Karen Gaffney would love to help!

Her speeches are tailored to the theme of the conference or workshop. Some past themes have included:

• Strategies for education and inclusion
• The importance of friendship
• Early intervention
• Overcoming difficulties
• Living with Down Syndrome

Karen Gaffney's 2003 Schedule*
Public Speaking Engagements & Audiences Reached

*bookings as of December 11th, 2002, engagements local unless stated otherwise

DATE	ORGANIZATION	AUDIENCE
January 9, 2003	Help Me Grow Collaborative	Service providers and agencies promoting early intervention
January 10, 2003	Medina County MRDD, Medina OH	Staff members
January 15, 2003	Southridge High School	High School students
January 16, 2003	Overhead Doors Co.	Business professionals
January 18, 2003	Peak Parent Center, Denver CO	Advocates, family members, health care providers, educators
February 1, 2003	Portland State University	Graduate students, educators, and families
February 4, 2003	Portland Community College	Students and educators
February 18, 2003	Alaska Special Ed. Conf., Anchorage AK	Teachers, administrators, parents and service providers
February 21, 2003	Oregon Assoc. of Voc. Special Needs Personnel	Special educators, school to work staff, paraprofessionals
February 26, 2003	Portland Community College	School faculty
March 13, 2003	Pacific University	Students and educators
March 15, 2003	D.S. Assoc. of Northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne IN	Families and friends of individuals with Down syndrome
March 27, 2003	Spokane County Community	Educators, self-advocates, state employees
March 29, 2003	Down Syndrome Parent Group of Western New York	Families with children born with disabilities
April 7, 2003	Charbonneau Ladies Association	Staff and members of the club
April 11, 2003	Parents Reaching Out	Advocates for inclusion, parents, support staff
April 12, 2003	Parent Advocates Down Syndrome	Self-advocates, support staff, families
April 26, 2003	COPE, Kahneeta OR	Self-advocates, support staff, families
May 2, 2003	Down Syndrome Family Conference in South Carolina	Families with children born with disabilites
May 15, 2003	New Horizons Conference, Abingdon VA	Parents of children born w/ disabilities
May 22, 2003	Garten Services, Inc.	Business leaders and volunteers
May 28, 2003	Notre Dame Elementary School	Students and educators
May 29, 2003	P.R.O.U.D. Orange, County CA	Parents of children born with disabilities
June 4, 2003	St. Andrews Nativity School	Students and educators
June 10, 2003	Medina County, MRDD Medina, OH	State providers and employees
June 20, 2003	Integrade Service Network Brokerage For Adults	Brokerage employees, educators, adults w/ disabilities
June 28, 2003	Bradley Equine Assisted Therapeutic Riding Center	Children w/ disabilites
July 27, 2003	Oregon Parent Tranining Information	Providers for parents of children w/ disibilites
August 2, 2003	Leadership Institute/ARC	Self-advocates and providers
August 27, 2003	Salem/Kaiser School District	Special Education teachers
August 27, 2003	Gresham/Barlow School District	Gresham and Barlow school faculty and staff
September 13-17, 2003	Global Youth Meeting- Paris, France	Representatives of the disabled community in developing countries
September 26-27, 2003	South Carolina Department of Disabilities & Special Needs	Self advocates
October 4, 2003	Willamette Buddy Walk	Individuals with Down syndrome, their families, supporters
October 11, 2003	West Virginia Buddy Walk	Individuals with Down Syndrome and their families and supporters
October 22, 2003	South Carolina Department of Education	School faculty, administrators, state agency groups and advocates
October 30, 2003	Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education	Educators, parents and school administrators
November 7, 2003	Special Friends With Down Syndrome	People with Down Syndrome and their Families
November 14, 2003	CASA	State case-workers, attorneys and foster parents
November 15, 2003	Westside Lutheran School Associates
November 15, 2003	Forest Hills Lutheran School	Community Members and Families
November 15, 2003	OR Special Olympics	Special Olympics Athletes and their Families

Karen spoke at the following locations in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and is booking conferences for 2008.

For more immediate updates and information please contact us at kgaffney@teleport.com.

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