Breakout Sessions
Choose to attend the sessions that best fit your professional goals and interests. Whether you're exploring AT applications, advancing your AAC knowledge, need help navigating difficult behaviors in the classroom, or seeking hands-on solutions, our schedule provides multiple opportunities to engage with experts and peers throughout the day.
Monday, April 20, 2026 - Day 1 Sessions
WELCOME
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
GENERAL SESSION with Inclusive 365
Game On: Removing Barriers for Learners through Technology
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
1
Breakout 1
9:25–10:20 AM
- Accessibility: Empowering All Learners - Apple
2
Breakout 2
10:30–11:25 AM
- IEP 101 for School-Based Therapists - ODE
- Accessibility: Empowering All Learners - Apple (repeat session)
3
Breakout 3
12:55–1:50 PM
- Medicaid Billing - Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
4
Breakout 4
2:00–2:55 PM
- Collaborating across Disciplines to Increase Student Success - A Case Study
- Medicaid Billing - Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) (Repeat session)
- Vendor Session with Rifton | Foundations in Pediatric Adaptive Seating; Therapeutic Applications for School-Aged Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
5
Breakout 5
3:05–4:00 PM
- School Health
- State Library of Oregon, Talking Books and Oregon Textbook Media Center
- PEAP - Personal Evacuation Accommodations Plan - ODE
6
Conference Day 1 Adjourn
4:00 PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - Day 2 Sessions
WELCOME
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
KEYNOTE | Trauma to Triumph - Gwen's Law Gwen and Brandi Lancaster
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
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1
Breakout 1
9:10–10:05 AM
- Increasing Productivity Using Generative AI
- VENDOR SESSION | The Drive for Function and Development: Alternative Drive Control Considerations for Early Power Mobility
2
Breakout 2
10:15–11:10 AM
- Practicing Collaborative…for AAC
3
Breakout 3
12:50–1:45 PM
- Simple Shifts for Providing AEM
- VENDOR SESSION The Importance of a Play-based, Positive, and Motivating Introduction to AAC
- VENDOR SESSION Scanning Pens
- VENDOR SESSION Pediatric Positioning: Facilitating Growth and Play
4
ED CAMP
2:00–4:00 PM
An Edcamp is a participant-driven, "unconference" designed for educators to engage in organic professional development. Edcamps have no pre-set agenda or speakers; instead, attendees create the session board on the morning of the event, focusing on collaborative, conversation-based learning tailored to their immediate needs.
What to expect:
- Participant-Driven: The agenda is created by attendees in the morning, using sticky notes to propose topics, ensuring the content is relevant to those present.
- "Rule of Two Feet": Participants are encouraged to leave a session if they are not learning or contributing, allowing them to move to other discussions to maximize their time
- Sessions are about networking and knowledge sharing.
- Discussion-Based: Sessions are conversations led by peers, rather than formal, one-way lectures.
5
Conference Day 2 Adjourn
4:00 PM