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Welcome to Our Third Annual Fair for People with Disabilities Living in Northern Arizona!

 

October 3, 2026, 1-4pm

 

High Country Conference Center
201 W. Butler Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

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Now Bigger and Better than Before!

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Learn about, and connect with, Northern Arizona’s diverse disability community. Join individuals with disabilities of all ages, their families, and caregivers, and get to know local service providers and disability organizations!

  • Over 40 Exhibitors and Sponsors representing a wide range of local disability resources and supports
  • FREE Admission
  • FREE Parking
  • Inclusive Activities, Face Painting , Refreshments & Door Prizes

 

Let us know you are coming!

Registration is not required; however, by letting us know you are coming you are helping ensure that we have sufficient refreshments, supplies, and reasonable accommodations so that everyone can have a great experience.

 

Exhibitor & Sponsor Registration!

Exhibitor registration is now CLOSED. A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available.

SOLD OUT!

Exhibitor Registration is now closed. A limited number of sponsorship opportunities are still available.

 

  • 40 exhibitors – a 20% increase from previous years
  • One table per exhibitor only
  • First come, first serve

Exhibitor Package: $75

  • One 6 foot draped table with two chairs
  • Free wi-fi internet access
  • Optional electrical connection available for an additional $25

Register as a sponsor and gain more visibility – $500

For more information contact IHD Events Manager, Adi Schaeffer at Adi.Schaeffer@nau.edu, or 602.728.9537

Register to be a sponsor

Sponsor registration now open!

Sponsors help us ensure that the Fair remains FREE to all attendees!

Sponsorship Package

  • Cost: $500
  • 8 sponsorships available


    Package Includes:
    • An Exhibit Table (with 2 chairs)
    • Electricity connection
    • Recognition on the conference website
    • Recognition on promotional materials and email blasts
    • Conference literature/materials distributed to all attendees
    • On-site signage at reasonable accommodations station and refreshment table.

Register to be a sponsor

Financial support is needed to cover:

  • Reasonable Accommodations – To make the fair fully accessible to all attendees, we need support to cover the costs associated with providing sign language interpreters, CART (real-time transcription), brailled handouts, and other accommodations.
  • Refreshments – We like to serve light refreshments to guests (e.g., cookies/baked goods, lemonade, and iced tea), but we need support to cover those costs.
  • Additional Activities & Fun – We host inclusive activities (such as adaptive arts and crafts) on-site. Additional family-friendly games and activities (such as face painting and animal balloons) will be added if funding is made available.

For more information contact IHD Events Manager, Adi Schaeffer at Adi.Schaeffer@nau.edu, or 602.728.9537

 

Visit our wide array of sponsors and exhibitors!

Click on an sponsor or exhibitor to learn more.

Event Organizers

Care 4 the Caregivers offers an informational space, an empowering environment, and programs and services that help families thrive.

Website: care4thecaregivers.org

Table: Table TBD

Promoting full inclusion by advancing attitudes that value persons with disabilities and enhancing access to all aspects of the human experience.

Website: in.nau.edu/institute-human-developmentnau.edu

Table: Table TBD

Prize: IHD ???

Sponsors

Northern Arizona Healthcare Children’s Health Center offers pediatric programs including children’s rehabilitative services and a broad spectrum of specialty clinics.

Website: nahealth.com/childrens-health-center

Table: TBD

Raffle Prize: Harkins Movie Tickets

Serving the Flagstaff community since 1967, United Way of Northern Arizona is committed to collaborate with our valued partners to coordinate efforts and leverage resources to invest in the power and potential of successful and resilient youth.

Formerly Independence Low Vision, our mission is to provide the highest quality assistive technology products and personalized services to individuals across diverse communities!

Website: www.viewfinderlowvision.com

Table: TBD

Raffle Prize: Ray Ban Meta Glasses

Exhibitors

Woman- and veteran-owned, Abrio Home Care is deeply rooted in the communities we serve and has been meeting the needs of families in Phoenix, Yuma, Mesa, Kingman, Prescott, and communities throughout Arizona for over 25 years.

Website: https://abriohomecare.com/

Table: TBD

Prize: A basket/bag filled with different goodies. Themed

On a mission is to empower individuals to live their best lives, Arion Care Solutions is contracted statewide to provide Habilitation, Respite, Attendant Care, Adult Developmental Homes, Supported Living, Elderly & Physically Disabled Care, and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy.

Website: https://arioncare.com/

Table: TBD

A nonprofit organization serving over 1000 individuals with autism every day throughout the state with a wide variety of therapies and supports.

Website: azaunited.org

Table:

Prize: Undecided

Serving over 40,000 people with developmental disabilities and their families throughout Arizona, DDD provides supports and services that help enable individuals with opportunities to exercise their rights and responsibilities of independent decision-making and engagement in the community.

Website:  https://des.az.gov/ddd/

Table: TBD

Developing and supporting capacity building and systemic change to increase inclusion and involvement of people with developmental disabilities in their communities through the promotion of self-determination, independence and dignity in all aspects of life.

Website: addpc.az.gov

Table: TBD

Prize: Gift basket

Since 2004, Arizona Neurorehab has been dedicated to helping individuals with brain and spinal cord injuries discover their strengths with the support of an interdisciplinary cognitive therapy team.

Website: https://aznrehab.com/

Table: TBD – shared with Riseability

Prize: Wireless headphones

A program of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Relay Service is a free, federally mandated service that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities to place and receive phone calls using a communications assistant.

Website: https://www.acdhh.org/telecommunications/relay-services/

Table: TBD

Supporting Independence with Assistive Technology!

Website: Aztap.org

Table: TBD

Assist To Independence promotes culturally appropriate services to enhance the quality of independent living among Native Americans with disabilities.

Website:  https://assistti.org/

Table: TBD

Barrier Free Flagstaff is a citizen’s advocacy group on a mission to foster community understanding of how accessible and inclusive spaces can be achieved for all

Website: https://www.barrierfreeflagstaff.org/

Table: TBD

Our mission is to empower individuals of all abilities through evidence-based, personalized educational and therapeutic services.

Website: mybesttherapy.com

Table: TBD

An educational sports camp for young people who have visual impairments, offering campers the opportunity to participate in high-intensity sport in outdoor settings

Website: https://www.campabilitiesfourcorners.org/

Table: TBD

Prize: camp t-shirt, 2 koozies and 2 stickers

The commission works to expand educational opportunities, improve access to housing, buildings, and transportation, have greater participation in recreational, social, and cultural activities, and encourage greater opportunity for employment, and expand and strengthen rehabilitative programs and facilities.

Website: https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/2784/Commission-on-Disability-Awareness

Table: TBD

Ensuring safe, secure and transparent elections for all Coconino County Voters, including having ADA accessible voting devices. One of these will be demonstrated at the Norther Arizona Disability Resource Fair.

Website: coconino.az.gov/1988/Elections-Home

Table: TBD

At Elite Community Services, we provide personalized programs that equip families to care for their loved ones with developmental disabilities.

Website: https://elitecsaz.org/

Prize: Goodies basket

Our mission is to assist individuals in the areas of vocation, education, and daily life skills, promoting independence and opportunity in all aspects of life.

Website: https://www.evtsaz.com/

Table: TBD

Prize: Gift Card

Focused on improving the lives of children (0-26 years) with the full range of disabilities by providing support services so families can become effective advocates for their children.

Website: https://www.encirclefamilies.org/

Table: TBD

Flagstaff Speech Solutions is dedicated to delivering personalized, one-on-one speech therapy services for children aged 2 to 18.

Website: flagstaffspeechsolutions.com

Table: TBD

Prize: Toys and gift card

The mission of the Flagstaff Unified School District is to foster safe communities where learners of all backgrounds and abilities are supported to gain the confidence and skills needed to pursue their chosen paths.

Website: https://www.fusd1.org/

Table: TBD

Focused on serving the local community, High Country Abilities proudly offers specialized athletic fitness training services to unique individuals with unique talents, abilities, and challenges.

Website: https://highcountryadaptiveaz.com/

Table: TBD

Prize: Coupons for 3 free classes

With the belief that everyone can benefit from outdoor recreation, High Country Adaptive Sports guides all athletes, regardless of physical or cognitive challenges, in hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and snow sports.

Website: highcountryadaptive.org

Table: TBD

Prize: One free Intro to Snow lesson and a piece of HCAS Merchandise

A leading residential provider in Northern Arizona operating 20 group homes, 2 day programs, and employment support services in Flagstaff and Prescott, AZ.

Website: https://www.hozhoni.com/

Table: TBD

One of the largest non-profit behavioral health and integrated care organizations in Arizona since 1973

Website: https://www.intermountaincenters.org/locations/flagstaff-behavioral-consultation-services

Table: TBD

A locally owned, Northern Arizona-based ABA provider serving children and families navigating autism, ADHD, and Other developmental disabilities.

Website:  https://kaibabaz.com/

Table: TBD

Prize: Gift Bag from Kaibab & RMA with Kaibab Water Bottle, Mug, pens, and stickers.

Mountain Line is the transit agency in northern Arizona operating fixed route bus service on nine routes, paratransit service, vanpool, and seasonal Mountain Express service to Arizona Snowbowl.

Website: mountainline.az.gov

Table: TBD

An independent center in Prescott Valley, Arizona, offering a variety of programs, services, as well as transportation, for individuals with disabilities in the rural counties of Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino, Navajo and Apache counties.

Website: www.nhdec.org

Table: TBD

Prize: gift basket with gift card

A Phoenix, AZ based personal mobility company that provides unique, user-friendly mobility devices to help individuals NOT give up but, instead … GET OUT!

Website: NewTechMobility.com

Table: TBD

Prize: Cup Holder

Our mission is to create a nurturing and empowering community where parents of children with disabilities, of all ages, find support, access to resources, and personalized assistance to ensure their children receive the services they need to thrive.

Website https://www.parentingspecialkidsnetwork.org/

Table: TBD

A worldwide developer of speech-generating devices (SGDs), market-leading apps, and several innovative AAC language systems that enable individuals with complex communication disorders the ability to express themselves.

Website: prc-saltillo.com

Table: TBD

Quality Connections, a nonprofit organization based in Flagstaff, AZ devoted to helping individuals with disabilities become independent, productive members of our community by providing them with employment opportunities, job training, and practical life learning programs.

Website: qualityconnections.org

Table: TBD

A caregiver-led nonprofit organization driving disability policy change in Arizona and beyond.

Website: https://www.raisingvoicescoalition.com/

Table: TBD

Rising Mountain Academy strives to provide the best possible education to our students by creating an environment that fosters learning, growth, and personal development that is an alternative to public school.

Website: risingmountainacademy.org

Table: TBD

Prize: Gift Bag from Kaibab & RMA with Kaibab Water Bottle, Mug, pens, and stickers.

Specializing in assisting clients with catastrophic injuries involving brain and spinal cord injury, Riseability believes that everyone can thrive within their community by identifying each person’s strengths and helping them develop a plan to achieve their goals.

Website: https://sites.google.com/riseability.org/riseability

Table: TBD – shared with AZ Neurorehab

Prize: Wireless headphones

With emphasis on acceptance, respect and inclusion; Special Olympics Arizona is about operating under the assumption that people with intellectual disabilities are capable of participating in all aspects of life by focusing on abilities rather than limitations.

Website: specialolympicsarizona.org

Table: TBD

At total Care ABA, our team of highly skilled therapists are passionate about their work and take great pride in seeing each child succeed.

Website: totalcareaba.com/locations/flagstaff

Table: TBD

An industry-leading provider of wheelchair accessible vehicles, driving systems, mobility seats, handicap lifts, and other vehicle modifications. Part of the BraunAbility family.

Website:   https://unitedaccess.com/

Table: TBD

Prize: Free Wheelchair Accessible Van Rental (weekend)

Welcomed Here

Established in 2022, welcomed here provides one-on-one organization consultations and professional development training to individuals and organizations centered around ICX, with an overall goal of creating a world filled with designated welcomed here communities — spaces and places where ALL people are safe and welcomed.

Website: https://www.welcomedhere.org/

Table: TBD

Network and Have Fun!

Connect with individuals with disabilities of all ages and other families and caregivers who live in northern Arizona

Participate in inclusive and family-friendly activities:

  • Face Painting
  • Arts and crafts area
  • And more

All attendees will receive tickets to prizes when they check in. Raffle drawings will be held on the hour.

Participants must be present to win.

Light refreshments will be served throughout the event.

Sponsored and managed by NAH Children’s Health Center, the sensory room provides quiet space away from all of the action in our vibrant exhibit hall.

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Several people in a exhibit hall setting. One is using a powered wheel chair

Several people including children in a exhibit hall setting.

“I loved the variety of vendors and the new activities” (2025 attendee)

This community event is being presented by the Institute for Human Development and Care 4 the Caregivers in collaboration with:

    • Flagstaff Unified School District – Exceptional Student Services
    • High Country Adaptive Sports
    • Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Children’s Health Center
    • Quality Connections

Launched in 2024, the Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair is a community event focused specifically on resources available locally to the Northern Arizona disability community. The event was developed in response to requests from members of the community who noted that, in Arizona, disability resource fairs have historically been held in the Phoenix area. This made it difficult for many families to attend due to travel. Additionally, Valley-based fairs often feature disability resources that do not offer services in Northern Arizona.

To address this need, a group of Northern Arizona-based disability organizations, led by Care 4 the Caregivers and the Institute for Human Development, created a planning committee. Their goal was to launch the inaugural event with the hope of turning the Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair into an annual tradition—one that provides the local disability community with the opportunity to find helpful resources and to network with each other.

The event proved to be highly successful in 2024 and then again in 2025:

  • Exhibit tables sold out both years
  • The Fair drew over 150 attendees across all disabilities and age groups in 2024, and over 200 attendees in 2025.
  • The feedback from both attendees and exhibitors was enthusiastic, with comments including “It was awesome. I enjoyed this Fair”, “Welcoming atmosphere; amazing resources; gave me hope”, and “Overall, you all were amazing, and I hope next year we are even 20% bigger.”

Building on this success, we are planning for an even bigger event in 2026:

  • Expanded Exhibit Hall, allowing for 20% more exhibitors and sponsors
  • Additional fun activities, including face painting
  • And collaboration from six disability-related Northern Arizona organizations in planning

Importantly, we are expanding the fair while keeping all the positive, core elements that helped to make it successful in the past: reasonable exhibitor pricing, free admission and parking for the public, and lots of opportunities to have fun and to network.

Subject to availability, Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair exhibitors, sponsors and participants are able to book rooms at a discounted rate at the Drury Inn which is adjacent to the High Country Conference Center. Book you room using this link.

Since this is subject to availability, we recommend you book early to get the best rates!

Questions? Contact us at IHDconference@nau.edu

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