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THE SELF-DETERMINATION PROGRAM &
NEW FEDERAL MANDATES FOR INCLUSION
Thursday and Friday,
February 18 &19, 2016
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Los Angeles Westside
(near LAX Airport)
6161 West Centinela Ave
Culver City, CA 90230
This statewide conference is de
signed for self-advocates,
family members, service providers,
Regional Center staff,
and other professionals -
across ALL developmental disabilities.
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Over 350 people have already registered for the conference!
WE STILL HAVE LIMITED EXHIBITOR SPACE AVAILABLE
Reach your community. Register to be an exhibitor today.
As with our last conference on Self-Determination, this event will
sell out
. Please register NOW to ensure your space.
DISCOUNTED HOTEL ROOMS SOLD OUT!
Decent rates still available but the hotel will likely completely sell out of rooms, so make your reservations today!
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CONFERENCE SESSIONS
NOTE: Speakers
and schedule subject to change
DAY 1 - Thursday, February 18, 2016
Morning sessions begin at 8:30am and end at 5:00pm
K
eynote:
Rules for a New Day:
Federal Funding to Require Full Inclusion
Serena Lowe -
Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A federal official will explain the rules going into effect in 2019 that require services paid for with federal funds (including most regional center funded services) be provided in settings that ensure full access to the greater community and guarantee choice, privacy, and respect.
Self Advocacy Snapshot:
Sue Rubin -
Author & lecturer with autism who types to communicate. Subject of
Oscar-nominated documentary "Autism Is a World"
Managing the Transition in California
J
im Knight -
Department of Developmental Disabilities
T
he DDS official will present how the State of California is planning to implement the new federal rules and how they will inform the community about the changes.
Panel:
Ensuring Californians Benefit from the Integration Rules
This panel will respond to the presentations by the federal and state officials. They will talk about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead as we advance toward a system that ensures inclusion.
Ernie Cruz - San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
Mari-Anne Kehler - Parent, Autism Society of LA Board
Will Leiner - Disability Rights California
Olivia Raynor
- UCLA Tarjan Center, UCEDD
Will Sanford - Futures Explored
Moderated by
Connie Lapin, Autism Society of LA
Self-Advocacy Snapshot:
Willie West, P
articipant of Self-Determination Pilot Project, Redwood Coast Regional Center
ASLA Members Lunch
Breakouts:
Innovation and Individualization:
How to Get Great Outcomes with Community Integration
Three breakout sessions that will provide examples of and brainstorming about services and supports t
hat comply with the new federal rules. The sessions will also explores ways to transition current
programs and create new ones.
Sherry Beamer - Association for People Supporting Employment First
Harvey Lapin - Parent, Advocate
Brittanie Sanders - Self-Advocate
Will Sanford - Futures Explored
Dr. Michael Held - ETTA
Doug Pascover - Imagine
Willie West - Pilot Project Participant
Social & Recreational Opportunities
Elaine Hall - The Miracle Project
Marcia James - Facilitator, Westside Regional Center
Howard McBroom - Consumer
Breakouts:
The Realization of Self-Determination and Inclusion: Taking Advantage of Opportunities and Overcoming Barriers
Empowering and Organizing Self-Advocates and Families
Fernando Gomez - Parent, Westside Regional Center Board
Ari Ne'eman - Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
Marty Omoto- California Disability Community Action Network
Ensuring Awareness and Participation by Underserved, Low-Income and Minority Communities
Ana da Silva - Parent, President, South Central Regional Center Board
Pastor LaVelle Gates - Parent, Board Member, Harbor Regional Center
Diana Ugalde-Lara - Self-Advocate
Dr. Barbara Wheeler - USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
How to Make Self-Determination and Inclusion Work under Current Budget Realities
Nancy Bargmann - San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center
Ben Davidson - Premier Healthcare
Dohn Hoyle - Arc of Michigan
Vicki Smith - State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Getting Community and Political Support for Employment, Affordable Housing, and Acceptance
Cynthia Austin - Centinela Valley School District
Zoey Giesberg - Self-Advocate and FACT
Rebecca Leinhard - Tierra del Sol Foundation
Christine Sheppard - Community Interface Services
Esther Kelsey, Chair, Consumer Advisory Committee, Westside Regional Center
Keynote:
Leaders for a New Day: The Power of Self Advocacy
Ari Ne'eman -
President, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
This keynote, delivered by a leader in the national disability rights movement, will cover the history of self-advocacy and how public policy today is being driven by individuals with disabilities.
Reception for Regional Center Self-Determination Local Advisory Committee Members
in cooperation with the State Council on Developmental Disabilities
DAY 2 - Friday, February 19, 2016
Morning sessions begin at 9 am with a special pre-session at 8am
Optional Pre-Session:
Self-Determination 101
Quick foundation for individuals who need the basics on the Self-Determination Program
Keynote:
Disability Rights Are Human Rights: How Freedom, Inclusion, and Self-Determination Can Change a Life... and the World
Dohn Hoyle
, Former Executive Director, The Arc of Michigan
A respected leader and innovator in the disability movement will explore how individuals with developmental disabilities are systemically stigmatized and treated as 2nd class citizens with little choice or control over their lives. The keynote will cover how community, self-determination, and supported decision-making as an alternative to conservatorship can advance both individuals and society as a whole.
Elena Ashmore and Sean McElwee, Cast of A&E reality show "Born this Way"
Panel:
Making It Work: Putting California's Self-Determination Program into Practice
This panel of experts on the Self-Determination Law will focus on the current status of the program and the next steps in implementation at every regional center. Topics will include the selection process for the phase-in, training of consumers, families, providers and staff, and the need for qualified Fiscal Management Services and Independent Facilitators.
Catherine Blakemore - Disability Rights California
Elizabeth Harrell - East Los Angeles Regional Center
Jim Knight - Department of Developmental Services
Victor Lira - Premier Healthcare Services
Rick Wood - Parent of Pilot Participant, Kern Regional Center
Moderated by April Lopez, Board Chair, State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Keynote:
Person-Centered Planning: How It Empowers Individuals and Helps Them Reach Their Goals
Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle
- Eastern Michigan University
Person-Centered Planning is a process, directed by the individual with a disability, that allows them to determine their future. It is required for all participants in the Self-Determination Program and eventually for all consumers receiving federally supported regional center services by 2019. Dr. Burton-Hoyle, a national expert, will explore the principles and elements of person-centered planning.
Special Lunch Sessions:
Financial Management Services -
Ben Davidson and Victor Lira, Premier Healthcare Services and
Christine Sheppard and Chris Lubinski, Community Interface Services
Independent Facilitators
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Doug Pascover, Imagine
Person-Centered Plan for Diana Ugalde-Lara,
Consumer at South Central Regional Center
Conducted by Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle
Dr. Burton-Hoyle will conduct a shortened person-centered plan in front of the audience for an individual with cerebral palsy who has big goals for her life. She will be surrounded by members of her circle of support. While not a complete planning meeting, the audience will get a sense of the qualities of a good planning process.
Students for Disability Awareness
Organization for young people with and without disabilities
Final Panel
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The Change Is Coming: The Evolution of the Disability Community
The final panel will react to the conference sessions and explore the possibilities and obstacles that we face. They will look to the future and envision how people's lives and the entire developmental disabilities system will be altered by the new policies and trends.
Jim Burton - Regional Center of the East Bay
Fernando Gomez - Parent, Westside Regional Center Board
Stephen Hinkle - Self-Advocate, National Speaker
Marty Omoto - California Disability Community Action Network
Valerie Vanaman - Newman Aaronson Vanaman
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The developmental disabilities systems at the state and national levels are experiencing a huge paradigm shift - a shift away from institutions and segregated settings and a move towards individuals living, working, and socializing in the general community.
It's a New Life...
The times are changing as individuals with developmental disabilities are determining their own futures through person-centered plans and self-determination and taking leadership roles in the disability community.
Over the next three years, federal and state government agencies will require
significant and dramatic changes
to the system that supports individuals with developmental disabilities. These changes offer the opportunity for individuals, with their families, to gain control over their futures and live full lives in their communities.
At this conference, you will learn about:
- New federal rules, in effect by 2019, that require regional centers to fund only services in settings that provide real inclusion in the general community and do not segregate consumers.
- California's new Self-Determination Program set to begin in 2016.
- The rising power of self-advocates who are helping to set the agenda.
- The increasing use of supported decision-making as an alternative to conservatorship.
NOTE : This conference is for ALL Developmental Disabilities, not just Autism.
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Consumers of Regional Center Services
- must use supports that truly integrate you into your communities.
- may no longer be allowed to use regional center funding to take part in programs or housing that serve only individuals with disabilities.
- may participate in the Self-Determination Program that allows you to choose and control all of your services.
Family Members
- will need to be involved at the earliest stages of transition to ensure that you support your loved ones through any major changes in their daily lives.
- can choose unique services for your younger children or be part of a circle of support for your adult children who participate in the Self-Determination Program.
Service Providers
- may need to change the way you provide services if they do not meet the new federal requirements.
- will be required to prove that the individuals you serve have choices, are not in segregated settings,and have complete access to the community.
- will be able to innovate while supporting participants in unique ways through the Self-Determination Program.
Regional Centers
- must educate your consumers, families, staff, and providers on the Self-Determination Program and the new federal settings rule.
- will be required to monitor services and providers to ensure that they meet the new federal requirements.
- must implement the Self-Determination Program.
Advocates/Policymakers
- should monitor implementation of the Self-Determination Program and ensure that consumers from underserved communities are informed about it.
- must scrutinize how the state and regional centers follow the new federal rules to ensure inclusion and guarantee that federal funding continues to flow into California.
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Registration fee includes two full days of sessions
and breakfast, lunch, and snack both days.
Self-Advocate/Consumer/Client
(who are not also paid professionals in the field)
Family Member/Caregiver
$250
(who are not also paid professionals in the field)
(Sorry, early bird rates expired on 1/15.)
This conference is vendored by various regional centers:
- Consumers and parents should contact your Regional Center service coordinator for conference funding. If you are requesting your regional center for funding, click on "Pay by Check" on registration.
- If you are unable to get regional center funding, contact ASLA for needs-based scholarship information at [email protected].
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EXHIBITOR SPACE AVAILABLE
AT THE NETWORKING EXPO
We are excited to OPEN our 2016 Exhibitor r
egistration.
Space is limited and registration will close January 29, 2016.
An Exhibitor Booth costs $300 and includes a table for both days of the conference.
We anticipate over 400 attendees so it is an excellent opportunity to showcase your services.
It does NOT include admission to the conference sessions or meals.
Separate admission needs to be purchased for each conference participant.
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As with our last conference on Self-Determination, this event will
sell out
. Please register now ensure your space.
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CONFERENCE SPONSOR
The Autism Society of Los Angeles (ASLA)
works to improve the lives of all affected by autism and other developmental disabilities by empowering in
dividuals, their families, and professionals through advocacy, education, support, and community collaboration.
GOLD SPONSORS
Since 1981,
has provided assistance to children with disabilities and families with members who are disabled. It was the first law firm in Southern California providing representation for children with disabilities in their struggle to receive appropriate educational programs and other benefits to which they are entitled.
Newman Aaronson Vanaman remains committed to providing services for families and children needing specialized legal services. Our attorneys, paralegals, and support staff are actively involved in a variety of forums as they seek to improve the services children and adults with disabilities receive.
SILVER SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
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DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Los Angeles Westside
(near LAX Airport)
6161 West Centinela Ave
Culver City, CA 90230
Tel : 310-649-1776 Fax: 310-649-4411
The conference will be held at the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles - Westside. Close to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the DoubleTree was renovated in 2014 and offers spacious guest rooms, an excellent restaurant, free WiFi, and a pool and fitness center (and, of course, free chocolate chip cookies!).
Hotel Rate -
DISCOUNTED HOTEL ROOMS HAVE SOLD OUT!
Decent rates still available but the hotel will likely sell out of ALL rooms. Make your reservations TODAY.
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As with our last conference on Self-Determination, this event will
sell out
. Please register early to ensure your space.
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21250 Hawthorne Blvd Suite 500, Torrance, CA 90503
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