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title: IPPI supports advocates speaking out at the Building a Great Life Conference | Aspire Living & Learning
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# [IPPI supports advocates speaking out at the Building a Great Life Conference | Aspire Living & Learning](https://blog.allinc.org/blog/ippi-supports-advocates-speaking-out-at-the-building-a-great-life-conference)

 Written by [aspire49](https://blog.allinc.org/author/aspire49) | Feb 12, 2019 12:00:00 AM

“Having a great life means making your own decisions, having the ability to do what you want for employment, and having fun whenever you want!” ~ Jordan, IPPI Community Mentor.

IPPI staff and self-advocates attended the Building a Great Life Conference in 2018. Hear what they have to say about what having a great life means to them! Jordan Thompson and two self-advocates, Tim Ridley and Sandy Sohcot, were featured in the “What is a great life to you?’ video which is posted on the CT DDS website and YouTube. We were very excited to support these two advocates to speak out at this conference!

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