Join us at the Supported Life Institute’s 40th Annual Supported Life Conference on October 8 and 9 in Sacramento!
The Department will be at a table there to answer your questions, share resources and connect. We’re also presenting during several sessions.
- On October 8:
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- Self Determination Program’s Community Program Specialist Danielle Isola will give an overview of the Self-Determination Program
- On October 9:
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- Director Pete Cervinka will deliver a keynote address on current happenings. Later, Nicole Patterson who manages the Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG), will join him to talk about “How to Enhance Engagement with Individuals with IDD in Policy Making.”
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- Quality Assurance Branch manager Susie Crow will talk about how to define quality in the developmental services system.
While you’re at the conference, be sure to stop by our table to meet us and learn more about:
- The Offices of the Ombudspersons
- Competitive Integrated Employment supports
- DSP Internship Program
- Transition for school-age individuals into adult living, and community inclusion
- How to support every individual with developmental disabilities and their families receive fair, inclusive, and culturally responsive services
Check out the Supported Life Conference 2026 brochure to see what’s in store this year.
Register today! Early registration ends on ends Sep. 11, 2026.