Bridging Success: Empowering Every Learner

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025 | 8:00 am – 3:00 pm | $50

Description:

 The annual Endless Possibilities conference invites families and professionals who support students with disabilities to learn and grow together. WI FACETS, along with the Wisconsin Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI) and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction gather experts to share their knowledge of important topics in special education. We encourage open dialogue between families and professionals to discuss positive solutions for all our students with special needs in Wisconsin. By working together, educators and families can help students thrive in school and prepare for success after school.

This year we welcome Mike Hipple as our keynote speaker to share his first-hand experience and talk about technology and accommodations for students. We will also hear from young adults with lived experience in special education, experts from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, participate in dynamic discussions around how to support engaged readers, learn what others are doing to support positive outcomes for students with disabilities to achieve their goals, and much more!

Keynote Presenter:

 Mike Hipple is a young man who has cerebral palsy and uses assistive technology tools to live his best life. He presents workshops on Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)/assistive technology, inclusion, behaviors, how to get involved in the community, and his own journey. Mike founded Wisconsin Augmentative Alternative Communication AAC Network. The network’s mission is to bring Wisconsin stakeholders for AAC together to have one voice and to share the knowledge that we have. He wrote a children’s book about starting school. When he isn’t working, it is likely that you can find him watching baseball or cop shows. He is a member of a Kiwanis club. He has a membership in Wisconsin Autism Society, Wisconsin CEC, the United States Society of AAC (SSAAC), and the International Society of AAC (ISAAC).

Workshop Session Topics Include:

• Building Relationships for Improved Collaborations Between Families & School Staff
• Preparing Neurodivergent Learners to Overcome Barriers to Post-Secondary Education
• ACT 20/Literacy and the IEP
• Including Health and Health Care into IEPs and PTPs
• 3 Steps to Save a Life: QPR Suicide Prevention Training
• And More!