Carlene Mattson, Youth/Adult Conference Chairperson & NDSC 1st Vice President
This conference fills up quickly! Don’t miss out!
Send in your registration by June 25!
The Youth & Adults Conference is specially designed to reflect the desires of the self-advocate membership of the NDSC. It is fun, enriching, empowering and safe. Over 50 volunteers will be on hand to lend support.
The Youth & Adults Conference is planned by and for adults and older teenagers with Down syndrome. Those attending will:
- Gain empowering self-advocacy skills
- Participate in fun, interactive workshops led by persons with Down syndrome
- Have an opportunity to participate in a talent show that is enjoyed by ALL Youth & Adults Conference attendees
- Build new and lasting friendships with their peers from all over the nation as well as other countries
PLEASE NOTE THESE IMPORTANT DETAILS
The NDSC Y&A Conference’s popularity is fueled by the care taken to be inclusive of all persons with Down syndrome and the purposeful effort to allow all individuals with Down syndrome to grow, share and shine.
In order to properly support everyone who attends, the NDSC gathers in-depth information from families.
Once you register for the Y&A Conference, you will be sent an information packet to fill out. The detailed information you send back in this packet allows us to provide the proper support. We need the approximately 200 information packets to be returned quickly so we can process them for our volunteers.
Because of our commitment to self advocates, we cannot accept on site registration nor can we accept late registration.
A few scholarships are available for self advocates who could not attend otherwise. Guidelines are available through the NDSC Center.
