Silver State Self-Advocacy Conference 2024 Registration

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For more information about the conference, please visit: https://www.nevadaddcouncil.org/silver-state-self-advocacy-conference-2024/

All registered guests will receive information in their registered email in June! If you have requested travel or hotel accommodations, this information will be included in that email.

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY!!!!

Event Dates: August 6-7, 2024
Event Location: Grand Sierra Resort - Reno NV

The Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities invites you to attend the Silver State Self-Advocacy Conference 2024, a conference by and for the I/DD community.

This event is in partnership with Nevada Aging and Disability Services, the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center, the Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, Nevada Department of Education Office of Inclusive Education, Nevada Blind Connect, Nevada PEP, Opportunity Village, and the Statewide Independent Living Council.

Keynote Speakers include Katey Fortun and Cody Clark!

Registration is FREE and open to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), family members of those with I/DD, and professionals who work in this community. Every person planning to attend the conference, must fill out a separate registration, this includes PCAs and support persons. If you do not fill out a registration, you will not be permitted to attend the conference.

Funds are available to assist in covering expenses for travel, PCA costs, and meals not provided during the conference however these funds are limited and will be based on a first come, first served basis.

Airline tickets and hotel rooms are available on a first come, first served basis and will be scheduled and paid for you. Hotel rooms are only available for those that live 50 miles or more from the hotel conference space. Hotel rooms will be shared unless specifically noted below due to gender or medical reasons. Hotel rooms will be shared with PCA's unless there is concern of privacy. Mileage, PCA fees and meals not covered at the conference will be reimbursed and you MUST fill out a reimbursement form at the Conference to request reimbursement. We will not accept any forms after the conference.

You will be notified if funds are no longer available for registration. Conference attendees who have travel funds available through their organization must use those funds first.

**If you request airline tickets and/or a hotel room we MUST be able to get a hold of anyone traveling for scheduling. If we contact you and we don't hear back from you within 24 hours we will move on to the next person until funds are gone. You also must have the proper federal identification to fly. **

Registration closes on May 31st or when registration is full! Conference agendas and additional materials will be sent in July 2024, to all registered attendees. No materials will be available prior to this.

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE!!

Tentative Agenda:

Those that are flying from Las Vegas will stay overnight on August 5 & 6, 2024, flying home around 3:00 PM on the August 7, 2024. Final flight information will be available as soon as March 2024. Travel and hotel arrangements will be made by NGCDD staff.

(For those traveling to/from Las Vegas) August 5th: Flight to Reno mid-day, all meals on your own
August 6th: 8am - 4:30 PM with breakfast and lunch served, dinner on your own

August 7th: 8am - 12:00 PM with breakfast and boxed lunch for those traveling 50+ miles home.
(For those traveling to/from Las Vegas) Flight Home on August 7th 5:15 PM arriving in Las Vegas at 6:35 PM.

For more information or questions, please contact:
Nevada Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
406 East Second Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701
Phone: 775-684-8619
Email: rortiz@dhhs.nv.gov

**Individuals needing special assistance, must be accompanied by a support person or personal care attendant. All supervision, medical and personal care needs are the responsibility of each conference participant.

DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING AVAILABLE, registration and reimbursement funds are available on a first come, first served basis. Once funds are depleted, alternative funding will need to be acquired by the attendee.

**By registering you agree that you have read, understand and agree to all information listed above.

For more information about the conference, please visit: https://www.nevadaddcouncil.org/silver-state-self-advocacy-conference-2024/

Name (as it appears on your driver's license): *

Email Address. If you don't have one enter N/A *

Phone Number: *

Address: (FULL ADDRESS IS NEEDED, this means the Numbers, Street, Apartment # (if applicable), City, State, and ZIP.) *

For example: 123 Main St. Apt. 23, Carson City, NV, 89706

Organization, agency or self advocacy group representing. If not applicable enter N/A *

I am attending as: *

Individual with a Developmental or Intellectual Disability (I/DD)

Family Member of a Person with a Developmental or Intellectual Disability (I/DD)

Professional that works in the Developmental or Intellectual Disability (I/DD) Community

Support Staff or Personal Care Attendant providing support to another conference attendee ONLY.

Other:

I am: *

White

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

Asian

Black or African American

Native American/American Indian

Hispanic/Latino

Two or more races

Middle Eastern or North African

I don’t know my race/I choose not to tell you what my race is.

Do you think of yourself as: (Please note we are required to ask this question. You are not required to answer.)

Male

Female

Transgender Male

Transgender Female

Genderqueer/gender nonconforming neither exclusively male nor female

Other

Decline to Answer

Clear selection

What sex was originally assigned on your birth certificate? (Please note we are required to ask this question. You are not required to answer.)

Female

Male

Prefer not to say

Decline to Answer

Clear selection

Do you think of yourself as: (Please note we are required to ask this question. You are not required to answer.)

Straight or heterosexual

Lesbian or gay

Bisexual

Queer, pansexual, and/or questioning

I don't know

Prefer not to say

Decline to answer

Clear selection

Name & phone number of your support person/personal care attendant (PCA) attending the conference with you. (If no PCA needed, enter N/A) *

If you are a PCA, name & phone number of the individual with I/DD you are attending with. If not applicable enter N/A *

I (we) will need: (If your organization has funds to pay for your travel, you MUST use those funds.) *

Mileage or Parking Reimbursement

Hotel Room for August 5th & 6th (If traveling more than 50 miles one-way from conference location ONLY)

Airline Ticket (If traveling from Southern Nevada)

PCA Fee or Respite Care Reimbursement

Other:

Required

I need a separate hotel room from my PCA because... *

If you live more than 50 miles from the hotel and are requesting a room and cannot share a room with your PCA, please list the reason below. If not applicable enter N/A.

Accommodations Requested *

American Sign Language Interpreting Services

Spanish Translation Services

Translation into any language other than Spanish or American Sign Language

Accommodations for Conference Materials (I.e. Large Print)(Please specify in other)

CART Services

Fully Accessible Hotel Room W/ Roll in Shower

None

Other:

Required

In case of Emergency, please list a contact person and their contact number, who is not attending the conference and is available by phone the general times/dates of the conference. *

The goal is for everyone attending this year’s conference to have a positive, educational and safe experience. The information provided below will be kept for ready access by conference staff to be used in case of an emergency during the event.

Do you have any medical conditions (health, allergies including food)? *

Do you have any other needs we can attempt to accommodate for? (Please note we will make every effort to make reasonable accommodations for all guests.)

What are your major concerns (if any) about self-advocacy in Nevada? *

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