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Registration is now OPEN! 

Welcome to the 18th Annual
Door to the Future Conference!!

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About

Two Conferences in One​

  • Door to the Future Conference (DTTF)

  • Empowering YOUR Future Conference (EYF)
    Ages 16yrs to 30yrs (FREE)

Overview: 
The two conferences will focus on the transition of youth with different abilities into adulthood.
Who should attend these conferences: 

  • Transition-Age Youth & Young Adults with Disabilities

  • Families & Caregivers

  • Transition Specialists

  • Educators & School Professionals

  • Health Care Professionals

  • College Students Entering Disability-Related Fields

  • Community Advocates & Service Providers

Door to the Future Topics Include: 

  • A Day in the Life

  • Assistive Technology: What is it, and how can it help?

  • Beyond Graduation: Supporting Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions in College and Employment

  • Developing Student-Run Businesses as a Stepping Stone to Employer-Paid Jobs

  • Employer Engagement

  • Expanding Employment Opportunities for Youth with Complex Needs

  • From Choices to Independence: Building Self-Advocacy Skills for Life

  • From Home to Future: How Families and Professionals Collaborate to Empower Youth in Transition

  • Including Students in their IEPs and Transition Plans

  • Inclusive Postsecondary Education 101

  • Independent Living for Adults with IDD: A Community-Based Model in Central Texas

  • NTACT:C Technical Assistance and Resources that Make a Difference

  • Self Determination

  • Skills Beyond the Plan: Building Executive Function for Life After High School

  • Systematic Instruction Job Coaching Strategies

  • Texas Guardianship Reform: Choices, Self-Determination and Alternatives

  • We Didn't Know He Could Do That: When Helping Gets in the Way of Independence

  • We Provided Transition Services…So Why Aren’t They Ready

*Subject to change*

Empowering YOUR Future Youth Conference Tenative Topics Include:  

  • Assistive Technology and Remote Supports for Transition Aged Youth

  • Hear My Voice: Becoming Self-Determined

  • Mission Possible: Solving Problems and Setting Goals

*Subject to change*

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Registration

Professional

$25

Texas Social Work CEU certificates and Texas Education CPEs are available upon request

Family Member

$10

Youth/Young Adult

FREE

Ages 16 years to 30 years attending the youth conference

Waivers are available upon request. Email sdorsey@cprcil.org

Questions regarding the conference please email sdorsey@cprcil.org

Sponsored in part by:

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Conference Steering Committee

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Texas Parent to Parent
Texas Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation Services

OFFICE HOURS

ADDRESS

PHONE

MONDAY - THURSDAY

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

421 AVENUE A

PALESTINE, TEXAS 75801

903-729-7505
903-729-7540 fax

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