Preschool Conference

2022 Virtual Conference

The Promoting Positive Outcomes Early Childhood Special Education Conference will be held virtually on April 19-20, 2022. This year's theme will be Shaping a Better Future Through Effective Inclusion, Collaboration, and Transition. The virtual conference is FREE but you do need to register. If you need ASL or CART support for the event please contact jsj5@iu.edu. Session times are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

App for Conferences

Adiba Nelson - Keynote Speaker

Adiba Nelson is an author, screenwriter, performer, disability rights advocate, and most recently, subject of the Emmy winning documentary, The Full Nelson.

She wrote and self-published her first children’s book, Meet ClaraBelle in 2013, after not being able to find a children’s book that adequately and appropriately represented her daughter (disabled, Black). Since then she has led numerous workshops and given keynote addresses around the country for parents, educators and education professionals/paraprofessionals, focusing on disability inclusion and empowerment.

Bethany Van Delft - Keynote Speaker

Bethany Van Delft’s comedy has garnered her a multitude of awards and opportunities to perform at prestigious festivals. She is a mother of two and a fierce advocate for her daughter who was born with Down syndrome. This led her to complete leadership and advocacy trainings and informs much of her work as both performer and host with National Public Radio’s Moth Radio Hour StorySlams and GrandSlams. She is currently hosting iHeart Radio’s kids news podcast, The Ten News and co-hosting a digital series by NOVA/PBS, “Parentalogic” along side Dr. Alok Patel. She speaks on the importance of storytelling in family engagement and advocacy at conferences across the country
On her web bio she adds that “She manages to do these things while somehow keeping her kids and husband alive, and not very unhappy. She also bakes pretty good.”

Register As An Exhibitor Or Sponsor

We would like to invite you to be involved the “Promoting Positive Outcomes: Early Childhood Special Education Conference”! Our theme this year is Shaping a Better Future Through Effective Inclusion, Collaboration, and Transition. Sponsors and Exhibitors are welcome to register below.

Early Childhood Center