Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Future is Now Conference

SAVE THE DATE
The Future is Now
A one-day conference to plan for the future of individuals
with developmental disabilities

Friday, April 13, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
King  & Spalding, 16th Floor, 1180 Peachtree Street, ATL, 30309
Register at www.aadd.org/news -- $25 per registrant

Program
Guardianships, Conservatorships & Health Care Directives
– Jim Outman, Attorney, Law Office of James B. Outman, LLC

Special Needs Trusts
– Shelly E. Nixon, Attorney, Lefkoff, Duncan, Grimes, McSwain & Hass, P.C.

Panel on Exploring Support Options
● Cheryl Harris – Information through Aging and Disabilities Resource Connections (ADRCs)  ● Robert Bell, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities  – Information about state programs   ● Sheryl Arno -- Post Secondary Education –college programs   ● Stacey Ramirez -- Center for Leadership in Disability, Georgia State University  – person–centered planning   ● Riki Bolster -- Introduction of The Future Is Now family classes
Housing
– Doug Scott, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities  Housing Coordinator

Employment
– Nancy Brooks-Lane, Employment First Georgia and Doug Crandell, University of Georgia, Institute on Human Development & Disability



For more information, contact Riki Bolster at bolsterr@bellsouth.net

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