2015 NCCDD 5-Year State Plan Development
Ad Hoc Committee
MINUTES
July 20 2015 @ 9:00 am to 10:00 am

Members in Attendance:  Anna Cunningham, Cheryl Powell, Nessie Siler

Members Absent:  Adonis Brown, Courtney Cantrell, Kerri Eaker, Joshua Gettinger, Sam Miller, Ron Reeve, I. Azell Reeves, Jim Swain, Peggy Terhune, Sandra Terrell

Staff Present: Chris Egan, JoAnn Toomey.

*See end of document for a complete description of the NCCDD 5-Year State Plan Development Ad Hoc Committee charge.

In the absence of Chair Adonis Brown, Nessie Siler, Vice-Chair welcomed NCCDD 5-Year State Plan Development Ad Hoc Committee (5YSPD AHC) members.

Chris Egan updated the members on the recent Listening Sessions and the exceptional participation of staff, members and attendees.  Next week will finish the sessions in Monroe, Winston-Salem and Asheboro.  

The 5-Year Plan Development schedule was reviewed by the members.  Surveys are coming in but we still need more self-advocates to complete them.  The survey is open until 7/31/15.  Cheryl Powell asked for the comments and notes from the sessions and Chris said there will be a preliminary overall review at the August Council meeting by CIDD.  Cheryl mentioned that she felt – and had also heard from others – that the surveys seemed simplistic.  

Further discussion occurred regarding providers and MCOs needing more education on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, that there wasn’t enough clinical/strong team basis and that there needs to be more enforcement of the ADA.

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the NCCDD 5-Year State Plan Development Ad Hoc Committee (5YSPD AHC) is Monday, September 21, 2015 from 9:00AM to 10:15AM.  (August is Council meeting month.)

5-Year Plan Development Ad Hoc Committee
BROWN, ADONIS
CANTRELL, COURTNEY/MYA WILLIAMS
CUNNINGHAM, ANNA
EAKER, KERRI
GETTINGER, JOSHUA
MILLER, SAM
POWELL, CHERYL
REEVE, RON - Facilitator
REEVES, I. AZELL
SILER, NESSIE
SWAIN, JIM/GINA PRICE
TERHUNE, PEGGY
TERRELL, SANDRA  

*OVERVIEW

Purpose: In the development of the NCCDD 2017 – 2021 Five-Year State Plan, this ad hoc committee will ensure the Council advances a strategic planning process tied to the requirements of sections 101, 102, 124, and 125 of The Americans with Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Right Act (P. L. 106 – 402; a.k.a. DD Act).

Guiding Resource: Information and Technical Assistance Center (for Council’s on Developmental Disabilities’) State Plan Development Resource

Activities

1. Advance Council member engagement in the planning process
2. Advance stakeholder input on state needs and the proposed plan
3. Ensure collaboration with the NC AIDD Network and other partners
4. Advance/ensure the use of data for planning purposes.
5. Preview data results resources (e.g., handouts, power point presentations) prepared by the CIDD
6. Ensure accessibility/understandability of all handouts, power point presentations prior to distribution to full Council
7. Identify member engagement opportunities for live forums, distributing surveys, and soliciting input from community network partners