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

Our Biggest Event Yet!

 

October 3, 2026, 1-4pm

 

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

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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

More Information Coming Soon

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Exhibitor registration will open soon!

  • Limited to 40 exhibitors
  • 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

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

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Sponsor registration will open soon!

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.

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

 

Network and have fun!

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

HAVE FUN Accordion Closed

participate in inclusive and family-friendly activities:

  • Face Painting
  • Arts and crafts area
  • And more

RAFFLE PRIZES Accordion Closed

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 Accordion Closed

Light refreshments will be served throughout the event.

SENSORY ROOM Accordion Closed

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.

Links to exhibitor and event registration coming soon!

 

 

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

Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett at the Fair posing with members of the Commission on Inclusion and Adaptive Living

 

“I really enjoyed the Fair and made many connections” – Previous 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

 

 

Background Information about the Resource Fair Accordion Closed

Launched in 2024, the Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair is a community event focused SPECIFICALLY on resources that are 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, these fairs often feature disability resources who do not offer services in Northern Arizona.

The inaugural 2024 Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair was extremely successful. Exhibit tables sold out in less than a week; the event drew over 150 attendees across all disabilities and age groups; and feedback from both attendees and exhibitors at our 2024 event was very positive with comments such as “it was awesome. I enjoyed this Fair” and “welcoming atmosphere; amazing resources; gave me hope.”

Inspired by the success of our inaugural event, our goal is to turn the Northern Arizona Disability Resource Fair into an annual event – one that provides the local disability community with the opportunity to find helpful resources and to network with each other.

 

Questions? Contact us at IHDconference@nau.edu

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