Sally Gould-Taylor, PhD. Executive Director, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University (UCEDD).  Associate Research Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Development

Justin Brown, Program Specialist, Barber National Institute.
Mr. Brown has 13 years of experience including experience as a Direct Support Professional, House Manager, and as a Program Specialist. He has had experience helping support folks with a wide range of abilities and support needs including individuals with complex medical needs.

Robert Evans, Advocate: Medical Experiences.
Mr. Evans is a Fun. Cool. Young Man. Who speaks with a talking device. From Southeastern PA/Chester County. From Downingtown originally and more recently from West Grove. Mr. Evans wants to teach medical professionals about disability. Patients with disabilities need better care.

Thad Jackman, Director Of Southeast Regional Programs, Barber National Institute.
Mr. Jackman has twenty-three years of experience in the intellectual disability service field in positions ranging from Direct Support Professional to Regional Director.  Has supported individuals representing a wide range of areas across the Commonwealth including the following counties: Erie, Allegheny, Washington, Greene, Butler, Beaver and currently serving as Director of Barber’s Programs in Philadelphia, Bucks and Montgomery County.

Marisol Ramos, Family Member.
Ms. Ramos works at Vision for Equality as the Latino Services Coordinator. She is also the representative for the Latino Support Group from The Philadelphia Parent Support Groups.  Ms. Ramos has a daughter and a son that have both intellectual disabilities and autism. She loves to work helping the Latino community and other families in need.

Moderator: Kate Fialkowski, Assoc. Director, Academic Programs, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University, Adjunct Professor, Disability Studies, College of Education and Human Development.

Benjamin Abramoff, MD, MS.
Dr. Abramoff is the Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Dr Abramoff also holds the following positions including: Director of Seating and Positioning Clinic in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Director of Spinal Cord Injury Services at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse, Founder and Director of Transitional and Adult Spina Bifida Clinic in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Co-Founder and Co-Director of COVID Recovery Clinic in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Lead Rehabilitation Clinician at the Penn Nerve Center and a Member of the Skin Integrity Commitee at the Penn Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Abramoff holds a BS (Life Science Communication) from Cornell University (2008), an MS (Health and Rehabilitation with a Specialization in Health Education) from Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitative Services (2013), and an MD (Medicine) from Ohio State University College of Medicine (2013).

Vincent Siasoco, MD, MBA.
Dr Vincent Siasoco is a Board-certified Family Physician with a focus on caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Social Medicine and Department of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Director of Primary Care at the Rose F. Kennedy Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center at Montefiore Medical Center. He is the Medical Director at ADAPT Community Network (formerly known as United Cerebral Palsy of New York City). He is a Board member of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. He's a Clinical Director for Special Olympics and Chair of the Special Olympics New York Health Advisory Council. He is the Co-Chair of the Cerebral Palsy Associations of NYS Medical Director's Council and Co-Chair of their annual CP Associations of NYS MD Council Clinical Conference.

Moderator: Amy Houtrow, MD, PhD, MPH.
Dr Houtrow holds the following positions: Professor of PM&R and Pediatrics.Endowed Chair for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. Vice Chair: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. Vice Chair: Quality. Professor of Physical Medicine and Director, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Chief: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, UPMC, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.Dr. Houtrow’s clinical work focuses on optimizing health and functioning outcomes for children with disabilities. Dr. Houtrow’s research focuses on recognizing the impact raising children with disabilities has on families, health care inequities, childhood disability trends and outcomes research for children with disabilities. Presently, her research is utilizing the National Survey of Children’s Health to evaluate the emotional and physical health of caregivers of children with special care needs and to compare the reporting of child’s health and development concerns between mothers and fathers. Dr. Houtrow is also evaluating food and housing insecurity disparities.

Barbara Nightingale, MD.
As the Deputy Director for Clinical Services at the Allegheny County Health Department, Dr Nightingale oversees the department’s immunization, STD/HIV and pulmonary clinics, as well as pharmacy, dental and emergency preparedness. Dr. Nightingale came to the Allegheny County Health Department in 2022. Prior to joining the Health Department, she was the Medical Director of Latterman Family Health Center and Associate Program Director for the UPMC Psychiatry and Family Medicine Residency Program. Originally from Rhode Island, she moved to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie Mellon University for an undergraduate degree in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. She briefly worked at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Baltimore before returning to the area to complete a Master’s in Biology at Duquesne University. She attended medical school in Philadelphia at Drexel University College of Medicine. After graduating from the UPMC-McKeesport family medicine and psychiatry residency program, she joined the faculty as both a psychiatrist and family physician in 2015.

Sungin Yun. Pharm.D., Division of Covid Containment, Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
Ms Yun is the Clinical Project Manager, Division of Covid Containment, Philadelphia Department of Public Health. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2019 and was a local pharmacist in Philadelphia, PA through May 2022. Ms. Yun recently joined the Philadelphia Department of Public Health where she hopes to help inform and educate individuals so that they can make the best possible choices and experience health and wellbeing.

Moderator: Amy Nieves, Executive Director. Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.