2025 AL-APSE Conference - Let Your Dreams Set Sail

Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel
June 25th - 27th
Early Bird Pricing Ends May 1st!

This year’s APSE conference is returning to the Port City of Mobile in June. Mobile is described as funky, feisty and festive. This town can be called a lot of things with its vibrant 300-year history with lots of stories to tell and long standing traditions celebrated on a regular basis. Once called the Paris of the South, Mobile has a long been the cultural center of the Gulf Coast and all find an authentic experience like nowhere else in the southern United States. Alabama APSE agrees! Since the late 1990’s this city has welcomed thousands of attendees for many state APSE conferences and also the national APSE conference in 2005. We expect nothing less this year.

Make sure to book your room early so can enjoy the spectacular views of Mobile Bay and have endless opportunities to network with colleagues and also make new connections.

Conference Registration and Tentative Agenda (PDF)

2025 AL-APSE Featured Speakers Read the lineup!

• Opening Session - Kadarian Hill, a former Ole Miss football player and recipient of the prestigious Chucky Mullins Award.
• Thursday General – Cody Clark, diagnosed as autistic at 15 months and his parents were told he'd never walk, talk, get married, have a job, and more. He overcame these expectations while developing an understanding and empathy for the autism community.
• Friday Closing Session — Jenny Nolen an unconventional presenter, who will go to any length to make sure her audience is relaxed, has fun, and is ready to learn and retain!

Alabama APSE is pleased to announce that our annual awards will be presented at our conference scheduled for June 25th through 27th, in Mobile at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel. Please take time to nominate a deserving individual, employer, family or organization. Submit Your Nomination. [Deadline to Submit: May 1, 2025]

AL-APSE welcomes your proposal for a concurrent session on a relevant topic that will be of interest to professionals working in the disability field, individuals with disabilities, parents, supported employment personnel, program administrators, and rehabilitation personnel. Call For Presentation Abstract [Email completed abstract to alabamaapse@aol.com] DEADLINE extended to April 20th.

Alabama APSE is seeking individuals to join our board. We want people interested in supporting our mission - to expand and improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Board members must be active members of APSE.

To learn more about membership, visit www.apse.org Interested individuals should send a letter of interest to: Alabama APSE PO Box 240691 Montgomery, AL 36124 In your letter, please explain why you think you are a good fit for the organization. List your current work and past work that included supporting people with disabilities. Also, please list any other organizations that you hold a membership.

Email: alabamaapse@aol.com if you have questions. We Want You (PDF)

The AL-APSE, The Network on Employment was formed in 1997 as a chapter of APSE, The Network on Employment. It is our goal to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for persons with disabilities through employment with supports (supported employment).

AL-APSE is a membership organization with members from all part of Alabama. This website is designed as a resource to: Facilitate Alabama's supported employment process for people with disabilities; Provide useful employment related information for Alabamians with disabilities; Encourage the hiring of people with disabilities on a statewide level.