January 2010

February 2010

• Bridges to Adulthood for Individuals with Autism: Transition Planning for Lives Of Competence, Dignity, and Quality Workshop, February 18th

• Administration on Aging (AoA)/Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorizations Listening Forum, February 18th
• In 2011 Congress will consider reauthorization and amendments to the Act effective in FY 2012. In anticipation of this process, the Administration on Aging (AoA) is soliciting input concerning the reauthorization through three mechanisms: (1) AoA-Convened Listening Forums; (2) OAA Reauthorization Input Events; and (3) Direct Input via the AoA Website.

• Administration on Aging (AoA)/Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorizations Listening Forum, February 25th
• In 2011 Congress will consider reauthorization and amendments to the Act effective in FY 2012. In anticipation of this process, the Administration on Aging (AoA) is soliciting input concerning the reauthorization through three mechanisms: (1) AoA-Convened Listening Forums; (2) OAA Reauthorization Input Events; and (3) Direct Input via the AoA Website.

March 2010

• Administration on Aging (AoA)/Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorizations Listening Forum, March 3rd
• In 2011 Congress will consider reauthorization and amendments to the Act effective in FY 2012. In anticipation of this process, the Administration on Aging (AoA) is soliciting input concerning the reauthorization through three mechanisms: (1) AoA-Convened Listening Forums; (2) OAA Reauthorization Input Events; and (3) Direct Input via the AoA Website.

• In Such a Time as This: Responding Wisely in Difficult Times Conference, March 7th-9th
• This event will be a cross-disability conference with sessions that will appeal to  self-advocates, direct support professionals, families, supervisors, managers, case managers, clinicians,  psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, service providers and more.

• Goalball Paralympic Clinics, March 12th & March 13th
• Both days include lunch and feature a “train the trainer” session for coaches as well as a session for athletes of all levels of proficiency in the sport.

April 2010

May 2010

June 2010

• "Warrior Champions from Baghdad to Beijing" Chicago Film Screening, June 14, 2010
• This Renaud brothers film chronicles the journey of four American service members who are injured in Baghdad and their quest to participate in the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.

• 12th Annual Allied Media Conference, June 18-20, 2010
• The Allied Media Conference is the central project of the Allied Media Projects (AMP) network, which emerges out of ten years of organic relationship-building.

• The US Social Forum (USSF), June 22-26, 2010
• The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn from each other's experiences, share analysis of the problems our communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration.