2014 Annual Conference Hear us Roar! October 10—11, 2014 Embassy Suite RDU 201 Harrison Oaks Blvd Cary, NC 27513 Agenda Friday, October 10, 2014 8:00 am Registration with Coffee & Juice (hotel guests enjoy free breakfast) 9:15—10:30 am Welcome and Keynote Ricky Boone, Magician 10:30—11:00 am Exhibits Open with Refreshments 11:00—12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 1. The Nuts & Bolts of Direct Support Workforce Development: Improving Quality at the Point of Interaction. Joseph M. Macbeth, Executive Director John Raffaele, Consultant The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, Albany, NY 2. Legal Update from Disability Rights NC: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going John Rittelmeyer, Director of Litigation, Disability Rights NC 3. Health Home Karen Luken, Jill Hinton & Erika Hagensen 12:30—2:00 pm Luncheon The State of The Arc of North Carolina John Nash, Executive Director 2:15—3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions 1. From Raleigh to DC: What’s New in Policy & How it Affects You Julia Adams, The Arc of North Carolina Erika Hagensen, The Arc of North Carolina 2. Guardianship & Alternatives Bonnie Nelson Jean Farmer-Butterfield, The Arc of North Carolina DRNC Staff 3. Assisted Technology in the Home & In Your Everyday LIfe Cameron Kempson, Simply Home Gabrielle Corey, Simply Home 3:30—4:00 pm Break with Exhibitors 4:00—5:30 pm General Session Statewide Conversations on I/DD Dave Richard, DHHS 5:30—6;30 pm Sponsor Reception (invitation only) 6:30—8:00 pm Dinner and Comedy Hour (extra fee applies) 8:00—11:00 pm Dancing with DJ Smooth with Cash Bar (open to everyone) Saturday, October 11, 2014 8:00 am Registration with Coffee & Juice (hotel guests enjoy free breakfast) 9:00—10:30 am Annual Town Hall Meeting and Chapter Connections 10:30—11:00 am Break with Exhibitors 11:00—12:15 pm Concurrent Sessions 1. Being an Effective Advocate in 2014 Erika Hagensen, The Arc of North Carolina 2. Introducing The Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability: Building community capacity for criminal justice advocacy through Disability Response Teams Kathryn Walker, JD, MPH, The Arc of the United States 3. Afraid to Retire? Approaching Retirement When Your Son or Daughter has Disabilities Ryan Platt, A Special Needs Plan 12:30—2:00 pm The Arc of North Carolina Awards Luncheon