Our team can engage your audience with compelling stories and thrilling talks. We have an array of presentation topics and are happy to share our personal experiences.
You can view Kathy’s vast experience as a speaker and trainer below.
Keynotes, Presentations & Trainings
- 2017
- Alternatives to Guardianship, TASH Conference
- Inclusive Neighborhood Public Schools Benefit ALL in the Community – Gathering All Parents! TASH Conference
- Is Family Support Also a Social Determinant of Health?, Arc of the US Conference
- Protecting our Healthcare and Independence, Center for Independent Living, Los Angeles, CA
- Life Beyond the Schoolhouse Door, NADD Conference
- 2016
- Engaging Consumers in Building Self-Directed Medicaid Managed LTSS Programs for Individuals with ID/DD
- 2015
- We’re All in This Together: Uniting the Movements for a Good Life; Innovations in Supporting Families – Community of Practice Framework for Systems Change
- Engaging Consumers in Building Self-directed Medicaid Managed Long-term
- Services and Supports Programs for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, AAIDD – LA Conference
- We Are Family: Progress Through Collective Empowerment, SABE Conference
- 2014
- Collective Empowerment Among Self-Advocates, Siblings, and Parents, TASH Conference
- 2013
- AHIP (American Health Insurance Programs) Conference
- 2009
- Keynote: “The Many Facets of Creating Successful Inclusion,” PA Education for All Coalition Membership Meeting
- Expert Technical Assistant, “IEP Clinic,” PA Education for All Coalition Training
- “Parent to Parent USA – Necessity of Group Collaboration to Reach Goals,” Family Voices Annual Conference
- “Parent to Parent Support,” Early Childhood Summit, Washington, D.C.
- 2008
- “Parent to Parent Support,” Genetic Alliance Conference
- “Including Children in Communities and Schools,” Arcadia University’s Annual Inclusion Institute
- Keynote: “Enabling Adulthood: Parent Reflections for Pediatric Providers,” Contemporary Practices in Early Intervention and School-Based Practices: Fifth Annual Institute
- 2007
- “History of the Parent Movement,” Partners in Policymaking
- “People First Language,” Partners in Policymaking
- “Starting a Parent to Parent Program,” Institute for Family-Centered Care, Seattle
- 2006
- Keynote: “Raising Your Child to be Self-Determined,” California Statewide Early Intervention Conference
- “Teachers and Parents Creating Schools for All Children: Promising Practices Leading to Success,” PA Inclusion Conference
- 2004
- Keynote: “Raising Your Child to be Self-Determined,” Families are Special, Too! Conference, Virginia
- “Effective Committee/Board Participation,” Advanced Leadership Training, Partners in Policymaking
- 2003
- “How to be an Effective Committee/Board of Directors Member,” Advanced Leadership Training, Partners in Policymaking
- “Learning to Balance Siblings Needs”, PA Everyday Lives Conference
- 2002
- “Self-Determined Lives,” Transition Coordinating Council, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13
- “Promoting Inclusion through Family Advocacy,” Building an Inclusive Community; Self-Determination across the Lifespan, Lancaster County MH/MR
- 2001
- “How to Raise a Self-Determined Child,” Getting in Gear Conference
- 2000
- “Raising Your Child to be Self-Determined”, PA Statewide Early Intervention Conference
- “Writing Interagency Agreements,” PA Statewide Early Intervention Conference
- 1999
- “Let All Kids Play: Planning Inclusive Recreation Opportunities,” Inclusion: Linking Early Childhood and Early Intervention Conference
- “A Parents’ View of What it means to be Child-Centered and Family-Focused,” PA Child and Adolescent Service System Program – Interagency Conference
- 1995
- “IFSP Training, “Head-To-Toe” Conference
- “Inclusion: Opportunities for Recreation for Families of Preschool Children,” Pennsylvania Federation, Council for Exceptional Children
- “Inclusive Opportunities for Recreation,” PA Statewide Early Intervention Conference
- 1994
- “Issues on Inclusion”, National TASH Conference, Atlanta
- “Coping– What Do I Do When Things Look Low?” Family Leadership Training
- “Parental Attitudes Concerning Inclusive Environments”, East Penn Chapter, EYC, Kutztown University
- “Importance of Parent Involvement in Local ICC’s and State ICC’s” Lehigh/Northampton County ICC, Bucks County ICC, Delaware County ICC, Montgomery County ICC, Philadelphia ICC
- “Developing Parent/Professional Relationships”, Regional Head Start Conference Reading, PA
- “Dealing with Stress”, Berks Intermediate Unit, Parent Group
- “Developing Parent/Professional Relationships”, Instructional Support System, King of Prussia
- “Dealing with Stress”, United Cerebral Palsy Support Group of Delaware County
- 1993
- “Just One of the Family – How to Achieve an Inclusive Life”, 2nd Annual Conference “My Life, My Community”, Delaware Valley MH/MR
- “Coping–What Do I Do When Things Look Low?” Families! Take It Away! Conference
- “Dealing with Stress” Berks Intermediate Unit, Parent Group
- “Parents Making a Difference”, Panel, Family Leadership Training
- “Coping–What Do I Do When Things Look Low?” Family Leadership Training