dAILY SCHEDULE
2008 SOUTHWEST conference ON DISABILITY
< Tuesday, September 30th
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Pre-Conference Workshop Registration and Continental Breakfast Santa Ana Room
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM Pre-Conference Workshop
Taos Positive Adult Statewide Service System Models for Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Sponsored by the Autism Programs at the Center for Development and Disability
David L. Holmes
6:00 PM- 8:00 PM Early Bird Registration and Welcome Reception
Crystal Ballroom
Doubletree Hotel
(Lower Level)
< Wednesday, October 1st
7:30 AM–4:00 PM Conference Registration
Upper Level Lobby
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
Ballroom C
Upper Level
9:00 AM- 4:00 PM Special Conference Events
East Garden Foyer Disability Information and Assistive Technology Resource Room
Showroom, Sponsored by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Library and Information
Lower Level Resources at the Center for Development and Disability, ATS Resources and Relay New Mexico
Apache Room Disability Culture in America Exhibition
Lower Level Sponsored by the New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability
Garden Foyer “Hands-On Art” Workshop with VSA and Americorps Members
Lower Level
Upper Level Outside Voter Registration and Information Resource Booth
Exhibition Hall
7:30 AM -8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
Exhibit Hall and
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Opening Session
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level
Moderator: Anthony Cahill, Conference Co-Chair
Center for Development and Disability
· John Block, III, Conference Co-Chair
New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability
· Cate McClain
Director, Center for Development and Disability
· The Honorable John M. Garcia
Secretary, New Mexico Department of Veteran's Services
9:00 AM-10:00 AM Opening Keynote Address
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level Moderator: The Honorable John M. Garcia
Secretary, New Mexico Department of Veteran's Services
Colonel Geoff Ling
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Restoring the Injured Warfighter
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Stroll and Roll to Concurrent Sessions On Lower Level
10:15 AM –11:15 AM Concurrent Sessions (I)
Navajo/Nambe It’s a Job Getting a Job
Co-Sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services, the Center for Self Advocacy and the New Mexico Employment Institute
Andrea Cetera-Jines
Resource Specialist, New Mexico Employment Institute
Taos The Power of Self-Determination: Living Your Dreams
Co-Sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services, the Center for Self Advocacy and the New Mexico Employment Institute
Marilyn D’Ottavio
Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services Coordinator
Gary Sandberg
Self Advocate, Center for Self Advocacy
Laguna A Conversation with David Holmes: A Follow-Up to the Pre-Conference Workshop
David Holmes
Lifespan Services, LLC
Jemez/Isleta Direct Care Workers Speak Out
Moderator: Adrienne Smith
President of Education Workforce Consultants, LLC
John Benton
Direct Care Giver, Connections, LLC
Rosalie Obregon
Esperanza Home Care/ Hospice
Dan Tilley
Program Manager, Connections LLC
Michael Wolff
Advocate and Advisory Member, Direct Caregivers Support Group
Picuris Using the Web to Find Health & Disability Information Sources
Barbara Nail- Chiwetalu
Distance Service Coordinator, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico
Cyndie James
Library and Information for the Community (LINC), Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico
Acoma/Zuni Universal Design and Fair Housing Rights for People with Disabilities
· Universal Housing Design: The Future is Now!
Rebecca Ingram
Registered Architect and Certified Access Specialist
Gil Yildiz
Executive Director, Independent Living Resource Center
· Fair Housing Rights of Disabled Persons
Rich Weiner
Fair Housing Coordinator, Albuquerque Human Rights Office
Cochiti Santa Fe Equestars: Horses for Heroes Program
Amy Gloman
Executive Director, Santa Fe Equestars
Enchantment I&II Business Meeting: Brain Injury Association of New Mexico Annual Members Meeting
11:15 AM–11:30 AM Stroll and Roll to Concurrent Sessions (II) on Lower Level
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Concurrent Sessions (II)
Taos The Secret of Creating Successful Opportunities
Co-Sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services, the Center for Self Advocacy and the New Mexico Employment Institute
Connie DeHerrera
Director, Center for Self- Advocacy
Robert Burnett
Transition Outcomes Program
Adam Shand
Self-Advocate, Center for Self-Advocacy
Gary Sandberg
Self-Advocate, Center for Self-Advocacy
Philip With
Project Assistant, Center for Self-Advocacy
Navajo/Nambe Running Your Own ISP
Co-Sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services, the Center for Self Advocacy and the New Mexico Employment Institute
Laura Matthews
Self-Advocate Trainer, Center for Self-Advocacy
Laguna Personal Values, Professional Ethics, and Policy Management: Increasing Choice and Control Regarding Sexual Decision Making For Adults With Developmental Disabilities In Supported Living Arrangements
Lori Ann Dotson
Director, Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis - North
Cochiti Is College Right for You? How Technology Can Make it Possible
Joan Green
Director, Accessibility Services, University of New Mexico
Amanda Retsek
Associate Director, Accessibility Services, University of New Mexico
George Williams
Program Specialist, Accessibility Services, University of New Mexico
Jemez/Isleta How Do We Truly See Ourselves: Discussion on How we Empower Ourselves and Those with Special Challenges to be Open to all Possibilities That are in our Ability
John Chimarusti
Outpatient Social Worker, Carrie Tingley Hospital
Picuris Looping Your World - What’s the Point?
Sally Schwartz
ATS Resources
Santo Domingo Bringing People who Live with Brain Injury into the Behavioral Healthcare World
Co-Sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
Glenn Ford
Advocate for People and Families Living with Brain Injury
Enchantment I&II Business Meeting: New Mexico Evaluators Association
12:30 PM– 2:00 PM Lunch and Presentation of Awards
Exhibit Hall and
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level
Outstanding Student With a Disability Award
Roberto Chavez
Honoree
Lisa McNiven
Presenter
Justin Dart Disability Advocacy Award
Polly Arango
Honoree
Marilyn Martinez
Presenter
2:00 PM- 2:15 PM Stroll and Roll to Concurrent Sessions (III) on Lower Level
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Concurrent Sessions (III)
Acoma/Zuni New Mexico’s Self-Directed Waiver Program, Mi Via
Bruce Blair
Mi Via Program Administrator, New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Department
Jim Parker
Disability Liaison, New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Department
Pat Syme
Mi Via Program Manager, New Mexico Department of Health
Taos Mining the Gold: Writing Your Own Commercial
Co-Sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services, the Center for Self Advocacy and the New Mexico Employment Institute
Jana Murphy
Job Developer, Albuquerque Public Schools
Donna Crockett
Resource Teacher, Albuquerque Public Schools
Francine Garcia
Receptionist, Parents Reaching Out
Nick Saavedra
Office Assistant, Albuquerque Public Schools Deputy Superintendent of District Resources
Picuris REALifelines Program (Recovery & Employment Assistance Lifelines) And HireVetsFirst Initiatives
Moderator: Annette Sobel
Major General, Air National Guard (Retired)
Chris Zafra
Regional REALifelines Coordinator, United States Department of Labor
Jemez/Isleta After Injury- Making Your Experience a Way of Teaching Others about Brain Injury
Co-Sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
Clara Holguin
Executive Director, New Mexico Brain Injury Association
Beverly Francisco-James
New Mexico Brain Injury Association
Ralph Frakes
Mentor for People-Experiencing-Brain-Injury, New Mexico Brain Injury Association
Navajo/Nambe Transition to Post-Secondary Education for Students with Disabilities
· Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Native American Students with High Incidence Disabilities
Karen Applequist
Associate Professor of Special Education, Northern Arizona University
· Is There Life After High School? What Students, Families and Counselors Need to Know About Educational Opportunities for Students with Disabilities After K-12
Penny Acrey
Associate Director, Disabilities Services, University of Texas at Arlington
Laguna Relationship and Sexuality Course
Mark Gordon
Consultant, Developmental Disabilities Supports Division and The Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Jill Ryan
Clinical Director, Office of Behavioral Services
Acoma/Zuni Moving Forward…Meeting and Beating Life’s Barriers
Co-Sponsored by the Albuquerque Public Schools Transition Services, the Center for Self Advocacy and the New Mexico Employment Institute
Andrea Cetera-Jines
Resource Specialist, New Mexico Employment Institute
Enchantment I&II Business Meeting: New Mexico Direct Caregivers Support Coalition Leadership Council
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Refreshment Break
Garden Foyer,
Lower Level
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Concurrent Sessions (IV)
Jemez/Isleta Problems of Returning Veterans With Disabilities In School
Robert Lucero
Student Veterans of America
Other Presenters TBA
Navajo/Nambe Under Stress: How to Protect Yourself While Interacting With Police or People of Authority
Jodie Jepson
Crisis Outreach and Support Team, Albuquerque Police Department
Liz Thomson
Detective, Albuquerque Police Department
Mark Pedrotty
Rehabilitation Psychologist, Carrie Tingley Hospital
Acoma/Zuni Self Advocacy in Action
· Life Without Arms: Perseverance, Personal Responsibility and Thinking Outside the Box
Sabine Becker
Self Advocate
· How to be a Self/Disability Advocate and Get Results
Marilyn Martinez
Self Advocate, Advo Grrl Meets World
· Living A Self-Determined Life
Ellen Perry
Self-Advocate, Carrboro, North Carolina
Picuris Helping your Disability Organization Navigate Change
Barbara Portzline
Chief Executive Officer, Cutting Edge Consulting Services/ PRISM Evaluation Associates
Chelle Stringer
Vice President of Integrated Solutions, Cutting Edge Consulting Services/ PRISM Evaluation Associates
Cochiti Family Support 360 Systems Navigation: Practical Solutions to the Real Challenges for Families who have a Child with a Disability
Elizabeth Janks
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
Angela Martin
Developmental Disabilities Institute, Wayne State University
Laguna When There is No Cavalry: Megacommunities -- an Action Plan for At-Risk Populations
Anne Rader
Associate for Booz Allen Hamilton
Joan Bishop
Program Manager, Military Health Programs, Booz Allen Hamilton
Douglas Himberger
Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Taos It’s My Body: It’s My Health
Moderator: Leslie Hoelzel
Grants & Projects Coordinator, ARCA
Sheryl Libby
ARCA
Rolley Longley
ARCA
Jeanne Desjardins
Project Coordinator, ARCA
LeeAnn Jamjor
ARCA
Lauren DeCarlo
ARCA
5:15 PM- 5:30 PM Stroll and Roll to Doubletree Hotel for Opening Reception
5:30 PM- 7:30 PM Gala Opening Reception
Lobby-Level
Ballrooms,
Doubletree Hotel
< Thursday October 2nd
7:30 AM – 4:00 PM Registration
Upper Level Lobby
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
Ballroom C,
Upper Level
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Conference Special Events
East Garden Foyer Disability Information and Assistive Technology Resource Room
Showroom, Sponsored by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Library and Information
Lower Level Resources at the Center for Development and Disability, ATS Resources and Relay New Mexico
Apache Room Disability Culture in America Exhibition
Lower Level Sponsored by the New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability
Garden Foyer “Hands-On Art” Workshop with VSA and Americorps Members
Lower Level
Upper Level Outside Voter Registration and Information Resource Booth
Exhibition Hall
7:30 AM -9:15 AM Continental Breakfast
Exhibit Hall and
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Poster Session/ Exhibitor’s Showcase / Door Prizes
Exhibit Hall,
Upper Level
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote Address
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level Moderator: Anthony Cahill
Center for Development and Disability
Michael Collins
Executive Director, National Council on Disability
“Breaking Down Barriers: From Research to Reality”
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Stroll and Roll to Concurrent Sessions on Lower Level
10:30 AM -11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions (V)
Acoma/Zuni Special Symposium:
Mending, Not Healing: Spirituality in the Lives of Wounded Warriors
Session One: Spirituality and Religiosity in the Lives of Wounded Warriors
Moderator: Min Kantrowitz
Director, Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program and Chevre Kaddisha, Jewish Family Service of New Mexico
Ronald Cok
Chief Chaplain, New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care Center
Jeffery Sollins
Catholic Healthcare Initiatives National Steering Committee for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Darrick Gutting
Walter Reed Medical Center
Taos Research Work with Parents Who Are Cognitively Challenged: A Research Agenda for the Coalition
Co-Sponsored by the North American Coalition on Parents with Intellectual and Cognitive Challenges
Sandra Azar
Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University
Maurice Feldman
Director, Centre for Applied Disability Studies, Brock University
David McConnell
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta
Robert Jacobs
The Law Center, University of Southern California
Cochiti Gulf War Syndrome: Aftermath of a Toxic Battlefield
Part I – Documentary Viewing
Alison Johnson
Film Director and Board Chair, Chemical Sensitivity Foundation
Picuris Using the Web to Find Health and Disability Information Sources
Barbara Nail- Chiwetalu
Distance Service Coordinator, Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center, University of New Mexico
Cyndie James
Library and Information for the Community (LINC), Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico
Jemez/Isleta Returning Home: Reintegrating the Child with Traumatic Brain Injury Back Into the Community
Mark Pedrotty
Rehabilitation Psychologist, Carrie Tingley Hospital
Navajo/Nambe It's All in the Family
Elisa Sanchez-Wilkinson
Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico
Charles Wilkinson
Family Member
Joseph Wilkinson
Family Member
Miquela Wilkinson
Family Member
Laguna Video Interpreting – Opening Opportunities for the Deaf Community
Christian DeNight
Outreach Coordinator, Relay New Mexico
Sally Schwartz
ATS Resources
Enchantment I&II Business Meeting: New Mexico Governors Commission on Disability Quality of Life Grantee Meeting
11:45 AM – Noon Refreshment Break
Garden Foyer,
Lower Level
Noon – 1:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (VI)
Acoma/Zuni Special Symposium:
Mending, Not Healing: Spirituality in the Lives of Wounded Warriors
Session Two: Perspectives on Spirituality
Rex Swanda
Clinical Director, Neuropsychology, New Mexico Veterans Administration Health Care System
Other Presenters TBA
Taos Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Historical Perspectives
Presentation of the Alexander Tymchuk Research and Student Awards
Co-Sponsored by the North American Coalition on Parents with Intellectual and Cognitive Challenges
Ruth Luckasson
Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor, College of Education, University of New Mexico
Alexander Tymchuk
Professor Emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles
The Tymchuk Research Award
Megan Kirchbaum
Honoree
The Tymchuk Student Award
Judy Santamaria
Honoree
Cochiti Gulf War Syndrome: Aftermath of a Toxic Battlefield
Part II - A Discussion with Director Alison Johnson
Alison Johnson
Film Director and Board Chair, Chemical Sensitivity Foundation
Navajo/Nambe Utilizing the Logic Evaluation Model for Program Planning and Evaluation
Moderator: Esther Sumartojo
Associate Director for Science and Public Health, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul Leung
Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas
Marilyn Johnson
Laguna Connections, Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, New Mexico
Patricia Ziegler
San Juan Center for Independence
Jemez/Isleta The Right to be Healthy – Evidence to Support Individual and Systems Advocacy in HCBS
Amanda Reichard
Research Director, Research and Training Center on Independent Living, University of Kansas
Laguna Roles and Responsibilities in Disaster Planning for People With Disabilities
David Schaad
Coordinator for Community Inclusion, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Marc Rudkin
Wyoming Institute for Disabilities
Jemez/Isleta From Combat to Campus: Serving Returning Veterans on Our College Campuses
Al Souma
Rehabilitation Counselor, Seattle Central Community College, Seattle, Washington
Enchantment I&II Business Meeting: Disability History 1841-1990 - The 150 Year Struggle to the ADA
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM Lunch and Keynote Address
Exhibit Hall and
Ballrooms A/B,
Upper Level Keynote Address
Moderator: Mary Helen Witten
Disability and Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Glen
Rolling Pilot
Fear is Just a Feeling, Fear Can Never Kill You
2:45 PM- 3:00 PM Stroll and Roll to Concurrent Sessions on Lower Level
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions (VII)
Acoma/Zuni Special Symposium on Mending, Not Healing: Spirituality in the Lives of Wounded Warriors
Session Three: The Clinicians Perspective: The Veteran Administration's Polytrauma Team
Glen Graham
Chief, Stroke and Rehabilitation Services, New Mexico Veteran's Administration Health Care System
Sharon Graf
Speech Pathologist and Lead, Polytrauma Support Clinic, New Mexico Veteran's Administration Health Care System
Jemez/Isleta New Mexico Coordinated Long-Term Services Program, CLTS Part I
Crystal Mata
Bureau Chief, New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Department
Cochiti Strategies for Retention of Direct Support Professionals –
· Higher Ground: Valuing the Work of Direct Support Professionals
Angela King
National Program Director, Volunteers of America
· Health Reimbursement Arrangements as a Retention Strategy for Direct Support Professionals in New Mexico
Barbara Ibanez
Project Director, New Mexico Direct Support Professionals Retention Project, Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico
Navajo/Nambe Traumatic Brain Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation in Returning Warriors: The Walter Reed Experience
Co-Sponsored by the Brain Injury Association of New Mexico
Louise French
Walter Reed Army Medical Center Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Paul Pasquina