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Let A Thousand Flowers Bloom: The Bay Area Adult Autism/DD Programs and Housing Summit
October 23, 2015, held at Santa Clara University
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Videos (in order of presentation):
“Love and Panic: How Will We Care for and House 100,000 Dependent Adults with Autism in California?” Jill Escher, president, Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area “Aging Out: A Story that Needs to Be Told” Melissa Collins-Porter, producer of “Aging Out” documentary Senator Jim Beall on Support and Funding for Developmental Disabilities Services Panel: “The Crisis in Adult Autism Services" [Moderator: Beth Burt, president Autism Society of California] A discussion regarding the crisis in funding, staffing, caseloads and waitlists, and more. Includes Q&A. “The Individual Program Plan (IPP) Under Fire; Three Things Every Parent and Conservator Must Know” Barbara Maizie, executive director, Arc of Contra Costa County Showcase 1: “A Sampler of Autism-Serving Day Programs” [Moderator Kym Luqman, Harambee Kinship Center] Includes: Harambee • Hope Services • Friends of Children with Special Needs • Abilities United • Community Gatepath • Morgan Autism Center Showcase 2: “Creativity in Employment for Adults with Autism” [Moderator: Sandi Soliday, Alameda Developmental Disabilities Council] Includes: Extraordinary Ventures • Community Gatepath • Project Search • Arc SF Training, life-readiness, and transition programs: Meristem • CIP • Moving Forward • Evolibri • AspenNet • Shire House Keynote: “Why We Need More Autism Housing Options, and Fast” Amy S.F. Lutz, journalist, mother of a son with severe autism, housing advocate based in Pennsylvania, and author of “Who Decides Where Autistic Adults Live?” in The Atlantic Showcase 3: “Autism/DD-Serving Housing Projects and Concepts in the Bay Area” [Moderator: Barry Benda, Brilliant Corners] Includes: Lanterman Housing Alliance • Sunflower Hill • Big Wave • Sweetwater Spectrum • Friends of Children with Special Needs • Life Services Alternatives • Housing Choices Coalition • Rident Park • Costanoa Commons • Let's Buy the Farm "What Matters Most: Your Support Staff" David Grady, SCDD • Marianne Sullivan, Autism Speaks • Doug Pascover, Imagine Supported Living Services "Thinking Outside the Box" Section [Moderator: Jackie Forsythe, regional director, Autism Speaks] • “Legacy Homes” Carol Turner, Bay Area Housing Corporation. Barry Benda, Brilliant Corners • “Can Health Insurance Help Fund Adult Services?” Feda Almaliti and Karen Fessel, Autism Health Insurance • “Can the Self-Determination Program Open New Program Options for Regional Center Adults with Autism?” Gabriel Rogin, SCDD (with parent speaker) • The TERI Campus of Life in Southern California |
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Logo flower art: A collaborative artwork by the Morgan Autism Center adult program.