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18th Annual Family Leadership Conference

Thursday from 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM MDT

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Add to Calendar 2023-04-13 08:00:00 2023-04-13 19:30:00 America/Denver 18th Annual Family Leadership Conference Learn from disability self-advocates and support organizations, connect with other families, and find understanding and support for your unique situation. Doors will open at 8:00 am. Meals (lunch and dinner) will be provided. For the duration of the conference, there will be a sensory space provided for attendees to take breaks, when needed, as well as an accessible room for personal care use. 1000 Woodward Pl NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA

Learn from disability self-advocates and support organizations, connect with other families, and find understanding and support for your unique situation. Doors will open at 8:00 am. Meals (lunch and dinner) will be provided. For the duration of the conference, there will be a sensory space provided for attendees to take breaks, when needed, as well as an accessible room for personal care use.

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This annual Family Leadership Conference helps families and youth improve their skills in advocating and impacting the systems that affect them. The event includes networking opportunities with participants from around the state and curated workshops providing important and applicable information and perspectives to families and professionals.

SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS:

  • Information about Early Childhood, Special Education, Healthcare, Parent Engagement, and Transitions
  • Engaging parents in leadership
  • Building advocacy skills
  • Laws, regulations, policies, and best practices for increasing parental involvement
  • Skills and strategies for communication, sharing stories, and record-keeping
  • The value of family-to-family networking and ways to make it happen
  • Tips on creating connections with local and statewide resources
  • Methods for creating and/or maintaining strong partnerships between families and professionals
  • Leveraging individual identity (culture, language, family uniqueness, and more) to become a stronger advocate for children, family, and community
  • Select sessions will be presented in Spanish

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