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Alyn Abbs
Bryan, TX
aka@neo.tamu.edu
Alyn has a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in Special
Education with a minor in Spanish. She has a master's degree from Texas
A&M University in Educational Psychology-Low Incidence Disabilities
and is working on a PhD in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on
bilingual and international special education. Research interests include
person-centered planning, recreation and leisure, and community
integration for those labeled with severe disabilities, and international
special education practices. Alyn has taught in Texas and Michigan and has
worked in the residential setting with adults with developmental
disabilities in Michigan.
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Ben Adams
Los Angeles, CA
benA44@aol.com
Ben is an inclusion facilitator with the Los Angeles Unified School
District. He supports students with a wide variety of significant
disabilities in the general education setting. Ben brings a variety of
experiences to the classroom, including having been a photographer and
most importantly, being the father of a young man with significant
educational challenges. His experiences with the struggles and successes
of including his son led Ben to become a teacher. Ben has a M.A. in
Sociology and holds credentials in mild/moderate and moderate/severe
disabilities. Ben feels his greatest assets are a desire to support
students with the most challenging needs while maintaining the highest
expectations and a great respect for what families deal with.
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John Agosta
Portland, OR
agosta@hsri.org
John has worked with people with disabilities for nearly 30 years. He
completed his doctorate in Rehabilitation Research at the University of
Oregon, specializing in research methods and community supports for people
with disabilities. He has extensive experience with a great range of
community services, having worked in various direct support and
administrative positions within agencies offering early intervention,
residential, vocational, or family support services. He provides training
and technical assistance to several states on these topics and is a
principal involved with the evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson
Self-Determination Demonstrations. An additional interest of his in this
regard is self-advocacy. Regarding family support, John has been involved
with nearly all efforts at HSRI surrounding this topic and currently
serves as Co-Director of the National Center for Family Support.
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Martin Agran
Cedar Falls, IA
magran@uwyo.edi
Martin is a Professor of Special Education at the University of Northern
Iowa. He has focused his research on self-determination for students with
significant support needs and on preparing special educators to assure the
access to the genera education curriculum for students with those high
support needs. He has conducted research on teaching self-determination
skills to students with disabilities and is the author of numerous
articles, book chapters and books on this topic.
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Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell
Charlotte, NC
laahlgri@email.uncc.edu
Lynn is the Research Coordinator for three federally funded research
grants on alternate assessment and access to the general curriculum. She
has worked with persons with significant disabilities in various
capacities for over 20 years.
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Julie Alexander
Milwaukee, WI
jalexander@independencefirst.org
Julie works at IndependenceFirst as a Lead Coordinator. She is a person
with a disability who has been involved in the independent living movement
since 1991; and has provided nursing home transition services to consumers
of all ages befoe independent living centers had any state or federal
grants to assist with nursing home transition activities. She has
experience in finding out how to get through Medicaid and Medicare and
county systems because she had to use these systems and learn about them
to get consumers out of nursing homes. Julie has been able to assist more
than 100 people in their nursing home transitions since 1991.
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Khalid Alhamad
Fort Collins, CO
khalidh2@hotmail.com
No Bio Available
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Sandra Alper
Cedar Falls, IA
sandra.alper@uni.edu
Sandra serves as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Sponsored
Research for the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa.
A long time TASH member, her teaching, research, and service have focused
on various aspects of inclusion for youth and young adults with
disabilities.
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Jason Altman
Minneapolis, MN
altma014@umn.edu
Jason is a Research Assistant at the National Center on Educational
Outcomes. Jason has been a member of the NCEO team since 2004 and will
graduate in December of 2005 with a Master's degree in Kinesiology from
the University of Minneota. His research interests include assessment
accommodations for students with disabilities and universal design of
assessments. In the fall and spring, Mr. Altman coaches cross country and
track at the Academy of Holy Angels High School in Minnapolis, MN.
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Trent Altman
Louisville, KY
No Bio Available
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Angela Novak Amado
Saint Paul, MN
amado003@tc.umn.edu
Angela is a Research Associate at the University of Minnesota's Institute
on Community Integration and holds her PhD. She has been involved in many
projects and endeavors concerning increasing community participation and
inclusion, and has conducted taining about these issues throughout the
U.S.,
Canada and in the Netherlands and Israel. She also has extensive
background in evaluation and was the project evaluator for the web site
that will be
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Pat Amos
Ardmore, PA
pat.amos@comcast.net
Patricia holds her M.A. degree and has been an advocate for people with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families for more than 20 years.
She is a
founder of Autism Support and Advocacy in Pennsylvania (ASAP), a founder
of The Family Alliance to StopAbuse and Neglect, past president of the
Greater Philadelphia Autism Society, a founder and past president of the
Autism National Committee, and has served as a member of the executive
committee of Pennsylvania's Developmental Disabilities Council. Currently
she serves as the Vice President for Development of TASH and on the
Steering Committee of the new national Alliance to Prevent Restraint,
Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion (APRAIS). Three of Pat's four
children experience significant sensorimotor challenges, and all of them
are enjoying interesting and rewarding lives.
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Jacki L. Anderson
Hayward, CA
janderso@csuhayward.edu
Jacki is Professor and Coordinator of Credential & Masters Degree
programs in the area of students with moderate/severe disabilities at
California State
University, Hayward. Her areas of expertise include inclusive education,
positive behavior support, systematic instruction and teacher training and
she
has served on many national and state projects & advisory boards in
these areas. Jacki is currently Executive Vice president of the TASH
board.
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Maureen E. Angell
Bloomington, IL
meangel@ilstu.edu
Maureen has been a member of TASH since 1991 and is on the Board of
Governors for Illinois TASH. Maureen earned her doctoral degree at the
University of Georgia and has been teaching in the Department of Special
Education at Illinois State University since 1996. Maureen is the
department's Doctoral Program Coordinator. She focuses on preparing
teachers and special education leaders to effectively teach all learners,
with special interest in helping teachers to address the instrctional
needs of learners with significant disabilities in inclusive school and
community settings. Maureen's research interests include (a) systematic
instruction for learners with significant disabilities; (b) school-based
feeding improvement programs; (c) incidental and observational learning;
(d) self-determination in individuals with disabilities; and (e) family
members as viable team members.
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Julie Arens
Racine, WI
jarens@execpc.com
No Bio Available
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Philip Armstrong
Commerce, TX
cowboycommander@yahoo.com
Phillip is doctoral student in Educational Psychology Department at Texas
A& M University- Commerce with experience as a social scientist and
urban policy analysis.
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Katrina Arndt
Rochester, NY
karndt@sjfc.edu
Katrina taught for 11 years in a variety of capacities before returning to
higher education. She is an assistant professor at St. John Fisher College
in Rochester, New York. Her dissertation examined the experiences of
college students who are deafblind, and she continues to be interested in
supporting people who are deafblind. Her professional interests include
inclusion and self-determination, co-teaching, and supports for students
who are deafblind.
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Joan C. Arvedson
Milwaukee, WI
jarvedson@chw.org
Joan is the Program Coordinator, Feeding and Swallowing Services at the
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and Clinical Professor,
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin. For the previous
13 1/2 yeas, Dr. Arvedson was Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing
Department at the Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY. She received her BS,
MS, and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has
co-authored two books in pediatric swallowing and feeding. She has
presented numerous workshops and seminars in the United States, Canada,
South America, Europe, and Hong Kong.
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Christine Ashby
Syracuse, NY
ceashby@syr.edu
Christy is a former inclusive special education teacher in New York. She
is currently a graduate student at Syracuse University pursuing a Ph.D. in
Special Education and Disability Studies. Her research and advocacy
interests include inclusie education at all levels with specific emphasis
on the middle school years, the social construction of competence, systems
change efforts in schools and the cultural representation of disability.
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Randy Auer
Mesa, AZ
randya@acumen2.net
Randy is the CEO and founder of Acumen, the most established employer
fiscal intermediary organization in the nation. Randy has a master's
degree in psychology. He is an expert in Medicaid and information systems
with 29 years of experience in the field of disabilities.
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Stan Augustin
Albuquerque, NM
agustin@aps.edu
Stan is principal of John Adams Middle School in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Through his leadership, John Adams has transformed into a school where
over 99% of its students with disabilities are educated in general
education settings for 80% or more of their day. John Adams has been
recognized as an LRE Luminaria by the NM Public Education Department.
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Rita L. Bailey
Normal, IL
rlbaile@ilstu.edu
Rita holds her doctorate degree and is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, College of Arts and
Sciences, at Illinois State University. Prior to coming to Illinois State,
Rita worked for 8 years as a speech-language pathologist in clinical and
school settings. In addition to her high education teaching assignments,
Rita's primary clinical and research interests include the management of
feeding problems in school-age children, communication and swallowing
issues associated with disability and tracheotomy,
augmentative/alternative communication, and instructional methods for
students with severe and multiple disabilities.
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Joshua Baker
Charlotte, NC
jnbaker@uncc.edu
Joshua is a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte. He is currently working as a graduate assistant on a grant
focusing on
access to the general curriculum. Joshua's interest includes assessing the
general curriculum for students labeled with severe disabilities.
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Fabricio Balcazar
Chicago, IL
fabricio@uic.edu
Fabricio holds her Ph.D. and is an Associate Professor in the Departments
of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at
Chicago. He has conducted research over the past 20 years on the
development of systematic approaches for promoting the empowerment of
minorities and under-served populations, including Latinos with
disabilities and their families. His research has included the development
and evaluation of approaches for promoting empowerment approaches to
vocational rehabilitation service delivery, school-to-work transition
planning, dropout prevention, the promotion of the ADA in Latino
neighborhoods, and career development leading to employment opportunities.
Fabricio is the director of the new Center for Capacity Building on
Minorities with Disabilities Research.
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Linda Bambara
Bethlehem, PA
lmb1@lehigh.edu
Linda is Professor of Special Education at Lehigh University, and also
Executive Director of Lehigh Support for Community Living. Linda's
expertise is in
designing positive behavior supports for children and adults labeled with
severe disabilities. he has serviced on several national and state
advisory
boards on PBS and has authored many books, chapters and articles on this
topic. She is former Editor-in-Chief of RPSD.
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Jesus R. Barbosa
Milwaukee, WI
jbarbosa@independencefirst.org
Jesús was born in Bronx, New York on 1963. Upon relocating in Puerto Rico
he completed a bachelor in Social Work at La Universidad de
Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras in 1985. Jesús served with the US
Army from 1986 through 1989. After completing his tour with the military
he
moved to Milwaukee, WI in 1990. Since arriving in Milwaukee he has worked
in the Human Services related positions that serve the underrepresented
populations. Jesús has also been vested in-group facilitation f
preventive education of domestic violence particularly with Spanish
speaking community.
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Lisa Barczyk
Milwaukee, WI
barczyla@mail.milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Lisa has more than 20 years experience as a school-based therapist for
Milwaukee Public schools and currently serves there as the supervisor for
physical and occupational therapy services.
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Maria Barraza-Martinez
Albuquerque, NM
martinez_maria@aps.edu
Maria Barraza-Martinez is the Principal at Susie Rayos Marmon Elementary
School, at Albuquerque Public schools, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has
extensive experience as a teacher in multicultural inclusion classroom.
She holds a Bachelors degree n Elementary Education and an EdS in
Educational
Leadership.
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Paul Bates
Carbondale, IL
pbates@siu.edu
Paul is a Professor of Educational Psychology and Special Education at
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). At SIUC, he is actively
involved in personnel preparation of both undergraduate and graduate
students in the department's Special Education Program. Paul has authored
or co-authored numerous research articles, book chapters, and books. He
has been widely recognized for his national leadership in the area of
transition services involving youth wit disabilities. Paul is a member of
three editorial boards, including Research and Practice for Persons
labeled with severe disabilities.
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Monica Bear
Madison, WI
bear@co.dane.wi.us
Monica has worked in Madison, WI for Dane County Human Services since 1992
where she is currently the program specialist for support broker
services. She has been part of the county's team helping implement
self-directed services.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 202 C
Jessica Beasley
Knoxville, TN
jbeasle1@utk.edu
Jessica Beasley has been an Educational Consultant with the LRE for LIFE
Project since 1996. She works as part of a collaborative team to deliver
professional development and technical assistance to K-12 educators in
public schools in Tennessee. A an Educational Consultant, Jessica supports
and
assists collaborative teams of educators to effectively implement
organizational, curricular and instructional best practices in education
for ALL students in inclusive settings. She focuses her effors on
school-wide positive behavior efforts, individual positive behavior
support teams, work-based learning, balanced literacy instruction, and
instructing students with the most significant intellectual challenges.
Jessica taught students labeled with the most severe disabilities in
inclusive settings at the primary and intermediate levels and collaborated
with general education teachers to support those students.
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Kirsten Behling
Boston, MA
k.behling@unh.edu
Kirsten holds her MA degree and has worked for the Institute on Disability
at the University of New Hampshire for three years. Her work on the Equity
and
Excellence in Higher Education project has focused on ensuring full access
to college for students with disabilities. Through collaboration with
faculty at community and four-year institutions, Kirsten and her
colleagues have developed a resource for both faculty and students that
promotes full inclusion through Universal Course Design. Ms. Behlin has
worked closely with faculty to rethink the way in which they design
college courses to take into consideration the increasing diversity of
learning styles in a given classroom. She has also worked with high school
students who have expressed a interest in attending college but who are
unfamiliar with the process. There collaborations have directed the
development of Universal Course Design.
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Kim S. Beloin
Grafton, WI
beloin@execpc.com
Kim holds her Ph.D. and is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Special
Education. She and her husband are the adoptive parents of four children -
one of whom
is deaf and two others with special needs. Kim works as a consultant and
advocate in the areas of inclusive education; literacy development; and
adopting, teaching, & parenting children with special needs.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 A
Melinda Beloin
Grafton, WI
beloin@execpc.com
Melinda Beloin is a 15-year old high school student who is deaf. Melinda
was adopted at age 6. At that time she had no method of formal
communication and no literacy skills. She had to learn to communicate,
speak, read, and write all at the same time. This was a great challenge,
but she is now a literate young woman who is an effective communicator.
Melinda and has been included in general education throughout her school
life.
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Julie Bender
Milwaukee, WI
jbender@chw.org
Julie Bender, RN, is a nurse coordinator for the Feeding, Swallowing and
Nutrition Center at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. She has
extensive experience with feeding tubes in infants and children. She works
with caregivers to educate for thei follow-up at home, helps them trouble
shoot potential problems, and assists with management decisions in a
variety of ways.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 101 C
Josh Bennett
Palmetto, FL
bennettj@fc.manatee.k12.fl.us
Joshua is special education teacher from the Manatee County school
district in Florida. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University
of
South Florida in the areas of Learning Disabled and Behavior Disorders. He
later went on to earn his Master's degree from the University of South
Florida
in the area of Educational Leadership. Joshua has implemented a successful
inclusion program in the intermediate elementary grades using a co-
teaching model. The students benefited from the constant collaboration
between teachers and parents. Joshua went on to develop a comprehensive
inclusion program at a new school in the district. The comprehensive plan
was written through a shared committee approach including a needs
assessment, gals, objectives, action steps and an evaluation for the
program.
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Glenis Benson
Madison, WI
glbenson@sbcglobal.net
Glenis has been Senior Advisor to the UN for Autism Spectrum Disorders for
the Middle East. She has been affiliated with the KY Autism Training
Center and Director of the Autism Program for SD. She has taught,
consulted for, conducted research, and prepared personnel for working with
individuals with challenging behaviors for the last 28 years.
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Brian Berry
Newton, PA
bberry@holyfamily.edu
Brian is married to Audrey and has two children, Emily 15 and Skyler 13.
He has been a professor of Special Education at Holy Family University in
Philadelphia since 1993. A graduate of Temple University, areas of work
have included inclusive education, transition, and changes in higher
education/personnel preparation.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 202 D
William Bever
Sacramento, CA
William receives supported living services through Options In Supported
Living. William has participated with the Wellness Project and presented
this information at the Supported Life Conference in Sacramento, Caifornia.
William has Prader-Willi Syndrome and has lived in his own home since
1991.
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Chris Biechler
Marion, IA
chris_biechler@jdccu.org
Chris is Nathan Trainor's peer support and friend. He has worked with
Nathan since the fall of 2004 by facilitating Nathan's inclusion on the
Wartburg
College campus and in the community. He also serves on the Advisory Board
of the Inclusion Connection.
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Laura Blakeslee
Madison, WI
blakeslee@wisc.edu
Laura is a graduate student in Special Education at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Her interests are in areas of autism and behavior
management for children with challenging behaviors.
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Jane B. Blanchard
San Francisco, CA
j.blanchard@sbcglobal.net
Jane is an IST for George Washington High School, and an elected member of
the Executive Council of the United Educators of San Francisco. She is a
long time educator in the SFUSD, and a committed advocate for inclusion
and for her students, some of whom have now graduated and are enrolled in
universities such as UC Berkeley. She has provided extensive staff
development in the district, is a Master Teacher for SFSU's credential
program; and received the SFSU Golden Torch Alumni Awar for Educator of
the Year in 2003 for her work in inclusive services.
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Wanda J. Blanchett
Milwaukee, WI
wjblanch@uwm.edu
Wanda holds her Ph.D. and is an associate professor of urban special
education and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of
Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research focuses
on urban teacher preparation; issues of race, class, culture, and gender;
overrepresentation of African Americans in special education; and issues
of sexuality and disability.
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Richard Blumberg
New Brunswick, NJ
rick.blumberg@umdnj.edu
Rick holds his Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Director
of Pre-Service Education and Positive Behavioral Supports at the Elizabeth
M.
Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey, and Assistant Professor of Special Education
at
the College of New Jersey. He has over twenty years experience in the
field of developmental disabilities. He teaches and conducts research in
the
areas of positive behavioral supports, dual diagnosis, self determination,
the transition from school to adult life.
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Rebecca Bogucki
Washington, DC
rebecca.bogucki@pgcps.org
Rebecca holds her Ed.D., and is currently a special education supervisor
for a large metropolitan school district in the Washington, DC area. Dr.
Bogucki
has more that 25 years of experience in special education and
administration. Dr. Bogucki has suprvised programs for students with
intellectual
disabilities in a public school system. An adjunct Professor at The George
Washington University, Department of Teacher Preparation and Special
Education, Dr. Bogucki has assisted in teacher preparatio programs for
teachers working with students with disabilities.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 203 B
Hank Bohanon-Edmonson
Chicago, IL
hedmons@luc.edu
Hank was a teacher in the Dallas Public Schools for children with special
needs. He has worked as a research coordinator for the Rehabilitation
Research and Training Center on Positive Behavior Support. He received is
doctorate rom the University of Kansas in special education and is
currently the program advisor for the special education program at Loyola
University of Chicago. He is currently conducting research with his
colleges from Loyola in the Chicago Public Schoolson high school PBS.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 C
Bob Bowen
Richardson, TX
mandtbob@juno.com
Bob was first certified as a Mandt System trainer in 1980, and became a
member of the National Training Faculty of David Mandt and Associates in
2001. Bob has experience in supporting people with disabilities through
administration of residential and vocational programs in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico. In 2002 Bob became the
CEO of David Mandt and Associates. Bob graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in Social Work degree from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls,
Iowa. He has also done graduate work at Associated Mennonite Biblical
Seminaries in Elkhart, Indiana. He has been an adjunct instructor at
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa, where he taught classes in
Behavior Modification, and Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio,
teaching in the Education department.
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Marilyn Bown
Salt Lake City, UT
marilynbown@aol.com
Marilyn is Acumen's Director of Development, she has a master's in
business administration and has 33 years of experience working with and
developing programs for people with disabilities.
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Heather H. Boyd
Madison, WI
heather.boyd@uwex.edu
Heather is a program evaluator with several years of professional
experience who has recently started to work in the area of evaluation with
people with disabilities. She is currently working with the Healthy &
Ready to Work adolescent transition project at Waisman Center. Heather
co-parents three delightful boys, one of whom has autism spectrum disorder
and one of whom has Asperger's Syndrome. She is a member of FACTS -
Families Advocating Choice in Treatment and Supports - and a board member
of the Autism Society of America - Madison Chapter.
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Jennifer Boyle
LaCrosse, WI
jennifer_boyle@ilresources.org
Jennifer has been coordinating the CMS Nursing Facility Transition, IL
Partnership grant in Wisconsin for the last three years and has been
involved in both statewide and national training on the topic. She is
currently providing technical assistance to all eight Independent Living
Centers in
Wisconsin. She also provides transition support to consumers in her
Center's rural counties. She is an experienced presenter on this topic and
has
collaborated with Julie Alexander as a co-presenter several times
regarding nursing home transition.
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Charlene Brandl
Madison, WI
cbrandl@tds.net
Char is a retired special educator, now working as a consultant in the
areas of autism, alternative communication, and inclusion. She received
training in the use of Facilitated Communication, trains new facilitators,
and has used this metho with students having autism, Down syndrome,
cerebral
palsy and other related conditions. She is the author of the book,
"See Us Smart!" published by Robbie Dean Press. Most of her
teaching career has
focused on students with multiple or severe disabilities, based on a
belief that all children can learn and deserve to be taught in a style
that is both
challenging and meaningful to them.
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Jack Brandt
McGaheysville, VA
brandtjm@jmu.edu
Jack Martin Brandt is currently a senior at James Madison University and
is working his honors thesis on policy identity since 1918. He is also
currently
working on formulating a disability studies course at JMU which will be
taught in the near futre. Jack is an artist and has started a studio which
provides
technical support for artists with disabilities. Jack also conducts
programs and workshops about art adaptations for individuals with
disabilities across the
United States.
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Jeffri Brookfield
Chicago, IL
jeffrib@uic.edu
Jeffri is a researcher scientist at the University of Illinois-Chicago,
and serves as Project Coordinator for the federally funded research
project that supported the three studies reported here. She has an
extensive background in research design, early intervention, and the
education of young children with significant emotional and behavioral
challenges, and has held teaching, technical assistance, administrative,
and policy positions over the past 30 years.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 201 D
Diane Browder
Charlotte, NC
dbrowder@email.uncc.edu
Diane is a Snyder Distinguisher Professor at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte. She is the author of a number of books, book
chapters and
journal articles on issues pertinent to persons with significant
disabilities. She is the Principal Investigator on several federally
funded research grants on
alternate assessment and access to the general curriculum.
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Bridget
Brown
Darien
,
IL
bbrown4704@aol.com
Bridget
is a successful young woman who captures the attention of everyone she
meets. She was the first person with a disability included in her school
district and just graduated from High School as a result of a very
successful inclusive educational experience. Bridget believes in the
dignity of all people and helps individuals with disabilities learn how to
present on behalf of themselves using a person centered planning process.
She also helps people understand how to have self determination and speak
with their own voice. Bridget helps people share their dreams and design
bright futures. She is also a state and federal advocate for all people
with disabilities. Bridget is a student representative for the TOTAL
transition program in
Illinois
and she is a well known public speaker. www.butterfliesforchange.org
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Fredda Brown
Flushing, NY
fbrowncuny@aol.com
Fredda is a professor of Special Education in the Department of
Educational and Community Programs CUNY/Queens College, Division of
Education. Fredda's expertise is in the areas of Positive Behavior
Supports and systematic instruction, and she has published widely in this
area. She is a long-time Member of TASH and currently Editor-in-Chief of
Research and Practice for Persons labeled with Severe Disabilities (RPSD).
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Lou Brown
Melbourne, FL
lbrown@education.wisc.edu
Lou holds his Ph.D. degree and is Professor Emeritus at the University of
Wisconsin -Madison. He is a nationally renowned teacher trainer, child
advocate and a founding member of TASH Currently, he lectures throughout
the world.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 D
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 202 E
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST BALLROOM C
Melissa A. Brown
Knoxville, TN
mabrown@utk.edu
Melissa has been an Educational Consultant with the LRE for LIFE Project
since 1992. Melissa's responsibilities include (a) working on a team to
deliver technical educational assistance to public schools across the
state; (b) conducting staff development workshops; (c) working with
schools to implement organizational, curricular, and instructional
innovations with an emphasis on ensuring that ALL students, including
students with the most challenging educational, behavioral, and/or
physical needs, are served optimally; (d) synthesizing educational
literature, both orally and in writing and presenting the information to
teachers and principals; (e) with practicing educators and her colleagues,
developing and field testing tools and materials; (f) gathering research
data, (g) acting as a facilitative leader of positive behavior support
teams. Melissa is a lifetime member of TASH.
Thursday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT B
Nancy Brown
Nancy
is Bridget's Mom. She has a background in social work and over 25 years of
experience working with people with disabilities.
Nancy
is an inclusion consultant for Project Choices and is the president of her
own consulting organization called Pathfinders. Nancy specializes in
Person centered planning, organizational development, Parent workshops,
adapting and accommodating for inclusive classrooms, and building models
of support to help all students succeed in inclusive classrooms and
communities. Both Nancy and Bridget hold hope for people with
disabilities. They encourage everyone to dream big and Dwell in the
Possibilities.
Darien, IL
bbrown4704@aol.com
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 B
Michael Burdge
Lexington, KY
mburdge@uky.edu
Mike holds his masters degree in special ed and is a technical assistance
specialist for both ILSSA and NCCSA. He has began his 25 year teaching
career in a school for students with moderate and severe disabilities and
eventually initiated and facilitated inclusive programs as a teacher in
several general education,
public schools. He was the KY Special Education Teacher of the Year in
1996 and was an Ashland Oil Teacher Achievement Award recipient in 1997.
He
has been an adjunct professor of special education at th University of
Cincinnati and the College of Mt. St. Joseph. Mike was a contributing
author to
Alternate Assessment: Measuring Outcomes and Supports for Students with
Disabilities (Kleinert & Kearns, 2001) as well as several other
publications.
Wednesday 10:00 am -
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 202 D =Thursday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT A
Jamie Burke
Syracuse, NY
sburke1@twcny.rr.com
Jamie is a young man with autism and a senior in high school who has been
included and typing to communicate since kindergarten. Jamie
presents at national and international conferences. Jamie wrote and is the
subject of an award winning documentary film, Inside the Edge: Journey to
using
speech through typing. Jamie is an international presenter and was
recently seen on CNN.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 201 D
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 203 A
Barbara Buswell
Colorado Springs, CO
bbuswell@peakparent.org
Barbara is the Executive Director of PEAK Parent Center, Colorado's
federally-designated Parent Training and Information Center. As a parent
leader herself, Barbara co-founded PEAK Parent Center twenty years ago.
PEAK is well-known for its leadership in promoting inclusive education.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 B
Bronwen Buswell
Colorado Springs, CO
bronwenbuswell@peakparent.org
Bronwen is the Conference Coordinator for PEAK Parent Center, Colorado's
federally-designated Parent Training and Information Center.
Bronwen is a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University. Bronwen is
the sibling of Wilson, a 26-year-ld college student with significant
disabilities.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 B
Jennifer Butterworth
Knoxville, TN
jrb@utk.edu
Jennifer Butterworth has directed the LRE for LIFE Project since its
inception as a federally funded grant in 1986. Prior to directing the LRE
for LIFE
Project, Jennifer developed and directed a supported employment program
for high school students and adults with moderate and severe cognitive
and/or
physical disabilities, directed a variety of adult employment programs,
and taught students with a range of disabilities, especially students with
severe intellectual disabilities, autism, multiple disabilities, and
behavior challenges. She is certified to teach and has co-taught a methods
course at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Jennifer is a member
of the Association for Curriculum and Supervision Development,
International Reading Association, Association for Positive Behavior
Support, National Staff Development Council and TASH.
Thursday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT B
John Butterworth
Auburn, MA
john.butterworth@umb.edu
John holds his Ph.D., and is Research Coordinator at the Institute for
Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts/Boston and
Technical
Assistance Coordinator or T-TAP, a national project providing technical
assistance to community rehabilitation programs. He has 25 years of
experience
as a teacher, manager of community-based day and employment services,
trainer, and researcher, and has published extensively in the areas of
employment of people with significant disabilities, school-to career
transition, disability policy, natural supports, person-centered planning
and agency
Wednesday 10:00 am - MIDWEST 102 C
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 102 D
Alexa Butzbaugh
Verona, WI
alexab@pcsdane.org
Alexa an early support broker in Dane County, WI. Alexa helped define and
shape the role of support broker in that community. In 2004, she formed
and became director of the support broker agency, Progressive Community
Services which employs nine support brokers.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 202 C
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