2025 Presentation Slides and Recordings
2025 UCLA Tarjan Center Forum
UCLA Tarjan Forum in Developmental Disabilities Opening Remarks
Recording
Keynote Presentation: Shaping Tomorrow: A Conversation with the Director of DDS
Presenter: Pete Cervinka, Director, California Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
Moderator: Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson
Panel: Employment for People with Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Panelists:
Aaron Carruthers: Executive Director, State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Carol Asch: Deputy Director, Employment Division, Department of Rehabilitation
Cindy Liu: Social Business Entrepreneur, Disability Justice Advocate, Parent
Mia Friedman: Self-Advocate, Brand Marketing Assistant
Andrew Black: Self-Advocate, Chemical Manufacturing Operator
Moderator: Dr. Yasamin Bolourian
Podcast
Featured Presentation: A Positive but Realistic Approach to Development in Autism from 2-34
Presenter: Dr. Cathy Lord
Discussant: The Hartman Family
Moderator: Dr. Rujuta Wilson
Sexuality and Dating on the Autism Spectrum
Presenter: Dr. Blake Warner
Discussant: Mark Bazza
Moderator: Dr. Brandon Ito
Communication Supports: Evidence Based Practices and Considerations in Access
Presenter: Dr. Maya Ayoub
Discussant: Toni Nelli
Moderator: Dr. Jasper Estabillo
UCLA Tarjan Forum in Developmental Disabilities Closing Remarks
Recording
