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