Voices from People with Lived Experiences
Fri, Feb 21
|Virtual Event
Please join Jordan Smelley, a statewide Self-Advocate who will share his experiences as a Peer Support Specialist, People Planning Together Trainer, and a Legislative Policy Organizer. Email ewilliams@aacog.gov to register.
Time & Location
Feb 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
About the event
Jordan Smelley is a Mental Health Peer Support Specialist
and People Planning Together Trainer in Texas and a per-
son in long-term recovery from Intellectual and Developmental Differences with Co-occurring Mental Health challenges. Jordan partly defines his own recovery in relation to the opportunities available to present and educate the community on topics around supporting persons with IDD.
Jordan was awarded the 2023 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Texas Chapter’s Empowerment Award for Excellence in Promotion of Self-Advocacy and the 2024 AAIDD Texas Chapter Dr. Ollie Seay Knowledge Award for Excellence in Education or Research.
This project is a collaborative partnership with Better LIves, LP, AACOG and Money Follows the Person.
To Register please email: ewilliams@aacog.gov