Disability Advocacy Day is Now Disability Advocacy Week!

This event is open to everyone, and will include focused advocacy training for advocates, parents, professionals and more!  Sessions will be held virtually via Zoom to ensure that individuals from across the state can participate. This year's event will also be in a format that allows more interaction and opportunities to participate. We will have ASL interpreation and live captioning, but please let us know if you need other accommodations to fully participate.  https://idrpp.usu.edu/disability-advocacy-dayMonday, January 22

12 pm: Early Intervention: A Critical Investment in Utah's Children (Utah State University's Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice) Early intervention services in Utah, through IDEA Part C, are essential for improving the lives of infants and toddlers with disabilities. However, due to inadequate funding and an exponential increase in the number of children served, the Baby Watch Early Intervention Program is failing to meet the needs of all eligible children. This crisis demands…