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Volume 13, No. 4, Fall 2005 |
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LIFE and Inclusion Conference Dates Announced
Several upcoming events for Winter and Spring 2006 have been announced. For more information about these and other events in the Delaware area, please visit www.dati.org/events/index.php.
The 8th Annual LIFE (Liberty and Independence For Everyone) Conference will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2006 from 8:00 a.m.-3:45 p.m. at the Dover Sheraton Hotel. Twelve workshops will be offered throughout the day focusing on legislation, independence (through AT), family, and education.
This year’s keynote speaker is Steven Eidelman, First Robert Edelsohn Chair in Disabilities Studies at the University of Delaware and former Executive Director of The Arc. Workshop session topics will include Universal Design for Learning—Text Access Provisions under IDEA, Emergency Preparedness—Local and National Approaches, and Universal Design in Residential Housing and Accessibility in Rental Housing. Registration fees are $40 for professionals and $20 for consumers, parents of a child with a disability, or full-time students. The fee includes the continental breakfast and lunch. If you would like more information on the LIFE Conference, please contact Advances In Management, Inc. at (302) 645-1490 or DDC at (302) 739-7192.
The 12th Annual Inclusion Conference will be held at John M. Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware campus on Thursday, May 11, 2006. This year’s keynote speaker is Ronald M. Hager, who will discuss IDEA and the new regulations. Mr. Hager is a staff attorney with Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. in Buffalo, NY and specializes in disability law, particularly special education.
Workshop topics at the Inclusion Conference will include P.I.E.: Social Emotional Teaching Strategies, Universal Design for Learning, Collaborative Teaming and Teaching Approach to Middle School, and Impact of New Regulations in Delaware.
Registration fees for the Inclusion Conference are $25 per person and $12.50 per full-time student and include a Continental breakfast and lunch. For more information on the Inclusion Conference, please contact the DATI at (800) 870-DATI, (302) 651-6794 (TDD), dati@asel.udel.edu.
