Register Now for the 6th Annual Moving Forward Together Secondary Transition School Fair & Community Forum

Friday, October 24 - Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW (between Metro Center and Gallery Place/Chinatown) , Washington , DC 20001

Contact: Sarah Grime   sarah.grime@schooltalkdc.org   (202) 907-6887  

6th Annual Moving Forward Together Secondary Transition School Community Forum

Community Forum
Saturday, October 25
10am - 2pm

Youth and young adults with disabilities, parents/caregivers, educators, professionals, and community members are invited to participate.

• Youth Panel
• Share your success stories.
• Youth Leadership Program featuring fine artist, teaching artist, author and illustrator Adjoa Burrowes, professional artist and experienced arts educator Karen Brown, slam poetry champion Regie Cabico, and dance specialist Eric Johnson from the the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Education Division, DC Schools and Community Initiatives, and Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program
• Exhibits
• Learn about a range of transition resources, programs, and services. Workshops
• Speak one-on-one with students, families, service providers, and educators about your transition concerns.
• Networking & Community Building

Click here to register for the Saturday Community Forum!

This conference is jointly funded by: District of Columbia Department on Disability Services, District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities Council, District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia Public Library, Institute for Educational Leadership, and The HSC Foundation and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation through the Youth Transitions Collaborative

Special thanks to all of our co-sponsors: Advocates for Justice and Education, The ARC of DC, DC Appleseed, District of Columbia Association for Special Education, DC Metro ADA Coalition, DC Metro Business Leadership Network, District of Columbia Public Schools Office of Special Education, DC Special Education COOP, DC State Advisory Panel on Special Education, Full Circle Employment Solutions LLC, George Washington University, I'm Determined (VA Department of Education), Inclusion Research Institute, John F. Kennedy Center of Preforming Arts, National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, Project ACTION!, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, ReadSpeaker, University Legal Services, and YouthACT DC