Events Archive
2024
Disability Pride Month Lunch & Learn
Date & Time: October 16, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Guest Speaker: Executive Director, Andrea Croom
SPCA, Love on Loan Program
Date & Time: September 25, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Guest Speaker: Natalie Vergara, Community Outreach Manager
Sacramento SPCA - Love On Loan
Event Topics: Love on Loan program enlists volunteers who take their own pets on visits to local nursing homes and children’s homes. Interaction with animals can be a powerful tool for igniting personal growth and transforming everyday experiences for seniors and children.
Canine Companions
Date & Time: September 17, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Guest Speaker: Delia Bolinder, Volunteer Coordinator
InAlliance: Working To Build A More Livable Workable World
Event Topics: Love on Loan program enlists volunteers who take their own pets on visits to local nursing homes and children’s homes. Interaction with animals can be a powerful tool for igniting personal growth and transforming everyday experiences for seniors and children.
California Association of Guide Dog Users
Date & Time: September 11, 2024, Noon - 1:00
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!
Event Topics: What the guide dog does, focus on workplace, Issues faced by guide dog users, Capabilities and needs of blind people.
Disability Pride Month Lunch & Learn
Date & Time: July 24, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Event Topic: DOR will discuss the ADA as a landmark piece of legislation and how it has shaped the rights and protections afforded to people with disabilities. They will cover the history of the ADA, employment challenges for people with disabilities, and the importance of reasonable accommodations.
Mental Health Awareness Month Lunch and Learn with Stop Stigma Sacramento
Date & Time: May 29, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Mental Health Awareness Month Lunch and Learn
Date & Time: May 8, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Guest Speaker: Dr. Diana Ramos, Surgeon General
Autism Acceptance Month Lunch and Learn
Date & Time: April 10, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Guest Speaker: Sarah F Vejnoska from Mind Institute
MIND Institute Research - UC Davis Health
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Lunch and Learn
Date & Time: March 13, 2024, Noon - 1:00
Guest Speaker: Department of Developmental Services
California Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
2023
SPCA, Love on Loan Program
Date & Time: September 27, 2023, Noon - 1:00
Sponsor: SPCA, Love on Loan Program
Guest Speaker: Natalie Vergara, Community Outreach Manager
Canine Companions
Date & Time: September 20, 2023, Noon - 1:00
Sponsor: Canine Companions
Guest Speaker: Ginger Kelly, Volunteer Coordinator
Event Topics: They will speak about the differences between Service Dogs, Facility Dogs, Therapy Dogs and Emotional Support Animals. They will also discuss the journey of a service dogs' life.
California Association of Guide Dog Users (CAGDU)
Date & Time: September 13, 2023, Noon - 1:00
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!
Event Topics: What the guide dog does, focus on workplace, Issues faced by guide dog users, Capabilities and needs of blind people.
PRIDE Industries Lunch & Learn
Date & Time: July 26, 2023, Noon - 1:00
ADA anniversary/Disability Pride month
Pride Industries
PRIDE Industries | LinkedIn
Department of Rehabilitation Lunch & Learn
Date & Time: July 20, 2023, Noon - 1:00
California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
Mental Health Awareness Film Festival
Date & Time: May 25, 2023, Noon - 1:00
Location: CDFA Auditorium or Virtual
Sound Healing
Date & Time: May 17, 2023, Noon - 1:00
Location: 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CDFA Auditorium
Event Topic: The DAC is welcoming NAMASTEMADRE for a special offering of Sound Healing. Feel the powerful benefits of this healing modality that include reduction in anxiety, promotion of emotional health, relaxation, calming to your brainwaves, and more! This event will be both in person at CDFA's Auditorium and via Zoom.
CalHOPE Lunch and Learn
Date & Time: May 11, 2023, Noon - 1:00
Autism Acceptance Film Festival
Date & Time: April 17, 2023, Noon - 1:00
Autism Speaks! Lunch & Learn
Date & Time: April 11, 2023
2022
California AgrAbility – History of California AgrAbility
Date: October 25, 2022
California Department of Rehabilitation – Disability Etiquette and Awareness
Date: October 11, 2022
California AgrAbility – All About California AgrAbility
Date: September 22, 2022
Disability Rights California
Date: August 23, 2022
Event Topic: A presentation sharing information about some of the services available through this organization.
NAMI – Mental Health
Date: August 11, 2022
NAMI - Sacramento
NAMI -National
Event Topic: A presentation sharing challenges, stereo typing, misconceptions of mental health.
Adjoin - Presentation For CDFA Disability Advisory Committee
Date: May 19, 2022
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Email: CDFA DAC