Tampa: FREE DD Open House

[Guest guest]

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Florida Center for Inclusive Communities

OPEN HOUSE

Self-Advocates, Families, Educators, Legislators, DD Providers, &

the Public are invited!

Saturday, March 1, 2008 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

at the University of South Florida Westside Conference Center

13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612

RSVP to Tanisha Dobney at , , or tclarke@... by February 15, 2008

Please notify us no later than February 20th if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed.

"Individuals with disabilities will have the freedom, responsibility, authority, and

support to live self-determined lives." -FCIC Vision

For more information, visit us on the web at: http://flfcic.fmhi.usf.edu/Open_House.htm

EVENT AGENDA

I. Registration12:00-1:00 Westside Conference Center E Foyer

II. Florida Center for Inclusive Communities General Session

1:00 - 1:45 Florida Center for Inclusive Communities Overview: Marc Tasse, Lise Fox, & Baker

III. Meet The Experts Workshops These brief presentations will provide success stories and practical information about current issues that have a positive impact in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families.

2:00-2:45

Inclusion for All: Lise Fox

Advocating for Change: Nila Benito & Charm Thometz

Implementing Home & Community Positive Behavior Supports: Don Kincaid

Discovering Your Personal Genius Vocational Profiles:

Everyone Can Work! Customized Employment: Persons

2:45-3:15 Networking Session and Refreshments

3:15-4:00

Inclusion for All: Lise Fox

Advocating for Change: Nila Benito & Charm Thometz

Implementing Home & Community Positive Behavior Supports: Don Kincaid

Discovering Your Personal Genius Vocational Profiles:

Everyone Can Work! Customized Employment: Persons

Inclusion for All: Lise Fox

IV. Learn More About Our ProjectsExhibits, resource materials, and staff will be available from our projects such as:

Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior

Program-Wide Implementation in Early Childhood

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities

Partnerships for Effective Programs for Students with Autism

Micro-Enterprise Training and Technical Assistance Project

Partners in Transition Training and Technical Assistance Project

Positive Behavior Support: Team Training and Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Behavior Problems

Center for Self-Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

FCIC MISSION

The mission of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities is to provide training, technical assistance, research, systems change, and dissemination activities focused on supporting individuals with developmental disabilities to:

Make informed choices and decisions about their lives.

Receive support and services that are based on individual goals and outcomes.

Achieve full inclusion and participate in society, in an individualized manner, consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities of each individual.

GOALS

To improve access to effective educational supports for individuals with developmental disabilities.

To expand the available and range of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

To ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities enjoy increased and meaningful opportunities to access and use community service.

To expand access to health services for individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals from ethnic or racial minority groups.

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