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Michael Tada
Honolulu, HI
michaeltada@yahoo.com
Michael is an employee of the Hawaii Centers for Independent Living. He
was born and raised in an ethnic neighborhood of Honolulu. He was educated
in
a substantially separate elementary school and attended a typical high
school, but in a resource rom. He has been a community volunteer for
agencies
serving people with disabilities and other disenfranchised groups.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 202 A
Lynne Tamor
West Boomfield, MI
LynneT@comcast.net
Wednesday 10:00 am -MIDWEST 103 A
Ron Tamura
Hamden, CT
rbjact@hotmail.com
Ron is an Associate Education Consultant for the State of Connecticut
Division of Teaching and Learning Programs and Services in the Bureau
of Special Education. He has written articles and made conference
presentations on self-determination, transition planning, and teacher
preparation. His
research interests include teacher attitudes, transition, and positive
behavior supports.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 102 B
Jonah Taylor
Palm Beach, FL
Saturday 10:30 am - MIDWEST 102 A
Micah Taylor
Palm Beach, FL
Saturday 10:30 am - MIDWEST 102 A
Ron Taylor
Milwaukee, WI
lightoncom@yahoo.com
Ron Taylor is a seasoned documentary video producer, author and parent of
a child with special needs. He brings his varied expertise to the
educational
community on an ongoing basis by producing valuable resources on
disabilities.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 E
Saturday 10:30 am - MIDWEST 102 A
Jackie Teny-Miller
Columbus, OH
norwichcs@aol.com
Jackie has 21 years of experience providing supports to people with
disabilities including the positions of Director of ARC Industries West
and Director of the Goodwill SAGE program. Her entry into the field of
MRDD was though employment at Orient Developmental Center. She was also an
adjunct faculty member at Columbus State Community College for 15 years
where she teaches Introduction to MR/DD and Mental Health, Teaching and
Supporting Persons with Disabilities, Value and Attitudes and Intervention
Strategies. Jackie has been instrumental in the on-going curriculum
development for the above-mentioned classes. Ms. Teny-Miller is a Licensed
Professional Clinical Counselor and provides individual and group
counseling to persons with dual diagnosis of mental
retardation/developmentally disability and emotional disorder.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
David W. Test
Charlotte, NC
dwtest@email.uncc.edu
David is a professor in the Department of Special Education, & Child
Development, College of Education at the University of North Carolina
Charlotte. Dr. Test is co-director of the Self-Determination Technical
Assistance Centers (SD-TAC) Poject funded by the US Department of
Education.
He teaches courses in research and special education and is involved in
research activities in the areas of self-determination, transition, and
behavior.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Colleen Thoma
Midlothian, VA
cathoma@vcu.edu
Colleen is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Virginia
Commonwealth University. She has focused her research on the facilitation
of
self-determination skills for students with disabilities throughout the
transition planning process and on preparing special educators to teach
self-
determination skills and facilitate its development. She has written
articles and book chapters, and made conference presentations on
self-determination,
transition planning, and teacher preparation. She and Caren Sax
co-authored a book published by Paul Brookes Publishing in 2002,
Transition assessment:
Wise practices for quality lives.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 A
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 102 B
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 102 B
Jimmie Thomas
Milwaukee, WI
Jimmie Thomas is a 50-year-old man who has diabetes. He entered a nursing
home because he was not taking care of himself and he needed an
amputation. His significant other, Gayla Seymour, entered the nursing home
Jimmie was staying in because she anted to be near him. They lost their
apartments because they resided in the nursing home for a number of years.
Both Jimmie and Gayla wanted to return to the community and live
independently and IndependenceFirst assisted Jimmie and Gayla in thei
transition efforts. Jimmie and Gayla enjoy living in their own place.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 103 C
Carolyn Thompson
Bradenton, FL
thompsonc@fc.manatee.k12.fl.us
Carolyn has been teaching in Florida since 1982. She received her
bachelor's degree from USF in Elementary Education and a Masters
degree in Reading through NOVA University. She has taught first grade at
Bashaw Elementary School in Bradenon, Florida for the past twenty years.
Carolyn had been successfully mainstreaming students with autism, specific
learning disabilities, emotional handicaps, and developmental delays and
expressed an interest in establishing a full inclusion model or students
with mild to severe disabilities. Carolyn attended FUSE (Florida Uniting
Students
in Education) training with her inclusion team to establish a firm
foundation for the success of the program at Bashaw. Carolyn continues to
advocate
forchildren with disabilities and opens doors to include students that
would otherwise be perceived as better served in special education
classrooms.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 202 E
Laurie Thompson
Toronto, ON
Laurie is a special projects manager for Ontario's Community Inclusion
Project-"It Takes A Village...Where All People Belong" through
Community Living Ontario. She brings 37 years of diverse experience
directed toward nurturing and developing the opportunity for people, who
have a
developmental disability, to participate in and realize their full
citizenship.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Ricardo Thornton
Washington, DC
Ricardo is Co-Vice President of Project ACTION! He has been a keynote
speaker internationally and is an extremely effective advocate on behalf
of people with developmental disabilities. He and his wife were the
subject of a beautiful made for-TV movie, Profoundly Normal, about their
lives while at Forest Haven, a local institution and afterward in the
community.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 101 D
Jacqueline Thousand
San Diego, CA
jthousan@csusm.edu
Jacqui is a Professor in the College of Education at California State
University, San Marcos, where she teaches special and general
education professional preparation and master's-level courses and works
with local school districts on school reform initiatives. Before moving to
California, she taught at the University of Vermont, where she directed
inclusion facilitator and early childhood-special education graduate and
postgraduate professional preparation programs and coordinated federal
grants, all concerned with the inclusion of students with disabilities in
local
schools. She is a nationally known teacher, author, systems change
consultant, and disability rights advocate. She has authored numerous
books, research articles,and chapters on issues related to differentiated
instruction and universal design, collaborative teaming and teaching.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 201 B
Dawn Tierney
Racine, WI
dtierney@racine.k12.wi.us
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Maria Timberlake
Augusta, ME
maria.timberlake@umit.maine.edu
Maria currently works as a Research Associate in Inclusive Education at
the Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies at the
University of Maine. Maria has taught at the elementary and secondary
level, in both special and genera education. She is both teacher and
learner,
committed to social justice and creating school experiences that welcome
and support the diversity of learners in our society today.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 102 C
Amy Toson
Milwaukee, WI
ajtoson@yahoo.com
Amy Tstudied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison receiving her BS in
special education in 2000 and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
receiving her MS in Exceptional Education in 2005. She has taught
inclusive education in various urban nd suburban districts throughout the
United
States, Ireland and France. She also has led in-services on various topics
related to special education law and inclusive teaching methods.
Friday, 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Christine Trainer
Reading, PA
aimct@abilitiesinmotion.org
Christine has been the Director of Finance and coordinator of the Fiscal/
Employer Agent program at Abilities In Motion for over a decade. She has
been a Fiscal/Employer Agent ISO trainer for over 5 years. Intensely
dedicated to the Independent Living Movement, Christine works hard to
ensure consumer choice and quality Community and Home Based Services for
Pennsylvania's aging and disability communities. She has recently been
chosen by Governor Ed Rendell to join the 7-member delegation representing
Pennsylvania at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. She s a graduate
of Leadership Berks, a training program designed to prepare participants
for leadership positions with local nonprofits to address community needs,
enhance the operations of the nonprofit, and improve the quality of life
for all Berks County residents.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 202 A
Jean Trainor
Waverly, IA
jtrainor@mchsi.com
Jean is Nathan's mom. She is an advocate for her son and believes in the
inclusion of all people with disabilities.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 B
Nathan Trainor
Waverly, IA
nathan.trainor@wartburg.edu
Nathan is a student at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He has been
included in general education classes throughout his school career. He
enjoys
"teaching" as well as learning.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 B
John Tweedy
Boulder, CO
john@landlockedfilms.com
Beret E. Strong and John Thave produced and directed award-winning
documentaries on a variety of educational and social justice-oriented
topics,
which have screened at festivals around the world and have been broadcast
on PBS and elsewhere. Bret is also a writer and teacher who holds a Ph.D.
from Brown University, an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College, and has
taught at the University of Colorado, Boulder; Northern Marianas Academy;
University of San Francisco; and Brown University. Bert and John are
parents of and advocates for a child with a disability. John received his
law
degree from Stanford Law School, and an M.A. in Sociology from Brown
University. John is Chairman of the Board of Kids Connections, a Colorado
organizatio providing early intervention services to children birth
through three. John frequently works on bilingual and multicultural
projects.
Thursday 3:15 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT C
Kerri Tyler
Milwaukee, WI
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 D
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Kimberly Ufholtz
Santa Ana, CA
kufholtz@socal.rr.com
Thursday 3:15 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT B
Nicole Uphold
Charlotte, NC
nmuphold@uncc.edu
Nicole is a full-time doctoral student in the UNC Charlotte Special
Education Ph.D. Program and serves as a graduate research assistant on the
Self-Determination Technical Assistance Centers (SD-TAC) Project funded by
the US Department of Education. Her research interests are self-
determination and transition.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
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Jocelyn Van Belle
Flagstaff, AZ
jocelyn.van-belle@nau.edu
Jocelyn works for Northern Arizona University, the Institute for Human
Development as the Northern Arizona Coordinator for the Arizona
Self-Advocacy Coalition (ASAC) project. The ASAC project which is funded
by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities is going into its
second year. Jocelyn works to support self-advocates to start up and run
self-advocacy groups and to become involved in influencing public policy
(visiting legislators, responding to legislative alerts, presenting etc.)
Jocelyn lives in Flagstaff, Arizona with her husband and two kids.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 102 A
Emma Van der Klift
Nanaimo, BC
normemma@normemma.com
Emma has worked along side Norman Kunc for 20 years working to ensure that
people with disabilities are able to take their rightful place in schools,
workplaces, and communities. In 1990, Norman and Emma established Axis
Consultation and Training Ltd., and now provide in-service and training in
the areas of inclusive education, employment equity, conflict resolution,
and other disability rights issues. They travel extensively throughout
North America and, more recently, the world working with school districts,
human service agencies, employers and advocacy groups.
Wednesday 10:00 am - MIDWEST 101 B
Marie Van Tubbergen
Ann Arbor, MI
mvantubb@umich.edu
Marie Van Tubbergen, Ph.D. (Co-Investigator) is the Director of the
Laboratory for the ACSESS Model Demonstration Project. In this role, she
has
interviewed families of children with disabilities and support staff to
coordinate, develop, and impleent individually crafted neuropsychological
assessments. She has developed modified techniques for adapting
neuropsychological assessments to the optimal presentation and response
modalities of individual students. As a part of the ACSESS team shehas
refined techniques for adapting typical neuropsychological test items into
forced-choice or dichotomous choice items. She has collaborated with
Rehabilitation Engineering professionals to optimize access to assessment
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 B
Bobbie J. Vaughn
Tampa, FL
vaughn@fmhi.usf.edu
Bobbie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Family
Studies at the University of South Florida. Her background includes
conducting research in Positive Behavior Support in home, school, and
community settings and she has published a number of articles that reflect
her expertise in this area. She is currently, is involved in an early
intervention project in positive behavior support.
Thursday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 E
Steve Verriden
Madison, WI
adaptsteve@charter.net
Steve has worked on voter registration, and partnered with Wisconsin
Coalition for Advocacy and Wisconsin Council on Developmental
Disabilities to conduct trainings on HAVA (Help America Vote Act),
Wisconsin voting law, and the voting right of people with disabilities. He
has 13 years
of experience working at an Independent Living Center, and has organized
and worked in the disability rights area for over 10 year's with ADAPT on
issues such as long term care, housing, and accessibilit. He has also
conducted trainings in the field of organizing, advocacy strategies, and
tactics.
Other work on disability issues includes serving on the City of Madison
Equal Opportunities Commission for 12 years, the Mayor's Housing
Committee,
the Dne Country Specialized Transportation Commission and other local,
County and State Committees/Commissions.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 101 D
Lawrence Vessels
Washington, DC
anthonyvessels77@yahoo.com
Lawrence is Secretary for Project ACTION! He also coordinates the
Toastmasters group and the logistics for Project ACTION! Lawrence is an
excellent public speaker and enjoys helping others to develop their skills
and abilities. He works at Goodwill Industries.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 101 D
Richard A. Villa
San Diego, CA
ravillabayridge@cs.com
Richard is President of Bayridge Consortium, Inc., in San Marcos,
California. His primary field of expertise is the development of
administrative and instructional support systems for educating all
students within general education settings. Dr. Villa is recognized as an
educational leader with the commitment and the conceptual, technical, and
interpersonal skills to inspire and work collaboratively with others in
order to implement current and emerging exemplary educational practices.
This has resulted in the inclusion of children with intensive cognitive,
physical, and emotional challenges as full members of the general
education community in the school districts where he has worked and with
which he has consulted. Dr. Villahas been a classroom teacher, special
education administrator, pupil personnel services director, and director
of instructional services.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 201 B
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 202 B
Mark Vincent
Littleton, NH
mvincent@northernhs.org
Mark has been in the profession of supporting people for 24 years. He
started in the field as a gross motor Instructor. He's coordinated respite
services,
coordinated residential services, and was a group home director. He's been
a case manager, a case manager team leader and a program director for day
services. Currently Mark is the developmental services director for Common
Ground, an agency that provides community based day services,
residential services and service coordination for adults ad students who
are developmentally disabled.
Friday 8:30 am -
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 102 A
Keith Vire
Bentonville, AR
Keith received his Master of Science in Education degree in Special
Education from Southwest Missouri State University and his B.S.E. in
Special
Education from the University of Arkansas. Currently, he is the CEO of
Arkansas Support Network, Inc., an agency promoting total community
inclusion
for person with disabilities, in Bentonville, Arkansas. He has been
actively involved in local housing and transportation issues for years,
especially with
attention to the needs of persons with disabilities, and has served on
many boards and committees which promote improved quality of life for low
income
persons and persons with disabilities. He was a founding member and past
president of the Board of Directors of the Ozark Foodbank, and has served
as
President of the Arkansas Rehabilitation Association.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 B
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Janine Wahl
Cedar Rapids, IA
jwahl@aea10.k12.ia.us
Janine is currently a Regional Facilitator for Grant Wood Area Education
Agency in Cedar Rapids Iowa. She has been an elementary school principal
for nine years, an elementary curriculum director for three years, and has
taught kindergarten, first grade, sixth grade, and special classes such as
Title 1 and TAG. She is currently working on her doctorate in special
education at the University of Northern Iowa.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 D
Jennifer Wain
London, ON
jennifer@lashbrook.on.ca
Jennifer is an award-winning communicator with over ten years of
experience working with a broad range of clients in the not-for-profit
sector.
Jennifer has a passion for helping others tell the story behind their
project or organization.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 A
Nancy Wallace-Gero
Essex, ON
nancy@communitylivingessex.org
Nancy Wallace-Gero has been the Executive Director at Community Living
Essex County for almost 20 years. Nancy has taken a leadership role in
local, provincial and national rights issues for over 30 years.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 A
Seth Warschausky
Ann Arbor, MI
sethaw@umich.edu
Seth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan and
Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology.
He is the founding President of the American Psychological Association's
Division 22, Section 1, Pediatric Rehabilitation Psychology. He has served
as an Advisory Board member to the American Psychological Association's
Center for Psychology in Schools and Education. His research has included
psychometric studies in child neuropsychology, studies of social inclusion
factors, and quality of life research. Seth currently is the Principal
Investigator of the ACSESS Project, a DOED-OSEP model
demonstration project t develop adapted cognitive assessment techniques
for children with physical and communicative impairments.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 B
CJ Webb
Salem, OR
C.J. Webb is the Director of Employment at OTAC. She worked at a provider
agency for 13 years in Hood River, Oregon, starting as direct care staff
and ending as a Services Coordinator for a vocational program. She has
held various positions working ith people with disabilities for the past
22 years.
In addition to her experience in the field, CJ has a degree in psychology
and a minor in modern dance. CJ strives to provide the best possible
services
for all people. She has a strong belief that ll people should be seen as
valuable people to make a contribution to their local communities.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Michael Wehmeyer
Lawrence, KS
wehmeyer@ku.edu
Michael is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University
of Kansas and the director of the KU Center on Developmental Disabilities
and the associate director of the Beach Center for Disabilities at KU. He
has conducted extensive research on self-determination and is the
author of numerous articles, books, chapters and curricular materials on
the topic.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 C
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Aislinn Wendrow
West Bloomfield, MI
taliflam@yahoo.com
Aislinn will be attending 7th grade at her home school in the fall of
2005. She is making new friends, writing poetry, spending a lot of time on
homework, learning how to take tests, and learning the things middle
schoolers learn, both in an out of the classroom. As a non-speaking person
who
experiences autism and communicates by typing with facilitation, she is
blossoming.
Friday 2:45 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT B
Julian Wendrow
West Bloomfield, MI
taliflam@yahoo.com
Tali and Julian Wendrow are the loving parents of Aislinn and Ian. They
advocate fiercely and support both their children to do their best in
school and in
life.
Friday 2:45 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT B
Tali Flam Wendrow
West Bloomfield, MI
taliflam@yahoo.com
Tali and Julian Wendrow are the loving parents of Aislinn and Ian. They
advocate fiercely and support both their children to do their best in
school and in
life.
Friday 2:45 pm - HILTON - WRIGHT B
Elisa Wern
Gainesville, FL
werned@sbac.edu
Elisa is an Assistive Technology Specialist in the Alachua County Public
Schools, in Gainesville, Florida. She has a Bachelor's of Health Science
in Occupational Therapy, and a Master's in Special Education, both from
the University of Florida She has worked in private pediatric occupational
therapy, as a school based occupational therapist for Pre-K through 12th
grade students, and now works full-time for Alachua County Schools in
Gainesville, FL, providing assistive technology assessments and trainings
for students, teachers, and school staff.
Thursday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT C
Susan Whaley
Sacramento, CA
slwhaley@sbcglobal.net
Susan is a Co-Project Director of the Safe Life project, funded by U.S.
Department of Education. She has been a general and special education
teacher for 25 years and has received many awards in recognition of the
success of her efforts. Among her honors are "Outstanding
Educator" awards
for 1987 and 2000 presented by the Sacramento Association for the
Retarded. She has made professional presentations at various conferences
and co-authored a number of publications in the area of personal safety
and community
transition issues related to students and young adults with disabilities.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Teresa Whelley
Honolulu, HI
whelley@hawaii.edu
Teresa is an employee of the Center on Disability Studies, University of
Hawaii-Manoa. She has family members who have disabilities and has worked
with and for people with disabilities for over 25 years in institutions,
community services, state agencies, public schools, universities and
research
institutes. Her research includes transition, postsecondary education,
families of people with disabilities and developmental disabilities.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 202 A
Kathleen Whitbread
Farmington, CT
whitbread@nso1.uchc.edu
Kathleen is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Director of
Programs for the University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service.
Dr. Whitbread has oer 20 years of experience in designing and managing
programs in the fields of education and human services. As a former
director of school and community services for a private, not-for-profit
agency, she provided consultation and services to families, schools, and
agencies on educational and behavioral supports for children with
disabilities in typical settings. Dr. Whitbread has more than 15 years of
experience as an educational consultant for children with disabilities
being educated in inclusive settings.
Friday 9:45 am - HILTON - WRIGHT C
Julia White
Norwalk, CT
jmwhit02@syr.edu
Julia received her PhD in Special Education and Disability Studies from
Syracuse University. Her dissertation is on educational practices and
policies that affect Roma ("Gypsy") students in the Slovak
Republic. Her research interests include inclusive education for social
justice and as a human
right, especially for students of ethnic minorities in the context of the
European Union and the United States, comparative analyses of special
education
legislation, and representations of (dis)ability in popular culture.
Friday 11:00 am - MIDWEST 202 E
Jean Whitney-Thomas
Gorham, ME
jeanw@usm.maine.edu
Jean is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Maine
when her research focuses on the transition from school to adult life,
students' expressions of their educational experiences and visions for the
future. She also eaches research methodology and coordinates a teacher
education program that leads candidates toward dual certification at the
secondary level. In 2002, she was awarded a grant to implement Photovoice
with high school students in two states.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 D
Edward Willard
Baltimore, MD
ewillard@tash.org
Edward is a Partners in Policymaking graduate, and currently Project
Co-Director for "My Life - Going F.A.R., a self-determination project
of TASH, funded by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council.
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 202 A
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 101 B
Jason Williams
Louisville, KY
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Karl Williams
Harrisburg, PA
cannylaric@aol.com
Karl's bi-polar condition went undiagnosed until he was in his 40s. During
the 1970s Karl worked with children with cognitive disabilities. He's won
three awards from ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers, for hi work with self-advocacy across the US and in Canada,
England, and Germany. His stories, as-told-to nonfiction, poems, and
reviews have been published in books, magazines, and online; his songs
have
been released on CDs, aired on television, sung a rallies, and used in
videos and on websites. His first play is now being made into a film.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 103 E
Celestine Willis
Chicago, IL
willisc@uic.edu
Celestine is the Training Coordinator for the Center for
Capacity
Building
on Minorities with Disabilities Research.
Celestine has a degree in Education from Harris Stowe State College
in
St. Louis
MO.
She has spent the last
twenty years working in the disability community and has extensive
knowledge of the disparities in VR and health services for minorities with
disabilities. Celestine is an
expert on training staff and volunteers on cultural competence, and
effective ways in which to work with individuals with disabilities from
minority backgrounds
Friday 9:45 am - MIDWEST 203 D
Jamie Witherington
Indianapolis, IN
witherij@ips.k12.in.us
Jamie is an elementary teacher for Indianapolis Public Schools at IPS #92.
She supports students with high support needs as a member of the K-1 grade
level team. Jamie is working to bridge the gap created by the perception
of general education and special education as parallel systems of education
in
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 B
Mary Jo Wittman
Milwaukee, WI
wittmam@mail.milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Mary Jo has more than 20 years experience as a school-based physical
therapist for Milwaukee Public Schools and has special expertise in the
area of assistive technology.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 101 C
Stacey Wodehouse
Wauwatosa, WI
swodehouse@mcfi.net
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 B
Mary Wolf
Annandale, VA
mpwolf421@aol.com
Mary the parent of a teenager who has a disability, began Project SUCCESS
to address the need for inclusive opportunities for teens. Since 1998,
more than 2,000 students, both with and without disabilities, have
completed more than 130,000 hours of community service. Her group has been
recognized by President George Bush and Colin Powell, and has received
numerous awards from the Washington Redskins and the Disney Foundation.
Most recently, Project SUCCESS has received two first place awards from
the National Association of Counties (NACO) for Best youth Program
nationally, and Best Youth Service Program nationally. Mary has conducted
numerous national workshops on inclusion and disability awareness, and
teaches service groups and volunteer agencies how to successfully engage
citizens with disabilities in community service.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 201 D
Jamie Wolfe
Newark, DE
Jamie received her Master of Social Work Degree in 1995 from Delaware
State University. A Disabilities Specialist at the Center for Disabilities
Studies,
Jamie has also has worked for Independent Resources, Incorporated, a
Center for Independent Living, as an Independent Living Specialist and
Kent
County Coordinator. She also directed the Freedom Center for Independent
Living. Currently, she belongs to numerous Boards, Commissions, and
Councils, including the State Council for Persons with Disabilities and
Chair of the Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council.
Thursday 3:15 pm - MIDWEST 103 B
Pamela Wolfe
University Park, PA
psw7@psu.edu
Pamela is an Associate Professor at The Pennsylvania State University. She
is interested in areas such as advocacy, sexuality education, and
instruction for persons with autism. Pamela is currently Academic
Coordinator of the Professional Certificate in Autism for Pennsylvania,
Lead Instructor
for a course in Penn State's Applied Behavior Analysis Program, and
co-author of the Autism Encyclopedia with John T. Neisworth.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Wendy M. Wood
Charlotte, NC
wmwood@email.uncc.edu
Wendy is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education,
& Child Development, College of Education at the University of North
Carolina Charlotte. Dr. Wood is co-director of the Self-Determination
Technical Assistance Centers(SD-TAC) Project funded by the US Department
of Education. She teaches courses in special education and is involved in
research activities in the areas of transition and self-determination.
Friday 1:30 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Lee L. Woods
Norman, OK
zarrowcenter@ou.edu
Lee is a second-year doctoral student in Special Education at the
University of Oklahoma, and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Zarrow
Center for Learning Enrichment. Current research projects involve
vocational choice making for students with cognitive disabilities and
secondary transition for culturally and linguistically diverse students in
special education. Lee taught diverse populations in K-12 settings for
nine years and has three years of supported employment experience.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 102 D
Jan Writer
Downers Grove, IL
Jan is the Principal Consultant for Visions & Dreams, an independent
agency that provides technical assistance, training, and support to
programs
and agencies that serve persons with severe, multiple, and low incidence
disabilities. She is alo Assistant Director of Special Education for
Elmhurst
College in Illinois, where she teaches courses in the areas of public
school inclusion, moderate/severe disabilities, orthopedic impairments,
and behavioral
disorders. A 29-year+ member of TASH,she has worked with students who have
severe and multiple disabilities as a classroom teacher, a public school
program coordinator, a Deaf-Blind Regional Center education specialist, an
onsite technical assistance providers, a parent advocate, and auniversity
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 201 B
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 201 A
Rene E. Wroblewski
St. Bonaventure, NY
rene615@netzero.net
René is an assistant professor in the Advanced Inclusive Processes
program at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York. She currently
teaches
graduate and undergraduate courses in differentiated instruction,
instructional strategies, and actio research. She supervises graduate
practicum
experiences in differentiated instruction. She is a member of the New York
State Task Force for Quality Inclusive Schools. Her interests include
social
relationships of people with significant disabilities, preservice
teachers' learning of specific instructional strategies, use of natural
supports in school and in
the community, and inclusion at the secondary and post-secondary levels.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 103 A
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Paul Wurst
Sacramento, CA
paulwurst@mac.com
Paul is the Director of Options In Supported Living. Paul has worked with
individuals with disabilities living in Developmental Centers and in the
community since 1976.
Friday 2:45 pm - MIDWEST 103 C
Joe Wykowski
Portland, OR
joewykowski@cs.com
Joe is the founder of Community Vision, located in Portland, Oregon, which
assists individuals to develop and manage their personal supports. Joe has
a long term deep interest is assisting individuals with disabilities to
take control of their life in relation to their home and employment
supports. Joe also directs the Home Ownership Empowerment Program which
has facilitated the purchase of over 50 homes for individuals with
disabilities to date.
Friday 12:15 pm -
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Yaoying Xu
Milwaukee, WI
xu@uwm.edu
Yaoying is an assistant professor in early childhood special education at
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Xu's research interest includes
social interactions of young English language learners and early
intervention of children at risk.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 E
Y
Chienhui Yang
Lawrence, KS
chienyg@ku.edu
Chien-Hui is a doctoral candidate in Early Childhood Special Education at
the University of Kansas. She is interested in issues related to working
with diverse learners, particularly children with moderate to severe
disabilities and children fom culturally diverse backgrounds.
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Peter Yarrow
Peter is best known as one of the famous trio that inspired generations of
activism since the 1960s, Peter, Paul and Mary. Over the years, many
issues have moved Peter to commit his time and talent, and his creative
and organizational achievements have given Peter the wisdom and experience
to address what he considers to be perhaps his most meaningful undertaking
to date: "Operation Respect: Don't Laugh at Me." This nonprofit
organization works to transform schools, camps, and organizations focused
on children and youth into more compassionate, safe, and respectful
environments. Peter Yarrow's life and work, culminating in the founding of
"Operation Respect," embrace the premise that if each person can
articulate his or her own voice and join with others, together they can
become a powerful force for the transformation of society.
Thursday, 11:00 am - Keynote Presentation - Midwest Ballrooms A/B
Susan Yuan
Burlington, VT
Susan.Yuan@uvm.edu
Susan is Associate Director and Coordinator of Family and Consumer Affairs
at the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion at the University of
Vermont. She holds her Ph.D. in Psychology and has conducted training on
inclusive education, cultural competence, family support, and
self-determination in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, and China. 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 t Shelley
and Katherine.
Thursday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 103 D
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 103 B
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Victoria Zascavage
Commerce, TX
Victoria_Zascavage@tamu-commerce.edu
Victoria is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and
Special Education is a veteran public school special educator. Her
current research interests include opportunity barriers to literacy for
individuals with developmental disabilities, and project h.o.p.e.- helping
our peers
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Saturday 8:30 am - MIDWEST BALLROOM D
Wayne Zellers
Christiansburg, VA
wzellers@mail.mcps.org
Wayne is a Lead OCTP Teacher-Virginia Tech site. Wayne has been a special
educator for over three decades. His sincere interest in providing
quality programs to students with disabilities is unmatched. Wayne is
committed to helping each OCTP student have a positive and meaningful
transition
experience in the community.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 102 B
Lucille Zeph
Orono, ME
lu_zeph@umit.maine.edu
Lu is a nationally recognized expert in the field of disabilities with
particular expertise in the education and welfare of children and youth
with
complex special needs. Since 1992, she has served as Director of The
University of Main Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies,
Maine's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).
She is Associate Professor of Education at The University of Maine and
holds advanced degrees in the areas of sevre disabilities and educational
leadership. Currently, Lu serves on the Executive Board of TASH, and is
President-elect of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.
She has received several honors and awards including serving as a Kennedy
Public Policy Fellow with the U.S. Senate in 1999 and as Executive
Director of the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation in 2000-01.
Thursday 2:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 A
Dalun Zhang
Clemson, SC
dalun@tamu.edu
Dalun is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Clemson
University. His research focus is on self-determination and transition and
cultural diversity issues related to self-determination, and is nationally
recognized for his conributions to the field. He has published widely,
directed several federally funded projects, and has had a decisive role in
reforming the AAMR Adaptive Behavior Scale.
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 203 C
Michele Flasch Ziegler
Mequon, WI
mziegler3@wi.rr.com
Michele received an undergraduate degree from the
University
of
Wisconsin
- Madison (Special Education-Cognitive Disabilities), Masters degree from
Indiana
University
(Education Administration), and PhD. from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Currently, she is teaching at
Cardinal
Stritch
University
,
Milwaukee
,
Wisconsin
. Her prior teaching experiences include working as a
vocational/transition teacher Madison Public Schools, Madison, Wisconsin and
a support teacher for and Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
Thursday 4:30 pm - MIDWEST 102 B
Karen Zimbrich
Boston, MA
karen.zimbrich@umb.edu
Karen has over 30 years of experience as a special educator and trainer,
working to include and support students with significant intellectual
disabilities of all ages in educational, recreational, vocational, and
general community settings She currently works on curricular, behavioral,
and
employment related activities in several urban high schools across the
state. She promotes the incorporation of person-centered planning with
positive
behavior support, via interagency teaming, to assist students with
disabilities in improving postsecondary outcomes.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 203 C
Friday 8:30 am - MIDWEST 202 E
Joyce Zurkowski
Dover, NH
jzurkowski@measuredprogress.org
Joyce has over 15 years of experience working with persons with
disabilities and their families in a variety of settings. She has taught
early
childhood through university level courses. Currently serving as a Special
Education Research Specialist with Measured Progress, Joyce works
with state clients in the development and administration of alternate
assessments. This position includes providing professional development
opportunities for educators on standards-based instruction and assessment,
managing multiple scoring centers, and facilitating state advisory
committees
to create testing instruments and develop training materials.
Friday 4:00 pm - MIDWEST 202 D
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