Concurrent Session D
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
10:45 - 11:45 am
D1. PROMOTING AUTONOMY IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS
Empowering Agency: Promoting Dignity of Risk in Postsecondary Education for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Jennifer Bumble, PhD, American Institutes for Research
Sheida K. Raley, PhD, University of Arkansas
Christopher Worth, MA, MEd, University of Missouri St. Louis
Tonie Sadler, PhD, American Institutes for Research
Centering Interdependence and Agency: Youth with IDD Perceptions of Mental Healthcare
Leah Bernard, MSW, University of Illinois Chicago
Kristin Berg, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Iulia Mihaila, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago,
Kruti Acharya, MD, FAAIDD, University of Illinois Chicago
Deana Herrman, PhD, Northern Illinois University
Chris Danguilan, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Jennifer Bumble, PhD, American Institutes for Research
Sheida K. Raley, PhD, University of Arkansas
Christopher Worth, MA, MEd, University of Missouri St. Louis
Tonie Sadler, PhD, American Institutes for Research
Centering Interdependence and Agency: Youth with IDD Perceptions of Mental Healthcare
Leah Bernard, MSW, University of Illinois Chicago
Kristin Berg, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
Iulia Mihaila, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago,
Kruti Acharya, MD, FAAIDD, University of Illinois Chicago
Deana Herrman, PhD, Northern Illinois University
Chris Danguilan, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
