ACCEPTANCE: DIGNITY, EQUALITY & FREEDOM CONFERENCE

[Guest guest]

AN INVITATION TO:

Developmental Disabilities Program ACCEPTANCE: DIGNITY, EQUALITY & FREEDOM

CONFERENCE

June 17, and June 18, 2004.

Clarion Resort, Pinewood Park North Bay, ON

Speakers:

Dr. Bob King -Medical Director and Consultant Psychiatrist to the

Developmental Disabilities Program (DDP) of the North Bay Psychiatric

Hosipital (NBPH).

Dr. Eshleman- Consultant Psychiatrist with the DDP of the NBPH.

Garry Fay- Manager of the DDP of the NBPH.

Diane Dupuy- Founder of the Famous People Players Theatre.

a Getz- L'Arche North Bay.

Dr. Duncan McKinlay - Himself has Tourette Syndrome, and is committed to

improving the quality of life in people with Tourette's and a variety of

other disorders.

Lunne Marwick and the Project SARAH Working Group

Donovan - Investigative reported with the Toronto Star, wrote a

series of stories describing numerous cases of abuse suffered by people

with developmental disabilities.

Tenant- Social Worker and Past chair of the Adult Proective Service

Association of Ontario.

Minna Mettinen- A educator and advocate with Autism living in Northern

Ontario.

Agenda:

Thursday June 17

Opening Remarks - fay

Introductions- Dr. Bob King

A Keynote Presentation-Dorothy

Project S.A.R.A.H.: A Community's response to Abuse Prevention:

Freedom from Harm- Donovan

History of APSW's and Gaps in Advocacy in Ontario- Tennant

Live entertainment.

Friday June 18

Opening remarks- fay

Introductions-Drl Bob King

Dare to Dream-Keynote speaker

Stimming...And Other Joys of Life-Minna Mettinen

From Victim to Victory-a Getz

Closing Remarks-garry Fay and Dr. Bob King

Registration:

$160.00 per person

Group $110.00 pp (minimum 3)

Students $50.00 pp (must send copy of valid student card)

Britton

Medical Education & Research

Fax 1-705-474-5723

Phone: 1-705-474-1205 ext. 2145

shawn.britton@...

Location

Clarion Resort Pinewood Park

201 Pinewood Park Drive

North Bay, ON

P1B 8J8

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Brought to you from:

Minna Mettinen,

Autistic

Educator

homeschooler

_Ontario, Canada

" I know, sir, I am not allowed to speak in your world. Either the autistic

speaks, and therefore is not autistic, or the autistic doesn't speak, and

is autistic, but has no voice. "

Dawson

" First they ignore you; then they mock you; then they punish you; then you

win. "

- Mahatma Ghandi