Disability Policy Seminar

Schedule

Keep updated on the schedule of events at the Disability Policy Seminar.

Program at a Glance

Sunday, April 14, 2013

9:00-3:30 The Arc’s Board of Director’s Meeting
2:00-4:00 NACDD Board of Director's Meeting
4:00-8:00 Registration Open
4:00-5:30 NACDD Public Policy Briefing
4:00-6:00 AUCD Trainee Symposium
6:00-7:30 AUCD Trainee Reception

 

Monday, April 15, 2013

8:30-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-10:30 Welcome and Overview
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-12:15 Concurrent Sessions
  • What You Need to Know About Hill Meetings
  • Coming Soon: Full Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
  • Saving for the Future: The ABLE Act
12:15-1:30 Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00 Looking to the Future of Federal Disability Policy
3:00-3:30 Break
3:30-4:45 Concurrent Sessions
  • How Congress Works
  • New Developments in Long Term Services and Supports
  • Your Civil Rights: What is at Stake?
5:00-6:00 Reception

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

7:45-8:45 Meet and Greet Breakfast for Siblings
7:45-8:45 Meet and Greet for Self Advocates
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-10:15 Concurrent Sessions
  • Medicaid and Social Security Basics
  • Critical Issues in Medicaid Policy
  • Social Security and SSI in the 113th Congress: Trends and Threats
10:15-10:45 Break
10:45-12:15 Defending the Lifeline -- Medicaid, Social Security, and SSI
12:30-1:45 Luncheon
2:00-3:30 Advancing Employment and Education Policy
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Concurrent Sessions
  • Answering Your Questions about Our Message to the Hill
  • Answering Your Question about Medicaid, Social Security, and SSI
  • Answering Your Questions about Fiscal Issues, Employment, Education and the ABLE Act
5:00-6:00 State Caucuses

 

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

8:30-10:00 Hill Day Coffee Kick Off
  Participants Meet with Their Members of Congress and Staff on Capitol Hill


*Updated: March 19, 2013 | Schedule subject to change
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For additional program information, contact Evelyn Powell or events@thearc.org.

An event hosted by:

The Arc – For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities United Cerebral Palsy – Life without limits for people with disabilities American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Association of University Centers on Disabilities Logo National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities Self Advocates Becoming Empowered

Sponsored by:

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National Association for the Dually Diagnosed