African American Conference on Disabilities & Chronic Health Symposium

• Light Breakfast and Lunch will be included.

• If you need reasonable accommodations such as ASL, CART or other, please email by May 23, 2025.

• Any interpreter interested in RID CEUs must email by Friday, June 6, 2025.

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A discount will be offered for those who stay at the hotel to attend the conference. There is a limited number of accessible rooms, so please reserve your room early.

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Discounted rate of $11.00 parking for the day at the Chase Garage on 201 N. 1st, Phoenix, Arizona.

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• Disability Rights Arizona
• Sickle Cell Foundation of Arizona
• Arizona Complete Health
• Arizona Center for African American Resources (AzCAAR)
• Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities
• Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development
• Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
• Raising Special Kids
• Foundation for Senior Living (FSL)
• The Arc of Arizona
• Hospice of the Valley
• Mark's The Spot Salon

Commissioner Thomas Hicks, U.S. Elections Assistance Commission, Washington, D.C.

• Black Deaf Individuals in the Black Hearing Community: Education and Connection.
• Embracing Identity -Arizona Young Adult Leaders
• An Exploratory Conversation on the Connections Between Environmental Change and Disability
• Police Interactions and the Disability Community: An Examination on Past Problems and Discussion on Moving Towards a Collaborative and Just System
• Our Mission in Action in Arizona – Team SCFA
• Meeting Your Challenges – Throughout Lifespan
• Chronic Disease Management – Connecting & Strengthening Arizonans for Sickle Cell Care
• When We Work Together, We Win – Overcoming SCD Struggles
• Access to the Electoral Process in a Partisan Environment
• Building Bridges For our community: Improving Access to Mental Health providers of choice

Registration – Foyer ....................................................................7:00-8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Welcome - Regency Ballroom...............7:45-8:30 a.m.

Meet the Vendors - Atrium...................................................8:15-8:50 a.m.

Session 1 - Workshops.................................................................9:00-10:15 a.m.

Break................................................................................10:15-10:30 a.m.

Session 2 Workshops..................................................................10:30 -11:45 a.m.

Lunch Regency Ballroom......................................................11:50-1:00 p.m.

Session 3 - Workshops.........................................................1:15-2:30 p.m.

Break............................................................................................2:30-2:45 p.m.

Session 4 - Workshops.................................................................2:45-4:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks Regency Ballroom.............................................4:15-5:00 p.m.

Host or Publisher Arizona Center for Disability Law