Partner Alumni Speaks at Easter Seals Conference

Suzanne Harvey sent this to me this morning. South Georgia Alumni, please send this out to those in your area.

Easter Seals- Disability Resource Conference in Valdosta, GA.

1st Annual Easter Seals
Disability Resource Conference

July 11th and 12th, 2008
First Christian Church Fellowship Hall
1905 North Patterson Street
Valdosta, Georgia

Agenda
Friday Evening
4:30 - 5:15PM Registration
5:15 - 6:30 PM Disability History/Social Role Valorization
Short Version
Suzanne Harvey SRV PASSING
Certification Leader

6:30 - 7:00PM Break/Lite Dinner Sandwiches/Chips/Drink

7:00 - 8:30PM Disability Forum Needs Assessment for
Valdosta/Surrounding Counties
Beth English, Director, Easter Seals Southern
Georgia

Saturday
8:15 - 9:00AM Check - In/Registration/
Breakfast
(Sweet/Fruit/Coffee/Tea/Juice/Water)

9:00 - 12N Special Education/IEP's
Jean Estes

12N - 1:15PM Lunch (On your own)

1:15 - 2:30 Regional Boards/Independent Care
Waivers/Medicaid/Unlock the Waiting
List/Easter Seals Funding
Beth English and
MHDDAD Regional Board Director

2:30 - 3:15PM Counseling and Support for
the Family
Susan Bradshaw LMSW

3:15 - 3:30PM Break/Lite Snack

3:30 - 4:30PM Speech Therapy for Children
Susan Miller SLP-CCC

4:30 PM Evaluations for speakers and requests
for future topics of interest

Fee $10 No child care available. No children allowed.

Jon Steinburg from Dynavox Systems will do a morning demonstration and give info on AT items available for children and adults.

To Register or for more information, contact Suzanne Harvey at sgharvey@bellsouth.net or call 229-460-0492.

Directions to the Conference:

Coming from the south, get off at Exit 16 and come East to Oak Street, turn left and come North past Valley, Rogers, Gordon Streets, continue thru the light at Brookwood and continue North to Alden Street where you will turn right. Continue to Patterson Street and First Christian Church is located on the corner of Alden and Patterson. They should park behind the church and come into the Fellowship Hall either up the ramp at the front or through the parking lot door, through the kitchen.

Coming from the north, they should get off at exit 22 and come South past the car dealerships, past Winn Dixie on the right and when they get to Winn Dixie, be sure to take the fork to the right onto Patterson, stay on Patterson South crossing Northside Drive, past Valdosta Junior High on the right, South Georgia Medical Center on the left through the light at Park Avenue (where Park Avenue Methodist Church is) to the next light, which is Alden and the church is at Alden and Patterson. They should park behind the church and come into the Fellowship Hall either up the ramp at the front or through the parking lot door, through the kitchen.

If folks are coming from the Waycross area, they will be coming in on Hwy 84 and will need to turn right onto Ashley when they get to downtown Valdosta and follow past the light at Gordon and the light by the Oak Street Furniture store to the light at Park Avenue, where they should turn left and go about four blocks to Patterson, where they will turn left and go two blocks to Alden and Patterson where the church is.