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Beth Caldwell
bethcaldwell@mailcity.com
Beth is the principal consultant in a consulting group dedicated and
committed to supporting children and individuals with special needs, their
families and organizations who serve these individuals in achieving their
missions, and fully implementing their values, so that each individual
served can realize his/her full potential. With extensive experience in
administration, new program development and implementation, training,
technical assistance, evaluation, systems change, strategic planning and
achieving funding for program enhancement and expansion, She has, for
nearly 30 years, helped human service organizations throughout the country
achieve desired outcomes.
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Martha
Calie
Martha
is a high school junior at
Eastern
Kentucky
University
’s
Model
Laboratory
School
. She first attended her
neighborhood school as a preschooler in Saline,
Michigan
. She is a member of Key Club
and her current courses include English III, American History, Journalism,
and Earth Science.
Mary Calie
Berea, KY
trina.johnson@uky.edu
Mary is the parent of a 17 year old student who has received an inclusive
education since age three. She is a member of the Interdisciplinary Human
Development Institute Consumer Advisory Board, the advisory board of the
Kentucky Deaf-Blind project, and the Kentucky Alternate Portfolio Advisory
Board. Mary has presented to a variety of educational groups on making the
general curriculum accessible and increasingly, co-presents on this topic
with her daughter, Martha. Mary also support Martha's education by
developing accessible materials and supporting school personnel in
curriculum access.
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Carl F. Calkins
Kansas City, MO
Carl
is the Director of the UMKC Institute for Human Development, a
University
Center
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
He is a tenured Professor of psychology at UMKC, a past President
of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, and a Fellow at
the Center for Family Policy and Research.
In 1990, Calkins and
Walker
’s book on Social Competence received the book of the year award from
the Presidents Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
His primary interests relate to Person Centered Planning,
facilitating organizational development and evaluation, and systems
change.
calkinsc@umkc.edu
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Michael Callahan
Gautier, MS
micallahan@aol.com
Michael, President of Marc Gold & Associate, has provided training,
technical assistance and consultation throughout the US, Canada and Europe
for over 20 years to systems, agencies and families interested in insuring
full employment and community participation for persons labeled with
severe disabilities. He recently joined three other colleagues to form a
non-profit organization, Employment for All, dedicated to assuring full
access to employment for all individuals with disabilities. He is the
author of several books, including Keys to the Workplace, and has written
numerous articles, chapters, manuals and curriculums pertaining to
employment.
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Dennis Campbell
State University, AR
dcampbell@astate.edu
Dennis is assistant professor of special education at Arkansas State
University. He is a parent of a daughter with Cri-du-chat syndrome. He is
the chair of the professional advisory board for the Five P Minus society
and is director of the early childhood special education masters degree
program.
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Travis Campbell
Indianapolis, IN
campbelt@ips.k12.in.us
Travis is a high school teacher for Indianapolis Public Schools at Arsenal
Technical High School. He is a member of the special education team and
involved in supporting students with disabilities as this large urban high
school transitions to a Small Schools model. Travis has a particular
interest in supporting the paraeducators with whom he works.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 B
Kelly Carney
Chicago, IL
kcarnel@luc.edu
Kelly holds a Bachelor of the Arts in Psychology, and a Master of
Education in Educational Psychology. As an undergraduate at the University
of Dayton, she implemented Applied Behavior Analysis with individuals who
have autism for two years. During her graduate studies at Loyola
University Chicago, she has worked as an assistant on the Positive
Behavior Support research team for two years. She is currently working
toward a Learning Behavior Specialist I teaching certificate, as well as
pursuing a doctorate in Educational Psychology.
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Martin Carolan
Dublin, Ireland
Martin is a graduate of the Certificate in Citizenship & Advocacy at
University College Dublin Ireland. Martin also attends the adult education
centre with Jack, and works part-time at a local grocery store.
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Tara Carroll
Dublin, Ireland
Tara Carroll is a graduate of the Certificate in Citizenship &
Advocacy at University College Dublin, Ireland. Tara now works full-time
as a child care worker in a crèche in Dublin.
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Erik Carter
Madison, WI
ewcarter@wisc.edub
Erik is an assistant professor of special education in the Department of
Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. His research addresses peer relationships, access to
the general curriculum, and secondary transition services.
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Patricia Carver
Brighton, MI
pcarver@chartermi.net
Pat brings a lifetime of advocacy within disability rights to the Center
for Self-Determination. This calling came four decades ago when her
brother -- who has experienced great challenges in living a life
meaningful to him -- was born. Since then, Pat has relentlessly worked to
break down barriers and mistreatment of citizens with cognitive or
intellectual disabilities. Currently, Pat coordinates communications at
the Center. Previously, she directed Michigan Partners in Policymaking,
the Robert Wood Johnson self-determination project in Ann Arbor, managed
large and small non-profit advocacy organization in Florida, Michigan and
Virginia. She is a member of several advocacy organizations and serves on
the Board of Directors her local Arc.
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Julie Causton-Theoharis
Syracuse, NY
jcauston@syr.edu
Julie is an assistant professor at Syracuse University. She teachers
courses and conduct research in the area of inclusive education. Julie is
an educational consultant specializing in paraprofessional training,
differentiation, inclusive strategies, and professional collaboration. Her
current research is on training paraprofessionals to facilitate
interactions between students.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 201 D
Domenico J. Cavaiuolo
East Stroudsburg, PA
dcavaiuolo@po-box.esu.edu
Domienico received his doctorate in Special Education from Temple
University in 1995. He is currently teaching at East Stroudsburg
University with a combined experience in educational and rehabilitation
consultation and staff development training to school districts and adult
rehabilitation service providers. He has been involved in the field of
rehabilitation and special education for over 28 years at various levels.
Prior to the position he currently holds at the University, he was as the
Vice President of Support Services of Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc., and
prior to that he was the Executive Director of Pioneer Agency Inc., a
highly respected and innovative agency who converted its sheltered
workshop into a total supported employment agency in Syracuse, New York.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 B
Nicholas J. Certo
San Francisco, CA
ncerto@sfsu.edu
Nicholas is a tenured Full Professor, and Chair of the Department of
Special Education at San Francisco State University, with a specialty in
Vocational Special Education for individuals with significant support
needs. He is the Coordinator of Special Services for Secondary-Age Youth
and Adults in the department. He has over 30 years experience in the
process and outcome of transition from school to work for a wide rage of
individuals with significant support needs, developing instructional
equences and adaptations needed to teach and facilitate inclusive
employment and community living, as well as a specialty in collaboration
of government services through the process of service integration. He has
a long and continuous record of research and demonstration in the area of
community-based instruction, long considered the most effective practice
in developing competitive jobs.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 102 B
Janis Chadsey
Champaign, IL
chadsey@uiuc.edu
Janis has been a member of TASH for 30 years. She has worked in the public
schools, and most recently, has been a professor at the University of
Illinois. She is actively involved in a teacher preparation program, and
has conducted research n the area of social inclusion in work settings for
the last 25 years. She has over 60 publications and has made numerous
presentations, both nationally and internationally. She serves on the
editorial board for several journals and was the Reviewer of the Year for
JASH (now RPSD) in 1990. She has been the recipient of numerous grants,
and for over 10 years, was affiliated with the Transition Research
Institute.
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Marilyn Chadwick
Syracuse, NY
machadwi@syr.edu
Marilyn Chadwick, a speech/language pathologist, has worked for the
Facilitated Communication Institute since 1992 as a trainer and currently
consults with families through private practice. She brings her philosophy
of total communication and self determination to bear in using various
strategies to support others to develop meaningful expression. Marilyn is
also a Feldenkrais practitioner.
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Cynthia Chambers
Lawrence, KS
pacersmate@yahoo.com
Cynthia is a research assistant completing her doctoral program at the
University of Kansas. She earned her master's degree in severe and
multiple disabilities at Vanderbilt University where her focus of research
was on family involvement ad perspectives. Ms. Chambers continues to
conduct research related to sibling issues.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 102 B
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Chris Chapman
Las Cruces, NM
christyincruces@aol.com
Chris is a parent of a child with a disability. She works for the NM State
Training and Information Center, Parents Reaching Out. Chris is a member
of the NM State-wide LRE Planning Committee. She provides training and
support to families' throughout the state.
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Patricia M. Chavez
Albuquerque, NM
chavez_pm@aps.edu
Patricia is a Program Support Specialist for Special Education at
Albuquerque Public Schools, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She oversees all
matters related to special education for the twelve schools that comprise
the West Mesa Cluster. She holds a Masters degree in Special Education and
is currently in the PhD program at the University of New Mexico.
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Nancy A. Cheeseman
Elmhurst, IL
nancych@elmhurst.edu
Nancy is the Coordinator of the Elmhurst Life Skills Academy. She
previously was the Family Involvement Specialist with the Graduate Program
in Early Childhood Special Education. She is completing her 7th year at
Elmhurst College. Her aea of emphasis is teaching students the impact of
disability on the family system, collaboration, advocacy and cultural
issues. She received her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling, Mental
Health concentration, is National Board Certified, a License Professional
Counselor, and credentialed in Early Intervention. Prior to coming to
Elmhurst College, Nancy was involved with the Illinois State Board of
Education's STARnet technical assistance, IFSP state committee, and
previous Illinois Planning Council member. She, also, is the mother of
four children, one of whom has disabilities.
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Lih-Yuan Chen
Charlottesville, VA
lihyuanc@yahoo.com
Lih-Yuan is a recent graduate of the University of Virginia, Curry School
of Education where she majored in special education with a focus in severe
disabilities. Her areas of research interest include communication, AAC,
and teachers' use of technology. She is currently interviewing for a
position in a
university setting in Taiwan where she will work with the preparation of
teachers of students labeled with severe disabilities.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 E
Pascal Cheng
Burlington, VT
pascalcc@howardcenter.org
Pascal Cheng has a M. Ed. and a C.A.S. in Special Education from the
University of Vermont. He currently is an educational and communication
specialist for Howard Community Services in Burlington, Vermont, providing
training and technical assistance for communication and literacy in both
school and community settings. He is currently a member of the Vermont
Communication Task Force, an organization which is working to improve
communication supports and services for adults with developmental
disabilities in the state of Vermont.
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Amy Lynn Childre
Milledgeville, GA
amy.childre@gcsu.edu
Amy is an Associate Professor at Georgia College & State University in
the Department of Special Education. Since earning her Ph.D. from
Vanderbilt University, her primary focus has been teacher training with an
interest in families. She also spends time engaged in campus- community
partnerships that provide integrative programs for adults with
developmental disabilities.
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Gail C. Christopher
Washington, DC
gchrispher@jointcenter.org
Gail is the director of the Joint Center's Health Policy Institute. She
has broad experience in health, government innovation, diversity
management and social policy, and is nationally recognized for pioneering
work linking the health outcomes of underserved populations to the effects
of chronic stress related to environmental, economic and social factors.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 D
Alycia Chu
San Francisco, CA
alycia@taychu.com
Alycia is a former CAL-TASH Board member, and was one of the first SFUSD
parents to request and obtain inclusive services for their then preschool
aged son, who is now an 11th grader, and to advocate for all students. She
was appointed to the Superintendent's Management Team for building an
inclusive system during 1997-99, where she served in a completely
voluntary capacity, has been a member of the CAC and active in the Parent
Training and Info Center: Support for Families with Children wih
Disabilities. She has provided countless hours of mentoring and family
support, professional development, task force participation, advocacy etc.
She has been a presenter at TASH and Cal-TASH conferences and for classes.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 201 A
Euljung Chun
Champaign, IL
echun1@uiuc.edu
Euljung (EJ) is a doctoral student in special education at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Chun is interested in service
learning, gifted education, learning disabilities, universal design for
learning, cognitive psychology, assessment and technology in education.
She got her bachelor's degree from Seoul National University and got her
master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ms. Chun taught
diverse groups of students from early childhood to college. he also
participated in various research projects such as textbook development,
web-based curriculum, and creative thinking materials. She worked as a
research associate at CAST for a project called "LD Access"
before she came to UIUC.
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Mina Chun
Los Angeles, CA
mc37@dana.ucc.nau.edu
Mina graduated from Northern Arizona University in May 2005 with a
master's degree in Special Education with an emphasis in low incidence
disabilities. She also completed a certification program in
Interdisciplinary Disability Policy and Practice with the Institute of
Human Development at Northern Arizona University. Mina has been working
with children who have variety disabilities in schools and homes. She also
provided habilitation services to children with autism through a non
profit organization in Arizona. Currently, she is working as a classroom
teacher in the special education field.
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Ann Marie Ciskowski
Los Angeles, CA
annmarieash@sbcglobal.net
AnnMarie began her career in special education at a special education
center for the Los Angeles Unified School District, while working on her
credential in moderate to severe disabilities. She created a reverse
inclusion program with thecampus Head Start and began transferring
students back to their home schools to be fully included. After two years
at the special education site and being awarded a grant to promote
inclusive education, AnnMarie transferred to the Simi Valley Unifie School
District for a year as an Inclusion Specialist. She began developing
extensive curricular modifications and adaptations to meet the diverse
needs of her students. Currently, AnnMarie is working for the Los Angeles
Unified School District as an Inclusion Facilitator and pursuing her
Master's degree in Special Education at California State University,
Northridge.
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Nitasha M. Clark
Nashville, TN
nitasha.m.clark@vanderbilt.edu
Nitasha is a doctoral student in Special Education at Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, Tennessee. Her research interests are in technical
assistance to inclusive services, program quality and access to the
general curriculum.
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Jean Clayton
Lexington, KY
jclayto@uky.edu
Jean served as a special education teacher for 22 years and worked the
entire continuum of services. She has presented at numerous national
conferences on topics surrounding instruction and assessment for students
with moderate and severe disabilities. She developed a peer tutoring
manual for middle school students which stressed natural supports and
inclusive practices. She is a co-author of several chapters in Kleinert
and Kearns book on Alternate Assessment. She is currently serving as a
consultant for Inclusive Large Scale Standards and Assessments for the
University of Kentucky and has worked with Department of Defense Schools,
Maine, Iowa, Kentucky, and Delaware on development and implementation of
alternate assessments, aligning standards, training on instructional
issues, and consultation.
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Bonnie Cleveland
bonnie.cleveland@aurora.org
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Larry Collard
Essex, ON
lindahurst@communitylivingessex.org
Larry lives with the love of his life in Ontario, Canada and shares his
many life experiences with local, provincial and national groups
in order to help all people stand up for their rights.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 A
Ellen Condon
Missoula, MT
condon@ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Ellen is the Transition Projects Director and Director of MTWorks, an
employment agency, at the University of Montana's Rural Institute on
Disabilities. She has served as the Principle Investigator and Director of
two U.S. Department of Education Model Demonstration Projects, and four
Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities funded projects. Condon also
serves on the board of Employment For All, a team of national consultants
who provide training and technical assistance around employment for people
with disabilities and is an associate with Marc Gold and Associates. Her
current work focuses on Customized Employment; Transition to Employment
for students with significant disabilities; promoting Social Security work
incentives and the development of an Individualized Model of Career
Planning for students.
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Maeve Connolly
Dublin, Ireland
Maeve is a graduate of the Certificate in Citizenship & Advocacy at
University College Dublin Ireland. When she is not working at the
university, Maeve attends a workshop in Dublin where she is actively
involved in advocacy and is helping o develop an advocacy group at her
centre.
Thursday 9:00 am - MIDWEST 103 D
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James W. Conroy
Havertown, PA
jconroycoa@aol.com
Jim is a student of the impacts of integration and self-determination in
services and supports for people with disabilities. His team has followed
more than 6,000 people as they moved out of public institutions and into
community homes. The Rbert Wood Johnson Foundation selected his team to
measure the outcomes of self-determination upon the participants, their
families, and workers.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 C
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 202 C
Stephen Cook
Sleepy Eye, MN
sjcook13@hotmail.com
Experiential speaker Stephen Cook has lived with OCD since the age of 4.
He offers a personal account of living with OCD, and how his illness has
transformed him into a stronger, more compassionate person. He gives the
listener an appreciation of his human factor of this very challenging
disorder.
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Jennifer J. Coots
Long Beach, CA
jcoots@csulb.edu
Jennifer holds her PhD degree and is coordinator of the Master of Science
in Special Education program at California State University, Long Beach.
She was a
classroom teacher for students with significant disabilities, first in a
state hospital setting, then in a separate school setting, followed by a
separate self-
contained special education program. She now advocates for inclusive
placements for all students and works to insure that all graduates of the
Master
of Science program and special education credential program are trained to
provide supports to individuals with disabilities in inclusive settings.
Thursday 3:15 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT B
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Tim Corey
Kent, WA
tim@advanced-approach.com
Timothy Corey continues to break new ground using methodologies that touch
multiple senses. He attentively listens, internalizes the information at
hand, reads between the lines, and graphically communicates a vision. The
end result is the ability t offer intuitive insight that his clients find
uncanny. His greatest strength in this process is his unique skill that
fuses facilitation with graphic recording-a visual approach incorporating
pictures, words and images to illustrate the flow of ides. Tim works with
both for-profit and non-profit businesses and organizations, community
groups, governmental organizations, schools and forward-thinking
companies. He is passionate about serving others, so it's no surprise that
Tim's background includes 22 years experience working in human services
organizations that support people with disabilities.
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Silvia M. Correa-Torres
Tallahassee, FL
correa@coe.fsu.edu
Silvia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Childhood Education,
Reading, and Disability Services in the College of Education at Florida
State University. She earned her Ed.D. in Special Education at the
University of Northern Colorado in 2004. Dr. Correa-Torres is a Certified
Orientation and Mobility Specialist and a teacher of individuals with
visual disabilities. She earned her undergraduate degree in Special
Education: Visual Impairments, at the University of uerto Rico and her
master's degree in Orientation and Mobility (O&M) at Northern Illinois
University. Prior to joining FSU, Dr. Correa-Torres worked as a teacher of
children with visual impairment, O&M instructor, adjunct faculty at
the University o Northern Colorado, and grant coordinator for the National
Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities. She has taught in different cultures
in a variety of settings.
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Shelly Counsell
Cedar Falls, IA
sc523395@uni.edu
Shelly Counsell is currently a doctoral student with the Inclusive
Leadership Grant in Special Education at the University of Northern Iowa
and currently serves on the Regents' Center for Early Developmental
Education's Teacher Practitioner Council t UNI. She has taught at the
early childhood, elementary, and secondary levels in regular and special
education in California, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. Her scholarly
interests include: full inclusion of diverse learners; high-stakes testin
and the standards movement; constructivism; early childhood education;
ADHD, and disabilities studies.
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Kelly Crane
Rockville, MD
kcrane@transcen.org
Dr. Crane is a Senior Program Analyst at TransCen, Inc. and works
specifically for the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
(NCSET). Her career focus has been on creating and expanding community
education, employment, and development systems to insure the inclusion of
youth with disabilities. Kelly has also conducted research, outreach, and
the design of activities to improve transition programs and services.
Before coming to the NCSET, Dr. Crane worked for the National Schol-to-Work
Office, where she collaborated with federal agencies to ensure the
inclusion of youth with disabilities in their initiatives. She has
developed several major training and technical assistance institutes for
both education- and workforce-related programs. In addition, she has held
various leadership positions in professional associations representing
vocational special needs and transition.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Allen C. Crocker
Boston, MA
allen.crocker@childrens.harvard.edu
Allen is a developmental pediatrician who has for many years been
affiliated with the Children's Hospital in Boston. He is an Associate
Professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and also on the faculty
at the Harvard School of Public Health. He relates strongly to little
people with Down syndrome. He is a senior editor of the textbooks,
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, and Medical Care for Children and
Adults with Developmental Disabilities.
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Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 203 D
Charlotte Cronin
Peoria, IL
charlottecronin@hotmail.com
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 203 D
Ric Crowley
Denham Springs, LA
macrownet@msn.com
RIC has been an advocate for self-determination for people who have
disabilities and their families for over thirty years. In a variety of
educational, administrative and advocacy positions in Oregon, Ohio,
Massachusetts, Washington D.C. and New Hampshire, Ric has pioneered and
implemented human service reforms which have led the way in transferring
power and control from systems to the individuals they were intended to
support. In several policy positions he has advocated for statewide
initiatives that led to systems reform in long term-care,
self-determination.
Thursday 9:45 am -MIDWEST 102 E
Thursday 4:30 pm -MIDWEST 102 E
Joseph Cullen
Bridgeport, CT
jcullen@bridgeport.edu
Joseph is an assistant professor of Educational Psychology at the
University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, received his Ph.D. in Educational
Psychology/Special Education from the University of Connecticut in 1995.
Over the past 22 years, he has served in public and private schools as a
school psychologist, learning disabilities specialist, and program
director. Dr. Cullen's research and professional interests include working
with teachers and families to support children with Learning Disabilities,
ADHD, and emotional and behavioral challenges in school and community
settings.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Barbara Cunningham
Arlington, VA
BSokler@aol.com
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
P.C. Cunningham
Madison, WI
P.C. is a strong advocate for the inclusion of people who are differently-abled
in our society. He speaks passionately about the many obstacles and
acts of discrimination he has experienced as an African American man with
learning challenges. This passion led to the publication of his book
"Cold
Blooded and Damn Right Dirty" in 2000, one of his proudest
accomplishments. He has received support from Options since 1981.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 C
Lisa Cushing
Nashville, TN
lisa.cushing@vanderbilt.edu
Lisa is a research assistant professor of special education in the
Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University. Her research
interests include access to the general education for students labeled
with severe disabilities, peer supports, and inclusion.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 201 D
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Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 201 B
Emma Czarapata
Madison, WI
eczarapata@optionsmadison.com
Emma has worked as a direct support staff at Options for 15 years and as a
Community Builder focusing on developing circles of support for 3 of those
years. Her focus has been to develop and strengthen the relationships
between people we support an members of their community. Circle members
benefit from sharing their lives with the people we support as well as
with each other.
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Robin Daning
Concord, NH
rdaning@mentorship.us
Robin has 15 years experience working on issues concerning persons with
disabilities including transition from school to work; supported
employment; and rights and services of persons with disabilities. She was
Associate Director of GSGS, a ew Hampshire non-profit providing
guardianship for more nearly 400 persons, an experience that lead to her
belief for the need of less restrictive alternatives to guardianship. In
2000 she
initiated the first effort to establish a mentorship alterative in New
Hampshire and in 20o2 received funding to initiate a pilot project. Since
then mentors
have been identified, trained, and paired with more than two dozen
participants. She is expanding the program to all 10 NH counties and
working to ake
mentorship available to all persons who need help making decisions and
risk the inappropriate appointment of a guardian.
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Carolyn Das
Farmington, MI
Carolyn is a Parent Coordinator for the Everyone Together project, a
graduate of Partners in Policymaking, and advocate for Universal
Education. She is the Mom of two sons: Stephen, 14, and Michael, 10.
Stephen has complex physical disabilities and has a special education
label. He is included in 8th grade at his home middle school.
carolyndas@twmi.rr.com
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 202 B
Tami Davis
Port Angeles, WA
tami20davis@hotmail.com
Tami Lee Davis, 39 yeas old, grew in the small Victorian town of Port
Townsend, WA. She is the oldest of three girls who all graduated together
from Chimacum High School on Friday, June 13th of 1986. Yes, it was Friday
the 13th! Tami worked for ten years at the Jefferson County Health
Department before moving to Port Angeles, WA. She is very active in People
First of WA. In fact she is a trainer in one of their training programs
called Mixed Voices. If that isn't enough, Tami has her own business
EVERYONE'S GIFTS which includes creating handmade crocheted and knitted
items for the home as well as speaking on the topic of Inclusive
Education.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 201 C
Dorinne S. Davis-Kalugin
Rockaway, NJ
ddavis@thedaviscenter.com
Dorinne, Founder and President of The Davis Center, whose 35+ years
experience as an Educational and Rehabilitative Audiologist provides the
foundation for the center's distinctive focus and evaluative capabilities,
is the only person certified in all the major sound therapies with her
degrees and certifications including: MA, CCC-A, FAAA, RCTC, BARA. Dorrine
has lectured around the world and written hundreds of articles for
national and international publications. Dorinne has published three books
and is considered one of the top leading sound therapy experts around the
globe.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 A
Nicole DeClouette
Syracuse, NY
nmdeclouet@aol.com
Nicole is a doctoral student in Special Education and Disability Studies
at Syracuse University. She has a background in psychology and
anthropology.
Nicole has spent some time in Brazil and is interested in how existing,
progressive special educaion laws can be implemented given the current
economic
and cultural barriers that the country faces.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 B
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 202 B
Aaron Deede
Newark, DE
aarondeede@yahoo.com
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 103 B
Monica Delano
Tallahassee, FL
delano@coe.fsu.edu
Monica has more than fifteen years of experience working with children and
adults labeled with severe disabilities. As a classroom teacher, she has
worked with children with mild and severe disabilities at both the
elementary and secondary level. She has served as a classroom consultant
specializing in the areas
of challenging behaviors, alternative and augmentative communication,
social skills, and vocational programming. She is presently an Assistant
Professor at Florida State University. Her current research interests
include: social skills in children and adolescents with autism, literacy
instruction for learners labeled with severe disabilities, and achievement
in inclusive classrooms.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 A
Jessica Delong
Albany, CA
jdelong@esba.org
Jessica is Service Supervisor for Community Support Networks, an
integrated work and community inclusion agency developed through the SFSU
Transition Service Integration Project and a division of Easter Seals Bay
Area. Ms. DeLong had over ten yers experience as a Direct Support
Professional within Easter Seals Bay Area before spearheading this
innovative project. She is recognized by the SFSU Transition Service
Integration
Project team for her strong leadership skills, progressive philosopy, and
the breadth and depth of her direct support knowledge base. Ms. DeLong is
now responsible for leading the future generation of Direct Support
Professionals in becoming a strong force in the field of customized
competitive employment and commnity inclusion for transition-aged students
and adults with significant support needs.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 102 B
Anne Denham
Lexington, KY
adenh0@uky.edu
Anne has taught in schools in both Europe and the US and recently left
teaching in a fully inclusive school to become the director of the
Inclusive Education Initiative at IHDI, at the University of KY. She
consults regularly with ILSSA and NCCSAD on projects, bringing to those
her nationally recognized expertise on universal design for learning,
assistive technology, and modifying and adapting teaching, learning, and
performance. She is an advisory board member of the ational Assistive
Technology Research Institute. Anne 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 -
Thursday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT A
Randy DePry
rdepry@uccs.edu
Randall obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and is an
Associate Professor of Special Education at University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs where he specializes in the implementation of PBS for
children and youth with challenging behavior. Randy has published in the
areas of positive behavior support, social skills instruction,
self-determination, and character education. He is a well known
trainer/consultant and presents frequently at national conferences. Dr. De
Pry is a member of the stte leadership team for the Colorado School-wide
PBS Initiative and a member of the Board of Directors for the Association
for Positive Behavior Support (APBS).
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 102 C
Phyllis DeSesso
Spring Hill, FL
Pdesesso@tampabay.rr.com
Friday 8:30 am - HILTON - WRIGHT C
Patricia Devlin
Toledo, OH
patricia.devlin@utoledo.edu
Providing all students with an appropriate education has been Patricia's
focus for the past sixteen years. In this journey she has held the
position of teacher,
consultant, inclusion specialist, Coordinator of Special Education, and
most recently Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo. Patricia
teaches both undergraduate and graduate coursework with an expertise in
students with significant disabilities. My present program and research
interests include the transition of students fro school to work and models
of training/ professional development for individuals supporting students
with significant disabilities.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Krysti Dezonia
Oceanside, CA
krystid@teriinc.com
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Benjamin Dixon
Blacksburg, VA
bdixon@vt.edu
Dr. Benjamin Dixon, PhD: Vice President for Multicultural Affairs,
Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Throughout his administration at Virginia Tech Dr. Dixon remains a strong
advocate for individuals with disabilities. Ben's leadership has guided
Virginia Tech into a valuable partnership with Montgomery County Public
Schools through the OCTP.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 102 B
Susan Dlouhy
Columbus, OH
norwichcs@aol.com
Susan Dlouhy is the President of Norwich Consulting Services, Ltd. Norwich
Consulting Services provides practical and realistic solutions for
agencies
and businesses. Ms. Dlouhy has assisted companies with strategies
planning, program design and imlementation, preparation for accreditation
surveys,
and organizational restructuring. She is also the Project Director of for
an Ohio Developmental Disabilies Council funded project called My Voice,
My
Choice- Ohio's Provider Report Card. Ms. Dlouh has a Master's Degree in
Rehabilitation Counseling from The Ohio State University. She has over 16
years of administrative experience with human service agencies including
her recent position as the Adult Services Director for Champaign County
Boad
of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Judy Doktor
North Miami Beach, FL
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Anne Donnellan
San Diego, CA
donnellan@sandiego.edu
Anne M. Donnellan, Ph.D. is a Professor in the School of Leadership and
Education Science at the University of San Diego and Professor Emerita at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been a leader in the field of
autism for 30 years and aearly advocate for positive approaches to
supporting those accused of having behavior challenges. She is the author
of numerous works on the topic including Alternatives to Punishment (LaVigna
and Donnellan) and Progress without Punishment(Donnelan, LaVigna, Negri
and Fassbender). Most recently her work (with Martha Leary) has focused on
understanding movement differences in individuals with labels of autism
and mental retardation and the impact of these differences on stress and
"behavor challenges". She is an internationally known
researcher, teacher and advocate and an early member of TASH, ASA and
Autcom.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 101 B
Friday 1:30 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT B
Dan Dotson
Baltimore, MD
dandotson@comcast.net
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 202 A
Larry Douglass
Torpoint, Cornwall, UNITED KINGDOM
larrydouglass@yahoo.com
Since 1988, Larry has been a regular presenter at TASH conferences in the
area of positive approaches. He has been a classroom teacher and
behavioral specialist throughout his 35 years in the field. In April 2005,
his book, Respectful Relationships nd Effective Teaching, was released by
Training Resource Network in St. Augustine, Florida. Larry currently works
at Ridgeway School, a comprehensive school, in Plymouth, England.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 102 C
June Downing
Northridge, CA
june.downing@csun.edu
June is a professor at California State University, Northridge in the
Department of Special Education, where she prepares teachers to work in
the area of moderate and severe disabilities. She is a leader in the field
of special education that targets the needs of students labeled with
severe disabilities, especially with regard to inclusive education. She
has published several articles, chapters, monographs, and four books on
students having severe and multiple disabilities. She has also ben
successful at obtaining several federally funded projects to support her
research and to support students in their teacher preparation program. She
is currently on the Executive Board of TASH, an international advocacy
organization for individuals with severe disabilities and is past
president of the California Chapter of this organization-CalTASH.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 201 B
Mary Beth Doyle
Colchester, VT
mdoyle@smcvt.edu
Mary is an Associate Professor of Education at St. Michael's College in
Vermont. She spends a significant amount of her teaching preparing both
undergraduate and graduate students who want to be general educators. In
Mary Beth's classes the students acquire the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to include a variety of students in their future high school
classes. In addition to teacher preparation, she focuses on issues related
to the use and misuse of paraprofessionals; and curiculum development for
students with moderate and severe disabilities.
Wednesday 10:00 am - MIDWEST 101 B
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 202 B
Frances Duff
Albuquerque, NM
efinke@unm.edu
Frances Duff is a nationally board certified teacher with the Albuquerque
Public Schools and a doctoral student at UNM. Frances has extensive
experience in inclusive settings at the high school level and specializes
in collaborative grouping strategies for diverse learners.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 202 B
Shelley Dumas
Austin, TX
s.dumas@mail.utexas.edu
Shelley Dumas is Community Education Director and Coordinator of Community
Support at the Texas Center for Disability Studies at the University of
Texas in Austin. She holds her Ph.D. in Psychology and has worked closely
with Michael Smull in trainings for Person Centered Planning and has
conducted quality reviews for adults with disabilities around the country.
She has served on the Council on Consumer Affairs of the Association of
University Centers on Disability since its inception. She is a good friend
to Susan and Andreas.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 103 B
Beth Durkee
Allegan, MI
Beth.Durkee@accmhs.allegan.mi.us
Thursday 2:00 pm -
Thursday 4:30 pm -
Michael Duschene
Green Bay, WI
mduschene@aspiroinc.org
Mike
is the Executive Director of ASPIRO, a Community Rehabilitation Program
in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is an adult with ADHD who has a Master's
Degree in Education. Mike has taught special education in several public
school settings in Wisconsin, a Coyote Canyon Rehabilitation Center on the
Navajo Indian Reservation in New Mexico and at the Home and School for
Mentally Retarded Children in Ghana, West Africa as a Peace Corps
volunteer. He has also instructed future special education teachers at
Silver Lake College. Mike has presented at state and national conferences
and numerous other professional development seminars.
Friday 4:00 PM - MIDWEST 103 E
Stacy Dymond
Champaign, IL
sdymond@uiuc.edu
Stacy Dymond is an assistant professor of special education at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she teaches curriculum
courses
for students in the special education and elementary education programs.
She currently co-directs two research projects focused on access to the
general
curriculum for students labeled with severe disabilities and service
learning programs that include students with and without disabilities. Her
primary interests,
background, and experience relate to educating children and youth labeled
with severe disabilities in inclusive school and community settings. Her
previous
experiences include serving as a special education teacher, an employment
specialist, and a statewide technical assistance provider.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Friday 1:30 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT C
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 201 A
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