderator: – Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
@@@ Brad Thomas – House Education & Labor Committee ### 534687###Speaker###Senior Education Policy Advisor, Minority Staff###House Education & Labor Committee###Speaker: – House Education & Labor Committee
@@@ Brittany Matthews – Senator Hassan's Office ### 1318755###Speaker###Senior Policy Advisor for Education and Workforce###Senator Hassan's Office###Speaker: – Senator Hassan's Office
@@@ Scott Sargrad – U.S. Department of Education ### 1318756###Speaker###Deputy Chief of Staff###U.S. Department of Education###Speaker: – U.S. Department of Education
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Hot Topics In Civil Rights
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
Hot Topics In Civil Rights
Molly Burgdorf – The Arc ### 803446###Moderator###Senior Director of Rights Policy###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
@@@ Essie Pederson – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) ### 1318757###Speaker###SABE GoVoter Project###Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)###Speaker: – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
@@@ Melody Cooper – SABE ### 173315###Speaker###Board Member###SABE###Speaker: – SABE
@@@ Michelle Bishop – National Disability Rights Network ### 716741###Speaker###Voter Access & Engagement Manager###National Disability Rights Network###Speaker: – National Disability Rights Network
@@@ Anna Krieger – Center for Public Representation ### 1318758###Speaker###Senior Attorney###Center for Public Representation###Speaker: – Center for Public Representation
@@@ Claire Stanley – National Disability Rights Network ### 1318759###Speaker###Public Policy Analyst, National Disability Rights Network & Co-Chair of CCD Transportation Task Force###National Disability Rights Network###Speaker: – National Disability Rights Network
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
DPS Town Hall
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
DPS Town Hall
Nicole Jorwic, J.D. – The Arc ### 175128###Moderator###Senior Director of Public Policy###The Arc###Moderator: – The Arc
- Wednesday, April 21, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
General Session — Stories from the Front Lines of the Disability Community During COVID-19
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
General Session — Stories from the Front Lines of the Disability Community During COVID-19
Armando Contreras – UCP National ### 1305705###Moderator###President and CEO###UCP National###Moderator: – UCP National
@@@ German Parodi – Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies ### 1318761###Speaker###Co-Executive Director###Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies###Speaker: – Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
@@@ Donna Shippman – The Arc of Greater Prince William County ### 1318762###Speaker###Director of Group Homes###The Arc of Greater Prince William County###Speaker: – The Arc of Greater Prince William County
@@@ Ana Ossa – UCP of Hudson County ### 1318763###Speaker###Disability Service Provider###UCP of Hudson County###Speaker: – UCP of Hudson County
@@@ Debbie Harris – The Arc ### 1318764###Speaker###Board Member###The Arc###Speaker: – The Arc
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
Closing General Session — The Art of Advocacy in Congress: Taking Your New Skills to the Hill
1:10 PM – 2:10 PM EDT
Closing General Session — The Art of Advocacy in Congress: Taking Your New Skills to the Hill
Steve Gieber – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities ### 1320490###Moderator###Board President###National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities###Moderator: – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
@@@ Imani Barbarin – Disability Rights Pennsylvania ### 1318765###Speaker###Director of Communication and Outreach###Disability Rights Pennsylvania###Speaker: – Disability Rights Pennsylvania
@@@ Maria Town – American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) ### 979173###Speaker###President & CEO###American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)###Speaker: – American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
- Thursday, April 22, 2021
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Virtual Hill Meetings
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
Virtual Hill Meetings