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5th Annual TxP2P
Parent Conference:

Many Hearts, Shared Dreams - One Voice!


Friday & Saturday,
June 26th & 27th, 2009

Omni Austin Hotel, Southpark, Austin

Conference information!
You will want to open or print
out this information before you
fill out the registration form.

Regular Registration is over - everyone who registers from now until June 19th will pay the late registration fee. On-line registration will be closed at 5:00 p.m. on June 19th.

See below for registration form.

 

5ta. Conferencia Anual de TxP2P para Padres:
Muchos Corazones, Sueños Compartidos
- ¡Una Voz!
viernes, 26 de junio al sábado, 27 de junio, 2009
Hotel Omni de Austin en Southpark, Austin

¡Información sobre la conferencia!
Usted querrá abrir o imprimir
ésta información antes
de llenar la forma de registro.

Vea a continuación para la forma de registro

Toll free:
866-896-6001
Austin:
512-458-8600
Rio Grande Valley:
956-447-5568
Fax: 512-451-3110

 

Exhibitor Information

Sponsor Information

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March 3, 2009
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THIS BEGINS THE TXP2P CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Date:

Name (First, Last):

2nd Attendee's Name (First, Last):

Organization:

Address:

City: State: Zip Code:

Phone: Home: Cell:

Work: Fax:

Email address:

Please Check All That Apply: I am a: Parent /Family Member Parent Professional (a parent/familiy member of a child
w/ disabilities working in disability profession) Parent Professional w/o CEUs Self-Advocate Foster Parent
Professional w/ CEUs Professional w/o CEUs Conference Speaker Exhibitor Sponsor

If you need an invoice for a Purchase Order, please email Sue Regimbal (sue@txp2p.org) to request one. Please provide her
with the organization's name and address, the name of the person registering, a phone number, and a fax number. You can also
fax your Purchase Order to Sue Regimbal, TxP2P, at 512-451-3110 - this is a shared fax so please use a cover sheet.

To register by mail fill out and mail the form (below) with a check made payable to Texas Parent to Parent, 3710 Cedar Street,
Box 12, Austin, TX  78705-1449.

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Please check all that applies:

I/We will be attending: Friday Saturday

I/We will be eating lunch: Friday Saturday

I/We need child care (Additional Registration Form Required): Yes No Friday Saturday WAITING LIST

I/We will be attending the Family Gathering on Friday night (professionals are welcome - space is limited to 350) Yes No

My 7-9 year old child (children) will participate in the SibGroup SS1 on Saturday (Additional Registration Form Required)
Yes
No

My 10-12 year old child (children) will participate in the SibGroup SS2 on Saturday CLOSED

My 13 - 22 year old teen/youth will attend the Teen Transition Expo SS3 on Saturday (Additional Registration Form Required)
Yes
No

I need an interpreter: Sign Language Spanish

I/We need special accommodations: Yes, please list: No

If you would like to volunteer to help with Sign Language Interpretation or Spanish Language Interpretation at the conference,
please contact Laura Warren at Laura@txp2p.org or call 866-896-6001 or 512-458-8600.

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PARENT STIPEND REQUEST: WE HAVE GIVEN OUT ALL THE HOTEL STIPENDS AND HAVE MANY PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST SO WE DOUBT THAT WE WILL HAVE ANY MORE HOTEL STIPENDS FOR THIS CONFERENCE.

I/We would like to apply for a Parent Registration Stipend (see below for additional information needed) Yes No

I/We would like to apply for a Parent Hotel Stipend (see below for additional information needed) CLOSED

I/We are the parent(s) (or other family member) of a child with a disability, chronic illness or other health care need.

I/we will not be able to attend the conference without stipends.

I am requesting a stipend for the Conference Registration Fee (maximum $25 per parent/family member): How many adults requesting stipends:

CLOSED I am requesting a Hotel/Lodging Stipend (maximum $85 per night for 2 people per room - only available for the Omni):
How many adults requesting stipends: For 1 night or 2nights

CLOSED I/we did not receive a stipend for the Texas Parent to Parent State Conference in 2007.

CLOSED I/we did not receive a stipend for the Texas Parent to Parent State Conference in 2008.

CLOSEDI live more than 70 miles away from the Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark

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SELECT SESSIONS FOR ATTENDEE #1 (Select only ONE Title Per Session):

Session 1 (Friday, 10:30 am- 12:00 pm):

101/108 - Customized Employment Customized Life!
Asperger Syndrome 101 People at the Risk of Isolation 104A Medical Equipment - Understanding the System to Obtain Needed Items
Texas Special Education Dispute Resolution Continuum The ABCs of the IEP
Emerging Literacy Experiences for Students with Visual Impairments

Session 2 (Friday, 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm):

Inclusive Congregation Program
202 - Accessing SSI and Medicaid for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities for Funding Transition
Part 1 of 2 (Double Session)
Special Needs Planning for Special Needs Kids
Learning Health Care Self-Advocacy
Advocating 101
How to cut your meat, do laundry and perform chores with unreliable vision

Session 3 (Friday, 3:30 pm- 5:00 pm): Function Junction
Finding and Keeping Attendant Care Providers
What's So Special About School-Based Speech-Language Therapy?
What is Self-Determination and How Can We Support It?
Collaborating When It Feels Adversarial: Strategies for Keeping Special Education Relationships Working in the
Student's Interest
Making Experience Books and Simple Switch Games using Microsoft PowerPoint

Session 4 (Saturday, 8:30 am- 10:00 am):

Commissioner's Rules 89.1055(e) (1-11): AKA The Autism Supplement
Grief and the Stages of Adaptation
Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar Disorder & Educational Services
406A - C.H.U.N.K. - Core Emotional Response is the key to excellent communication with our children, for our children
410 - Grief and the Stages of Adaptation (Presented in Spanish)
411 - "It's a Whole New World" - Transition from ECI at Age 3
SS1 - Sib Group I (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)
SS3 - Teen Transition Expo (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

Session 5 (Saturday, 10:30 am - 12:00 am):

81st Legislative Outcomes . . . Now What?
Shared Parenting: More Hearts, Shared Dreams, One Goal
The Power of Parent Leaders: Passions+Talent+Leadership Opportunties = Success!

Session 6 (Saturday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm):

Statewide Autism Program
Sensory Processing - SMD and SBMD
How was School Today? When "Fine" and "OK" Aren't Enough!
The Doctor is In! Next Steps in the Medical Home Journey
A Good Life: How Parents Can Work Now for a Safe and Enriched Life for Their Children After Graduation - Part 1
of 2 (Double Session)
The Framework for Answers
Cortical Visual Impairment: An Overview
Teen Transition Expo (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

Session 7 (Saturday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm):

Mmm, Mmmm, Mealtime!?
Futures Planning
Disclosing Disbility: When and If to Disclose
710 Having a Successful ARD
It Takes a Solid Plan Based on Understanding, Reality and Focus
Legislation & Commissioner's Rules that Affect Graduation
Sib Group II - continued (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)
Teen Transition Expo - continued (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

SELECT SESSIONS FOR ATTENDEE #2 (Select only ONE Title Per Session):

Session 1 (Friday, 10:30 am- 12:00 pm):

101/108 - Customized Employment Customized Life!
Asperger Syndrome 101 People at the Risk of Isolation
104A Medical Equipment - Understanding the System to Obtain Needed Items
The ABCs of the IEP
112 - Emerging Literacy Experiences for Students with Visual Impairments

Session 2 (Friday, 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm):

Inclusive Congregation Program
202 - Accessing SSI and Medicaid for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities for Funding Transition
Part 1 of 2 (Double Session)
Special Needs Planning for Special Needs Kids
Learning Health Care Self-Advocacy
Advocating 101
How to cut your meat, do laundry and perform chores with unreliable vision

Session 3 (Friday, 3:30 pm- 5:00 pm):

Function Junction
Finding and Keeping Attendant Care Providers
What's So Special About School-Based Speech-Language Therapy?
What is Self-Determination and How Can We Support It?
Collaborating When It Feels Adversarial: Strategies for Keeping Special Education Relationships Working in the
Student's Interest
Making Experience Books and Simple Switch Games using Microsoft PowerPoint

Session 4 (Saturday, 8:30 am- 10:00 am):

Commissioner's Rules 89.1055(e) (1-11): AKA The Autism Supplement
Grief and the Stages of Adaptation
Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar Disorder & Educational Services
406A - C.H.U.N.K. - Core Emotional Response is the key to excellent communication with our children, for our children
410 - Grief and the Stages of Adaptation (Presented in Spanish)
"It's a Whole New World" - Transition from ECI at Age 3
Sib Group I (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)
Teen Transition Expo (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

Session 5 (Saturday, 10:30 am - 12:00 am):

81st Legislative Outcomes . . . Now What?
Shared Parenting: More Hearts, Shared Dreams, One Goal
The Power of Parent Leaders: Passions+Talent+Leadership Opportunties = Success!
Facilitating IEPs? FIEPs? How Can FIEP Improve My Child's Educational Program?
Visual Impairments and Sensory Systems
Sib Group I - continued (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)
Teen Transition Expo - continued (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

Session 6 (Saturday, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm):

Sensory Processing - SMD and SBMD
How was School Today? When "Fine" and "OK" Aren't Enough!
The Doctor is In! Next Steps in the Medical Home Journey
A Good Life: How Parents Can Work Now for a Safe and Enriched Life for Their Children After Graduation - Part 1
of 2 (Double Session)
The Framework for Answers
Cortical Visual Impairment: An Overview
Sib Group II (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)
Teen Transition Expo (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

Session 7 (Saturday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm):

Mmm, Mmmm, Mealtime!?
Futures Planning
Disclosing Disbility: When and If to Disclose
710 Having a Successful ARD
It Takes a Solid Plan Based on Understanding, Reality and Focus
Legislation & Commissioner's Rules that Affect Graduation
Sib Group II - continued (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)
Teen Transition Expo - continued (REQUIRES SEPARATE REGISTRATION)

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T-SHIRT ORDER FORM - All participants of the TxP2P 5th Annual Parent Conference will receive a free conference t-shirt - this includes kids in child care and/or sib group. Please indicate how many of each size that you need for your registered adults and kids below. All
t-shirts are 100% cotton with our conference logo!
You may purchase additional t-shirts if you would like - please indicate any additional shirts you want below the double line below.
Addition t-shirts and last year’s t-shirt will be for sale at the conference.

 


FREE T-SHIRTS - Please indicate how many of each size: T-SHIRTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED; WE ORDERED EXTRA IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS CAN RECEIVE ONE. YOU MAY STILL SELECT A SIZE HOWEVER WE CANNOT GUARANTEE WE WILL HAVE THE SIZE YOUR REQUEST.

Child Size: Small - how many: Medium - how many: Large - how many:

Adult Size: Small - how many: Medium - how many: Large - how many:

XLarge - how many: XXLarge - how many:

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ADDITIONAL T-SHIRTS TO PURCHASE - Please indicate how many of each size: NO LONGER AVAILABLE - ANY EXTRA T-SHIRTS WE HAVE WILL BE ON SALE AT THE CONFERENCE.

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Registration fees (Please check which one applies to you):

Parent /Family Member/Parent Professional/Self-Advocate w/o CEUs - $105 per person

Parent Professional w/ CEUs or Foster Parent w/ Attendance Form - $125 per person

Professional w/o CEUs - $135 per person

Professional w/ CEUs - $160 per person

Self-Advocate - Teen Expo only - $30

Conference Speaker/Exhibitor/Sponsor - no additional cost

I would like to make Tax Deductible Contribution to Texas Parent to Parent Yes No Amount:

I would like to help pay another parent’s/family’s conference expenses Yes No Amount:

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PLEASE PRINT THIS PAGE BEFORE HITTING SUBMIT - YOU WON'T HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

After you submit this page, you will have the opportunity to sign up children for child care and/or sibling groups and pay for your registration.