Cost Before 1/17/11: $35/person or $50/couple
Cost After 1/17/11: $40/person or $60/couple
Includes Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Parking each day.
Make checks/money orders payable to GLB/SGV Autism Winter 2011 and return with a letter stating your Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Email Address, Are you a Person with Autism, Family Member, or Professional. Professional's please provide discipline. Also Credit Card (Visa or MC) payment okay.. add CC#, Card Type, Exp. Date, Name on Card, Zip Code and Signature.

CHILDCARE NOT PROVIDED
SPANISH INTERPRETATION AVAILABLE
Se habla Espanol: Sandra Alfaro (562)622-9286

Learn about the full range of available resources, from diagnosis through childhood into adulthoood, and how to be an effective advocate for your child.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

8am-9am
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Book and Art Sales, Welcome and Opening Remarks

9am-11am
Panel of Local Hospitals with Specialized Autism Services-Long Beach Memorial, Children's Hospital LA, For OC Kids (a UCI/CHOC collaboration), UCLA

11:15am-12:30pm
Partners in Community Inclusion (PICI) Parent Panel
Learn how to create a vision for your child's future that sets a course for a meaningful life through inclusion in the community, from parents who have been there.

12:30pm-1:15pm
Lunch (included in registration cost), Book Sales

1:15pm-3pm
Advocacy Panel-TASK, Disability Rights CA (P&A), Clients Rights Advocates, Area Board X, Disability Rights Legal Center,

3pm-4:45pm
Government Agencies Panel-Social Security Admin, SSI, Medi-CAL, Medicare, IHSS, Dept. of Mental Health (represented by Alma Family Services), Dept of Rehabilitation

Sunday, January 30, 2011

8am-9am
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Book and Art Sales, Opening Remarks

9am-10:30am
Regional Centers Panel-East LA Regional Center, Harbor Regional Center. Get the facts about services and budget cuts from the sources!

10:45am-12:15pm
Using IEPs to Obtain Services Through the School System, Mark Woodsmall, Esq.

12:15-1pm
Lunch (included in registration cost)

1-2:30pm
Centers for Independent Living Panel-Disabled Resource Center (Long Beach), Services Center for Independent Living (Claremont), Southeast Center for Independent Living (Downey)

2:45-4pm
Mental Health Agencies Panel-The Guidance Center of Long Beach, Family Services of Pomona Valley.

Additional information please email me at: AutismInLongBeach@yahoo.com