Second Annual Interfaith Disability Connection Summit:

Pursuing Inclusion Beyond the Ramp to Be Presented in Atlanta
The Interfaith Disability Connection (IDC) will present its second annual educational conference on Sunday, August 9th from 1:00-6:00 PM at the Sloppy Floyd Building in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference is a one day event that focuses on how religious communities can make their houses of worship and programs more accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities and their families. Topics will go beyond physical barriers and discuss creating services and programs that are inclusive of all members of the community.

Leaders in religion and disability education have been appointed as event speakers. Bill Gaventa, director of community and congregational supports at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities will join fellow speakers Pat Khan, Dr. Khalid Siddiq, and Ginny Thornburgh.

This year's keynote speaker is the Rev. William "Bill" Gaventa. Rev. Gaventa is director of community and congregational supports at the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities and associate professor of pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He also serves as editor of the Journal of Religion, Disability, and Health and of the newsletter for the Religion and Spirituality Division of American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Clergy and lay leaders in both religious and disability communities, advocates and friends are invited to take part in this conference on community, acceptance, and inclusion. Attendees will gain the knowledge, resources, and motivation to make positive changes in their religious communities.

Those who register before July 10th receive an early-bird discounted rate of $35. For more information and to register visit www.interfaithdisability.org or contact IDC at idc@bobbydodd.org or by calling 678.365.0073.