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Alliance for Full Participation update: Illinois has a new state team!

Organized by Kim Zoeller, CEO/President of the Ray Graham Association, and with

at least two family participants from IPADD that I know of (me and

Partridge).

Committed to increasing the employment rates of people with developmental

disabilities in Illinois.

Just thought you’d like to know.

L.

From: ELLEN BRONFELD

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Ellen

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Alliance for Full Participation

Real Jobs: It's Everyone's Business

Nov 17-19, 2011, Gaylord National Harbor

Quick Links...

Our Website

Registration

Schedule at a Glance

More About Us

Exhibit

AFP Partners

AFP Sponsors

Platinum

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Social Security Administration

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Self Advocate Stipend Fund

The Alliance has a limited number of stipends available for self advocates and

family members to attend the Summit. Special thanks to the Stipend Fund

Contributors who have made this possible:

The Administration on Developmental Disabilities

American Network of Community Options and Resources

The Arc of the United States

American University Centers on Disabilities

CRA Conferences

CQL| The Council on Quality and Leadership

Human Services Research Institute

National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services

Our Exhibitors

AbleLink

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

ANCOR

APSE

Bank of America

Bender Consulting

Bethesda Institute

CARF

Chimes

The Institute

The College of Direct Support

CQL| The Council on Quality and Leadership

DK Arts

Essential Learning

Foothold Technology

Friendship Ministries

Health Risk Screening

HSRI

Keystone Human Services

Liberty Health Care

The Mentor Network

NTAR Center

Philadelphia Insurance

Company

Precision Care

Public Partnerships, LLC

ResCare

Rocky Mountain Sunscreen

Scioto

The Resource Center

Therap

Trips, Inc.

Vertex

Greetings!

The Alliance for Full Participation's November 17-19, 2011 Summit: Real

Jobs--It's Everyone's Business, will be an historic convening of the leadership

of the intellectual and developmental disability community.

The Alliance Summit will bring together proactive leaders from around the

country, who will gather to share ideas, generate action plans and collectively

commit to making the goal of doubling integrated employment for people with IDD

a by the year 2015. Here's who is taking part:

a.. 15 national organizations.

b.. 48 state teams.

c.. Self advocates from around the country.

d.. Over 130 expert speakers.

e.. Employment leaders from Bank of America, Lowes, Walgreens, Home Depot, JW

Winco, Acadia Windows and Doors, and Country Inn, St. s.

f.. CNN Special Correspondent Sesno, who will lead a high energy, highly

engaging Town Hall on the issues and stumbling blocks that keep us from our

goal.

g.. State and federal policy leaders including Senator Tom Harkin (invited),

Utah State Senator Menlove, representatives from the Department of Labor, ODEP,

HHS, and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.

h.. Family members, providers, researchers, direct support professionals,

employers, policy makers, and program leaders. In short, everyone who shares a

commitment and a passion for making the Alliance's vision of full integration

for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a reality.

In these economic times, employment matters more than ever. The Alliance Summit

is about action. How will we, as a community, come together to ensure that

integrated employment is a reality for all people with disabilities? Idea

sharing, networking opportunities and a closing session that will result in

actionable plans on a national, state and individual level all ensure that this

meeting will have lasting impact.

Join with the Alliance for Full Participation, and be part of the movement to

double integrated employment for people with IDD.

Real Jobs--It's Everyone's Business!

Look Who's Talking

The Alliance's roster of speakers is a Who's Who of all those committed to full

participation.

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) is best known for his signature legislative

achievement-The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA has broken down

barriers, created

opportunities and transformed lives, providing opportunity and access for more

than 50 million Americans with disabilities. Senator Harkin is chairman of the

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, working to

guarantee that our economy works for all Americans. Senator Harkin has been

invited to present at AFP's opening plenary session.

E. Kiernan is the Director of the Institute for Community Inclusion

(UniversityCenter on Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) and Research

Professor in the Graduate College of Education and the McCormack School of

Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. The author of more

than 125 articles and reports in the field of disabilities with a specific

emphasis on transition, employment, public policy development, workforce

development and systemic change, and the member of several national boards, Bill

will provide an overview of the current state of employment and the challenges

that keep AFP from its goal.

Sharon is Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental

Disabilities. The recipient of numerous awards, Sharon has also worked

extensively on the state level, working on public policy for the Oregon

Developmental Disabilities Coalition and for the Arc. She served as the co-chair

of the Oregon Family Action Coalition Team, founded DisabilityCompass.org and

managed the Oregon Partners in Policymaking Program.

M. Mank is the Director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and

Community at Indiana University. In addition, he is a Professor in the School of

Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. As a writer and researcher,

has a long background in the education and employment for persons with

disabilities, authoring or coauthoring more than one hundred articles or book

chapters. His interests have long included quality improvement, organizational

change and transition of persons with disabilities from school to work and adult

life. will close the Summit by leading a call to commitment.

Petty has played a leading role in building the self-advocacy movement in

Arkansas and across the country. She was state coordinator of People First of

Arkansas from 1998 to 2007, and served as chair of Self Advocates Becoming

Empowered (SABE) from 2006 to 2008. She is a graduate of the University of

Arkansas and holds a degree in journalism. She is a consultant with Human

Service Research Institute (HSRI), and has led projects on self-advocacy and

youth leadership. currently works for the Arkansas UCEDD, Partners for

Inclusive Communities as a project trainer. will open the AFP Summit with

a call to action on " Why Employment Matters " .

Sesno is Director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at The

Washington University, former CNN Senior Vice President and Washington bureau

chief, and host and creator of a user-driven web site and PBS program addressing

energy and global environmental issues. A former anchor, White House

correspondent and interview host with CNN, Sesno is also a nationally-renowned

moderator, engaging some of the world's leading personalities. From five

American presidents, to Yasser Arafat, Margret Thatcher and Walter Cronkite,

Sesno has spoken with some of the most influential people of our time. Sesno

will once again serve as the moderator for AFP's Town Hall.

Mike Shriver is Business Support Executive for Bank of America's Global

Corporate Social Responsibility Team, responsible for managing key operational,

business, support and strategic issues including support. He is responsible for

managing the Support Services business operation for the bank, which provides in

sourcing products and services to the company, while employing nearly 300

individuals with intellectual disabilities. Shriver began his career working

with individuals with intellectual disabilities in 1977 and served as Chief

Executive Officer of Penn-Mar Organization. Shriver will present the employer's

perspective at the Town Hall.

Tim Shriver is the Chairman, Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of

Special Olympics, serving 3.1 million Special Olympics athletes and their

families in 175 countries. Shriver has helped transform Special Olympics into a

movement that focuses on respect, acceptance and inclusion for individuals with

intellectual disabilities, by creating exciting new initiatives in athlete

leadership, cross-cultural research, health, education and family support.

Shriver is a powerful and vocal advocate for the IDD community, frequently

testifying before Congress and appearing on " The Today Show " , CNN, MTV and " A

World of Difference " , and producing or co-producing films including " The

Ringer " , " Amistad " , " The Loretta Claiborne Story " . Shriver will speak about the

power of vision and purpose at our plenary session.

Wehman is a Professor of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Chairman of

Rehabilitation Research and Director of the Rehabilitation Research and Training

Center with a joint appointment in the Departments of Special Education and

Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Counseling. He pioneered the development of

supported employment at VCU in the early 1980s and has been heavily involved in

the use of supported employment with people who have severe disabilities, such

as those with severe mental retardation, brain injury, spinal cord injury or

autism.

Additional Presenters, Moderators and Facilitators

a.. Tamara Amsbaugh, UCEDD, Iowa

b.. Penni Baker, AHEDD

c.. Steve Beck, National Down Syndrome Society/Down Syndrome Alliance of

Northern Virginia

d.. Sherry Becker, NIVC Services, Inc.

e.. Jane Boone, Washington Department of Social and Health Services

f.. Briggs, Briggs and Associates, Inc.

g.. Jana Brule, Berkshire Rides

h.. Butterworth, Institute for Community Inclusion, Univ. of Mass.

i.. Button, The Office of Disability Employment Policy

j.. Callahan, Marc Gold Associates

k.. Macey Chovaz, Creative Employment Opportunities, Inc.,

l.. Neill , Acadia Windows and Doors

m.. Rob Cimera, Kent State University

n.. Cordova, Adelante Development Center, Inc.

o.. Doug Crandell, Institute on Human Development and Disability, GA UCEDD

p.. Dan Davies Davies, AbleLink Technologies

q.. Tobey Davies, University of New Hampshire

r.. Annette Downey, Community Living Services of Oakland County

s.. Joanna Falcone, The Arc Baltimore

t.. Tami Fenner, Em and Jerri's Coffee Shop

u.. Forsythe, Self Advocate, Mason University

v.. Jim Gardner, CQL| The Council on Quality and Leadership

w.. Jade Gingerich, land Department of Disabilities

x.. Gail Godwin, Shared Support,, land

y.. Green, Bridges to Business, NOD

z.. Meg Grigal, Think College

aa.. Grossi, UCEDD, IN

ab.. Hammis, -Hammis

ac.. Hand, Division of Developmental Disabilities, SD

ad.. ette Hartnett, National Disability Institute

ae.. Hastings, Senate HELP Committee, Minority Staff

af.. Emilea Hillman, Em and Jerri's Coffee Shop

ag.. Hoff, Institute for Community Inclusion, Univ. of Mass.

ah.. Jill Houghton, US Business Leadership Network

ai.. Suzy Hutcheson, Helping People Succeed

aj.. Andy Imparato, Senate HELP Committee, Majority Staff

ak.. Margo Vreeburg Izzo, Ohio State University Nisonger Center

al.. Carolyn Jeskey, Community Transportation Assoc. of America

am.. Joyce, The Arc of New Jersey

an.. Kelley, Country Inn , St. 's MD

ao.. Rie Kennedy-Lizotte, NASDDDS

ap.. Bill Kiernan, Institute for Community Inclusion, Univ. of Mass.

aq.. Craig Knutson,

ar.. Kathy Krepcio, J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers

University

as.. Dylan Kueh, DK Arts

at.. Charlie Lakin (Introduction to topic/Moderator) Lakin, The Research and

Training Center on Community Living, Univ. of MN

au.. Ron Landsman, National Key Opinion Leader on Special Needs Trusts

av.. Ashlea Lantz, Em and Jerri's Coffee Shop

aw.. Bob Lawhead, Colorado Project Search and Community Link

ax.. Jay Lettow, Arc of Story County

ay.. Leucking, TransCen, Inc.

az.. Commissioner Sharon , Administration on Dev't. Disabilities

ba.. Kathy Lobb, Kansas Self Advocacy

bb.. Joe Longcor, Michigan Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

bc.. Serena Lowe, National Disability Institute

bd.. Debra Luecking, TransCen, Inc.

be.. Luecking, TransCen, Inc.

bf.. Mank, University of Indiana, School of Education

bg.. McAllister, Networks for Training and Development, Inc

bh.. Shaun McGill, The Office of Disability Employment Policy

bi.. Jim Meehan, KFI, Maine

bj.. Rosie Melarkey, Nevada Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services

bk.. Rosie Melarky, Nevada Division of Mental Health & Developmental Services

bl.. Mills, Wisconsin Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

bm.. , National Disability Institute

bn.. Alice Mowry, Minnesota Department of Human Services

bo.. Bob , J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers

University

bp.. Rocky Nichols, Disability Rights Center of Kansas

bq.. Bob Niemiec, MN Employment First Coalition

br.. Meg O'Connell, National Organization on Disability

bs.. Rik Opstelten, Easter Seals Project Action

bt.. Owens, APSE

bu.. Parent, University of Kansas

bv.. Jeanine Pavlak, New England Business Associates

bw.. L. Pietrangelo, PhD., ANCOR

bx.. Beth Popchock, Lakeside Curative Services

by.. Nanette Relave, American Public Human Services Association

bz.. Jane Rhys, Kansas DD Council

ca.. Matt Rice, Shared Support,, land

cb.. Curtis s, Ctr. For Workforce Dev., Institute for Educ. Leadership

cc.. Riehle, Cincinnati Children's Hospital

cd.. Pat Rogan, Indiana University School of Education

ce.. Rolfe, Washington Division of Developmental Disabilities

cf.. Fredda Rosen, Job Path

cg.. Debra , Walgreens

ch.. Millie , Alaska Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special

Education

ci.. Tony Sampson, Home Depot

cj.. Bob Sexton, Cerebral Palsy Center of Knoxville

ck.. Mike Shriver, Bank of America

cl.. Russsell Sickles, Job Squad, Inc.

cm.. Jeff Strully, Jay Nolan Community Services

cn.. Marcia Tewell, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council

co.. Thornton, DC Public Library

cp.. Toppi, Toppi Creative Cards and Crafts

cq.. Barb Trader, TASH

cr.. Pam , Syracuse University

cs.. Ward, The Medicaid Reference Desk

ct.. Carol Wayman, The Corporation for Enterprise Development

cu.. Liz Weintraub, CQL|The Council on Quality and Leadership

cv.. Wheman, Virginia Commonwealth University

cw.. Phil , UCEDD, LA

Don't miss this historic event. Make your plans now to attend.

Real Jobs--It's Everyone's Business

November 17-19, 2011

Gaylord National Harbor, National Harbor

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[Guest guest]

Wow! congrats Laurie and thanks again for all you do.

Thais

[Guest guest]

Don’t congratulate me, for heaven’s sakes! I’m just a member of a rather

large team of people from around the state. So far it’s involved several

conference calls, a little Survey Gizmo and internet review. You know, my usual

stuff, sitting in front of my computer all day!

From: Francis PALLUAU

Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:48 AM

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Wow! congrats Laurie and thanks again for all you do.

Thais