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September 17, 2015

WELCOME Reminders: Please mute your device once you join the call Remember to raise your hands for questions or write a message in text box We will give everyone a chance to ask questions at the end of the presentation

WELCOME Reminders: If you are using more than one device for this meeting, please do not place next to each other, to reduce echoing or feedback. Make sure your speakers are turned on.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING Welcome to Mississippi Each State will review the progress on their plan for June 2015-to date Vlogs Share ideas for hot topics for webinars for next year

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING Provide names of advisory members and allies who will attend Atlanta Meeting October 10-11, 2015 Regional Project Dates to remember

STATE QUESTIONS Please highlight your accomplishments for the fourth quarter based on your plan activities –Number of people participating in Webinar: Steps in Organizing around an issue –Local or State Events –Vlog Topics –New grants obtained during the quarter –New work with Partners –Other state plan activities that you are proud of

STATE QUESTIONS Vlogs Share ideas for hot topics for webinars for next year

ALABAMA Organizing Webinar- Susan Events- SABE Voter event in Tuscaloosa Presenting Partnerships Webinar Presenting on Closing Institutions Attended Bullying presentation Interviewed Talked to Tuscaloosa chapter Crossing points in Tuscaloosa Youth Leadership YEL workshop 6 in Walker Co/Board of ED with students YEL grant first Saturday in Oct Newsletter Sept 18 board meeting ARISE conference, low income housing Min Wage rally New chapter in Jefferson Co, PF Vote project grant Partnering Regional Care Association Meaningful Day Pilot, PCP Observation of sheltered workshops VLOG Leadership and Bullying

ARKANSAS No update Planning for Technical Assistance visit by OCSS Team in the Fall, 2015

FLORIDA Working with a Coalition Talk about OCSS going to Tampa or Orlando, FL for a meeting Community Meeting Learn how to communicate with your doctor in Tampa Conference- had to change the dates Changed fiscal agent GA-Arizona, Organizing Webinar- Arizona Vlog ADA and Self Advocacy

GEORGIA Organization Webinar- 2 people Working w/ P&A SAM project GA board had conference Aug elected officers, Bernard President, had # attended P&A working on Voter experience and 2 poll accessibility survey, SD, marriage penalty, housing starting your own bus, buy in inclusion and community living, Employment First presentation, and accessing polls and voter education in nursing facilities, closing and ending songs used PF chapter advocated for transportation, Housing On TV, encouraging people to start bus, micro-enterprise (jewelry), how to have a good life, SD, Teresa C. alt for region and co-sponsored by PF of GA and P&A GA cross disabilities PF congress, where people report what they are doing No dedicated funding, volunteering All chapters are doing SA project collaborating with DD Networks, making a difference in community, sidewalk project (getting sidewalks fixed), raise awareness, limited Hot topic – marriage penalty

MISSISSIPPI Surveys: Have completed approximately 20 surveys. It is hoped that more will be collected at youth summit. Events- Jerry works at University Institute UCEDD, AmeriCorps,, Project SEARCH, setup leadership (Bullying and recreation) Cindy and Johnny will be advisory members State SA team has met for the past 3 years, organizing and getting action plan done Working on youth(14-21) and adults(early 20-30s), 3 youth summits (SA, led by SA, breakout groups wot work on SA skills) 70 at 1 st one, hopefully 200 at other 2 Mentoring Network, need assistance VLOG What is SA to youth, share personal stories by youth Hot Topics, working with youths

NORTH CAROLINA No report

OKLAHOMA No Report

SOUTH CAROLINA Local or State Events IMPACT celebrated their 10 year anniversary on August 13 th Impact participated in the Leadership series (members can now train other advocates Voices for PRIDE has been working on building self advocate networks. The Executive Committee did an assembly program on reporting abuse and is planning another one on respect issues next week. members of Voices for PRIDE also attended a SCDDSN Commission Meeting. We will be starting a Leadership Series Class in October and then we are hoping to start one in the public school in Jan Launch of our website coming soon Vlog Topics Connie Coleman (OCSS representative and IMPACT member submitted a vlog on independent living New grants obtained during the quarter Some impact members will be working with the “Lets Talk grant sharing their stories about living life with a disability IMPACT is awarding mini grants for organizations in the community, educators, and community members to host the IMPACT Leadership Training that members will be conducting. New work with Partners IMPACT will be planning DAD (Disability Advocacy Day) next year Other state plan activities that you are proud of I personally am proud that I will be able to utilize technology to attend future impact meetings and a lot of our new member from Marion Dillion now have jobs

TENNESSEE Three focus group recruitment meetings were held, including one in middle Tennessee and two and West Tennessee. Three more in East Tennessee are being scheduled for next quarter. 1-3 people attended the webinar. A new Nashville chapter was successfully started. Lorri went to court regarding the Cloverbottom case. April (me) attended legislator training and preparation for meeting with my district's congressman. This is in partnership with the National Federation of the blind we are asking all of our congressmen to support the TIME Act, eliminating subminimum wages. We have now acquired 158 likes on our Facebook page. I will have more details, a couple more events, and dates & names to give you and the report tomorrow. Take care and sorry about the phone issue. I really don't know what happened.

ANY QUESTIONS

Other Agenda Items Provide names of advisory members and allies who will attend Atlanta Meeting October 10-11, 2015 –Alabama: Brittany Gore, Nikki Dawson, Brenda Doss, possibly George Neal and Darren Morris –Arkansas: Eric Treat, Tom Masseau, David Deere –Florida: Arizona Jenkins –Georgia: Bernard Baker, Teresa Coleman, Cheri Mitchell –Mississippi: Cindy Singletary, Johnny Courtney Taylor, Jerry Alliston –North Carolina: David Taylor, Ellen Perry (by phone) –Oklahoma: Nancy Ward, Dee Banta –South Carolina: Chaqueta Stuckey and Ebony DeLoach –Tennessee: Bill Gage, Sam Gage, Gatha Logan, Carol Rabideau

Other Agenda Items Regional Project –Vlogs on Technology will be created that will compliment Technology Handbook –This project will be a Partnership with NEAT and SABE Voter project Contracts –Will be sent to you before Advisory Meeting in October if possible –Need to be returned asap

DATES TO REMEMBER

September 19 Submit 4 th Quarter Invoice quarterly report on Plan October Face to Face Meeting Decatur, Georgia: Topic: Sustaining our Regional TA Center: Developing our strategic Plan Our Hotel is the Courtyard Marriott. Meetings to be held at the Georgia Advocacy Office in Decatur. Arrive by 2:00 on Saturday October 10th. Meeting begins at 3:00. We will finish by 3:00 on Sunday October 11th.

Next OCSS Webinars 3:30 p.m. EST 2:30 p.m. CST Webinar datesTopic September 24, 2015 Partnerships Outside of the Disability Community October 22, 2015Closing Institutions in the South

THANK YOU! Regional Self Advocacy Technical Assistance Center Funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities