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UA Autism Symposium Cost To Increase

by Drew Smith

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A discounted attendance cost for the University of Arkansas’ Autism and Developmental Disabilities Symposium expires on Friday.

The cost for professionals will increase from $165 to $190 at the close of business Friday, but the cost for families and students will remain at $50.

Speakers for the two-day event at the Fayetteville Town Center include Erik Carter, a professor of special education at Vanderbilt University; Valerie Mazzotti, a researcher and technical assistance provider for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition; and Jawanda Mast, mother of a young woman with Down syndrome and an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.