The University of Scranton’s Northeastern U.S. Conference on disAbility, presented by the University’s Panuska College of Professional Studies and the Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Endowment, is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a powerful magnet for leaders and leading-edge research – helping people with disabilities maximize their quality of life.

This year’s conference, titled “Transition Planning: In School, To Work, For Life,” is being presented on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the DeNaples Center.

Speakers at the conference include The Honorable Lynnae M. Ruttledge, commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education; Kathleen West-Evans, director of business relations for the national Council of State Administrators in Vocational Rehabilitation; David DeNotaris is the director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; and Dale DiLeo, author, consultant and well-known advocate for people with disabilities.

The conference fee includes a continental breakfast and awards luncheon. For additional information or to register for the conference, visit www.scranton.edu/disabilityconference.