FDDC: Mark Your Calendars-ADD's Envisioning the Future Summit Series

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Subject: Mark Your Calendars-ADD's " Envisioning the Future "

Summit Series

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Florida

Developmental Disabilities Council

If

you have questions or need more information, please contact Kate

Fialkowski, Kennedy Public Policy Fellow and ADD Summit

Coordinator, or . For details and updates, please visit

http://www.envision2010.net.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As the recently appointed Commissioner for the Administration on

Developmental Disabilities, public outreach and strategic planning are

critically important items on my agenda.

There are so many complex issues affecting people with disabilities

across the country - implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the new

economic reality of states, persistent unemployment, education reform

efforts, and our aging population - these are only a small sample of the

significant changes that are shaping the future.

Additionally, thanks to many years of hard work by advocates, families,

and communities, the realities for people with developmental

disabilities have positively evolved in recent decades, including:

* Options to live in homes and communities of their

choosing, with self-directed

supports and services;

* Moving beyond simple integration and participation, into

community interdependence

and meaningful belonging;

* High expectations in educational outcomes, including

access to college;

* Technology that is changing the landscape and providing

countless new opportunities;

* Employment and economic self-sufficiency as achievable

hopes and dreams, including

for people with significant disabilities;

.... and many other cultural, programmatic, service and

social changes.

Given this shifting landscape, I hope to hear how you - self-advocates,

family members, allies, and professionals - describe your vision of the

future for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Please save the date for ADD's

" Envisioning the Future " Summit Series:

October 18 - Philadelphia, PA (Northeastern Region)

November 8 - Orlando, FL (Southeastern Region)

November 15 - Dallas, TX (Southwestern Region)

December 6 - Denver, CO (Western Region)

December 2 - Detroit, MI (Central Region)

Members of the public are invited to come and simply listen, or to

present your ideas. Space will be limited and participants will be asked

to register in advance. Opportunities to share written TESTIMONIES and

COMMENTARY through a website will also be available.

Sharon

Commissioner

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

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