African American Conference on Disabilities - June 2024

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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
• Arizona Center for African American Resources (AzCAAR)
• Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development
• University of Arizona Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disabilities
• Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
• Valley Toyota Dealers
• Dignity Health
• DIRECT Advocacy and Resource Center
• TD SYNNEX
• Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC)
• American Association of People with Disabilities (REV UP)
• Mark's The Spot Salon

Breaking Barriers, Creating Futures: An Engaging Workshop Redefining Educational Pathways, Empowerment, and Unity for Black Girls and Women across Generations.

Special Education and Section 504 Law

Meeting the needs of Students with Health Care needs--focus on diabetes and sickle cell

Patient Success: Accommodating Patients with Disabilities in Healthcare Settings and Beyond

Civil Rights and Adult Guardianship Alternatives

An International prospective on Trauma: Common Threads from Phoenix to Nairobi

The Kingman Project

How to Reach a Successful Employment Goal with the Help of Arizona Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services

Exploring The Triple A Effect- Through The Many Hats of Advocacy!

AZ ABLE Accounts: How to Protect Benefits and Build Financial Security

Pregnancy experiences of Black and Latina mothers with physical disabilities: A peer researcher model

Accessible Elections

Embracing Identity - Youth Panel

Fair Housing: Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications under Fair Housing Act

Traumatic Brain Injury and Accommodations

Keynote Speakers:

Arizona Secretary of State, The Honorable Adrian Fontes

Dr. Elizabeth Holliday Morgan, Ph.D, Sacramento State University

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

Thomas M. Collins, Executive Director, Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission

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