Question 1

What is the ticketing experience for this event?

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Choose Your Summit ExperienceWhether you’re coming for the full two-day experience, joining us for the summit, or adding on the afterparty to close the weekend with joy, there’s a seat with your name on it.The Advocating While Black Summit is rooted in Healing  Advocacy  Action — and every ticket is an invitation to connect, learn, listen, build, and move differently for Black neurodivergent children and the communities committed to protecting them.

Question 2

What is the The Full Experience ticket?

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2 Days. The Core Experience.This is the full Advocating While Black Summit experience for the people who want to be part of every moment — the listening, the learning, and the strategy.Your ticket includes access to:Day 1: No More Crumbs: The Listening RoomA parent-centered listening experience, silent-disco style, where the stories usually whispered, edited, or ignored finally take up space.Day 2: The SummitA full-day experience with research, powerful conversations, advocacy tools, interactive labs, shared strategy, and collective action.Optional Add-On: The Afterparty: Quacey’s LiveThe official summit celebration — an interactive, high-energy experience where we close the weekend with laughter, connection, joy, and community. (Sold separately.)This ticket is best for:Parents, caregivers, advocates, educators, administrators, community leaders, and supporters who want the full arc of the summit — from truth-telling to strategy.

Question 3

What is The Summit Pass?

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The Full Day of Advocacy, Strategy, and ActionThe Summit Pass gives you access to Day 2 of the Advocating While Black Summit — a powerful full-day gathering for families, educators, administrators, advocates, and community leaders.This is where research meets response. Where conversations become strategy. Where people from different sides of the education experience come together to ask better questions, build stronger support, and identify what changes now.Your ticket includes access to:The Reality Behind the ResearchA powerful opening session centering Black parents’ experiences with special education in Virginia.Where Do We Go From Here? The PanelA moderated conversation with parents, policymakers, educators, and community leaders focused on what comes next.The Response RoomA live skill-building and problem-solving lab designed to turn insight into action.The Advocacy LabsInteractive experiences that give families, educators, and leaders practical tools they can use beyond the summit.We Move TogetherA closing moment of student voice, collective commitment, and joy-centered action.Optional Add-On: The Afterparty: Quacey’s LiveJoin us after the summit for a high-energy celebration filled with laughter, connection, and community. (Sold separately.)This ticket is best for:Anyone who wants the core summit experience and is ready for powerful conversations, practical tools, shared responsibility, and next-step strategy.

Question 4

How do I add on the Afterparty?

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THE AFTERPARTY: QUACEY’S LIVEBecause the Work Deserves Joy, Too.The Afterparty: Quacey’s Live is the official summit celebration — a high-energy, interactive game show experience where you do not just watch the fun, you become part of it.After a day of deep conversation, advocacy, learning, and action, this is where we gather to exhale, connect, laugh, dance, and keep the energy moving beyond the conference room.This experience is ticketed separately and can be added on to any summit ticket.Expect live entertainment, good people, big laughs, community energy, and the kind of joy that reminds us exactly why this work matters in the first place.This ticket is best for:Attendees, supporters, friends, community members, and anyone who wants to celebrate the movement, support the mission, and be in the room for a night that feels less like a fundraiser and more like a full-body yes.

Question 5

Not Sure Which Ticket to Choose?

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Choose The Full Experience if:You want the complete two-day experience — Day 1 and Day 2 — with the option to add the Afterparty.Choose The Summit Pass if:You want the full Day 2 summit with conversations, advocacy tools, strategy, and action — and the option to add the Afterparty.Choose The Afterparty if:You want to support the mission, connect with the community, and close the summit with joy. (This is a separate ticket and not included with other options.)Come for the Conversation. Leave with Strategy.This is not another event where people nod, clap, and go home with a tote bag full of vague inspiration.This is a gathering for the people who know Black neurodivergent children deserve more than crumbs.More care.More clarity.More protection.More support.More action.Choose your ticket. Get in the room.

Question 6

Is there a refund policy?

Accepted Answer

Because this event is curated with limited seating, refunds will not be available.

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