State of the Science Conference

Hello all.  This post is a little different.  This one is targeted to a very specific audience--attendees at the State of the Science conference in Washington, DC.  It's a diverse group here at the conference--agency personnel, researchers, professionals, and of course, Families of children with disabilities.

So, Hello State of the Science Conference Attendees!

Pat Bauer (author of the disability news blog embedded in the sidebar) and Cnoe (author of the Disability Information and Insight blog) are also here.  Cnoe's most recent post begins to fill a gap in our coverage of transition by blogging on the issue of transition and eligibility for services--a topic inspired by a post on the Erin Toes blog (Erin has a cochlear implant and is aging out of early intervention).  

You are probably wondering what the conference is about or, in other words, what difference will this conference make for all these stakeholders in early intervention?  

It's about a lot of things.  Its about emotional support, care coordination, and parent rights. It's about the experiences of families, research synthesis, law and policy.  But mostly . . . its about bringing these sources of knowledge together and putting it into action to support families in areas such as the examples given above.   If you are interested in learning more, check out the new section on the Beach Center website on Wisdom-Based Action.   

As for what difference it will make . . . I guess that is entirely up to the attendees, including myself and my collegues at the Beach Center.   I'll give an update, and perhaps a better answer, after the conference.