Events

  • Disability Rights and Resource Fair

    Soldier’s & Sailor’s Grove 531-559 Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, PA, United States

    All are invited! There will be food trucks and resource tables. Speak with disability support organizations, learn about disability history and rights. And you can register to vote. Stop and take a photo with the Caravan for Disability Freedom and […]

  • The History of Human Services

    Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Using about six hundred images, this two-part presentation documents how major human service concepts and practices developed over time, from ancient informal, voluntary, unpaid personal helping forms to the largely commercialized patterns that we see today. Illustrations of human service […]

  • The History of Human Services

    Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Using about six hundred images, this two-part presentation documents how major human service concepts and practices developed over time, from ancient informal, voluntary, unpaid personal helping forms to the largely commercialized patterns that we see today. Illustrations of human service […]

  • IEP Walk Through

    Online with Zoom

    The Arc of Northeastern Pennsylvania will take you through each section of the IEP and discuss all important information that should be included.

  • Unconventional AAC: Supporting Vocabulary Access for Swearing, Slang, & Sexuality

    Online with Zoom

    Let's shift the mindset around explicit language and AAC! Learn how supporting access to explicit and taboo language/concepts impacts an AAC user's autonomy in communication. Examples of target vocabulary for each life stage, along with AAC programming considerations and implementation […]

  • Employment Symposium & Job Fair

    Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey 4650 Lindle Rd, Harrisburg, PA

    Welcome to the Employment Symposium and Job Fair! Join us for a day filled with opportunities! This conference is for employers, business owners, people with disabilities, their family members, and everyone interested in competitive integrated employment. Meet with community organizations sharing […]

  • Cultural and Linguistic Considerations for AAC

    Online with Zoom

    Learn about elements of AAC systems that should be taken into consideration when working with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Additionally, this presentation will briefly discuss how to program and integrate AAC systems so that they are reflective […]

  • PEAC’s Eastern PA Annual Inclusion Conference

    The PEAC Inclusion Conferences is for parents, administrators, educators, service providers, families, students who have disabilities, and their peers.  PEAC holds annual conferences focusing exclusively on inclusive special education in Eastern Pennsylvania. They feature both nationally-recognized special education speakers and […]

    $20
  • 46th Annual Philadelphia Regional Conference on Developmental Disabilities

    2716 South Street 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    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 […]

  • Let’s Give ‘Em Something To Talk About

    Online with Zoom

    You received a funded device for your consumer- now what? Using an AAC device for the first time can be challenging and overwhelming for new AAC users and their teams. A great place to start is giving access to activities […]