7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Roundtable Discussions

Panels Continue

Sessions will address the role of families and communities in building cross-disciplinary systems of support that integrate health, education, recreation, and social realms of life for children and young adults.

8:30 – 9:50 a.m.

Panel Four: Expanding transportation options

Moderator: Michael Winter, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Federal Transit Administration, U.S.

Panel Members:

• Bryna Helfer, United We Ride, Federal Transit Administration, U.S.
• Alan Abeson, Easter Seals Project ACTION, U.S.
• Cucu Saidah, Bandung Independent Living Center, Indonesia
• Manuel dos Santos Gaiato, VVAF “Sports for Life,” Angola

9:50 – 10:10 a.m.

Questions and Answers

10:10 – 10:25 a.m.

Break

10:25 – 11:45 p.m.

Panel Five: Integrating into the workplace

Chair: Susan Parker, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Department of Labor
Moderator: Betsy Valnes, Executive Director, National Youth Leadership Network, U.S.

Panel Members:

• Michael Callahan, Marc Gold and Associates/Employment for All, U.S.
• Svetlana Kotova, Public Organization of Disabled People “Perspektiva,” Russia
• Ambrose Murangira, Uganda National Association of the Deaf
• J. Erin Riehle, Project SEARCH, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, U.S.

11:45 – 12:05 p.m.

Questions and Answers

12:15 – 2:00 p.m.

Awards Luncheon

Luncheon Speaker: Alex M. Azar II, Deputy Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

New Freedom Award Honorees:

• H.M. The Queen of Sweden (confirmation pending)
• Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, Sports Academy for the Physically Challenged, Ghana
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder, Special Olympics, U.S.
• Alfred Mann, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Bionics Corporation, U.S.
• Lex Frieden, Director, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, U.S.

2:00 – 3:20 p.m.

Panel Six: Increasing Access to Assistive Technology and Universally Designed Technologies

Moderator: Steven Tingus, Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education

Panel Members:

• Corinna Lathan, AnthroTronix, Inc., U.S.
• Nigel Shapcott, Rehab Engineering Unit, Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Morriston Hospital, United Kingdom
• Geetha Shankar, Polytechnic Institute, Spastics Society of Karnataka, India
• Eric W. C. Tam, Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

3:20 – 3:40 p.m.

Questions and Answers

3:40 – 5:00 p.m.

Panel Seven: Homeownership Including Accessible Housing

Chair: Eileen Elias, Deputy Director, Office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Moderator: Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director, Adaptive Environments, U.S.

Panel Members:

• Shigeki Inoue, Fellow, Adaptive Environments, Japan
• Deepak K.C., Architect, Kathmandu Engineering College, Nepal (via video)
• Abhishek Ray, Architect, Disability Research and Design Group, India

5:00 – 5:20 p.m.

Questions and Answers

7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Trolley Tour and Ice-cream Social for Youth