OPEN HOUSE

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities
OPEN HOUSE
Self-Advocates, Families, Educators, Legislators, DD Providers, &
the Public are invited!

Saturday, March 1, 2008 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the University of South Florida Westside Conference Center
13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612
RSVP to Tanisha Dobney at (866) 818-4797, (813) 974-3126, or tclarke@fmhi.usf.edu by February 15, 2008
Please notify us no later than February 20th if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed.

"Individuals with disabilities will have the freedom, responsibility, authority, and
support to live self-determined lives." -FCIC Vision

For more information, visit us on the web at: http://flfcic.fmhi.usfedu/Open_House.htm

EVENT AGENDA
I. Registration12:00-1:00 Westside Conference Center E Foyer
II. Florida Center for Inclusive Communities General Session
1:00 - 1:45 Florida Center for Inclusive Communities Overview: Marc Tasse, Lise Fox, & Amanda Baker
III. Meet The Experts Workshops These brief presentations will provide success stories and practical information about current issues that have a positive impact in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families.

2:00-2:45
· Inclusion for All: Lise Fox
· Advocating for Change: Nila Benito & Charm Thometz
· Implementing Home & Community Positive Behavior Supports: Don Kincaid
· Discovering Your Personal Genius Vocational Profiles: Brenda Clark
· Everyone Can Work! Customized Employment: Lewis Persons
2:45-3:15 Networking Session and Refreshments
3:15-4:00
· Inclusion for All: Lise Fox
· Advocating for Change: Nila Benito & Charm Thometz
· Implementing Home & Community Positive Behavior Supports: Don Kincaid
· Discovering Your Personal Genius Vocational Profiles: Brenda Clark
· Everyone Can Work! Customized Employment: Lewis Persons
· Inclusion for All: Lise Fox
IV. Learn More About Our ProjectsExhibits, resource materials, and staff will be available from our projects such as:
· Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior
· Program-Wide Implementation in Early Childhood
· Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
· Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
· Partnerships for Effective Programs for Students with Autism
· Micro-Enterprise Training and Technical Assistance Project
· Partners in Transition Training and Technical Assistance Project
· Positive Behavior Support: Team Training and Technical Assistance
· Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
· Evidence-Based Interventions for Severe Behavior Problems
· Center for Self-Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
FCIC MISSION
The mission of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities is to provide training, technical assistance, research, systems change, and dissemination activities focused on supporting individuals with developmental disabilities to:
· Make informed choices and decisions about their lives.
· Receive support and services that are based on individual goals and outcomes.
· Achieve full inclusion and participate in society, in an individualized manner, consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities of each individual.
GOALS
1. To improve access to effective educational supports for individuals with developmental disabilities.
2. To expand the available and range of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
3. To ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities enjoy increased and meaningful opportunities to access and use community service.
4. To expand access to health services for individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals from ethnic or racial minority groups.