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MA Act Early Spring 2016 State Team Summit Meeting
Building Capacity as an Early Identification Learning Community

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Date:        Friday, April 29

Location:  UMass Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts


State team members engaged in a daylong Summit meeting with learning and networking  on topics related to early identification. Listed below are the speaker biographies and other helpful information from the event.


Summit agenda, program and speaker bios:
Summit Agenda:
ma_act_early_spring_2016_summit_agenda_041016.docx
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Summit Program:
2016_ma_act_early_summit_program.docx
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Speaker Bios:
2016_ma_act_early_speaker_bios.docx
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 Presentation slides - morning sessions:

Update on CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Resources.
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA, UMMS-Shriver Center.
1_ma_act_early_welcome_042916.pdf
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Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers (RITA-T):  Overview
Roula Choueiri, MD, Division Chief, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
UMass Medical School
2_overview_rita-t_-_morning.pdf
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The Benefits of a Telehealth Service Delivery Model to Improve Communication Skills
Mary Andrianopoulos, PhD, Department of Communications Disorders
UMass Amherst
4_andrianopoulos_telehealth_4_29_16_handout.pdf
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Diversity in Early Identification Panel:
Autism and African Americans: Combating Diagnostic Disparities
Jacqueline Williams-Hines, No Small Victories
5a_diversity_jwh_massact_early_presentation.pdf
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Cultural Competence in Autism Evaluation: Case Study About a Cantonese-English Teenager
Shirley Huang, MS, CCC-SLP, Architects for Learning
5b_huang_shirley_adosslides.pdf
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Language Rights of Limited English Proficient Individuals
Tere Ramos, Esq., Mass Law Reform Institute
5c_tere_ramos_presentation_panel_language_access.pdf
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Presentation slides - afternoon workshops:

RITA-T Screening Workshop
Roula Choueiri, MD, UMass Medical School-Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic
a_workshop_rita-t_afternoon.pdf
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Considering Culture in ASD Workshop
Elaine Gabovitch, MPA & Kathleen Braden, MD, UMass Medical School-Shriver Center.
b_considering_culture_curriculum_handouts_final.pdf
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Cultural Brokering Model for Improving ASD Services
Oanh Thi Thu Bui, MA, MPA
Federation for Children with Special Needs
c_cultural_brokering_oanh_bui.pdf
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Autism Family Navigation & Project EARLY
Ivy Fernandez-Pastrana, JD & Jenna Sandler, MPH
Boston Medical Center
d_family_navigators_project_early_fernandez_sandler.pdf
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Language Rights Workshop
Tere Ramos, Esq.
Mass Law Reform Institute
e_language_rights_of_lep_individuals_ramos.pdf
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