Celebrating the Journey:
YESTERDAY TODAY & TOMORROW
Nov 7–9, 2008
Atlanta Perimeter Marriott Hotel
JOIN FELLOW MEMBERS, NEW PARENTS, SELF-ADVOCATES AND PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN OF THE LATEST ADVANCES BY AND FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME, NETWORK WITH OTHERS, AND CELEBRATE AT THE 30th ANNIVERSARY GRAND GALA DINNER DANCE!
BRIAN SKOTKO, KATHRYN SOPER, MITCHELL LEVITZ, PAT BAUER, ALL PROMINENT NATIONAL SPEAKERS PLUS EXCELLENT LOCAL PROFESSIONALS WILL OFFER YOU DOZENS OF WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND EMPOWER YOU!
About the Keynote Speakers:
Friday November 7
Mitchell Levitz is a Disabilities Specialist at the Westchester Institute for Human Development, a University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities affiliated with New York Medical College. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Down Syndrome Society and was the recipient of the 2004 Dan Piper Self-Advocacy Award. In addition to Count Us in: Growing Up with Down Syndrome, Mitchell contributed material to eight books including authoring two chapters “Voices of Self-Advocates” in Human Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: Different but Equal published by Oxford University Press in 2003 and “Self-Advocacy for a Good Life in Our Older Years” in Aging Rights, and Quality of Life: Prospects for Older People with Developmental Disabilities published by Paul H. Brookes in 1999.
Sunday November 9
Patricia E. Bauer is a journalist who has served as senior editor of the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine; special assistant to the publisher of the Washington Post; reporter and bureau chief at the Washington Post, and pundit on public affairs television in Los Angeles. Bauer is a former member of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) at UCLA, where she participated in the ethical review of federally funded medical research on human subjects, and has addressed national and regional conferences on the rights of patients and people with disabilities. During the Carter years, she worked in the White House press office as editor of the White House News Summary. Bauer and her husband are among the founders of the Pathway Program at UCLA, a post-secondary program for young adults with intellectual disabilities. They are the parents of two young adults, one of whom has Down syndrome and is a survivor of leukemia.
Saturday November 8
Kathryn Lynard Soper is a mother of seven children, teenage to toddler; her youngest, Thomas, has Down syndrome. She is editor of Gifts: Mothers Reflect on How Children with Down Syndrome Enrich Their Lives (Woodbine House, 2007) and is currently working on a companion volume. Her memoir about mothering Thomas, The Year My Son and I Were Born, will be published by the Globe Pequot Press in March, 2009. Kathryn is the founder and president of The Segullah Group, a nonprofit organization which produces literary works to benefit individuals, families, and communities. Her website is www.kathrynlynardsoper.com
Friday November 7
Brian Skotko, M.D., M.P.P., a resident physician at Children's Hospital Boston and Boston Medical Center, has dedicated his professional energies toward children with cognitive and development disabilities. In 2001 he co-authored the national award-winning book, Common Threads: Celebrating Life with Down Syndrome. He is a graduate of Duke University, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Brian recently authored major research on how physicians deliver a diagnosis of Down syndrome to new and expectant parents. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The L.A. Times, NPR’s On Point, and ABC’s Good Morning America. Brian serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and the National Down Syndrome Society. He further serves on the Professional Advisory Council to the National Down Syndrome Congress. His website is www.brianskotko.com
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Register for the 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration – Banquet, Program, and Dance. Send name(s) and check for $65 per adult to DSAA, 4355 J Cobb Parkway #213, Atlanta, GA 30339. Or click here to register online.
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All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) is Atlanta's preeminent resource on developmental disabilities, providing support services to families for more than 55 years. We are often the one place where people with developmental disabilities can go to achieve personal empowerment, family stability and community participation. AADD provides family support; public policy and advocacy; and community engagement.
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