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Conference Schedule of Events

Day 1 - Monday, March 11, 2024
Check-in and Registration
Breakfast​
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: General Session
  • Welcome, Conference Overview, Announcements

  • Remarks: FranSha Anderson, SILC Congress Chair

  • Past, Present and Future – The Purpose of NASILC

    • Mel Leviton, Sidna Trimmell, Brooke Wilson

      • Interactive session

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Break​

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: General Session continued

  • Past, Present and Future – The Purpose of NASILC

    • Mel Leviton, Sidna Trimmell, Brooke Wilson

      • Interactive session

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: General Session
  • Effective Communication

    • Dr Phillip Lewis

​2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: General Session
  • IL Panel – Combined Efforts

    • NASILC, NCIL & APRIL

2:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.: Break​

3:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Breakouts

  • Breakout #1 – SILC 101

  • Breakout #2 - Getting Over Ourselves Through Peer Support: Connecting and Moving Forward

    • Mel Leviton

Are you ready to provide AND accept peer support? Do you have invisible disabilities and wish for acknowledgement in the disability community? Do you have visible disabilities and want people to know you’re more than your disability? Are you not disabled and afraid to admit it in our community? We’ve all learned various ways of coping with our disabilities and those of loved ones in an often unwelcoming world. Surprise! Our coping may not be healthy or helpful within the disability community. Set your expectations and ego aside. This interactive workshop will ask you to step up for yourself AND with each moving forward as a critical part of our community.​

Day 2 - Tuesday, March 12, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Breakfast​
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.: General Session
  • Housekeeping

9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.: Regional Breakouts​

  • Region Reps and alternate decision (odd regions and any vacancies)

  • Sharing successes

9:50 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Region Sharing

  • regional group share one or two significant accomplishments or initiatives undertaken in the past year to share with the general membership

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Break​

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: General Session

  • NASILC General Update

    • Updates

    • Elections

      • Vice Chair

      • Secretary

      • Regional Rep Chair

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch​

1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: General Session

  • ACL/OILP – What’s Up in IL

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Break​

2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: General Session and Roundtables

  • Peer Support - Is it the More You Know or Who You Know?

Day 3 - Wednesday, March 13, 2024
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Breakfast​
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: General Session
  • ILRU - SILC & Statewide Network Relationships

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Break​​

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: General Session

  • ILRU - SILC Outreach to Consumers—How SILCs reach consumers for SPIL evaluation and consumer satisfaction evaluation.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Lunch​

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout #1 - SILC's Role in a Disaster

    • Beth Meyer and Ed Ahern

TBD

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout #1 - SILC's Role in a Disaster

    • Beth Meyer and Ed Ahern

TBD

  • Breakout #2 - Bridging the Divide: Combating Bullying within the Disability Community

    • ​Carrie England

Bullying is a pervasive issue that affects individuals from all walks of life, but it can be especially challenging for people with disabilities. This presentation will explore the complex dynamics of bullying, particularly in the context of disability, and equip attendees with knowledge and tools to tackle this issue effectively.

2:45 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.: Break

3:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: General Session

  • Looking to the Future

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