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2024 Advocacy and Policy Day

June 11, 2024

Hilton Harrisburg

Registration is now open for 2024 Advocacy and Policy Day!  Here is just a sample of what to expect:

• Carole Clancy, Director of Bureau of Special Education PA Department of Education, will kick off the day’s event.  Carole will be covering topics such as transition from early intervention to elementary school, exciting new transition and employment initiatives with Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and Office of Developmental Programs.
• Self-Advocates United as 1 (SAU1) will be giving two presentations:  Let’s Speak Up is a great empowerment topic which focuses on each person’s right to speak up about all parts of their life and Go Voter!  an empowerment topic to inform all people on the importance of voting.
• Navigating the IEP Process-Hear from education advocates on how to navigate the IEP process for a successful school experience.

To register and for more details: https://thearcpa.org/event/2024apday/

Schedule of Events:

7:45 – 8:45 AM – Registration

7:45 – 8:45 AM – Legislative Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks – Sara Wolff & Lucy Piggott-Prawl

9:15 – 9:30 AM – Keynote Speaker- Carole Clancy, Director – Bureau of Special Education, PA Department of                                                                                                                                                                                  Education

9:30 – 10:30 AM – Session Breakouts

Session A – TBD

Session B – Let’s Speak Up! – Self-Advocates United 1 (SAU1) – Power Coaches Gretchen Laudenslager and Sonny O’Callahan, supported by facilitator Teri Brewer

10:30 – 10:45 AM – Break

10:45 – 11:45 AM – Session Breakouts

Session C – Navigating the IEP process-Learn from the Pros – Victoria George & Zachery Couden -The Arc of York and Adams Counties and Amy Fisher-The Arc of Lancaster Lebanon Counties

Session D – All About Human and Civil Rights – Self-Advocates United 1 (SAU1) – Power Coaches Gretchen Laudenslager and Sonny O’Callahan, supported by facilitator Teri Brewer

11:45- 1:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Session Breakouts

Session E – “State of the State”  Legislative & Budget Update – Laura Kuller, Esq. Founder & Principal Pursuit Advocacy & Lauren Mishoe, Government Affairs Pursuit Advocacy

Session F – Go Voter! – Self-Advocates United 1 (SAU1)- Power Coaches Gretchen Laudenslager and Sonny O’Callahan, supported by facilitator Teri Brewer

2:00 – 3:30 PM – Performance Based Contracting for 1915 (b)(4) and Supports Coordination – Jeremy Yale, Bureau Director of Policy and Quality Management, Pennsylvania Dept of Human Services, Office of Developmental Programs

3:30 – 3:45 PM – Closing

Event Cost:

$120  (includes Legislative Breakfast and Lunch on June 11)

SCHOLARSHIPS – There is a limited number of scholarships for registration fees only for self-advocates.  Please email Susan Bond at sbond@thearcpa.org or call 717-234-2621 and provide the information why a scholarship is needed.

Refunds: Request for refund must be requested by 6/2/2024