Pac Rim 2008 Info
Thematic Keynote Speakers: Patricia A. Morrissey
Patricia Wood | Brenda Smith Myles | Manulani Aluli Meyer | Janet Cole | Jacquelyn Brand | Caroline Casey | Patricia A. Morrissey | Edward J. Kame‘enui
Tuesday April 15th, 2008: 9:00 am - 10:00 am in the Maui Ballroom, on the topic of Family Supports
“Life’s Transition Points”
Commissioner Morrissey will identify key issues throughout the life span of an individual with developmental disabilities and will discuss options for life transitions. The use of social triangulation and knowledge management will be introduced, highlighted and suggested as tools in the preparation process for these times of change.
Biography
Patricia Morrissey is the Commissioner of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Prior to Dr. Morrissey’s appointment, she was a senior associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, an international technology and management-consulting firm. There she oversaw efforts to help federal agencies make their electronic and information technology accessible to and useable by individuals with disabilities.
During her 26 years in the Washington area, Dr. Morrissey has worked for the Senate, the House of Representatives, and President Ronald Reagan.
In 1999, while with the Senate, she worked with then-Wisconsin Governor Thompson’s office on the development and passage of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act.
More recently, Dr. Morrissey was a contributor to President George W. Bush’s New Freedom Initiative.
She has worked tirelessly for over 30 years to change perceptions, attitudes and living conditions of the disabled community through changes to national legislation.
