All Born (In) 2012
April 28, 2012, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Save the date!
Over 20 different sessions will be offered
Ambridge Event Center
1333 NE MLK Blvd
Portland, Oregon 97232
News & Updates for All Born (In) 2012
NWDSA is excited to share that Madeliene Will, Director of policy center for NDSS and long standing and powerful advocate, is going to be a keynote presenter at our All Born (In) Conference April 28th. She has led efforts to establish services nationally for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. She has promoted the concept of inclusive general education classrooms for students with disabilities and helped to create transition and supported employment programs.
In 2004, she was named the director of the policy center for National Down Syndrome Society. She was chairperson for the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, 2002-2006.
Her experience, skills, and knowledge are extensive and include working in developing countries and on major policy level initiatives of great importance to the cross-disability community. We are looking forward to her keynote and sessions and the insight into systems change from a national perspective.
She is a mother of three children her son Jonathon experiences a full life with Down syndrome.
Notes from All Born (In) 2011
Thank you to everyone who attended the 2011 All Born (In) conference and helped make it our best year yet! With over 300 people in attendance, we had a great day of workshops and community building. We are grateful to all the many individuals and organizations who made the day come together, and for everyone who was able to dedicate a Saturday to inclusion. A special thanks to the presenters, volunteers and sponsors whose efforts were vital to the conference’s success. And congratulations to Janine from the Kindergarten Cohort for winning the iPad! We know you and your family will make great use of this tool.
All Born (In) Saturday Sessions
We are interested in hosting Saturday Sessions for parents and professionals in order to delve more deeply into topics discussed at the conference. We need your help to determine how many parents and professionals are interested in participating in Saturday Sessions. Please take a moment to fill out the form and let us know what topics and subjects are important to you, and how you would like to be involved.
Click here to fill out the form and share your feedback!
Reflections from Attendees of the 2011 ABI Conference
“I always learn something and feel energized about it all.”
“My favorite thing was the diversity of the presentations: Parents, professionals, legislators, authors- knowledgeable and experienced.”
“Thank you for recognizing and supporting the Latino community- they are so under served.”
“A good experience of fun and learning.”
“I wish I could have attended all of the classes! So many great applicable topics.”
“My favorite thing was being surrounded by hundreds of people who believe in the importance of inclusion.”
“Very well organized. Loved the pictures and flowers and candy, affirmations and tea lights!!”
“My favorite thing was tangible resources to take home for both professionals and personal use.”
“WOW! Loved everything, one of the best conferences I’ve attended!!”
“This presented incredible opportunities that I didn’t even know existed.”
“I think if more people actually knew about the information in presentations everyone would be there. Phenomenal!”
“This was a really useful session with relevant and applicable information. Thank you for offering this course.”
“Great presentation! I feel very validated in my choice not to listen to the professionals and not let them segregate my son for kindergarten.”
“Very realistic. Very down to earth and useful.”
Art Sale
During the conference several self advocates had their artwork for sale. Thank you to Susan Cushman from United Cerebral Palsy for organizing the sale. Click Here for more Information on the Artists.
All Born (In) 2010 was brought to you by:
Northwest Down Syndrome Association
Multnomah Early Childhood Program
Multnomah Education Service District
The Campbell Institute
The Morgan Family
Theresa Weil Mixed Media Artist, www.tweil.com
The Standard Insurance
Community Vision, Inc.
The Swindells Center
The Arc of Southwest Washington
Portland State University
US Bank
Portland Children’s Levy, Becky Adelman
and the generous contributions and in-kind support of numerous others
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