Join The Arc of Arizona for the 2017 Developmental Disabilities Family Resources Conference at Black Canyon Conference Center on Nov. 17.

The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm. Check out the line-up of great speakers below: 

• Lindsey Nebeker is an autism self-advocate, concert pianist, author and blogger, nationally recognized expert on relationship issues for individuals with I/DD
• Matthew Wangeman is Instructor of Disability Studies in the Institute for Human Development at Northern Arizona University, disabilities awareness activist and advocate, and subject of the documentary film My Dad Matthew
• John Schaffer is Instructor of Disability Studies in the Institute for Human Development at NAU and a documentary filmmaker (My Dad Matthew, Vectors of Autism)

Breakout sessions will include:
– Health & Wellness for Individuals with I/DD
– Teaching Self-Advocacy
– Relationships & Sexuality
– Planning for Postsecondary Education
– Finding Reliable Health Information in the Digital World
– Parents Working through Adulthood Benefits
– Firsthand Account as an Independent Adult with I/DD
– Expanding AHCCCS to Include Occupational Therapy
– Facilitating Community Inclusion