Disability Advisory Committee (DAC)

2025 DAC Events

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  September 24, 2025, Noon - 1:00
  California Association of Guide Dog Users (CAGDU) – National Federation of the Blind of California
  Guest Speaker: Shannon L. Dillon, Legislative Coordinator and President of the California Association of Guide Dog Users, A Division of the National Federation of the Blind of California and her guide dog, Irish!
  Topics: What the guide dog does, focus on workplace, Issues faced by guide dog users, Capabilities and needs of blind people
  Zoom Registration
  
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  September 10, 2025, Noon - 1:00
  Guide Dogs for the Blind
  Location: CDFA Headquarters, Auditorium, 1220 N Street, Sacramento
  * GDB give away items ~ such as, Post It notes, pens, and DGD calendars for in-person attendees!
  Guest Speaker: Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) client and host of GDB’s podcast Central Bark: Theresa Stern and “Rocio” (a black labrador retriever).
  Zoom Registration
  
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  September 3, 2025, Noon - 1:00
  SPCA, Love on Loan Program
  Love on Loan
  Guest Speaker: Natalie Vergara, Community Outreach Manager
  Zoom Registration
  
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  April 30, 2025, Noon - 1:00
  Autism Acceptance Month Lunch and Learn
  MIND Institute Research - UC Davis Health
  Guest Speaker: Melissa Mello, Psy.D., M.A., BCBA Licensed Clinical Psychologist, UC Davis MIND Institute
  Zoom Registration
  
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  May 13, 2025 Noon-1:00pm
  Mental Health Awareness Month Lunch and Learn with Stop Stigma Sacramento
  Stop Stigma Sacramento
  Zoom Registration
  Event recording

Archived DAC Events