Teach What Works at SLI 2026
Submit a proposal for a 75-minute interactive session that gives disability leaders tools they can use right away.
Why Present at SLI
You’re doing work that other disability professionals need. SLI is where leaders come to share what they tried, what they learned, and what they’d do differently next time. If you have a tool, tactic, or hard-won lesson that can help others serve people with disabilities and their families better, we want to hear from you.
Presenting is also a way to build credibility, expand your network, and create new partnerships across the disability field.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking 75-minute, interactive sessions that deliver real takeaways. Your session can be a playbook or how-to, case study, panel discussion, demonstration, facilitated discussion, a story with clear lessons, or something else entirely!
Session Topics
Proposals should align with one of these areas:
• Advancing Policy Change
• Building and Sustaining Organizational Capacity
• Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders
• Using AI and Tech to Drive Inclusion and Progress
Presenter Details
• Sessions are in person. All presentations must be delivered on site.
• You can present solo or with a co-presenter or team.
• If presenting makes you nervous, you’re not alone. SLI is a supportive environment built for practitioners.
• We’ll provide a presentation template and accessibility guidance so you can focus on content and engagement.
We want a speaker lineup that reflects our community. We strongly encourage proposals from people whose lived experience and perspectives are too often missing from conference lineups, including people with disabilities, people of color, leaders from rural communities, and LGBTQIA+ people.
Key Dates
• Proposal deadline: Friday, February 20, 2026
• Speaker notification: By Tuesday, April 3, 2026
Thank you for your interest and your work to advance the rights of individuals with IDD!
For questions about the proposal process, please contact Carrie Hobbs Guiden at [email protected].