“The only conference that brings ALL health disciplines together for people with IDD (Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities).”
2026 Theme
Saddle Up! Together We Thrive
People with IDD face more healthcare challenges than the nuero-typical population — and in a healthcare landscape that is ever-changing.
AADMD’s One Voice Conference is where all health professionals come together in one voice to change this. In 2026, One Voice is headed to Texas, so pack your boots and hat as we traverse the changing landscape of IDD and explore how we can not only survive during times of change, but how we can thrive.
Join us as we map out the route to IDD Health through our five tracks: Advocacy, Curriculum, Intersectionality, Technology & Behavior, and Clinical Practice.
Call for Presentations now Open
Important Deadlines:
Breakout Submissions Due: Friday, October 31, 2025
Poster Submissions Due: Saturday, February 28, 2026
join us in
Dallas, Texas
June 4-7, 2026
Hilton Dallas Southlake Town Square
1400 Plaza Pl, Southlake, TX 76092
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2025 Speakers
BRETT KESSLER DDS
President of American Dental Association
RICK GUIDOTTI
Founder and Director, Positive Exposure
Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins
Educator, motivational speaker and co-author of the children’s book “All the Way to the Top”
LEX FRIEDEN MA, LLD (hon)
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
rick rader, md
President of the American Association on Health and Disability
seth keller, md
Co-Chair of the National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia
Anthony Dekker DO, FACOFP, FAOAAM, DFASAM
Chief Medical Officer, Division of Developmental Disabilities, State of Arizona
Ashley Newman MD
Resident, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
barbie vartanian
Director of Advocacy and Policy Initiatives, NYU
Justin Steinberg, MA
AADMD Board Member
CHRISTINE LINEHAN BA, MA, MPH, DipStat, PhD, CPsycholPsSI, FRSPH, FPsSI, FIASSIDD
Director of the UCD Centre for Disability Studies
DAVID FRAY DDS
Past President of AADMD, Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Dentistry at Houston
Ellen Sugrue Hyman, jd
Law Office of Ellen Sugrue Hyman PLLC and Consultant, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative
Pharon Morgan
Senior Epidemiologist, Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council
JEFFREY BUCHHALTER MD, PhD
Physician, Buchhalter Consulting, Health Outcomes Oriented Strategies
Kathleen Friel PhD
Lab Director, Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery, Burke Neurological Institute
Laura Guilhoto MD, PhD
International League Against Epilepsy
Vicki Copeland MD
Medical Management Medical Director, Division of Developmental Disabilities
Steve Perlman DDS, MScD, DHL (hon)
President, People Advocating for Optimal Health (PAOH), Past President, AADMD
Vanessa Rastović
Disability and Health Policy Director, Achieva
Shaker Dukkipati MD, PhD
Resident, Child Neurology at Columbia University - NY Presbyterian
M. Shelly Marek MBA, MA, LPCC
Program Therapist at University of New Mexico
Toña Rivera
Founder and Executive Director of Every Ability Plays Project
jim warne
Member of Oglala Lakota, Filmmaker, Community Engagement Director at USD Center for Disabilities, Affiliate Sonoral Circle for Indigenous Empowerment
Dani Bowman
Cast of Love on the Spectrum
David A. ErviN
Chief Executive Officer, Makom
AMGED SOLIMAN, Esq.
Senior Attorney Advisor, National Council on Disability
Ava Xiao-Lin Rigelhaupt
Writer for PBSKids "Carl the Collector"
Toni Benton, MD
Professor, UNM HSC School of Medicine, Dept. of Family Community Medicine
Josh Munoz
First Place - Phoenix
Jamie Heckerman
CEO, Special Olympics Arizona
Rohit Shankar MBE, FRCPsych
Professor in Neuropsychiatry, Peninsula School of Medicine, University of Plymouth
Luana Adriano, PhD
Human Rights Lawyer. Lecturer at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Annelise Goorts
ID Physician, Kempenhaeghe
kIM HING
Self-Advocate, Emcee
MEELIN DIAN CHIN-KIT WELLS, DDS
President, AADMD
June Sadowsky, DDS
UT Health Houston
BEN WARNER, MD, DDS
President-Elect, AADMD
Graciema Bertoletti, MBA
Diretora Novos Negocios, M&A e Parcerias - Odontoprev
2026 Agenda coming soon.
Continuing Education
This year you can earn Medical, Dental or Nursing CE Credit. Approximately 25 credits available.
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