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Special Needs Consortium to host disability summit

The Special Needs Consortium, a nonprofit organization, will partner with the Institute for Nonprofit Leadership at Slippery Rock University to host a new event, the Butler County Disability Summit, on May 16.

The summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Robert M. Smith Student Center on the campus of Slippery Rock University, and will provide information about the transition from childhood to adulthood for people with disabilities and special needs.

Special Needs Consortium spokesperson Chris Sherry said the program will serve as a “one-stop-shop” for anyone looking for information about how to prepare for the transition to adult life for young people with special needs. The event is not limited to only parents, but it is aimed at adults, she said.

“Those with disabilities who are 18-plus who want to learn more for themselves, and professionals that work with them, anyone who can really benefit from this, we’re really hoping they’ll come and see what we have to offer,” she said.

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