Upcoming Conferences and Webinars

Check back often for a list of upcoming conferences and webinars, both live and virtual!

Upcoming Conferences

Florida Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) VISIONS Conference
After much deliberation, the FLDCDT Board will be rescheduling the 2020 VISIONS Conference in Orlando, Florida for spring, 2021.
Date: April 12-14, 2021
Location: Sheraton Orlando, Lake Buena Vista Resort
Check the website www.FloridaDCDT.org for the latest updates.

Save the Date: 3rd Annual Healthy Minds Healthy Futures Conference
This statewide conference brings together national and local speakers and presenters who will share innovative and proven practical approaches in the area of transition of youth with emotional and mental health disabilities, specifically addressing prevention, employment, community engagement and systems of care. Participants will have the opportunity to advance their transition knowledge and practical skills related to positive post-school outcomes for youth with mental health disabilities.
Registration will open January 4, 2021.
Date: May 5-7, 2021
Location: Marriott Sawgrass Resort, Ponte Vedra, FL

Upcoming Webinars

Strategies for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Implementation
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools can help individuals communicate with others but implementing them can be overwhelming. This workshop will explore strategies to implement AAC in an individual's routines and environments.
Date/Time: August 18, 2020 2:00 p.m.
Click here to register.

Tools for Success: Technology to Support Young Adults with Disabilities at College and on the Job
This workshop will feature a wide range of technology to support youth with disabilities at college and on the job. Demonstrations will include tools and apps for executive function, computer access, reading, writing and note taking.
Date/Time: August 26, 2020 2:00 p.m.
Click here to register.

Supporting Secondary Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities in the Virtual Environment
The Access Project, Florida Inclusion Network (FIN), Project 10: Transition Education Network, and PS RtI Tech / Technology and Learning Connections will collaborate to provide resources to district and classroom-level educators related to supporting secondary students with significant cognitive disabilities in the virtual environment. National and state best practices will be shared as well as strategies for establishing and facilitating communication with parents/families. Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and questions, and the projects will utilize this feedback in order to coordinate a follow-up webinar to share real-life examples of successes.
Date/Time: September 2, 2020  3:30 p.m.
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Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (RMTC-D/HH) - Accessibility and Assistive Technology TA Live Webinar Archives
This webpage is from the Resource Materials and Technology Center for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (RMTC-D/HH) and links to their monthly technical assistance live (TALive!) webinars related to accessibility and assistive technology.

Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC) 2020 Employment Series
Join us on the third Wednesday of each month for an opportunity to participate in a series of Webinars geared to build capacity on an array of employment-related topics.
Click here to join the webinars below. 
September 16: Successful Transition from School to Employment