Room Designations

  • Presentations will be held in both the Grand Apple Ballroom North and the Harvest Theater.
  • The breakfast and lunch buffets will be held in the Grand Apple Ballroom North.

Room Locations

  • Both the Grand Apple North and Harvest Rooms are located on the North side of the upper level of the convention center. They are the first rooms you come in contact with after crossing the Skybridge to the Coast Hotel.

2023 Spring Conference Schedule by Day

8:30 - 9:00 am

Registration and Check-in. Located in the Lobby.

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Continental Breakfast, Networking, and Door Prizes. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Building Bridges: Effective Communication Across Generations with Kerri B. Holferty, M.E.d, Director of Access & Disability Services from Whatcom Community College. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Catered Lunch at the Wenatchee Convention Center. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

1:30 - 3:30 pm - Concurrent Sessions

  • - Breaking Down Barriers: Understanding the Role of Documentation in Ensuring Access for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education with Kim Thompson, MSW (Senior Director of Disability Services at Seattle University) and Eric Trekell, MS (Program Operations Specialist of DO-IT). Located in the Harvest Room.
  • - Central Access: Empowering Full and Equal Access to Print Materials with Vernée Hemphill from Central Access and Kendall Smart, Access Specialist at Central Washington University. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

3:30 - 5:30 pm

Office of Civil Rights: Year in Review with Charlotte Cunningham, JD and Craig Peters, JD from Seattle OCR. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

8:30am - 9:00am

Check-in

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Continental Breakfast, Networking, and Door Prizes. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Higher Education Internships and Bridging the Employment Gap with Jordan Radford from Tacoma Community College and Heather Lindgren MS,CRC, Adjunct Professor at St. Cloud State University and Senior Rehabilitation Counselor for the State of Minnesota. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Catered Lunch, on-site. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

1:00 - 3:00 pm - Concurrent Sessions

  • - Neurodiversity Cultural Responsiveness: Supporting Autistic and Neurodivergent Students at College by Sara Sanders Gardner, Director of the Navigators Program at Bellevue College. Located in the Harvest Room.
  • - An Introduction to Digital Access for Disability Resource Professionals with Melanie Thornton, MA, Coordinator of Access and Equity Outreach at University of Arkansas Partners for Inclusive Communities. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Break

3:30 - 5:00 pm

Two- and Four-Year Breakout Sessions
  • Two-Year Moderated by Justin Smock. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.
  • Four-Year Moderated by Eric Trekell and Wendy Holden. Located in the Harvest Room.

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Offsite WAPED Happy Hour (no host) at Saddle Rock Brewery 25 N Wenatchee Avenue, Suite 107 Wenatchee, WA 98801

8:30am - 9:00am

Check-In

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Continental Breakfast, Networking, and Door Prizes. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Representing Our Underrepresented Students in D.S. Offices Presentation and Faculty Panel with Dr. Davi Kallman and T.C.C. Faculty Liaisons. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

12:00 - 2:00 pm

Working Lunch and Business Meeting. Located in Grand Apple North Ballroom.

Grand Apple North Ballroom

  • April 26 from 10:00 am -12:00 pm: Building Bridges: Effective Communication Across Generations with Kerri B. Holferty, M.E.d, Director of Access & Disability Services from Whatcom Community College
  • April 26 from 1:30-3:30 pm: Central Access: Empowering Full and Equal Access to Print Materials with Vernée Hemphill from Central Access and Kendall Smart, Access Specialist at Central Washington University
  • April 26 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm: Office of Civil Rights: Year in Review with Charlotte Cunningham, JD and Craig Peters, JD from Seattle OCR
  • April 27 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am: Disability Services Student Supports with Jordan Radford from Tacoma Community College and Heather Lindgren MS,CRC, Adjunct Professor at St. Cloud State University and Senior Rehabilitation Counselor for the State of Minnesota
  • April 27 from 1:00-3:00 pm: An Introduction to Digital Access for Disability Resource Professionals with Melanie Thornton, MA, Coordinator of Access and Equity Outreach at University of Arkansas Partners for Inclusive Communities
  • April 27 from 3:30-5:00 pm: Two-Year Moderated by Justin Smock and Ebert Arias
  • April 28 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Representing Our Underrepresented Students in D.S. Offices Presentation and Faculty Panel with Dr. Davi Kallman and T.C.C. Faculty Liaisons
  • April 28 from 12:00 pm -2:00 pm: Working Lunch and Business Meeting

Harvest Room

  • April 26 from 1:30-3:30 pm: Breaking Down Barriers: Understanding the Role of Documentation in Ensuring Access for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education with Kim Thompson, MSW (Senior Director of Disability Services at Seattle University) and Eric Trekell, MS (Program Operations Specialist of DO-IT)
  • April 27th from 1:00-3:00 pm: Support Services for Autistic and Neurodivergent Students by Sara Sanders Gardner, Director of the Navigators Program at Bellevue College
  • April 27 from 3:30 - 5:00 pm: Four-Year Moderated by Eric Trekell and Wendy Holden