Name: Developmental Disabilities Administration – Your Partner in Expanding Access to AT at Home, in the Community and in the Workplace
Start: 2024-10-29T13:00:00-0700
End: 2024-10-29T13:50:00-0700

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Tuesday October 29, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

Room 2C

Discover the transformative power of AT with DDA's expert team. Learn how AT fosters independence for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Explore DDA services and collaborative efforts with schools. Join DDA's AT, Waiver Services, and Educational Liaison Program Managers for insights into recent and future growth in service expansion. Witness firsthand testimonial of a long-time DDA staff member's personal experience, illustrating the profound impact that AT has on unlocking new opportunities in life.

Speakers

Rose Spidell

DDA Educational Liaison Program Manager, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

I am excited to be in the second year of a new role for me, and for our state's Developmental Disabilities Administration, as the DDA Educational Liaison Program Manager. I came to DDA after a decade at our state's Education Ombuds office, where we collaborated with families, students... Read More →

Michael Rogers

Customer Service Relations, Washington State DSHS/DDA

I have been working at DDA for 28 years, and I am a life-long advocate for disability rights. In 2002, I was appointed by President Bush for the President's Committee on Developmental Disabilities where I advocated to change the name of the Committee to use respectful language and... Read More →