Awesome time at Peak Parent Center’s 2016 Conference on Inclusive Education!!
Great People, Great Ideas, Great Speakers…who could ask for more?
Audrey, Cynthia, and I loved attending the Peak Parent Center’s Conference on Inclusive Education as a vendor and self advocate. We met so many dedicated educators , parents, and advocates for differently-abled people
We cannot tell you how exciting it was to find extensive energy and ingenious ideas in one hotel!
Nicholas of The Consortium, offering health care to students with special needs:The Consortium
Getting ready to sign a book!
Cynthia Hampton, my job coach we made it!….through day 1
Bronwen Buswell, Conference, Communications, and Tech Coordinator, of Peak Parent Center and volunteer super talented guitar player, Adam Goldstein (with an authentic Irish hat!)
Audrey and I discussing serious concerns on inclusion
We found an essential part of marketing at this conference was to try on the new hat I bought for my baby niece!
O.k….so maybe we had a bit of down time!
Posing with my new friend, Chris Luby, owner of Bottom Line Financial, LLC
Maxwell Orland, Key note speaker for the conference, took a moment before his speech to chat with me!
Peak board member, Brandi Young, was a great advocate! She bought my book for her young son, Clay, and found me the “I could be president” tag for my name!
Zach Woods, rival children’s book author of The disability gang series, Chris Luby, and I hang at the end of the conference! The 3 amigos!
Good Work, Jessica Sorgani!
Jessica and Nick taking a break at the Speech and Language Stimulation Center in Fort Collins
Not only does Jessica Sorgani touch many children’s lives as a speech therapist in a local elementary school, but she has also proven herself to be a friend and advocate to Nick and Awesome in Action. Jessica’s quiet and fun-loving demeanor is contagious, and Nick loves working with her in all capacities. As an experienced speech language pathologist, Jessica is very knowledgeable of Nick’s speech device, as well as communication in general. Lucky for us, Jessica has put this skill to work in order to help further the message of acceptance and inclusion that Awesome in Action shares with students throughout Northern Colorado. She helped Nick connect with many teachers in order to set up a presentation in the school where she works. This process can be tedious, but Jessica did not give in. She communicated over a course of a couple months with Nick and the team of teachers in order to coordinate a date for the presentation. As a result, Nick has met a fun new group people who truly care about expanding knowledge beyond the classroom for their students. Nick is very proud to know such a dedicated and driven Speech Language Pathologist! Thank you, Jessica, for being an Awesome Advocate!
