Friday Student Field Trip

Who: High school transition students with disabilities, transition professionals (including teachers, paraprofessionals), and family members

What:  Self advocates from all over the nation have joined the self advocacy movement.  The self advocacy movement is about people with developmental disabilities learning to speak up the right to live, work, and play in the community.  SABE (Self Advocates Becoming Empowered) is the US national self advocacy organization.  SABE has been working hard for the full inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in the community since 1990. 

Why:  To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and past two decades of the self advocacy movement!  Don’t miss the chance to miss out on this historical event that is occurring here in Missouri!  SABE hosts a national conference every other year in a different state.  Past conferences have been held in Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Rhode Island.  This year, we are lucky enough to experience the national SABE conference in our very own state! 

When: 9am-3pm on Friday, September 24, 2010

Where: Kansas City, MO at the Westin Crown Center

For the first time ever, students who attend the Friday Student Field Trip at SABE KC 2010 will be able to

  • go to breakout sessions of their choice to learn about self advocacy, self determination, and relationships,
  • participate in regional meetings to see how local chapters in our region develop a unified voice,  and
  • attend the Self-Determination Showcase.

 

The Self-Determination Showcase is a poster session where people who have exciting projects, products, and ideas related to self-determination in their local communities.  Those who attend the Self-Determination Showcase will be able to enjoy face-to-face contact with conference attendees from across the country about the innovative projects such as new ideas for living and working in the community!

Registration for the Friday Student Field Trip will be $25. Don't miss this historic event!  Register today!