Program

• • December 6, 2011
    • 9:00 am - 10:30 amOpening SessionIntroduction: Donn Weinberg
      Welcome and Goals: Jay Ruderman
      D'var Torah: Alexis Kashar
      Keynote speaker: Marlee Matlin
      Keynote presentation: Michael Stein
      
    • 10:30 am - 11:00 amBreak
    • 11:00 am - 12:15 pmKnowledge Sessions: On Becoming Better Funders Conversations about issues in the field:
      1. Disability Issues in Law and Practice
      2. Keeping the "J" in Direct Services
      3. Changing Attitudes
      4. The Next Generation of Family Support Services
      5. Look Before You Leap
    • 12:15 pm - 1:15 pmLunch
    • 1:15 pm - 2:15 pmLunch Program

      Speakers:

      • Tim Shriver, CEO, Special Olympics
      • Phyllis Glink, Executive Director, Irving Harris Foundation

    • 2:15 pm - 2:30 pmBreak
    • 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmTactical Sessions: On Shifting the Sector

      Conversations on widening and furthering the efficacy of the field as a whole:

      Over 90 minutes, participants can take part in two of the conversations below. Round 1 is 2:15–3:00 pm; round 2 is 3:00-3:45 pm. Please note: “Developing Jewish Professionals” will be the full 90 minutes. Participants may join for the second half.

      1. Working with Self Advocates
      2. Tactics for Transforming Large Institutions
      3. Erasing the Line Between Services and Advocacy
      4. Including People With Disabilities in All Your Funding
      5. Developing Professionals for Special-Education and Disability Services
    • 4:00 pm - 4:15 pmBreak
    • 4:15 pm - 5:30 pmClosing SessionA Parent's Story Tom Fields-Meyer Remarks Isaac Herzog