Save the Date!
Annual APRIL Conference
October 12-14, 2023
Location: Hyatt Regency, Orange County, California
APRIL Conference: October 13-14, 2023
Pre-Conference: October 12, 2023
Youth Conference "HappILy Ever After": October 12, 2023
APRIL Room Rates: $189+tax
Are you trying to budget to bring staff to the conference?
Call for Workshop Proposals:
Submissions are due by June 27, 2023.
This year's APRIL Conference, "The Magic of Independent Living," will be October 13-14, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, CA. The 2023 Youth Conference and Pre-Conference will be at the same location on October 12. Please check back regularly as we begin to fill in more details as they unfold.
We are excited to feature you all during our conferences, as peer experts on many different topics in the field. We could not make these great learning opportunities happen without your support, willingness to share your knowledge and expertise, and your enthusiasm for ensuring people with disabilities have the right and opportunity to live, work, play, and love in the communities of their choice.
Click Here to Submit a Workshop Proposal
Call for Conference Vendors and Exhibitors
Are you interested in becoming a vendor at the Annual APRIL Conference?
Our event will begin with our Pre-Conference and Youth Conference on October 12th, and will end with our annual banquet on October 14th at 9 PM Pacific Time. Your vendor table may be set up any time during these hours. Please note participants may visit your booth at any point during the event. We will have a dedicated time carved out in the agenda on October 13th for participants to visit booths as well.
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Earl Walden Award and Linda Gonzales Award
Now Accepting Submissions! Honor an Advocate in Your Community!
Linda Gonzales Award for Outstanding Rural Youth Advocate: Linda Gonzales was the first Executive Director of APRIL for 20 years, and truly was a visionary when it came to including youth with disabilities as leaders in the rural Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement and more specifically, the APRIL youth movement. It is a great honor to give this award to recognize and celebrate Linda’s many contributions to the youth movement and Independent Living.
Earl Walden Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Advocacy: In the early days of APRIL, Earl was a great friend and supporter of our new organization. As a colleague who worked at ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) in Houston, Earl had a heart as big as Texas and a gift for finding resources or solutions to problems. He took APRIL under his wing when we needed an advocate on our side.
Click Here to Nominate Someone for the Earl Walden or Linda Gonzales Awards