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2019 Down Syndrome Regional Conference
April 26, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - April 27, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
$50 – $250Join us on April 26-27 for the New Directions Regional Conference! Keynote Speakers include Sean McElwee from A&E’s “Born This Way” and Nikki Heiman, author of “Think Inclusive”.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 26th, 2019
- 6:00pm – Registration
- 6:30pm – Welcome
- 6:45pm – It Could Happen by Sean McElwee, Entrepreneur and Self Advocate
- 7:15pm – Meet & Greet with Sean McElwee
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
- 9:00am – Welcome
- 9:15am – Living’ the Good Life by Nikki Heimen
- 11:15am – Lunch (provided) and Educator of the Year Award
- 1:00pm – Breackout Session 1 (pick one of three):
- Strategic Problem Solving for High Quality Inclusion by Nikki Heiman
- Self-Advocate Community Service Project with Best Buddies
- A Multi-Sensory Approach to Speech Production by Vanessa Anderson-Smith
- 2:15pm – Break
- 2:30pm – Breakout Session 2 (pick one of three):
- Strategic Problem Solving for High Quality Inclusion by Nikki Heiman
- Why is Eating Different Foods, Wearing Clothes, and Brushing Teeth so Difficult with my Child? Sensory Processing Challenges and the Child with Down Syndrome by Robin Mills
- ABLE Accounts by Rhonda Erickson
- 3:45pm – Conclusion, Evaluations, Door Prizes