National Council on Disability (NCD)
Quarterly Meeting
October 26-28, 2009
Holiday Inn Express
920 Broadway
Nashville, TN
615-242-7549
Monday, October 26, 2009 (All times Central Standard Time)
8:30 a.m.
Call to Order and Welcome - John R. Vaughn, NCD Chairperson
Acceptance of Agenda (Action Item)
Introduction of Council Members, NCD staff and guests
Approval of minutes of July 20-22, 2009 Quarterly meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Action Item)
Council Member Reports
Chairperson’s Report - John Vaughn (Action Item)
Review and Approval of Executive Committee meeting minutes
1. Executive/Finance Committees July 15, 2009
2. Executive Committee August 27, 2009
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Finance Committee Report – Linda Wetters, Finance Committee Chair and Mike Collins, Executive Director
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Executive Director’s Report - Mike Collins
11:30 a.m. – noon
Steering Committee Report on the Status of the NCD 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy.
Linda Wetters, Committee Chair and Mike Collins, Staff (Action Item)
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
New Projects – Background and Status
Update on the status of the United States Marine Corps Exceptional Military Family Program project.
Marylyn Howe and Lonnie Moore, Project Cochairs and Julie Carroll, staff
Update on the status of the Information Technology and Digital media Project -- Linda Wetters and Pat Pound, Project Cochairs and Joan Durocher, staff
2:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Action/Legislative Committee Report – Tony Williams and Linda Wetters, Cochairs, and Anne Sommers, staff
Legislative update
2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Update on the Disability Human Services Infrastructure Report
Linda Wetters and Lonnie Moore, Employment Committee Cochairs and Martin Gould, staff
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 -- 3:40 p.m.
Update on the Overseas Development Project
Victoria Carlson and Linda Wetters, Project Cochairs and Joan Durocher, staff
Housing Study Report update
Linda Wetters, Project Chair and Joan Durocher, staff (Action item)
3:40 – 4:30 p.m.
Homeland Security Committee Report – Pat Pound, Committee Chair and Martin Gould, staff
Presenter:
Tommy Clark, Disability Coordinator, City of Louisville, KY
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Public Comment Session – Moderated by Linda Wetters
(The toll-free call-in number is 1-888-790-6568, and the passcode
is “NCD Meeting.”)
5:00 p.m. Recess until Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Reconvene NCD meeting
Review of Agenda – John R. Vaughn, Chairperson
Council Member, staff and guest Introductions
8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Donna L. Sorkin, Vice President, Consumer Affairs, Cochlear Americas, McLean, VA
9:15 a.m. -- 10:30 a.m.
Employment Committee Report - Linda Wetters and Lonnie Moore, Committee Cochairs and Joan Durocher, staff
Presenters:
Andrea Cooper, Assistant Commissioner
Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Tennessee Department of Human Services
Lillian Burch, Executive Director
DisABILITY Resource Center
Carol Westlake, Executive Director
Tennessee Disability Coalition
10:30 a.m. --10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. -- Noon
Civil Rights Committee Report – Lisa Mattheiss and Victoria Carlson, Committee Cochairs and Julie Carroll, staff
Status of NCD 2008 research report on Implementation of the Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act
Presenters:
Holly Lu Conant Rees, ARC of Davidson County, Nashville, TN
Steven Glowicki, Family Educator, STEP (Support & Training for Exceptional Parents) Inc., Nashville, TN – State of TN PTI (Parent Training & Information Center)
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch Break and Reception hosted by NCD members for meeting guests, participants and disability stakeholders at the Holiday Inn Express: Public invited to attend (not part of the NCD meeting)
2 p.m. -- 3:15 p.m.
Health Care Committee Report -- Anne Rader and Victoria Carlson, Cochairs and Julie Carroll, staff
Presenters:
Comments on NCD Healthcare Report (released Sept 30, 2009):
Katy Beh Neas, Vice President, Government Relations
Easter Seals (via teleconference)
Panel on healthcare issues facing families in Tennessee
Tony Garr, Tennessee HealthCare Campaign, Nashville, TN
3:15 -- 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Emerging Trends Committee Report – Marylyn Howe and Linda Wetters, Cochairs and Julie Carroll, Staff
Presenters:
Amy Goldman, Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT) & Deborah Buck, Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)
Billy Altom, Executive Director, Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, Little Rock, AR
Council Member Questions and Dialogue
4:30 p.m.--5 p.m.
Public Comment Session for those in attendance at meeting – Moderated by Linda Wetters
5:00 p.m. Recess NCD meeting until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Possible Executive Session – Closed to the Public
8:30 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Reconvene public meeting
Review of Agenda – John R. Vaughn, Chairperson
Council Member, staff and guest Introductions
8:40 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Marylyn Howe and Linda Wetters, Emerging Trends Committee Cochairs, and Martin Gould, Staff
Update on annual Progress Report
Presenter: Scott Swail, EPI, (via teleconference)
9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. -- Break
10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Unfinished business
New business
11:00 a.m. – Adjourn NCD Meeting
Future NCD Meetings scheduled:
January 19-21, 2010 – Houston, TX
April 26-28, 2010 – Detroit, MI
July 28–29, 2010 – Washington, DC
Note: Times listed on the agenda are subject to change by a majority vote of the Council.
In consideration of attendees who are sensitive to environmental odors created by chemicals and perfumes, please restrict the use of fragrances at this meeting. No flash photography is allowed.
If disability-related accommodations are required for your attendance, please contact NCD at (202) 272-2004 no later than ten (10) days before the meeting.
All materials are to be approved by NCD staff prior to distribution at NCD meetings, and must be available in alternate formats.
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