Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek

"We wanted to acknowledge and congratulate ASNP Advisory Board Member Patti Dudek on the recognition given to her in the upcoming NAELA News issue; she's on the cover with the headline: "Champion for the Disabled!" Patti is on the ASNP Advisory Board and she was a featured speaker at last year's ASNP National Meeting. She has graciously agreed to speak at this year's National Meeting on the topic of "Dealing with Difficult Beneficiaries."

This is going to be a great presentation on an issue all special needs planners deal with in their practice at one time or another. The 2nd annual Meeting of the Academy of Special Needs Planners will be in New Orleans on March 28-29, 2008.

For more detail about her topic or to register to attend, visit the conference website http://www.specialneedsplanners.com/conference

Don't Forget-you can save $100 on the conference registration fee if you register before January 25, 2007.

Go here to see the list of conference speakers http://www.specialneedsplanners.com/conference/speakers.asp

If you have any questions about the conference agenda click here: http://www.specialneedsplanners.com/conference/agenda.asp or send me an email to our Member Services Coordinator, Helen Bryan at Helen@specialneedsplanners.com."

Patti's Response:

Thanks for the kind comments. Let me just point out that this is a great honor, but folks with disabilities prefer to be referred to as "People first" -- they do not like to be defined by their disability. I clearly did not approve the " the disabled" language or the several different spellings of my name, but I will accept the honor, and hope that our organization will be able to raise the bar on such issues that seem small but are not. Happy Holidays to each and everyone of you. Look forward to seeing you this spring.

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