Disability Advocacy Week: January 22-25, 2024
Watch sessions from the Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice; the Disability Law Center; the Utah Parent Center; the Utah Developmental Disabilities Council and the Utah Statewide Idependent Living Council on our archive page.
Disability Advocacy Day 2023
Participants toured a resource fair at the Utah State Capitol.
Disability Advocacy Day: January 19, 2022
Scroll down for videos and materials from our 2022 event!
Welcome Session: Jennifer Daily Provost
Keynote Speaker: Utah First Lady Abby Cox
Breakout Sessions
Self-Advocacy
View the self-advocacy guide.
How the Legislature Works & Funding Streams
Building Relationships With Elected Officials
Legislative Advocacy Guide
Building Relationships Presentation (supplemental)
Intersectionality in Disability Advocacy
2021 Disability Advocacy Day
Disability Advocacy Day 2021 Speaker Sessions
- Sarah Brenna (Vocational Rehabilitation)
- Joey Hanna (Utah Parent Center)
- Rich Lakin (Utah Dept. of Health, Epidemiology)
- Tonya Hales (Assistant Division Director, Utah Dept. of Health, Medicaid and Health Financing)
- Stacy Stanford (Health Policy Analyst, Utah Health Policy Project)
- Libby Oseguera (Executive Director, Utah Developmental Disabilities Council)
- Kim Fratto (Assistant Director of Special Education, Utah State Board of Education
- Psarah Johnson (Board Chair) and Karolyn Campbell (Executive Director) (Disability Rights Action Committee)
- Adina Zahradnikova (Executive Director, Disability Law Center)
- Senator Luz Escamilla