Supported Life Institute

Conferences and workshops - provided two leading annual conferences both in-person for people with disabilities and their family members and professionals on topics of developmental disabilities and inclusive communities. These statewide conferences attracted top-notch speakers and grew to 190-260 attendees each. About half of attendees were people with disabilities, the rest professional in the disability field, or family members.

Advocacy - Coordinated self-advocacy activities within a ten-county regional area. The program in its 24th year of Operation, continues to be guided by a planning committee with expertise in the self-advocacy discipline. Provide twenty one paid staff to seven local People First Chapters and self-advocacy groups, and hosted two virtual regional self-advocacy meetings this year with an average of 60 people in attendance. Researched and distributed information about a wide variety of self-advocacy virtual meetings to self-advocates in the area. Also provided facilitation and support services to people with disabilities on Board of Directors or Consumer Advisory Committee of a key nonprofit agency in the field, Alta California Regional Center.