REGISTRATION

Conference registration desk with a person standing in the background, and a person in a wheelchair in the foreground with a woman handing them name badges.

 

The XXVIII LIFE Conference will be held at Bally’s Dover Conference Center on Wednesday, January 27, 2027.  

Registration will open in late August / early September.

SPEAKERS & SESSIONS

Three LIFE Conference speakers presenting.

LIFE Conference XXVIII in 2027 will feature a Keynote Address and 9 concurrent sessions covering subjects including:

Beyond Awareness: Creating Spaces Where Everyone Belongs

Self Care Aware: How to Support Your Wellbeing When Everything Keeps Changing

A Seat at the Table: An Interactive Discussion

Embracing All Abilities: Visibility, Invisibility, and Self-Acceptance

and more!

 

SPONSORS

Sponsor table at conference with a group of conference attendees gathered in front.

Each year over sixty organizations shared their products or services with our attendees.

For a complete list of confirmed Sponsors that supported the 2026 LIFE Conference visit the Sponsor page at this link: 

2026 LIFE Conference Sponsors. 

The 2027 Conference Schedule will be available soon
2026 Sponsor List

The mission of the LIFE Conference is to be at the forefront of providing information, educational resources and opportunities for persons with disabilities, their families, caregivers, educators and providers.  The primary goal of the LIFE Conference is to promote and support full community integration by focusing on the four areas of Legislation, Independence, Families, and Education.  The LIFE Conference offers its attendees the opportunity to learn, network, and participate in sessions designed to share information with all participants, including policy makers and the general public.

Living Informed, Feeling Empowered!

The LIFE Conference is partially supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling 527,570 with 82 percentage funded by ACL/HHS and $115,000 amount and 18 percentage funded by non-government source(s). The contents, views and opinions are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by Developmental Disabilities Council, ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.