The Annual Family Cafe is a statewide event designed to meet the informational and networking needs of individuals with disabilities or special health care needs and their families. The annual event provides a truly unique environment, where Floridians can attend educational breakout sessions relevant to their specific needs, interact with government policy makers, network with other families and learn about the wide range of services available to them. The Family Cafe is committed to the belief that better informed individuals make better decisions for themselves, and our annual event is our way of putting that belief into action.

The 12th Annual Family Cafe will be held at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort on June 18-20, 2010. Online registration will begin on February 14th. The registration brochure, which includes a paper registration form in pdf format, will be available in January. Rooms at the conference hotel are available at the special rate of $113 per night. More information about the Coronado Springs, including reservations information, can be found on their website, here.

The Family Cafe is made possible through the support of a wide range of public and private entities. Those funding our efforts include include The Able Trust, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Delmarva Foundation, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD), the Florida Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program, the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Department of Health, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC), the Florida Division of Blind Services, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Florida Institute for Family Involvement (FIFI), Miami Children's Hospital, Publix Super Markets Charities, SeaWorld, the Wachovia Foundation, Walt Disney World Resorts and WellCare.