Our Community Standing Strong Regional Self Advocacy Technical Assistance Center Funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 1

Welcome and Introductions 2

StateGroupRepresentativeAllies supporting project AlabamaPeople First of Alabama Darren Morris, SABE Alt. Reg. 6 Lauren Kimbrell Jeff Ridgeway (not attending) ADAP-P and A Alabama DD Council Susan Ellis* -People First of Alabama George Neal AL Dept of Mental Health ArkansasPeople First of Arkansas Eric Treat (SABE Alt. Reg. 9) Alan Plumee Burke Fanari (not attending) Joel Fuller (not attending All DD Network Partners Julie Petty-UCED Florida Florida/FL SAND, Amanda Baker Arizona Jenkins Richard Chapman Florida DD Council GeorgiaPeople First of Georgia Bernard Baker (SABE Rep. Reg. 6) Marian Jackson (not attending) Teresa Coleman (not attending) North CarolinaSelf Advocacy Local Groups David Taylor Jr.(SABE Alt. Reg. 6) Laura Newell (not attending) Ellen Perry (not attending) Arc of North Carolina Oklahoma Oklahoma People First Oklahoma Self Advocacy Network Tomas Davis Linda Gonzales Nancy Ward P and A Lance Davis, Oklahoma People First South CarolinaI.M.PA.C.T South Carolina Chaqueta Stuckey (Co-Director, Reg. 6 Rep.) Connie Coleman Glenda Singletary,Support OCSS All DD Network Partners Cindy Cox-IMPACT Kristi Hartwell-UCED Glenda Hyman Singletary OCSS TennesseePeople First of Tennessee Gatha Logan, Past Pres. PF Suzanne Colsey Christy Cox Sam Gage DD Council P and A Arc SABE Bryon Murray, Vicki Turnage (Co-Director), Juliana Huereña, support 3

 Reminded everyone  Advisory Board Members Questions and Comments will be addressed first  Allies and Supporters may then ask Questions

Project Updates and Accomplishments since January  All 8 States have submitted contracts and invoices  All states should have received their fist check  Distributed minutes from January Meeting  South Carolina and North Carolina have completed their surveys  Collect 1200 surveys this year- ◦ complete as of 3/2/

Project Updates and Accomplishments since January  State Demographic Sheet for each state self advocacy organizations/groups have been completed  Met with one state team-Arkansas  Spoke with UCEDD representative Carol Rabideau Vanderbilt University in Nashville TN. Regarding ways UCEDD’s could support project  Completed our quarterly report to AIDD 6

Overview of Project Updates and Accomplishments  Survey Result Committee met in the morning via teleconference March 4, 2014 ◦ Discussed survey topic results ◦ Decided on 5 webinar topics 7

Overview of Project Updates and Accomplishments  Social Media committee met in he afternoon via teleconference March 4, 2014 ◦ Recommend Logo for Southern Collaborative States ◦ Decided on 5 Webinar dates ◦ Discussed Blogs ◦ Make recommendations for location and dates of next face to face 8

 Identify and assist with the presentations for 5 Webinars on the regions top 5 needs  Each state will write 2 Blogs on selected issues ◦ One blog by May ( Arkansas will blog on employment and social security issues) ◦ 2 nd blog by August A Blog is sharing your personal opinions, activities and experiences on issue in your state 9

 Complete 150 surveys by May, 2014 ◦ South Carolina and North Carolina have completed their surveys  Develop a work plan identifying goals, activities and timelines will be developed by the state with technical assistance from OCSS/SABE leaders and staff by August

 Each state will post on their state efforts and ask questions and share information 11

 States will work with their membership and publicize 5 webinars in their state and other SABE events in their states  Webinars will address the top five topics that are identified by the survey 12

 Discussed the results of Survey- PDF file: see attachment  Reviewed the Survey Committee Minutes March 4  Reviewed the Social Media and Webinar Committee Minutes March 4 13

 Logo:  Vicki and Ellen will work on a draft of the logo that combines the state maps and the “Kutzu” theme from the Southern Collaborative earlier organizational efforts 14

Webinar datesTopic Thursday March 27, 2014 Blogging: How to Blog our message on issues (Ruthie will help with this) Tuesday April 22, 2014 Developing Strategies and Building Partnerships Tuesday May 27, 2014How can our DD Partners help us? Tuesday June 24, 2014Funding Strategies Tuesday July 22, 2014Writing Grants Tuesday August 26, 2014Keeping Grants 15

16 May 8-10, 2014Birmingham with the Disability History Exhibit Group decided to meet in Birmingham