The Williams Syndrome Association (WSA) will be holding its 2020 convention virtually, from October 5-18. The WSA is the most comprehensive resource for people and families living with Williams syndrome as well as doctors, researchers and educators. The WSA provides resources, support and the latest medical information to help your child today and throughout his/her life.
The Division of Career Development and Transition of CEC (Council for Exceptional Children) is holding its annual meeting virtually this year. The mission of DCDT is to promote national and international efforts to improve the quality of, and access to, career/vocational and transition services, increase the participation of education in career development and transition goals, and to influence policies affecting career development and transition services for persons with disabilities.
Join your colleagues in the Parent Center network and our partner organizations for this time to learn and share information and ideas to help “Build Strong Centers for Stronger Families!” The conference goal is to enhance your organization's capacity to serve and support the full range of diverse parents, children, and young adults with disabilities.
Summit ‘20 will feature keynote speaker Russell Thelin, M.S., LVRC, CRC, Senior Policy Fellow at ICI and VR specialist for Think College.
This year's theme is "Achieving Equity: Leading the Way in the Next Decade." Although this year's conference will be entirely virtual, AUCD 2020 will continue to serve as a forum for meaningful collaborations around important topics, best practices, and issues that affect the disability community, our network and beyond. The 2020 AUCD Conference will take place December 7-9, from 12-5 pm EST each day. We will have a plenary session to start each day, followed by concurrent and poster session content.
Due to recommended social distancing and travel restrictions, the 2020 Southeastern Postsecondary Education Alliance Capacity Building Institute is being held virtually, July 28-30, 2020.
Information about this meeting can be found on the SEPSEA Facebook page or the SEPSEA event website.
On April 6, Amanda Kraus will present Everyday Ableism – Challenging What We Think We Know About Disability: By analyzing examples of language, media and design, we will problematize the dominant narrative on disability and identify prevalent stereotypes that contribute to ableist policy, practice and attitudes.
The Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience is designed to provide educators from every segment of higher education a comfortable, welcoming environment to share innovative ideas, programs, tools, and research critical to the learning, development, and success of first-year college students. The conference aims to promote a comprehensive and engaging community open to a diversity of ideas, in which all delegates are given the opportunity and resources to grow personally and professionally.
At CEC 2020 the focus will be on special educators with a single goal: making a difference for children with exceptionalities. Whatever your role—general or special education teacher, district administrator, principal, teacher educator, or paraprofessional—you can drive educator and student success by attending CEC 2020.
This year, these members of the Think College team will be presenting at the convention: Meg Grigal, Maria Paiewonsky, Lori Cooney, and Debra Hart.
The purpose of this Institute is to increase understanding of resources available for and facilitate planning and implementation of Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Programs (FPCTP) for students with intellectual disabilities in all types of postsecondary education institutions: universities, state and community colleges, and career tech centers.