5th Annual
Developmental
Disabilities
Public Policy
Conference in
Sacramento
By The Arc and
United Cerebral
Palsy in California
Monday February 27, 2012
Conference Partner: The Arc San Diego
This year we have a Conference Partner for our
5th Annual Public Policy Conference:
The Arc of San Diego
Thank you for your generous support.
(See all our sponsors with descriptions on the sponsorship page)
Conference Agenda
Registration 8:30 am
Introductions/Overview
Tony Anderson Executive Director The Arc
California and Director of the Collaboration for
The Arc UCP in California
Opening Morning Plenary
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
National Policy Update Marty Ford, The
Director of Public Policy for The Arc United
States
Bull Dog Award – Capitol Advocacy (Authored
Autism Services Insurance) Senator Darrell
Steinberg
2011 Legislator of the Year Senator Mark
DeSaulnier
Department of Developmental Services Update
Nancy Bargmann, Deputy Director, Community
Services Division, DDS
Bull Dog Award – Capitol Advocacy (CoAuthored Autism Services Insurance)
Assemblymember Jim Beall
The Current State Budget Status Scott Graves,
California Budget Project
Advocacy Matters Marty Omoto, Director
California Disability Community Action Network
8:45 am
9:00 am
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:15 am
10:45 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
Prevention Benefit Luncheon.
Introductions/Overview
Shirley Dove, Past President of The Arc
California and current chair the Prevention
Committee
Current Activities in Prevention
Teresa Anderson, Prevention Coordinator
Key Note Prevention Speaker
Peter Leibert - “Since 1973, Leibert has given
12:30 pm
Shirley Dove Prevention Pledges
1:15 pm
12:35 pm
12:40 pm
priority in his advocacy activities toward
embracing the cause of prevention
All funds raised during the Prevention Luncheon will be
dedicated to the prevention activities the collaboration
works on during the year. Examples of our prevention
work include:
1. Convening and coordination of the statewide
Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders,
2. Water Safety Awareness starting in May and
lasting throughout the Summer months,
3. Seat Belt Safety and Prevention of other trauma
related causes of disabilities,
4. Addressing Health Disparities, and
5. Weekly promotions of activities that raise
awareness of the environmental health threats to
our communities.
We honor and celebrate the lives and contributions of all
people with disabilities and work to prevent disability
when caused by a lack of knowledge or accident.
Afternoon Plenary
Break Out #1:
1:30 pm
In-Home Support Services
Deborah Doctor, Lobbyist Disability Rights California
Mental Health
David Reister, Director of the Collaborative of
Regional Center and Mental Health Directors
Break Out #2:
2:00 pm
Long Term Supports and Services and Olmstead
Jack Haley, California Coalition for Long Term Supports and
Services
Work
Dwight Hansen, Lobbyist CA Disability Services Association
Break Out #3:
2:30 pm
Trusts/Conservatorship/Able Act
Stephen Dale, JD Dale Law Firm
Criminal Justice – “The Los Angeles Case”
Teresa Anderson The Arc of California Prevention
Coordinator and
Lieutenant Carlos Marquez, Los Angeles Special Victims Unit
Break Out #4:
3:00 pm
Prevention Resource and Referral Services (PRRS)
Debbie Sarmento and Linda Landry, Family Resource Center
Network of California
Community Colleges and Adult Education
Tim Hornbecker, Director of Community Organizing and
Individual Advocacy
Leslie Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor City College of San
Francisco
Closing Plenary
Final Afternoon Plenary
Keeping The Lanterman Promise Report
Jim Stream Executive Director The Arc Riverside
3:30 pm –
5: pm
3:30 pm
How the Changes in Healthcare in CA Will Impact
Our Community
Brenda Premo Harris Family Center for Disability
and Health Policy Western University of Health
Services
4:00 pm
Preparing for Tomorrow’s Capitol Visits
Greg deGiere, Director of Public Policy, The Arc
and UCP in California
4:30 pm
Closing Reception
Join us for a reception in the Central Pacific Room where
we can talk further with your fellow advocates about
tomorrow’s legislative visits and don’t forget to chat with
our great Exhibitor Sponsors.
Sponsors
The Arc San Diego
(Conference Partner)
Essential Learning – Exhibitor Sponsor
Millers United – Exhibitor Sponsor
Exhibitor Sponsors
The primary focus of Miller United's Social Service
Program is to provide quality insurance services to
the social service industry while promoting
membership and overall awareness to the challenges
facing this particular sector. We assist The Arc, it's
members and prospective members by being an
active advocate, consultant and insurance industry
leader that brings real and proven solutions.
Essential Learning provides a comprehensive selection
of web-based courses through an integrated training
management system that save times and money while
increasing effectiveness of staff training initiatives.
The Developmental Disabilities library offers high
quality, interactive courses and is designed for staff
working with people with developmental disabilities
in a variety of settings. These courses are delivered
and managed through ElevateSM , a web-based
training management system which streamlines the
integration, delivery, tracking, management and
reporting of staff trainings.
Conference Partner
The Arc of San Diego, a private, not-for-profit
corporation, is one of the region's largest
human-service agencies. We provide an
extensive array of services to people with
disabilities in San Diego County. Founded in 1951
by a determined group of people who felt they
had to "do something" for children with
intellectual disabilities, Arc blends a long history
of service with a national reputation for success.
Today, we are guided by the same sense of
purpose and dedication that inspired those
parents 60 years ago.