{"id":4896,"date":"2024-05-24T11:42:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ihd\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2024-05-29T07:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:39:37","slug":"ihdconferencearticle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/ihdconferencearticle\/","title":{"rendered":"IHD Evidence for Success Disability Conference Taking Place June 3-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IHD<\/p>\n

For a quarter of a century, the Institute for Human Development (IHD) at Northern Arizona University has been hosting one of the most respected disability conferences in the state.<\/p>\n

Our 25th<\/sup> anniversary IHD Evidence for Success Disability Conference<\/a> will take place on June 3-4<\/strong> at the AAA Diamond Awarded Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler, Arizona (a short drive from downtown Phoenix and the airport). We are expecting a big turnout and have one of the strongest lineups of speakers and programs ever. As in previous years, the programming will focus on innovative practices in disability disciplines, assistive technology (AT) services and devices, and American Indian vocational rehabilitation. This year\u2019s conference features 60 breakout sessions led by nationally known speakers and local experts as well as a vibrant exhibit hall with over 40 exhibitors.<\/p>\n

Moreover, attendees can earn up to sixteen continuing education credit hours (12 hours for the general conference, and four for the preconference workshop on June 2). Certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) credits are also available.<\/p>\n

Our keynote speaker this year will be Mike May<\/strong>, an athlete, entrepreneur, and pioneer in the development of way-finding technology. Blinded by a chemical explosion at age three, Mike has been a pioneer in new product development since 1980 and holds leadership roles in multiple disability-serving organizations. His opening talk is titled \u201cThere Is Always a Way: Walkarounds and the Accessible Toolbox.\u201d<\/p>\n

Closing remarks will be delivered by Nina G<\/strong> \u2013 disability activist, writer, and \u201cthe San Francisco Bay\u2019s favorite female stuttering stand-up comedian.\u201d In addition to delivering the closing talk, titled \u201cThe Dyslexic Shuffle: Deepening Your Understanding of Dyslexia,\u201d Nina will also share her comedy act<\/strong> with attendees at our networking reception on Monday evening. The reception is open to the community at no charge.<\/p>\n

The conference also features day-long \u201cstrands\u201d that allow participants to gain in-depth knowledge about certain topics. This year, strands include early childhood; blindness and low vision AT; the lived experiences of parents with disabilities; and American Indian\/Alaska Native vocational rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

Please visit our conference webpage<\/a> for more information. We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a quarter of a century, the Institute for Human Development (IHD) at Northern Arizona University has been hosting one of the most respected disability conferences in the state. Our 25th anniversary IHD Evidence for Success Disability Conference will take place on June 3-4 at the AAA Diamond Awarded Wild Horse Pass Resort in Chandler, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":771,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/771"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4896"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4922,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4896\/revisions\/4922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institute-human-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}