Event Registration Living Well With Disabilities Name:______April 11, 2015 Title:______

Agency:______8:30 am – 8:55 am Registration with Continental Breakfast Address:______8:55 am – 9:00 am Welcome City, State, Zip:______Charles Walczak, CEO, EHCA Phone:______9:00 am – 10:00 am Caring for the Caregiver Email Address:______Karen Morahan, RN, PhD, Edinboro University Robert Gulick, MFA, BCBA, Director, Behavior Analytic Services, Mail Registration to: Achievement Center Mary Jo Fulton 10:00 am – 11:00 am Living with a Disability EHCA Josh Blue 226 East 27th Street Erie, PA 16504 11:00 am – 12 Noon Emotional & Sexual Needs of the Individual with Disabilities Amy Tobolski, BA, Behavioral Health Specialist, Milestones, Inc. Cost - $35.00 (Includes continental breakfast and a 12 Noon – 1:00 pm Boxed Lunch boxed lunch) 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Accessing Community Resources Panel: Registration closes April 3, 2014. Valerie Benjamin, BA, Assistant Director Community Services, EHCA Karen Schnaekel, BS, LDN, Nutritionist, Regional Cancer Center & EHCA For more information, please call Mary Jo Fulton, Shelley Hecker, ID Supervisor, Erie County Care Management, Inc. 814-315-1823 at Erie Homes for Children and Adults. 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm EVALUATION

Directions The Frank G. Pogue Student Center is located at 405 Program Objectives: Scotland Road, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA 16444 and can be accessed from Rt. 6-N at the Scotland 1. Develop a greater understanding of the issues individuals with disabilities face on a day-to-day basis. Road (Stadium) entrance. The Pogue Center is the next 2. Identify and participate in various activities to help caregivers deal with the stresses of caring for building south of McComb Fieldhouse. individuals with disabilities. 3. Define the numerous resources that are available to assist individuals with disabilities to obtain Hotel Accommodations The Comfort Suites Hotel is available conveniently resources they may require to make their lives easier in living with a disability. located a mile from the Pogue Center. 4. Develop an appreciation for what laughter can do to improve the lives of individuals who are dealing with a disability. Presenter Information www.ehca.org Erie, PA 16504 Street 27th 226 East HomesErie for Children and Adults, Inc.

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