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Communities for Everyone:
Universal Design for Community and Systems Change

June 23 and 24, 2005


June 23, 2005

8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Introduction - Susan Fox - Project Director, NH Real Choice Systems Change
9:15 am
Keynote - Jan Nisbet - Director, University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability

Community Centered Strategies for Support

10:15 am
Break
10:30 am
A. Livable, Walkable Communities
Presenter: Terry Johnson
Executive Director, NH Celebrates Wellness
B. Common Sense in Community Building
Presenter: Rich Crocker
Exec. Dir. Lakes Region Community Services Council
C. Connecticut Model Communities
Presenters: Christine Gaynor, Proj. Coord., and Stan Kosloski, Community Facilitator, University of Connecticut, Center on Disabilities
D. Involving All Neighbors: Creating Strategies for Inclusion
Presenter: Thomas Whittemore
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
E. Crackerbarrel discussion on Leadership with graphic facilitation by David Hasbury.
12:00 pm Lunch
1:30 pm F. Livable, Walkable Communities
Presenter: Terry Johnson
Executive Director, NH Celebrates Wellness
G. Common Sense in Community Building
Presenter: Rich Crocker
Exec. Dir. Lakes Region Community Services Council
H. Connecticut Model Communities Presenters: Christine Gaynor, Proj. Coord., and Stan Kosloski, Community Facilitator, University of Connecticut, Center on Disabilities I. Involving All Neighbors
Presenter: Thomas Whittemore
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
J. Crackerbarrel discussion on coalition building with graphic facilitation by David Hasbury.
3:00 pm
Break
3:15 pm
Invited Keynote - Lewis Feldstein - Executive Director New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Better Together: Restoring the American Community

4:15 pm
Closure
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception
June 24, 2005
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Keynote - Valerie Fletcher - Executive Director, Adaptive Environments

Creating Welcoming Communities

10:15 am
Break
10:30 am

CANCELLED

K. Housing and Community Finance Strategies
Presenter: Sharon Drake, Home of Your Own, NH Community Loan Fund

L. Housing Affordability and Accessibility: Technology Prototypes Presenter: Don Shumway,
CEO, Crotched Mountain Foundation
M. Littleton Model Community Project: Building a community with opportunities for everyone
Presenter: Nicole Lapointe,
Project Coordinator
N. Finding and Using Health Data Effectively
Presenter: Bob McGrath
O. Crackerbarrel discussion on social, capital and asset development with graphic facilitation by David Hasbury.
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

CANCELLED

P. Housing and Community Finance Strategies
Presenter: Sharon Drake, Home of Your Own, NH Community Loan Fund

Q. Housing Affordability and Accessibility: Technology Prototypes Presenter: Don Shumway,
CEO, Crotched Mountain Foundation
R. Littleton Model Community Project: Building a community with opportunities for everyone
Presenter: Nicole Lapointe,
Project Coordinator
S. Finding and Using Health Data Effectively
Presenter: Bob McGrath
T. Crackerbarrel discussion on sustaining community change with graphic facilitation by David Hasbury.
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Wrap-up with David Hasbury
3:30 pm
Closing