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April 25 & 26, 2024 – Little Rock Arkansas – Holiday Inn Airport
Begins Friday April 26th at 10:30 am – Check-In (Find us in the Atrium)
This is an event for youth/young adults and adults with disabilities. The first day of the conference is about having fun, ending with a dance on Friday evening. The second day’s schedule is full of informative sessions.
There will also be information and activities throughout the event for allies, family members, and support professionals.
Registration for the Spring 2024 conference is closed.
Want to get on the list for next time or have other questions? Email them to
advocacy@disabilityrightsar.org or call 501-291-0906
Conference Hotel: Holiday Inn Airport, 3201 Bankhead Dr, Little Rock, AR 72206
Hosted by the Arkansas Developmental Disabilities Network:
Disability Rights Arkansas, Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities, Partners for Inclusive Communities
In partnership with:
SABE USA and Arkansas People First
Self Determination: Our Life, Our Way is a conference planned by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities.
A group of people with disabilities from Arkansas and surrounding states were the planners of this event, with support from allies and partners without disabilities. The event will be run & staffed in the same manner.
CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) or TypeWell service will be available. Trained captioners will translate spoken word into captions that appear in real-time for participants at the event. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretations will also be available upon request. If you have other accommodation needs, please email advocacy@disabilityrightsar.org your request as soon as possible.
Fees / Costs
The Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Arkansas will cover lodging costs for Arkansans with intellectual and developmental disabilities that register and attend the conference (and their family members or support staff, if applicable). Travel and other costs will be the responsibility of the attendee.
The conference will provide lunch and dinner on Friday, 04/26/24, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday, 04/27/24. All other food costs will be at the attendee’s expense.
Attendees from outside of Arkansas will be responsible for their own lodging, travel and incidental expenses. We suggest they contact their own state council on developmental disabilities, protection & advocacy agency (disability rights org), or university center on disabilities (UCED) to inquire about possible support for these costs.
All are responsible for their own registration fees.
Find out more about how you can get involved in advocacy by clicking these links to our resource pages:
Advocacy
Civic Engagement
Disability Policy – Public Policy
What does your best life look like?
- Self-Determined
- Supported
- Person-Centered
At home, at work, and within the community.
Self-Determination is the freedom to live as you choose, or to act or decide for yourself what you want or need. You have the right to exercise control over your own life.
Supported Decision-Making allows you to make choices about your own life with support from a team of people you choose.
Person-Centered is planning based on your wants and needs – thinking and planning centered around you, for you. This way of planning keeps control in your hands, providing customized assistance in specific ways and in specific situations that are useful to you, in the manner you choose.