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Advocacy
Becoming an Effective Wellness Advocate
Presenters: Sharon Fallis, B.S. & Robert Taylor
Affiliation: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities & California Department of Developmental Services
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 48:42
Summary: Assisting people with disabilities to establish successful partnerships with health-care professionals and to maintain their own wellness plans.
Personal Stories of Successful Transition to Self Sufficiency and Employment
Presenters: Laurie Hoirup, M.S., Rachel Stewart, B.A., & Tammy Eudy
Affiliation: California State Council on Developmental Disabilities & California Health Incentives Improvement Project
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 30:42
Summary: Assisting people with disabilities to obtain employment and self-sufficiency, i.e. benefits planning, Social Security work incentive programs, personal assistance services, assistive technology, independent living, and employment services.
Strategies for People Who Fall Through the Cracks
Presenters: Kathryn W. Page, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Fetal Alcohol Teamwork, Consultation, and Training
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 26:18
Summary: Strategies for working with individuals with underserved disabilities to improve identification, intervention, employment, legal advocacy, and social inclusion, paying particular attention to those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Students with Intellectual Disabilities go to College: Opportunities for Higher Education in California
Presenter: Olivia Raynor, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles
Date: August 7, 2009
Length: 53:22
Summary: Trends, common challenges and program options in higher education for students with intellectual disabilities as a pathway to independent living, meaningful employment and community participation.
Legislative Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Presenter: Randi Knott, MPA, Myesha Jackson, Catherine Blakemore, & Tony Anderson
Date: August 8, 2008
Length: 1:16:14
The Power of Parent Training
Presenter: Danielle Liso, Ph.D., BCBA
Affiliation: Empowered Quality Parent Training
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:11:35
Transition to Adulthood: Meeting Post-Secondary Needs of Older Adolescents
Presenters: Susan Bacalman, LCSW, Jay Lytton, Lynne Weissman, Louise Kronick, MA
Affiliation: Various
Date: August 7, 2008
Length: 1:16:07
Priming for Prevention: The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative
Presenter: Elise Miller, M.Ed.
Affiliation: Institute for Children's Environmental Health
Date: November 3, 2006
Length: 18:48
Synopsis: An overview of environmental toxicants and how the Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative is advocating for the prevention of these toxicants.
