Olmstead Twenty Years Later: How Far We Have Come and the Work Left to Do
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Olmstead Twenty Years Later: How Far We Have Come and the Work Left to Do Location: Grand Ballroom Fred Misilo, Jr. – The Arc; Amy Hewitt – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD); Curt Decker – National Disability Rights Network; Donna Thornton; Ricardo Thornton; Anne Raish – Disability Rights Section, Department of Justice
Fred Misilo, Jr. – The Arc ### 175125###Welcome @@@ Amy Hewitt – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) ### 184093###Moderator @@@ Curt Decker – National Disability Rights Network ### 716717###Speaker @@@ Donna Thornton ### 716718###Speaker @@@ Ricardo Thornton ### 716719###Speaker @@@ Anne Raish – Disability Rights Section, Department of Justice ### 716881###Speaker
ABLE Act - It's Time for Expansion Location: Grand Ballroom South Matthew Cox – UCP of Greater Cleveland; Josh Dubensky – Senate Special Committee on Aging; Heather Sachs – National Down Syndrome Congress; Robert Peterson – The Arc of Illinois
Matthew Cox – UCP of Greater Cleveland ### 716709###Moderator @@@ Josh Dubensky – Senate Special Committee on Aging ### 717618###Speaker @@@ Heather Sachs – National Down Syndrome Congress ### 716711###Speaker @@@ Robert Peterson – The Arc of Illinois ### 716884###Speaker
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Health Care Policy Updates
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Health Care Policy Updates Location: Grand Ballroom North & Central Mark Lezotte – United Cerebral Palsy; Bethany Lilly – Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; Rachel Patterson – Epilepsy Foundation
Mark Lezotte – United Cerebral Palsy ### 532340###Moderator @@@ Bethany Lilly – Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law ### 716727###Speaker @@@ Rachel Patterson – Epilepsy Foundation ### 716708###Speaker
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
How To Have Successful Hill Visits
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM
How To Have Successful Hill Visits Location: Congressional Ballroom A & B Erika Hagensen – The Arc of North Carolina | North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities
Erika Hagensen – The Arc of North Carolina | North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities ### 532375###Speaker
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Paid Family and Medical Leave Update
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Paid Family and Medical Leave Update Location: Grand Ballroom South Annie Acosta – The Arc; Heather Koball – National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University; Whitney Pesek – Zero to Three; Kathleen Romig – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Annie Acosta – The Arc ### 175127###Moderator @@@ Heather Koball – National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University ### 716731###Speaker @@@ Whitney Pesek – Zero to Three ### 716733###Speaker @@@ Kathleen Romig – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ### 533527###Speaker
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Policy to Increase Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Nicole Jorwic – The Arc ### 175128###Moderator @@@ Ken Capone – People on the Go Maryland ### 716730###Speaker @@@ Michael Gamel-McCormick – Senate Special Committee on Aging ### 536185###Speaker
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Relationship Building, Your Words and Actions
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Relationship Building, Your Words and Actions Location: Congressional Ballroom A & B Alyssa Lee – The Arc Georgia; Martha Haythorn – The Arc Georgia; Charlie Miller – Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Landscape of Long Term Supports and Services Location: Grand Ballroom Margaret A. Nygren – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD); The Honorable Debbie Dingell; The Honorable Brett Guthrie; Connie Garner – ML Strategies; Julia Bascom – The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Margaret A. Nygren – American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) ### 184082###Moderator @@@ The Honorable Debbie Dingell ### 716885###Speaker @@@ The Honorable Brett Guthrie ### 716886###Speaker @@@ Connie Garner – ML Strategies ### 536186###Speaker @@@ Julia Bascom – The Autistic Self Advocacy Network ### 533535###Speaker
Marty Ford – The Arc ### 175126###Speaker @@@ Nicole Jorwic – The Arc ### 175128###Speaker
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Update on Education Policy
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Update on Education Policy Location: Grand Ballroom North & Central Ken Oakes – The Arc; Kimberly Knackstedt – House Education and Labor Committee; CJ Powell – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Leadership Conference Education Fund
Ken Oakes – The Arc ### 716736###Moderator @@@ Kimberly Knackstedt – House Education and Labor Committee ### 716737###Speaker @@@ CJ Powell – Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Leadership Conference Education Fund ### 717621###Speaker
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Voting Issues
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Voting Issues Location: Grand Ballroom South Robin Troutman – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities; Keri Gray – American Association of People with Disabilities (AAIDD); Michelle Bishop – National Disability Rights Network; Anne Fracht – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE); Juliana Huereña – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE); Darren Morris – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Robin Troutman – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities ### 716738###Moderator @@@ Keri Gray – American Association of People with Disabilities (AAIDD) ### 716740###Speaker @@@ Michelle Bishop – National Disability Rights Network ### 716741###Speaker @@@ Anne Fracht – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) ### 716742###Speaker @@@ Juliana Huereña – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) ### 716743###Speaker @@@ Darren Morris – Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) ### 716744###Speaker
Federal Funding Update Location: Grand Ballroom South Marci Miller – United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County; Richelle Friedman – Coalition on Human Needs; Emily Holubowich – Coalition for Health Funding
Marci Miller – United Cerebral Palsy of Orange County ### 716748###Moderator @@@ Richelle Friedman – Coalition on Human Needs ### 534696###Speaker @@@ Emily Holubowich – Coalition for Health Funding ### 716749###Speaker
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Regulations 101
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Regulations 101 Location: Congressional Ballroom A & B Rylin Rogers – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD); Liz Weintraub – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Rylin Rogers – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) ### 716746###Speaker @@@ Liz Weintraub – Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) ### 716747###Speaker
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Supported Decision Making - Making It Work
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Supported Decision Making: Making It Work Location: Grand Ballroom North & Central Nicole Jorwic – The Arc; Kim Dodson – The Arc of Indiana; Jamie Beck; Dan Stewart
Nicole Jorwic – The Arc ### 175128###Moderator @@@ Kim Dodson – The Arc of Indiana ### 172827###Speaker @@@ Jamie Beck ### 716750###Speaker @@@ Dan Stewart ### 716751###Speaker
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Better Together: Disability Rights are Human Rights
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Better Together: Disability Rights are Human Rights Location: Grand Ballroom Shannon Buller – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities; The Honorable Bobby Scott; The Honorable Christopher H. Smith; Talila Lewis; Valerie Novack – Center for American Progress; Azza Altiraifi – Disability Justice Initiative, Center for American Progress
Shannon Buller – National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities ### 532353###Moderator @@@ The Honorable Bobby Scott ### 716888###Speaker @@@ The Honorable Christopher H. Smith ### 716889###Speaker @@@ Talila Lewis ### 716752###Speaker @@@ Valerie Novack – Center for American Progress ### 716753###Speaker @@@ Azza Altiraifi – Disability Justice Initiative, Center for American Progress ### 716754###Speaker
