Wednesday, June 17
8:00 AM – Registration Opens - Grand Lobby
Self-Advocacy Track Opens – Oak Room B
Please note: Breakfast at your hotel or on your own
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: Ashley Jenkins - Oak Room A
- From Symptoms to Success: Employment for Individuals with Long COVID Dr. Madeline Castle & Dr. Zach Ahonle - Auditorium
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 - Auditorium
- 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
Please note: breakfast at your hotel or on your own
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM - Breakout Sessions
- Advanced Crisis Planning: Matt Nalker & Steve Allen - Auditorium
- Medicaid and You: Cindy Brown - Magnolia Room B
- Mental Health: Nothing About Us Without Us EVER: Joy Hogge - Oak Room A
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM - Keynote Panel: "Postsecondary Options After High School" - Auditorium
Dr. Jerry Alliston, USM, Moderator
Dr. Jordan Spencer, SSP, NCSP, BCBA – MSU
Dr. M Cade Smith – Ole Miss
Dr. J Michelle Clouse, PhD – Itawamba CC
Scott Mullins, LMSW - USM
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM - Evaluations and Final Door Prize Auditorium
Grab & Go Lunch Provided
