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Alliance for Full Participation

Real Jobs: It's Everyone's Business

Nov 17-19, 2011, Gaylord National Harbor

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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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$25

Save $25 by registering for the Alliance for Full

Participation Summit by the Early Bird Deadline of July 31, 2011.

Self advocates, family members, direct support professionals

and students receive an additional $100 off registration fees.

All discounts will be automatically applied during the

online registration process.

Offer Expires: July 31, 2011

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