Transcript Our Community Standing Strong

The Southern Collaborative
Regional Self Advocacy Technical Assistance Center
Funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Introductions
State
Group
Representative
Allies supporting project
Alabama
People First of
Alabama
Arkansas
People First of
Arkansas
ADAP-P and A
Alabama DMH-DD
Alabama DD Council
All DD Network Partners
Florida
Florida/FL SAND,
Georgia
People First of
Georgia
North Carolina
Self Advocacy Local
Groups
Darren Morris, SABE Alt. Reg. 6
Lauren Kimbrell
Jeff Ridgeway
Eric Treat (SABE Alt. Reg. 9)
Alan Plumee
Burke Fanari
Amanda Baker
Arizona Jenkins
Richard Chapman
Bernard Baker (SABE Rep. Reg. 6)
Marian Jackson
Teresa Coleman
David Taylor Jr.(SABE Alt. Reg. 6)
Laura Newell
Ellen Perry
Tomas Davis (changed
Linda Gonzales
Nancy Ward
CHANGED FROM INITIAL APPOINTEES
Chaqueta Stuckey (Co-Director, Reg. 6 Rep.)
Connie Coleman, Glenda Singletary, support
Gatha Logan, Past Pres. PF
Suzanne Colsey
Christy Cox
Bryon Murray, Vicki Turnage (Co-Director),
Juliana Huereña, support
DD Council
P and A
Arc
ASAN, NYLN, Midwest
States, Sibling Network
Oklahoma
People First of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Self
Advocacy Network
South Carolina I.M.PA.C.T South
Carolina
Tennessee
People First of
Tennessee
SABE
SABE
Florida DD Council
Arc of North Carolina
P and A
All DD Network Partners
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Summary of Our Community Standing Strong’s Activities
Review of State Requirements
State Needs Assessment Surveys
◦ Review of Draft Survey
State Expectations and Contracts with SABE
Plans for Meeting in Nashville
Travel Plans for January 11-12, 2014 Meeting in
Nashville
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Worked on our E-mail list
Syracuse University helped
us set up Listserv (email list
for us)
Completed Draft Needs
Assessment survey for
States
Completed Draft State
Contracts
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Sent Power Point
presentation with minutes
from webinar from last
webinar to Advisory
Committee
Met by Webinar with other
Regional Technical
Assistance Grant Awardee
and AIDD on November 4,
2013
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Collection of 1200 surveys on what are the technical
assistance needs of the state and region.
◦ Each state will collect and input 150 surveys in survey
monkey
 Survey monkey is an on line survey tool that
will help us summarize the results from our
survey
◦ Completion of a State Demographic Sheet for your state
self advocacy organizations/groups
◦ State and regional plans for Technical Assistance will be
developed based on survey results
◦ A work plan identifying goals, activities and timelines will be
developed by the state with technical assistance from
OCSS/SABE leaders and staff
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Each state will write 2 Blogs on issues
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A Blog is sharing your personal opinions, activities and
experiences on issue in your state
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States will post on the Southern Collaborative Facebook
page and Twitter feed information on their state efforts
and ask questions and share information
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States will work with their membership and publicize 5
webinars in their state
Webinars will address the top five topics that are
identified by the survey
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Each state will receive a grant to complete surveys,
develop a plan for technical assistance and begin
implementation of the plan.
States will receive a total of $6250.00 for the first year
 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
VMHFBX7
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And Comments
◦ Advisory Committee Members- First
◦ Allies-Second
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Your state agrees to
appoint 2 Self Advocate
and one Alternate to the
advisory committee
At least one of your DD
Network Partners agree
to work with you
State Agreements
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Completion or 150 surveys
to develop a state needs
assessment]
◦ At least 75% of these surveys
must be from self advocates
◦ The survey must be
representative of all parts of
your state
◦ Input 150 surveys in survey
monkey
State Agreements
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Publish 2 Blogs from your
state on issues of concern
Post the activities of your
self-advocacy organizations
on SABE website,
Facebook and Twitter
Develop and implement
state training and technical
assistance (T/TA) plan
State Agreements
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Support through your state
participation in at least five
T/TA events held statewide
and regionally;
Commit to publically share
your successes and
lessons learned, training
plans and products on
www.sabeusa.org
State Agreements
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Obtain commitments from
DD Network partners to
assist with the
development of the
project’s sustainability
plan to continue the
regional self advocacy
collaboration efforts
State Agreements
State Agreements
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Obtain commitments from
DD Network partners to
assist with the
development of a plan to
continue the regional
technical assistance
efforts
State Agreements
State Agreements
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If all states agree to the requirements each state will
receive $6250.00
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You will submit an request to SABE for the money
We will provide you with a form to use for this
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We are proposing that
states be paid in three
payments.
◦ One payment upon
completion of your state
organizations demographic
information by the Advisory
Meeting in Nashville in
January, 2014
Proposed Payment Plan for
States
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One payment upon completion
and input into of 150 surveys
and one blog from your state,
update on your state and local
activities on Social Media by
May, 2014
Proposed Payment Plan for
States
◦ One payment after
completion of technical
assistance plan and work
plan for your state, progress
report on Technical
assistance plan, completion
of second blog and posting
of your state and local
activities on social media for
your state by August, 2014.
Proposed Payment Plan for
States
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In addition to the payments
outlined in a-c, SABE will pay
for two nights shared rooms
for two advisory committee
members and one support to
attend the face to face
advisory committee meetings.
Proposed Payment Plan for
States
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Questions And Comments
◦ Advisory Committee Members- First
◦ Allies-Second
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Approval of Draft Survey
Approval of the Grants Contract
and Grant Payment
recommendations
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Write Contracts for the States
Include at least one partner in our advisory committee
webinars and meetings.
◦ (Self advocacy groups will need to contact partners to
encourage them to participate in discussions with us).
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Complete a state demographic survey with each state to
be presented at the January meeting
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Establish a Southern Collaborative Page on SABE
website
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Set up a Facebook page for the Southern Collaborate
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Set up a Twitter feed for the collaborative
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Complete our State Demographic Survey
Prepare to present this at the Advisory Committee meeting
Complete at least 10 state assessment surveys to test our
survey tool
See if Tennessee Advisory Members and Allies can locate
sponsors for our dinner on Saturday evening and our lunch
on Sunday.
Our Community United Webinar Schedule
Monday December 2, 2013
PST 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
MST 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
CST. 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EST 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Increase the
diversity of
members
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Our first Face to Face meeting will be in Nashville,
TN on
January 11-12, 2014
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Saturday, meet at 6:oo p.m. 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, meet at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
We will meet at the
◦ Breakfast is included
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Please send Vicki Hicks Turnage an e-mail
([email protected]) indicating names of Advisory Committee
Members and Allies who will attend no later than December 12,
2014
We will also plan to have conference call capability for any Allies
who may not be able to attend.
◦ This will be on Sunday from 11:30-12:30 to summarize the
meeting
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Advisory Board Members Questions and Comments will
be addressed first
Allies and Supporters may then ask Questions
If you have any questions, please contact:
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
◦ Chaqueta Stuckey-South Carolina
[email protected]
◦ Glenda Hyman-Singletary-South Carolina
[email protected]
◦ Vicki Hicks Turnage-Alabama,
[email protected]
◦ Juliana Huereña-Arizona,
◦ [email protected]