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Better All Together #7: Inclusion Works!

General Information

The Georgia Center for Continuing Education, a unit of the University of Georgia's Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, provides innovative lifelong learning opportunities that develop intellectual and human potential. A full-service, residential adult-learning facility on UGA's campus, the Georgia Center includes a 200-room hotel, restaurants, banquet areas, conference rooms, auditoriums, a fitness center, and computer labs — all under one roof. For more information, visit www.georgiacenter.uga.edu.

Conference Registration:
Register by January 10, 2006 (registration fees increase after this date) — Registration is limited. To register, complete the registration form below. Prepayment is required to guarantee your registration. Purchase orders will be accepted.

Special Needs
If you require special services, facilities, or dietary considerations (vegetarian or otherwise), contact Erin Hulsey at phone number 706.542.2237 or email Erin.Hulsey@georgiacenter.uga.edu by February 1, 2006.

Lodging:
Block of rooms for conference held until February 9, 2006 — A block of rooms is being held for Better All Together 7 until 5:00 pm on February 9, 2006. You can register for lodging on the registration form below. A reservation must be guaranteed by a credit card at the time of the reservation or by an advance deposit within 14 days of the registration confirmation. Non-guaranteed reservations will be cancelled after 14 days.

Lodging Policies (Georgia Center Hotel & Suites):
(1) Tax Exemption — The State of Georgia only allows tax-exempt charges for a payment by a state-issued credit card or check or by a direct bill to a state agency (with a Georgia State Tax Exemption Certificate). (2) Lodging Cancellation — to avoid being charged one night's room and tax, you must cancel your reservation by 4:00 pm the day prior to your scheduled arrival.

Transportation and Directions
For driving directions, see www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/about/directions.phtml.All flights into Athens connect through Charlotte, NC. Regular ground transportation is available from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to the Georgia Center. A parking deck is located adjacent to the Center (hourly rates; vehicles over seven feet require alternative parking arrangements).

Program Cancellation Policies
(1) We will gladly issue full refunds for cancellations made by 5:00 pm ET February 9, 2006. No refunds will be issued thereafter. Substitions will be allowed. (2) If a program is cancelled for any reason, the Georgia Center will not be responsible for any cancellation changes/charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

Continuing Education Credit
Continuing Education Credit is available. School personnel can earn a maximum of 2 PLU's for attending the entire conference. Babies Can't Wait/Project SCEIs will offer Continuing Education credit. Application for Social Work Credits is being explored with the UGA School of Social Work. Forms for each type of credit will be available at registration.

Scholarships
Scholarships (Deadline for Application: December 15, 2005). A limited number of scholarships are available for people with disabilities, family members of people with disabilities, people with traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, and child care providers. Please check the box on the bottom of the registration form on page 6 if you are requesting a scholarship for the conference fee and will be unable to attend without financial assistance. Scholarship requests must be submitted by December 15, 2005. You will be notified if your request has been approved.

Download the Scholarship Form here and complete page 6 and 7.

To Celebrate 12 Years
of Learning About Inclusion

Twelve years ago, in March 1994, the Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities and co-sponsors, the Georgia Department of Education — Division for Exceptional Students, Georgia TASH, and the Georgia Advocacy Office, joined with students, parents and educators to learn how to successfully support students and school personnel so that students could be successful, contributing members of local schools. Better All Together #7: Inclusion Works! on March 1-4, 2006, celebrates the past six conferences and continues to include topics about educational inclusion as well as inclusion and contribution in community life after graduation from school. This conference continues to offer sessions that will help us learn how to include young people with disabilities during their school years and will also provide sessions that show us what is possible for young children before school age and for adults as they graduate from high school to join adult life.

Many resource people from Georgia and from around the US and Canada will present a wide variety of sessions on early childhood inclusion, school inclusion, curriculum modifications, supported living, supported employment, community building, teaching strategies, assets based community development, and person-centered planning. Some presenters have been with us before and others will join us for the first time. Each day will include sessions on both education and adult issues. In addition to those whose expertise comes from their professional training and experience, students, adults with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities will share their experiences and lessons from school, work, and community life.

In addition to keynotes and breakout sessions, this conference will include:

Principals Academy

Thursday, March 2, 2006 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Planned and facilitated by Dr. Scott O'Prey, Principal of Centennial High School, Roswell, GA

Portfolio Showcase

Thursday, Friday and Saturday
During each period of breakout sessions

Film Festival

Internet Cafe

Bookstore

Conference Schedule

For complete conference schedule and list of speakers download the form a here.

Sponsor

Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities

Co-Sponsors

The Arc of Satilla
The Arc of Walker County
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission
CDAG: Community Developers Association of Georgia
Department of Human Resources — Office of Developmental Disabilities
GAO: Georgia Advocacy Office
Georgia Department of Education — Division for Exceptional Students
IHDD: Institute on Human Development and Disability

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