The Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council invites you to a day of networking, discovering alliances and collaboration building among diverse organizations throughout Pennsylvania led by and/or supporting underserved/unserved populations who experience marginalization and oppression.
About the Summit
Oppression affects many of us, for different socially constructed reasons: racism, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual identity and orientation, disability, economics, rural/urban location, religion, and so much more. Although our discrimination experiences may be different, we can be a valuable support and resource to each other in our struggles for equality, inclusion, and social justice.
Join the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council on May 21 and 22 to participate in the discussion. This year, the Summit will focus on the goal of meeting and engaging new potential allies, stimulating learning from one another, and exploring opportunities for partnerships and collaboration.
Download the Summit agenda.
Registration
Registration is free and may be accessed via the event page. Availability is on a first come first serve basis.
More information on the event, hotel accommodations, travel, and more can be found on the event page.
Questions
For questions, contact Dana Thompson at 717.214.8103 or danathomps@pa.gov.
Join State Representative Dan Miller in the 2019 Disability and Mental Health Summit. Happening over three days, this summit includes the following opportunities:
- Informative Sessions
- Topics of interest for parents, students, providers, and professionals seeking continuing education
- A Resource Fair
- State, county, and local agencies; service providers, advocacy and support groups; post-secondary education organizations; and employment opportunities
Free and open to the public, this summit includes multiple sessions on a range of disabilities and mental health issues spanning from early intervention to adults and seniors.
View the attached flyer or visit the Summit website for more information.
Join State Representative Dan Miller in the 2019 Disability and Mental Health Summit. Happening over three days, this summit includes the following opportunities:
- Informative Sessions
- Topics of interest for parents, students, providers, and professionals seeking continuing education
- A Resource Fair
- State, county, and local agencies; service providers, advocacy and support groups; post-secondary education organizations; and employment opportunities
Free and open to the public, this summit includes multiple sessions on a range of disabilities and mental health issues spanning from early intervention to adults and seniors.
View the attached flyer or visit the Summit website for more information.
Join State Representative Dan Miller in the 2019 Disability and Mental Health Summit. Happening over three days, this summit includes the following opportunities:
- Informative Sessions
- Topics of interest for parents, students, providers, and professionals seeking continuing education
- A Resource Fair
- State, county, and local agencies; service providers, advocacy and support groups; post-secondary education organizations; and employment opportunities
Free and open to the public, this summit includes multiple sessions on a range of disabilities and mental health issues spanning from early intervention to adults and seniors.
View the attached flyer or visit the Summit website for more information.
Join APOST at United Way’s Pittsburgh Office for this eye-opening and interactive workshop, tailored to increase awareness about disabilities, and to share different ways to make your program space more inclusive for children with disabilities.
With her firsthand experience living with a disability and parenting a child with a disability too, guest presenter, Michelle Walker, of Lend An Ear Consulting, will be here to help participants navigate this important topic for Out-of-School Time providers. Questions are encouraged.
Objectives of this workshop are:
- Participants will learn and discuss the various types of disabilities, both visible and invisible.
- Participants will explore ways to be more inclusive, more accessible and welcoming for all.
Registration
To register, visit their event page.
Questions
For questions, contact APOST at 412.456.6876 or apost@uwac.org.
This course “sets the tone” for teachers who are planning inclusive early educational programming for young children and their families in an infant/toddler classroom. Through interactive discussions and varied activities, course participants will consider their vision for including children with special considerations and/or disabilities in their classrooms as well as explore the importance of effectively communicating and working collaboratively with teaching teams, families, service professionals and professionals, and community resources to enhance children’s earliest educational experience.
Creating Bright Futures: A Vision for Including Young Children with Disabilities in Your Infant/Toddler Classroom
Monday, June 4 – Monday, June 18, 2018
Three Hours
Online
Register by Friday, June 1 at Noon.
For more information and to register for credit, visit pakeys.org.
Download the complete list of Trying Together professional development course offerings for May and June 2018 here.
