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PRESENTS

INVENTING THE FUTURE:

IMPLEMENTING SELF-DETERMINATION

ACROSS DISABILITIES AND AGING

A crossroads looms. The promise of Freedom has not yet come to all our

citizens.

People in the recovery movement and older adults together with those with

physical and developmental disabilities, yearn to craft a meaningful life.

Self-Determination is a way to face together the current perfect fiscal

storm and to have people

not just survive - but flourish in an environment fraught with potential

cutbacks and support scarcity.

The implementation of Self-Determination throughout the world has provided

us with a

wealth of knowledge that can meet this challenge. There may be no other

alternative.

Find out why knowing this information is critically important to YOU and the

future of all people in need of support.

Find out as well how states can respond positively to the aspirations of the

citizens they serve

Dates and Locations

March 18-19, 2009*

BWI Comfort Inn Conference Center

6921 Baltimore polis Blvd

Baltimore, MD 21225

*Speakers confirmed for Baltimore:

Carver, Elias S. Cohen, Derrick Dufresne, Fisher, Jackie

Golden, Mike Mayer, Tom Nerney, & Vickie Vining

Speakers for other cities to be confirmed soon

March 24-25, 2009

Plaza Hotel & Conference Center

4900 Sinclair Road

I-71 and Morse Road

Columbus, OH, 43229

March 30-31, 2009

Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre

5410 LBJ Freeway

Dallas, TX 75240

April 6-7, 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

1301 Wyandotte St.

Kansas City, MO 64105

April 8-9, 2009

Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Perimeter Center

1501 Lake Hearn Dr

Atlanta, GA 30319

April 20-21, 2009

Radisson Hotel at Opryland

2401 Music Valley Drive

Nashville, TN 37214

Registration Rates

$149

Standard Registration*

$169

Late/Onsite Registration*

*See Website for details

Seating for these events is very limited so register early!

Click Here to Register & to find hotel information or Call 1-888-542-8555 to

Request a Registration Form

Beginning in June 2009, these trainings will be repeated in other cities and

paired with

Immersion Learning About Self-Determination

You will learn the answers to all of these questions and much more!

Self-Determination Principles

* What is the difference between Self-Determination and self direction and

why does it matter?

* How does the Recovery Model fit with Self-Determination?

* How can older adults with disabilities benefit from Self-Determination?

* How is Self-Determination implemented for people with significant

intellectual and other disabilities?

* Freedom - Does it mean I can do anything I want?

Implementation Issues

* How can we make individual budgeting work in an economically strained

environment?

* How do we balance Rights and Responsibility in Self-Determination?

* How do we take a value based approach and really implement it?

* What are the tools to help make this easier to implement?

Quality not Compliance

* What are the Real Life Quality Standards and how do they differ from

accreditation?

* How is quality different in Self-Determination and what does it really

require of us?

Real Lives/Real Outcomes

* What are the outcomes of Self-Determination?

* What about Health and Safety?

* Why is there so much emphasis on where and with whom someone

lives-control of one's living environment?

* Why are community membership and relationships so important to

Self-Determination?

* Can everyone generate private income?

* Is personal impoverishment a perpetual requirement?

* How is the production of income different from employment?

* How much risk is rational and how is it mitigated?

" Take Aways "

The first 100 registrants for each session will receive personal copies

of the newly revised books from the Center for Self-Determination:

The Guidebook for Implementing Real Life Quality Standards

&

The Guidebook for the Development and Implementation of Individual Budgets

Principles of Self-Determination

Freedom

Authority

Support

Responsibility

Confirmation

The Center for Self-Determination is the primary international clearinghouse

for

information, training and technical assistance devoted to moving power and

authority

over resources directly to individuals who have disabilities, their

families, and allies.

The Center's goal is nothing less than the complete transformation of the

publicly

funded system of long-term supports based on the principles of

Self-Determination.

Make plans to join us at the

International Conference on Self-Determination

May 3-5, 2009

Benton Convention Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

For more information about the Conference

Click Here

Center for Self-Determination

C/O CRA

P.O. Box 1280, Mebane, NC 27302, USA

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