Schedule
DAY 1
Friday, April 29, 2022
3:00pm - 4:30 pm
5:00pm - 7:00pm
5:00pm - 5:20pm
5:25pm - 6:15pm
Registration
Vendors
Networking & Social Hour
Buffet Dinner
Greetings
Dr. Amy Tillerson-Brown
Board Chair, NC Black Disabilities Network
Welcome & Keynote Introduction
Dr. Baiyina W. Muhammad, Founder & Conference Co-Organizer
Keynote Speaker
Britney Wilson
Associate Professor of Law and Director of the New Civil Rights and Disability Justice Clinic, New York Law School
“Equity at the Intersection of Race and Disability”
DAY 2
Saturday, April 30, 2022
8:00am - 9:00am
8:30am - 8:45am
9:15am - 10:15am
10:30am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:30pm
12:45pm - 1:45pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:30pm
3:30pm - 5:00pm
5:00pm
Registration Cont’d
Continental Breakfast
Duke Energy Ballroom
Opening Welcome & Purpose
Baiyina W. Muhammad
General Session
Duke Energy Ballroom
Black Parents Matter: How Families Experience & Navigate Disability Services Through the Lens of Race and Disability
Concurrent Morning Sessions
The Role of Academics in Preparing Future Professionals
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Where Do We Go from Here? 21st Century Models for Employment and Living Opportunities
Lunch
Duke Energy Ballroom
Concurrent Afternoon Sessions
Advocacy 101: Knowing Your Legal Rights &
How to Ensure Proper Supports for Your Child
Overcoming Barriers & Making Services More Accessible
to African American Communities
General Session
Duke Energy Ballroom
Why College Programs for Students With Disabilities?
Post-secondary Experiences of Black Disabled Students
Closing Remarks
Recognition of Sponsors
Speakers & Planning Committee
North Carolina Black Disabilities Network,
Planning Meeting
Open Network & Relaxing
Conference Complete