FLORIDA’S VOICE ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Annual Statewide Conference
“Legal & Legislative Initiatives for Special Needs”

Saturday, October 31, 2009
9 AM to 5:00 PM
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Hull Auditorium/Terry Building (a/ka/ Health Professions Division Bldg.)

Limited Seating!

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On-Site Registration: 8:15 AM to 9:00 AM
CLE’s (attorneys) & CEU’s (guardians) - applied for

PROGRAM

[Morning Session]
Facilitator: Arlene Lakin, Esq., FVDD President
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM: “Outstanding Family Advocates - Legal & Legislative Initiatives”

Susan Goldstein, Lila Klausman, Jack Kosik, William Sammons, Ven Sequenzia
Topics: Autism insurance; new appropriations structure; planned residential
communities; criminal justice; administrative appeals & “recommended” orders

10:45 AM to 11:15 AM: “Medicaid Tiers & APD: Past History & System Overview”
Sarah R. Sullivan, Esq., Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, FL

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM: “Successful Advocates: Tallahassee Perspectives”
State Rep. Ari Porth; State Rep. Elaine Schwartz; State Sen. Eleanor Sobel
Bryan F. Vaughan, Exec. Director, Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

LUNCH

[Afternoon Session]
Facilitator: Gregory G. Glenn Esq., FVDD Member
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM: “HB 81 - Restraints/Seclusion in Public Schools”

Ann Siegel, Esq., Advocacy Center for Persons w/ Disabilities, Hollywood, FL
“Reduction in Behavior Services & Criminal Justice System Impact”
Katy DeBriere, Esq., Florida Institutional Legal Services - Newberry, FL

3:15 to 5:00 PM: “Medicaid Tiers & APD: Present/Future Initiatives & Fair Hearings”
Nancy Wright, Esq., Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc., Gainesville, FL
Gabriela Ruiz, Esq., Southern Legal Counsel, Inc., Gainesville, FL

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Non-Refundable Registration Fee (incl. lunch): $ 25.00 in advance; $ 40.00 on site

Send registration check payable to :
“FVDD” to: FVDD, PO Box 24531, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307

For Information: (954) 975-5159
www.floridasvoice.org - Email: FVDDorg@aol.com

Please include the following in your registration: Name(s), Address, Telephone Numbers, & E-mail

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FLORIDA'S VOICE ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (FVDD) is a statewide, all-volunteer advocacy and networking 501(c)(3) non-profit comprised of families and friends of persons with developmental disabilities.

Arlene Lakin, Esq.,President
P.O. Box 24531
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33307
(954) 975-5159
www.floridasvoice.org