Wednesday, June 17
7:30 AM – Registration Opens - Grand Lobby
Self-Advocacy Track Opens – Oak Room B
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Welcome & Keynote Address
Dr. Craig Moffett - Auditorium
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Vendor Exhibits and Beverage Break
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Breakout Sessions
Neurodivergent Advantage
Amber Sheppard - Magnolia Room B
When Parents Know, Children Grow
Nadeane Cattrell - Oak Room A
To Be Announced
Magnolia Room A
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM – Lunch, Awards, and Informational Videos, Oxford Hall
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM Vendor Exhibits
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM - Breakout Sessions
Special Needs Planning & MS ABLE
Richard Courtney - Magnolia Room
Driving with a Disability: Can You? Should You?
Eric Knox - Oak Room A
Bridges to Speak: Teaching Functional Communication in Today’s Classroom
Dr. Wildmon - Magnolia Room B
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM - Keynote Address "A.I. in Our World"
Chris Chessum - Auditorium
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Dinner on Your Own
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Conference Gala Oxford Hall
Thursday, June 18, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM - Breakout Sessions
Advanced Crisis Planning
Matt Nalker & Steve Allen - Magnolia Room
Medicaid and You
Cindy Brown - Magnolia Room B
I’m Seriously Ill! Don’t Jail Me!
Jamesia Wilson Cox - Oak Room A
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM - Keynote Panel: "Options After High School"
Dr. Jerry Alliston and Panel - Auditorium
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM - Evaluations and Final Door Prize Auditorium
