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Announcing
the Community Imperative Conference - an historic event scheduled for January
25-26, 2002 in Oakland, California.
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A
conference for people with disabilities, family members,
policy-makers, educators, direct support professionals, advocates
and other interested groups. |
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Anticipated attendance is
between 800 and 1,000 people in the developmental disabilities field, including
a large number of regionally and nationally prominent speakers who
have worked successfully to create powerful coalitions, close institutions, and
develop quality, inclusive community services.
The goal of this
conference is to build momentum toward community living by strengthening
participating advocacy organizations and creating a broad-based,
cross-disability action coalition throughout the state.
Join
us!
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To reaffirm the
fundamental values and beliefs that have inspired the disability rights
movement,
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To Develop and commit
to long-term public policy goals in support of those values,
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To strengthen advocacy
organizations, create alliances, and
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To obtain the
information and tools necessary to succeed.
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