The I/DD Summit on Saturday morning, October 14, 2023

PACID is hosting, together with support from Alliance Health and several organizations dedicated to I/DD issues, a half-day conference in Chapel Hill, NC, on pressing issues facing the I/DD community. It is free, but registration is necessary. Registration information will come out in August. There will be an option to join by Zoom, but in-person attendance is strongly encouraged.

The I/DD Summit will take place at Extraordinary Ventures and run from 8:30 am to Noon. We will supply coffee and healthy cookies for the first 2 hours, provided by B3 Coffee, an employer of individuals with I/DD. We will have water and sodas available at break, but no lunch. There are 70 free parking spaces at Extraordinary Ventures, and more parking across the street in a parking deck. (Do not park in the Whole Foods parking lot.)

The speakers are all confirmed and are as follows:

WELCOME
Pam Hemminger, Mayor of Chapel Hill
Representative Allen Buansi (Orange County)
PANEL 1 (Moderator: Carol Conway)
Kelly Crosbie, director of mh/dd/sus, NC DHHS
Talley Wells, executive director, NC Council on Developmental Disabilities
Sara Wilson, chief of staff, Alliance Health
PANEL 2 (Moderator: Chris Hendricks)
Senator Lisa Grafstien, lawyer at Disability Rights NC
Ann Oshul, SVP for Community Health & Well Being, Alliance Health
John Nash, executive director, The Arc of NC
Jamzetta Bedford, commissioner, Orange County Board of Commissioners
Laura Wells, executive director, HOPE

 

 

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