2019 Annual Conference on Independent Living
Sunday, July 21st
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Board Meeting
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Pre-Conference
- Location: Constitution AB
Monday, July 22nd
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Opening Plenary
- Location: Independence A
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM: Legislative & Advocacy Update
- Location: Independence A
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Preparing for the Day on the Hill
- Location: Independence A
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Concurrent Workshops I
DIA Today: A Better Way
- Location: Independence A
Queer Disabled Justice
- Location: Independence BC
Advocacy and Organizing: Using these Tools to Create Power and Change
- Location: Independence DE
Running for Office 101
- Location: Independence FGHI
REAADI in Disasters: Igniting Community and Political Power to Save Disabled Lives in Disasters
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM: Regional Caucuses (Regions VI-X)
Region 8
- Location: Independence A
Region 6
- Location: Independence BC
Region 9
- Location: Independence DE
Region 7
- Location: Independence FGHI
Region 10
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM: Regional Caucuses (Regions I-V)
Region 1
- Location: Independence A
Region 3
- Location: Independence BC
Region 4
- Location: Independence DE
Region 2
- Location: Independence FGHI
Region 5
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Diversity Reception
- Location: Independence A
Tuesday, July 23rd
NO SERVICES – Day on the Hill
Wednesday, July 24th
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Concurrent Workshops II
Taking it to the Streets – How to Mobilize Your CIL
- Location: Independence A
Partners in the IL Network: Roles & Responsibilities
- Location: Independence BC
How to Go From Being the Best Kept Secret to the Best Known!
- Location: Independence DE
Advocacy– it’s not just a reaction
- Location: Independence FGHI
Fueling Business Acumen: How CILs are Securing Contracts with Health Plans and Payers
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM: Parenting Without Pity: Empowering the Next Generation (Film Screening)
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Ignite the Global IL Network! (Film Screening)
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Awards Luncheon
- Location: Independence Ballroom
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Annual Council Meeting
- Location: Independence Ballroom
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Piss on Pity: We Will Ride (ADAPT Film) (Part of Closing Social)
- Location: Independence Ballroom
8:30 PM – 11:00 PM: Closing Social
- Location: Independence Ballroom
Thursday, July 25th
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Concurrent Workshops III
Centene Corporation and NCIL Address Gaps in Disability Access – An Award-Winning Idea.
- Location: Independence A
SILC Mentorship that Leads to Successful Engagement
- Location: Independence BC
Using the Minimum Data Set (MDS) to Fuel System Change
- Location: Independence DE
Reproductive Justice as Part of Independent Living
- Location: Independence FGHI
Chronic Pain and the Opioid Crisis 102
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM: Concurrent Workshops IV
Housing: How Screwed Are We? And What Can We Do About It?
- Location: Independence A
One Voice, One Vision: Raising the Bar for Statewide Collaboration
- Location: Independence BC
Improving Independent Living services to Alaska Natives
- Location: Independence DE
How to Strengthen the IL Network in Your State
- Location: Independence FGHI
Difficult Conversations: How the #LiveOn Campaign Challenges Ableism and Confronts Suicide in the Disability Community
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Concurrent Workshops V
Intersections in Health Care Accessibility and Business Acumen
- Location: Independence A
Building A Strong Board of Directors
- Location: Independence BC
Moving out: Preparing and empowering young adults in transition
- Location: Independence DE
Unheard Screams (Human trafficking)
- Location: Independence FGHI
Acting B-A-D: A Patient Advocacy Strategy
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
3:00 PM to 4:15 PM: The Invalid Corps AND Union (Film Screening)
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Legislative Debriefing
- Location: Independence A
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM: ILA Update and Closing Plenary
- Location: Independence A
Friday, July 26th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Board Meeting
- Location: Lafayette/Farragut