Disability Information and Resource Conference

November 14 &15, 2025
Best Western Plus Burley Inn
Sponsored by The Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities, Idaho Parents Unlimited, and Community Council of Idaho
Schedule
November 14, 2025
09:00 AM
Conference Check-in
10:00 AM
Welcome
Burley Leaders
10:30
Opening Keynote
Maria Juarez
10:50
12:00 PM
LUNCH
01:30 PM
2:15 – 3:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Basics – Part 1
Angela Lindig & Nancy Ovalle
3:30 – 3:45
BREAK
3:45 – 5:00
Breakout Sessions
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Basics – Part 2
Angela Lindig & Nancy Ovalle
November 15, 2025
08:30 AM
Conference Check-in
09:30 AM
Welcome
Burley Leaders
10:00
Emergency Preparedness
12:15 PM
LUNCH
2:00 – 3:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
Transition to Adulthood
Angela Lindig & Nancy Ovalle
Lucy Olmos & Marilu Moreno
3:15 – 3:30
BREAK
3:30
Closing Keynote – Raffle & Awards
4:30
Conference Wrap-Up
Partners in Policymaking
What Is Idaho Partners in Policymaking?
Idaho Partners in Policymaking is an innovative leadership development program for adults with developmental disabilities and parents of children with disabilities. Partners receive information, training, resources, and skill-building so they may have the best possible life experiences for themselves and their children. Partners in Policymaking was created in 1986 by Colleen Wieck, Executive Director of the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. The program was developed specifically to teach people with disabilities and families of young children with disabilities to:
- Work on long-term change.
- Become active partners with policymakers who will shape policies that impact people with disabilities and families.
- Understand possibilities and how to create them.
“This work is supported by a grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201 with 100% federal funding award totaling $527,344 (Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Grant No.: 2401IDSCDD-01). Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of not are endorsed by ACL, HHS, or the U.S. government.”
