Conference Supporters

Silver Sponsors
Gompers Habilitation Center
Phoenix Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Bronze Sponsors
Arizona Department of Health Services
DES/DDD
Home Assist Health
Sprint / Arizona Relay Service
Featured Exhibitors
Ability360
Arizona Center for Disability Law
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning
Council
Northern Arizona University
Institute for Human Development
Development
University of Arizona
Sonoran UCEDD

Dr. Matthew C. Whitaker

Founder and CEO of the Diamond Strategies, LLC

(DSC). He is also an award-winning educator, author,
community engagement specialist, motivational
speaker, and founder the Center for the Study of
Race and Democracy, winner of the 2014 Arizona
Diversity Leadership Alliance (DLA) I nclusive
Workplace Award, at Arizona State University,
where is was a professor of history for 15 years.

Feb 17 2017, 8:00am-5:00pm

Desert Willow Conference Center
4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd., Phoenix 85040

For more information, contact:

Renaldo Fowler
Arizona Center for Disability Law
(602) 274-6287
David Carey
Ability360
(602) 443-0723
1-800-280-2245

In Association with

Conference Schedule and Workshop Sessions

Schedule

Workshops

Registration

7:00 - 8:50 am

Opening and Welcome

8:15 - 8:50 am

Antwan C. Davis, MPA

Session 1

9:00 - 10:15 am

(Select One Workshop from List at Right)

Break

10:15 - 10:30 am

Session 2

10:30 - 11:45 am

(Select One Workshop from List at Right)

Lunch

11:50 am 1:00 pm

Keynote speaker Dr. Matthew Whitaker

Founder and CEO of the Diamond Strategies

Session 1 Workshops 9:00 - 10:15 am

(Select One Workshop Only)

1. Phoenix Police Department:

Engagement and Outreach

3. Appropriate Referrals and Assessments for

Individuals from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds

3.Discipline Disproportionality and Arizona

Schools

4. *Tips for Making the Case to Employers,

ADA Coordinators, and Courts for Workplace
Reasonable Accommodations

4.Disability Benefits 101-Employment,

Economic-Stability, and Empowerment

1:15 - 2:30 pm

Break

2:30 - 2:45 pm

Session 4

2:45 - 4:00 pm

6. Navigating AHCCCS and Appealing the Denial

of a Health Care Service

Closing Remarks

4:00 - 4:30 pm

Cost (includes lunch):

General Admission: $70
Professional: $95
Professional (7 CEUs): $135
Legal Aid, Government, Nonprot Attorneys: $185
Private Practice Attorneys: $250
(*CLE credit available for Attorneys)

Register online at:

www.aacod.eventbrite.com
Registration Deadline is Monday, February 13, 2017.
For registration assistance, contact
David Carey at Ability360
davidc@ability360.org (602) 443-0723.
Register early space is limited!
Accommodations will be provided.

1.Child Welfare and Disabilities, Issues and Resources

2.*Preventing Housing Eviction Using the Fair
Housing Act and Arizona Landlord Tenant Act

Session 3

(Select One Workshop from List at Right)

(Select One Workshop Only)

2.The ABCs:
African Americans Blindness and culture

5. +Get Up, Stand Up: Stand up for Your

Rights to Vote

(Select One Workshop from List at Right)

Session 3 Workshops 1:15 - 2:30 pm

Session 2 Workshops 10:30 - 11:45 am

(Select One Workshop Only)

1. Access to care, African Americans

and Stigmatization
2. *Preserving Voting Rights for People with
Disabilities under Guardianship
3. Your Rights as an Applicant or Client of
vocational Rehabilitation
4. ROADMAP TO THE IEP PROCESS: Learn Your
Rights, Know Your Rights and Protect Your Rights
5. +Youth to Adult Transition: Planning and
Preparing for Life After High School
6. The Challenges of Black Veterans Adapting into
the Disability Community

5.In Our Own Voice, Living with Mental Illness

6.+Youth to Adult Transition: Changing Landscape
and Successful Practices in Employment &
Postsecondary Education

Session 4 Workshops 2:45 - 4:00 pm

(Select One Workshop Only)

1.Babies Dying, Mother Crying # Who Really

Cares?
2.+Youth to Adult Transition: Advocating to
Lead Your Life
3. *Representation of Individuals with Mental
Illness and Intellectual Disabilities-Practical and
Ethical Considerations When Representing
Clients with Disabilities
4.FDIC Money Smart-Financial
Recovery Workshop
5.Alzheimers What You Need to Know