Make the most of your training time and budget with Teleseminars or E-Seminars—for parent groups, service providers, disability organizations, schools, churches/synagogues, college classes, self-advocacy groups, community organizations, and others.

Unique…Inspiring…Motivational…Valuable…Provocative…Life-Changing

These are some of the words others have used to describe my presentations at hundreds of conferences across the U.S. and Canada during the past 19 years. I'm enthusiastic, positive, and passionate about children and adults with disabilities having the opportunities to live real lives, fully included in their homes, schools, workplaces, and communities. The commonsense strategies I present can help achieve this important goal.

TELESEMINARS, E-SEMINARS, AND/OR DISTANCE LEARNING MAKES THE MOST OF EVERYONE'S TIME
No need to travel or take a whole day off from work. Schedule a customized training at your site, then sit back, enjoy, and learn in the comfort of your office.

LOW-COST AND GREAT OPTIONS
With the explosion of new technologies, we can work together to develop a low-cost training using the technology that works best for your group.

BEST PRACTICES INSTRUCTION
Choose one of my popular topics (described below) or let's work together to design a custom presentation for your unique group. Supplementary handouts can be provided for all topics.

Disability is Natural and Other Revolutionary Common Sense
Yes, like gender, ethnicity, and other traits, disability is one of many natural characteristics of being human! What can happen when we deconstruct disability, use People First Language, and focus on people’s strengths and abilities? Awesome change is possible when we think differently and talk differently!

Living Real Lives and Dreaming Big Dreams
The services and assistance provided to children and adults with disabilities can lead to a life of dependency and hopelessness in Disability World and other unintended, negative consequences. But this can change: children and adults with disabilities can enjoy real lives—self-directed lives—and achieve the lives of their dreams when they have three important tools for success. Everyone has the right to live a real life included in the real world!

Create Synergy with Style, Substance, and Words
What if our interactions with others could result in greater success for all? We can eliminate frustration, fear, misunderstanding, anger, and other barriers, when we embrace improved communication, move beyond two-dimensional thinking, and utilize negotiation skills. Imagine the possibilities when you create synergy (and more allies in the process). Try it, you’ll like it!

Inclusive Education
What does it take to embrace inclusive practices and why is inclusion important? A variety of topics can be covered for parents and educators, such as inclusion and IDEA, characteristics and values of an inclusive school, improved parent/educator partnerships, effective IEPs using activity-based goals, the role of paraeducators, informal assessments, and more.

From Clienthood to Citizenship:
Creating Community With Natural Supports and Generic Services
Isn’t it time for people with disabilities to move from clienthood, isolation, and dependence in the system to citizenship, inclusion, and interdependence in the community? It can happen when we use the abundant supply of our communities’ natural supports and generic services to meet people’s needs while simultaneously ensuring their inclusion!

Cooperative Advocacy
Too often, traditional advocacy leads to anger, arguments, and worse. We don’t need more adversaries—we need more allies! New strategies for relationship-building, proactive partnerships, improved communication, and negotiation can ensure win-win outcomes for all.

Inclusive Communities—Organize for Change
What needs to change to ensure businesses, non-profits, community activities/services, and other entities are accessible to people with disabilities? Let’s go beyond ADA compliance, and ensure all are welcome and included! (Note: This presentation is for community, civic, business leaders, etc.)

Assistive Technology—Tools for Success
Assistive technology devices—from low-tech to high-tech—can enable children and adults to live the lives their dreams, achieve self-determination, succeed in inclusive environments, and more. And everyone—parents, people with disabilities, teachers, and others—can easily become AT experts!

Creative Collaboration
Waiting lists, budget cuts, too many people to serve! Even under the best of circumstances, the service system and disability organizations cannot meet the needs of all. But when disability and non-disability organizations collaborate, extraordinary outcomes are possible! (Note: This presentation is for human services agencies.)

Other Topics
inclusive post-secondary education, history of disabilities, legislative advocacy, working with the media, and more.

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