8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.

International Experiences in Achieving Community Service Systems

Co-Moderators:  Merle McPherson and Phyllis Magrab

An International Perspective on Community Development: Six Models

The following six sessions will occur concurrently. Please choose one.

9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Community Successes

• Establishing a Family Movement
  Prague, Czech Republic
  Irena Dušková, Day Centre AKORD
  Markéta Kate?ina Hole?ková, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
• Families, Professionals and Government: A Common Agenda
  Dubrecen, Hungary
  Zsuzsanna Vekerdy-Nagy, Debrecen UMSC, Department of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine
• Establishing a Medical Home
  Bratislava, Slovakia
  Klára Frecerová, Ministry of Health
• Building Community Systems for Children and Youth with Special Needs
  Norway
  Christin Bauer, Project Manager in the Directorate for Social and Health Affairs
• Resilience in Families with Children with Disabilities
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Elbio Néstor Suárez Ojeda, Director of the International Center of Studies and Research on Resilience Universidad National of Lanús Argentina
• Dialogue for a Better Future of Romanian Children and Youth with Special Needs
  Romania

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 – 11:45 p.m.

Closing Session

11:45 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Site Visits

• National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, D.C.
• George Mason High School, Inclusive Educational Program, Falls Church, Virginia
• ENDependent Center of Northern Virginia, Inc., Arlington, Virginia
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Accessible Transportation System