PADDC Council Member Amy Nieves, MHR, is the keynote speaker. She is Public Affairs Specialist for the United States Access Board. Prior to her appointment, she was Executive Director for the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities for the city of Philadelphia. Additionally, Amy is a Council Member for the PA Developmental Disabilities Council and PA Statewide Independent Living Council. The title of her Presentation is “See Me, See My Future”. As a community partner and person with lived experience in poverty, addiction recovery and disability, she knows full well what it is to be underestimated and unseen; yet she also knows what it looks like to keep going. Through this presentation she desires to lift the power of a strong vision and high expectations so that all can envision life on their terms and challenge us all to work collaboratively to reduce and eliminate barriers towards an accessible, inclusive, and equitable future.