Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
Special Edition – May 22, 2014
Mississippi disAbility MegaConference
June 12-13, 2014
Marriott - Downtown Jackson
The Mississippi disAbility MegaConference is Mississippi's largest conference for individuals with disabilities, their families, and professionals.
Approximately 50 businesses, service agencies, and disability organizations will share their latest programs, information, and innovations!
Presentation topics include: systems change, self-advocacy, disability policy, assistive technology/Bluetooth, Social Security Disability Work Incentives, community resources, abuse, employment, parent advocacy, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, Medicaid, housing, EEOC/ADA, special education, inclusive child care, and crisis intervention.
Continuing Education Units are offered in several disciplines.
Thursday morning breakfast from 8 – 8:45 a.m. will include three roundtable discussions for mothers, fathers, and siblings of individuals with disabilities.
Special lunch presentation by Nicole Marquez! She will talk about her journey after falling several floors at her New York apartment building and the resulting spinal cord and other injuries.
A gala on Thursday night will feature Salsa MS Dance Studio and Silver Sneakers . . . with DJ Ice-Dog . . . hors d’oeuvres, and more!
The final keynote will be presented by Andy Imparato, Executive Director of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. He will speak from a national perspective on disability policy.
Stipends, if needed, for individuals with disabilities are provided by the MS Council on Developmental Disabilities. The form is available on the conference website.
For registration, hotel, agenda, and all other information, visit http://msmegaconference.org/
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Family Health Notes is sponsored by the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at The University of Southern Mississippi. IDS provides university training, community service activities, research and information that promote the independence, productivity, and community inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information about IDS, visit www.usm/edu/ids or call 1.888.671.0051 (TTY). To make a tax-deductible gift to IDS, visit www.usm.edu/ids/supportus.html.
The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
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