2026 MAKE YOUR MARK! CONFERENCE MATERIALS

Promotional banner for the 2026 Make Your Mark! Self‑Advocacy Conference. The design features a red carpet leading toward a cheering crowd of silhouetted figures, with gold stanchions and a film strip looping across the top. The headline reads “Lights, Camera, Advocacy” with a spotlight and camera icon. Text below includes “Iowa DD Council – Preparation, Participation, Power” and “Make Your Mark! Self‑Advocacy Conference | September 16–17, 2026 | Ames, Iowa.” The overall theme evokes a Hollywood premiere celebrating advocacy and empowerment.

CONFERENCE MATERIALS

Access presentations, handouts, and more information provided by this year's presenters. Materials will be added as they become available, so be sure to check back for more!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

8:00 – 9:30 a.m. | Opening Keynote: Jackie Nau
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/mtxb4995
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Drumming for Life
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/44kc2ppp
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Make Your Job Work for You
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/3byb4erm
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Lights, Camera, WORK!!!
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/ux6k8tzm
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Supported Decision-Making
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/a993y45d
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | Social Security
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/ufudv3bs
Red Book: https://tinyurl.com/bpae3psr
mySocial - Security How to Create an Account: https://tinyurl.com/2jx7j6yx
Working While Disabled - How We Can Help: https://tinyurl.com/5dp5mksh
What You Need to Know When You Get Social Security Disability Benefits: https://tinyurl.com/2z68t452
What You Need to Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income (SSI): https://tinyurl.com/yns55fyr
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | Lights, Camera, Impact
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/4xx55twu
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | IAble Jeopardy
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/4mcskv2a

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | CLOSING KEYNOTE: Cody Clark
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/58uynrup
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | True Inclusion: Advocacy in Action for Individuals with Special Needs
Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/38dab5xf

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