APSE’s Executive Director, Julie Christensen, will join and open this conference. Barry Whaley, Director of the Southeast ADA Center and founding member of KY APSE, will close this conference with “Who Are the Heroes: A History of the Disability Rights Movement.” It’s time to gather together, once again, to talk about how we make Employment First a reality, gain new ideas and strategies in the work of disability employment supports, connect and remember why we do this work and that we are all a part of a bigger movement.