Category: Conference

Conference Keynote Speaker Announced

3/12/2020

We're excited to announce the Keynote Speaker for the 2020 UCP Family Conference.

Steve Ferreira was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1988. He was the second born of twins and due to birth trauma he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy shortly after birth. He and his twin sister, Emily, were adopted and they moved with their family to the Seattle area in 1990.

In 2013, Steve, in continuing his advocacy for people with disabilities, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Arc of King County. The Arc was founded in 1936 and is the oldest non-profit organization serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Greater Puget Sound area and throughout the United States.

Steve spoke over 500 times at regional high schools, colleges, churches, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, graduations and numerous other venues. In November of 2011, Steve decided to form Beyond Disabilities, a nonprofit, with the mission “to inform individuals and communities around the world that if you are disabled, you are just like everyone else… just living life in a different way.”

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Save the Date for the 2020 Family Conference

3/10/2020

October 16-17, 2020
Registration opens March 28th

Are you saving the date for the 2020 UCP Family Conference?

UCP’s Family Support Conference brings together families who are raising children with a disability, adults experiencing disabilities, as well as the medical, therapeutic, and educational professionals who work with them. This is the only conference of its kind in the Northwest.

The two-day gathering includes workshops and speakers that focus on new research in the area of intellectual and developmental disabilities, new surgical and therapeutic techniques, as well as alternative therapies and educational innovations.

The 250 plus attendees have the opportunity to visit vendors presenting services, resources and equipment.

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2018 Family Support Conference: The Story of Our lIves

1/17/2019

On October 19th & 20, 2018 hundreds of people from all around Oregon gathered for UCP Oregon’s 2018 Family Support Conference. There were over 20 different workshops, 36 speakers, spread out over 4 conference rooms at the Red Lion Hotel in Jantzen Beach.

Tyler Jones, the conference’s keynote speaker, kicked off the event with “The Story of Our Lives.”

It's Almost Time

8/21/2018

Have you registered yet for UCP's 2018 Family Conference? It's almost time! The Conference is designed for parents (and caregivers) of children who experience CP, physicians and other medical professionals, special education and transition professionals, and anyone else who is interested in cerebral palsy or other developmental disorders

It's two full days of exciting workshops and classes, with plenty of time to socialize with attendees and speciality vendors.

UCP's First-Ever "Mini" Conference Was a Hit!

10/26/2017

This October, UCP held our first-ever “Mini” Family Conference—a one-day conference designed for families who experience cerebral palsy.

We’re pleased to report that the Mini Conference was a hit! Attendees said that it was, “absolutely wonderful and extremely informative,” “just the right size,” and that they “felt very included and together.”

have you registered for the 2017 family conference?

9/25/2017

UCP normally has a Family Conference every two years. This year, though, we’re having a special extra “Mini” Conference on Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 9am-4:30pm in Salem.

“It’s designed for parents who are raising a child who experiences cerebral palsy…although all five workshops are relevant for parents raising a child with any disability!

At the “My Child’s Life Care Notebook” session, you’ll learn how to keep track of your child’s school and medical records using a special (free!) notebook. You’ll be able to get life planning off the back burner at our “Life Care Planning/ABLE Act” session. And you’ll learn how to navigate and appeal insurance decisions at our “Healthcare/Insurance Advocacy & Funding Resources” session.

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The 2014 Family Conference Was Great!

11/17/2014

The 16th Family Conference on Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Disabilities was a roaring success. Nearly 150 parents, self-advocates, vendors, presenters, and UCP staff members came together for two days of speakers, workshops, and connections.