FL SAND local groups meet regularly in their communities. See the FL SAND local group page to find a group in your community.

Monthly Self-Advocacy Call. Join the FL SAND Fellows and other self-advocates on the first Monday of each month at 7 PM (ET) as they discuss topics related to self-advocacy. Click here for more information. https://www.flsand.org/monthlycall

Join self-advocates from throughout the nation every Thursday at 1:00 pm ET, Noon CT. Always the same link: https://zoom.us/j/324815633 or call 1-929-436-2866 and the Meeting ID: 324 815 633

The Power of Our Voices: The 2025 Florida Self-Advocacy Conference is for members of FL SAND's local self-advocacy groups and all self-advocates in Florida. Held every other year, it is the largest gathering of self-advocates and their allies in Florida.

3rd Annual Advocacy Days

Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista. Disability gathering for The Arc of Florida Chapters, colleagues, families, caregivers, and self-advocates.  

Annual self-advocacy and leadership award given by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council at Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day at the State Capitol. For more infromation, click here.

DD advocacy groups and self-advocates meet in Tallahassee for meetings with legislators. Email Margaret Hooper at the FDDC for more information: margaretd@fddc.org

Partners in Policy Making is a leadership and advocacy training program that teaches individuals with developmental disabilities and parents to become community leaders and catalysts for systems change.

The Annual Family Cafe brings together thousands of Floridians with disabilities and their family members for three days of information, training, and networking each June. Limited financial assistance can be applied for as part of the registration process, which begins in February.

Learn about local events and training opportunities by visiting our Facebook page.