* What are the medical and legal issues for first responders and the disabled?
* What are the responsibilities of family members, the individual, the community?
* Where do we get the information we need to be well informed?
* What steps do we take to bridge the gap between what we know and what we need?
Schedule of events:
8:30-9:30: Registration (coffee and donuts)
9:30-10:00: Welcome and Keynote by Butler County We Belong
10:15-11:30: Presentations
Two options:
Migyanka/Venkat-IUP & Allegheny Health Network
Torrisky/Wildman-Autism Society of Pittsburgh
11:30-11:45: Break
11:45-1:00: Community Cafe: Real World Questions with Real World Solutions
1:00-1:30: Outcome of our conversation.
Presenters:
Medical Viewpoint – Dr. J. Migyanka, D.Ed, Indiana
University of Pennsylvania & Dr. A. Venkat, MD, FACEP,
Allegheny Health Network
Legal Viewpoint – Mary Wildman, VP, Autism Society of
Pittsburgh & Jesse Torisky, Esq., President and CEO of Autism
Society of Pittsburgh
Community Cafe – Putting conversation to work to further understanding and to promote change.