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25 Years of Innovation: Meeting Challenges and Building Successes
April 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th, 2014
Ambassador Conference Resort, Kingston
Schedule 2014
Please use the schedule below as a reference; a final program will be available at the conference.
 
The conference will be held Tuesday - Friday April 8 - 11th with separate events by GLS, OADD, RSIG and DSSIG.
 
This schedule is a draft, presentations, session rooms and presentation order are subject to change without notice.
 
Session abstracts are available on the conference program page.
 
For information about the Research Special Interest Group seminar or the Developmental Services Special Interest Group event, please see the RSIG  and DSSIG pages.
 
to book accommodations at the Ambassador Hotel:
 www.ambassadorhotel.com, please enter "OADD APR 2014" in the Promo field
or call:  1-800-267-7880, and ask to reserve under the "OADD" room block
 
 Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
  
Pre-Conference Seminar hosted by GLS
 
7:30 am - 9:00 am Registration
Outside Ballroom
  
8:00 am
-
9:00 am
Breakfast
  
West Ballroom
9:00 am - 10:30 am
To Be Announced
A Full Day seminar  
 
West Ballroom
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Break
  
 
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Session continues
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Hosted Lunch
  
 
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Session continues
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Break
  
 
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
  
Session continues
 
 

 Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

 
7:30 am - 9:00 am Registration  
8:00 am
-
9:00 am
Breakfast
Ballroom
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Keynote Speak
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ballroom
 
10:15 am
-
10:30 am  
Break
 
 
10:30 am - 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions "1"
 
1A  
Life Beyond Education 
Jane McLaren
 
 
 
 
1B  
The Skills System - An Adaptation of DBT Skills for People of All Ability Levels; Development of a Northern Program
Stephen White
 
 
 
 
1C  
Parent Outreach Program
Mary Anne Welsh, Bonnie Heath
 
 
 
 
1D  
Mobile Technology and Communication Skill Development
Lorraine Otto
 
 
12:00 pm - 1:00pm
Lunch
 
 
1:15pm -
2:30 pm
 
Concurrent Sessions "2"
 
 
2A  
Strategies for Navigating College Successfully for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. The Voice of a Student
Jefferson Broomes, Orelna Broomes
 
 
 
 
2B  
Specialized Accommodations: Thinking Outside the Bed
Dawne Wyers
 
 
 
 
2C  
Leader in Training Program: Supporting Youth to Navigate Transition to Vocational Opportunities
Katie Nicholson, Leslie Boyle
 
 
 
 
2D  
Building Capacity: Using Behavioural Skills Training to Develop the Competencies of Direct Care Professionals
Denise Peterson, Louis Busch
 
 

2:30 pm

-
2:45 pm 
 Break
 
  2:45 pm
-
 4:00 pm  Concurrent Session "3"
 
 
 

3A  

Removing Barriers Through Education
Presenters to be determined
  
 
   

 3B  

Short-term Focused Applied Behavioural Analysis Services for Children and Youth with ASD
Shana Gibson, Vicky Simos, Jennifer Obie, Catherine Rooney
 
 
 
 
3C  
Pathways of Extended Learning Model: Developing Pathways in New Business Areas
Leslie Boyle, Katie Nicholson
  
 
 
 
3D  
ConnectABILITY.ca
Don Murray, Jason Maher
 
 
5:00 pm
-
7:15 pm
25th Anniversary Founder's Dinner
Hosted by the OADD Board
 
 
7:30 pm
 
11:00 pm
"It's 5 o'clock somewhere"
Jimmy Buffett theme Party
 
 
 
 
 Thursday, April 10th, 2014



                     
space
7:30 am - 8:00 am Registration TBA
8:00 am
 
9:00 am
Breakfast
 
 
9:00 am
-
10:15 am
OADD Concurrent Sessions "4"
 
 
 
 
4A  
Overview of Special Education for Student/Youth with a Developmental Disability
Christine Riedel, Maureen Cox
 
 
 
 
4B  
Autism at the Hospital: The Role of Social Work
Rae Morris, Dr. Barbara Muskat, Andrea Greenblatt
 
 
 
 
4C  
Making Rights Happen for People: Let's Make Real Change
Petra Asfaw
 
 
 
 
4D  
The Cross Continuum Behaviour Management Strategy
Louis Busch, Susan Morris
 
 

10:15 am

 
10:30 am
Break
 
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions "5"
 
 
 
 
5A  
The Significance of Inclusive Post-Secondary Education
Katherine Gallinger
 
 
 
 
5B  
Building Belonging Communities
Dr. Neil Cudney
 
 
 
 
5C  
Exploring the Impact of Effective Practices for Adults Who Live with FASD
Lynda Legge, Beth Anne Currie, Jane Hoy, Valerie Temple
 
 
 
 
5D  
Still Not Using a Sledgehammer: Stories from 25 Years of Front Line Work
Stu Lamont
 
 
12:00 pm
 
2:00 pm
Lunch and Awards
    OADD Awards  
    Lunch
    OADD Annual General Meeting
 
Ballroom
2:15 pm
-
3:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions "6"
 
 
   

 6A  

What Our Body Language Really Says 
Lisa Benrubi
 
 
 
 
6B  
A Curriculum of Caring for People with Developmental DIsabilities
Dr. Kerry Boyd
 
 
 
 
6C  
Person-Centred Thinking and Building Social Capital: Supporting an Included Life in the Community with Homes, Jobs, and Friends for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Keenan Wellar, Julie Kingstone
 
 
 
 
6D  
Creating a Culture of Knowledge-Informed Policy and Practice in the Field of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Helene Ouellette-Kuntz, Virginie Cobigo, Robert Hickey, Rosemary Lysaght
 
 
3:30 pm
-
3:45 pm 
Break
 
3:45 pm
-
5:00 pm
Concurrent Sessions "7"
 
 
 
 

7A  

Deliberate Indifference: Identifying and Reducing Risk to Protect Service Users, Staff and Agencies
David Hingsburger, Chanelle Salonia, Donna Lee
 
 
 

 7B  

Development and Pilot Testing of a Healthy Eating Video-supported Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Chwen Johnson
 
 
 
 

 7C  

Tools for Independent Living
Sunday Cvetanovic, Tami Schaafsma, Cheryl Peterson
 
 


7D  
GO4KIDDS Report Card
Dr. Adrienne Perry, Dr. Jonathan Weiss, Dr. Patricia Minnes   
 
5:00 pm
 
 
Draw for mini-IPAD and mini-Kobo reader
Open to any conference participant who stays to the end of the day Thursday April 10th. Participants are asked to gather in the ballroom for a draw for a mini-IPAD and mini-Kobo reader,
YOU MUST BE THERE TO GET THE PRIZE!!!
 
 
Information on the April 11th, 2014 RSIG and DSSIG seminar days will be posted soon
 
     
     
 
 
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