8:00 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome – Introductions

Celia Abalos, Esq. Vice President, UMDNJ Office of Academic and Clinical Initiatives

Dr. Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Boggs Center/UMDNJ-RWJMS

Jennifer Velez, Esq., Acting Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services

Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, Legislative District 17, New Jersey Legislature

Brunswick Ballroom

9:30 AM

Keynote Presentations

Jagdish Vasudev, Director, New Americans of New Jersey

Pramila Balasundaram, Founder/Director, Samadhan, New Delhi, India

Brunswick Ballroom

11:00 AM

Plenary Session

Family Perspectives on Disability in New Jersey: A Panel Discussion

Moderators: Aruna Rao, NAMI NJ and Asima Shah, Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission

Brunswick Ballroom

12:00 PM

Buffet Lunch

Performance by Sujeet Desai

Brunswick Ballroom

1:00 PM

Exhibitor Browsing

Prefunction Area

2:00 PM

Workshop 1:

Salon A

Resources for Disability Professionals and Providers: Information for Enhancing Your Understanding of the South Asian Community

Moderators:

Sunil Parikh, NJ Commission for the Blind

Shazia Anam, MPH
The South Asian Health Project

Workshop 2:

Salon B

Resources for South Asian Community Leaders, Families and Individuals: Information for Enhancing Your Understanding of Disability Services in New Jersey

Moderator:

Bill Gaventa, M.Div

Director of Congregational and Community Supports, The Boggs Center/UMDNJ

4:00 PM

Reception

Exhibitor Browsing

Performance by Sujeet Desai

5:30 PM

Closing