Hands & Voices Statewide Annual Conference
“The Wisdom Among Us”
May 15, 2010
Agenda
9 – 9:40 Plenary: Welcome; Helen Cotton Leiser, Executive Director, Hands & Voices Oregon
Open; Jim Wilson, Mediator
9:45 – 10:45 Session 1: Advocacy for Children Using the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'; Part C, Barbara Raimondo.
Session 2: Part 1: Did you Know; the Perks that come with your Special Needs Child; Espi Pietroch, Parent
Part 2: Mediation; What Does it Mean and is it the Next Step ror You?; Jim Wilson, Mediator
Break
11:00– Noon Session 1: Advocacy for Children Using the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act'; Part B, Barbara Raimondo
Session 2: Audiology 101
Noon – 1 Lunch (provided)
Roundtable: Audiology, Barbara Raimondo, Oregon Attorney, Parent table
1 – 2 Session 1: Qualifying for Special Education; Helen Leiser, Parent and H&V Executive Director
Session 2: Behaviors in Children with Special Needs;
Break
2:15 – 3:15 Session 1: Navigating Oregon Health Plan; Linda Williams, Oregon Health Plan
Session 2: Communication and its Importance; Colleen Thayer, ASL Specialist, Oregon School for the Deaf
Break
3:30 – 4:30 Teen/Adult Panel