disability conf

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Check out the keynote speakers listed below and for more information and a

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Be certain to stay for the final session which includes lunch, a keynote

address and a RAFFLE with many great prizes!

5th Annual Northeastern U. S. Conference on disABILITY

" Being, Belonging, and Becoming: Mobilizing Partnerships to Enhance the

Quality of Life for Individuals with Disabilities "

October 18-20, 2006

Peggy , M.S. is a regional and national consultant on employer

partnerships and employment of people with disabilities to rehabilitation

organizations, government entities and private sector employers.

J. Imparato is the first full-time president and CEO of the American

Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), a national non-profit,

non-partisan membership organization of people with disabilities, their

family members and supporters that was founded in 1995. With more than

120,000 members, AAPD is the largest cross-disability membership

organization in the United States. Prior to joining AAPD, he was general

counsel and director of policy for the National Council on Disability.

Lee Grossman is currently president and CEO of the Autism Society of America

(ASA) and the Autism Society of America Foundation, as well as a member of

the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), which coordinates

federal efforts in autism research and services amongst all federal

agencies. He is the cochair of the services subcommittee of the IACC, which

is charged with designing and implementing a national services road map for

autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan. Additionally, he is a member

of the Institute of Rehabilitation Issues of the Rehabilitation Services

Administration, which works for standards for vocational rehabilitation

counselors dealing with individuals who are affected by autism spectrum

disorders through transition and into the work force. He has three sons, one

of whom has autism.

Wenzel is a retired veteran of the United States Army and a former

mayor of Scranton. He has been a person with a disability since 1971, when a

land mine accident in Vietnam resulted in the loss of his legs, left hand,

and the vision in his left eye. He was appointed by President Bush to serve

on the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency charged

with making recommendations to the President and Congress regarding policies

and programs aimed at providing equal opportunity for all individuals with

disabilities. Mr. Wenzel also teaches a course on the Vietnam conflict at

The University of Scranton.

ph Gaskin is the father of Lydia Gaskin, who was named in the historic

settlement of litigation designed to change the quality of special education

services throughout Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the