FINAL REPORT COVER SHEET 1 Number 90DN0301-02-00 2 Project “Our Community Standing Strong” (OCSS) A Regional Technical Assistance Center for the Southern Collaborative 3 Grantee Name & Address Self Advocates Becoming Empowered 4401 West Northwood Lake Dr. Northport, Al. 35473 4 Telephone number 205-310-4839 5 Project Period October 1, 2013-September 30, 2016 6 Reporting Period October 1, 2013-September 30, 2016 7 Project Director/Principal Investigator Vicki Hicks Turnage 8 Report Author Chaqueta Stuckey Vicki Hicks Turnage 9 Telephone Chaqueta Stuckey: 843-313-7379 Vicki Hicks Turnage: 205-310-4839 10 Date of Report December 11 Total Grant Period October 1, 2013-September 30, 2016 12 ACL Program Officer Katherine Cargill-Willis 13 ACL Grants Specialist LaDeva Harris
Regional project, planning for Decatur, Ga. meeting 9/24/15 Webinar Building Partnerships outside of the Disability Community 13 10/10/15-10/11/15 Face to Face-Decatur, Ga. Leadership characteristics of group, developed the sustainability plan 9/9 (two states by phone) 25 10/22/15 Webinar Closing Institutions 17 11/19/15 Webinar Youth Summits and Other Ways to Engage Youth 10 1/14/16 Go to Meeting Advisory Committee Reviewed the sustainability plan 1/21/16 Webinar Long Road Home; How to expand our efforts beyond nursing homes 18 2/18/16 Go to Meeting Advisory Committee Meeting 7/9 3/17/16 Webinar How can our Partners help to sustain our Peer to Peer efforts? 9
Members of People First of Oklahoma talk about SALT (Part 1) Oklahoma People First Members of People of Oklahoma talk about SALT (Part 2) Oklahoma People First Lorri Mabry on Inclusion in Faith Communities People First of Tennessee People First of Alabama Energizer Bunnies People First of Alabama Arizona Jenkins and Kelli Munn with FL-SAND Florida Self Advocacy Network’d History of the Olmstead Act People First of Georgia Amanda Baker Florida Self Advocacy Network’d Speaks out on Employment Supports Florida Self Advocacy Network’d Connie Coleman speaks out on Self Advocacy Impact South Carolina Marriage Penalty People of Alabama Chit Chat with Taylor-Self Advocacy in Mississippi Mississippi Self Advocacy Team Chit Chat with Taylor Episode 2 How to Not Let Opportunities Pass You By Mississippi Self Advocacy Team
Charles Hall and April Meredith People First of Tennessee Self Determination People First of Georgia In Our Own Words: Why We Want Parents to Talk to us About Sex Impact Carolina How to Safely Cross a Road People First of North Carolina Self Advocacy Team: Tony’s Story Mississippi Self Advocacy Team A Job is a Human Right Florida Self Advocacy Network’d The Marriage Penalty People of Georgia Connie Coleman speaks out on Independent Living Impact South Carolina Celebrating the ADA Florida Self Advocacy Network’d Marriage Penalty Oklahoma People Bullying People First of Alabama Leadership People First of Alabama Bernard Baker Story People of Georgia-Produced by CDC Navigating Disabilities Q and A 1 People First of Tennessee Navigating Disabilities Q and A 2 People First of Tennessee Looking for a door People First of North Carolina The Importance of Accessible Parking People First of North Carolina Ebony’s Story Impact South Carolina
Long Road Home 2015 People of Georgia Jeff Ridgeway: Celebration of Life 2015 OCSS National Conference Oklahoma City OCSS Medicaid Buy In People of Georgia Blogging Impact South Carolina Jeff Ridgeway 2014-Self Advocate Leader People of Alabama Arkansas People Speaks out on Minimum Wage People of Arkansas Leadership Characteristics: Attitude- Bryon OCSS DeLoach-South Carolina OCSS OCSS Passion-Gatha Logan, Jr. OCSS Taylor, Jr.-North Carolina OCSS Neal OCSS North Carolina Employment to Work: The Road to Work People First of North Carolina Oklahoma People People of Oklahoma
out on Closing Institutions Closing Institutions People First of Tennessee OCSS Reinventing Quality Presentation OCSS Long Road Home Introduction People First of Georgia Our Community Standing Strong-People First of Alabama Speaks Out on Fair Wages People First of Alabama The Tragedy of Children in Nursing Homes Florida Self Advocacy Network’d Employment People First of Alabama What is People First of Tennessee My Technology Handbook Introduction Internet and Tricks OCSS-Mississippi Self Advocacy Team Smartphone Tutorial OCSS-Mississippi Self Advocacy Team How to install apps on Android Phone OCSS-Mississippi Self Advocacy Team How to make a Newsletter OCSS-Impact, SC Making a Newsletter 101 OCSS-Mississippi Self Advocacy Team How to video Blog OCSS-Impact, SC Facebook OCSS-Mississippi Self Advocacy Team Creating a Facebook Page Southwest Alliance How to post a Tweet NEAT: Northeast Advocates Together
Sustainability Plan for the Project: Activity Who responsible How many How much Coordinate activities: Announcements PowerPoints coordinate topics Prep speakers AL Brittany Nikki Manage: 4 webinars 4 vlogs 3 call 1 Face to face meetings $5,000 from DD Council Social Media Facebook, etc.… SABE Vlogs 2-3 minutes 2 minimum per state 4 AL 4 SC 4 GA 4 NC 2 FL 4 AR 2 OK ? TN 4 MS Topics Transportation Housing Employment CMS rules Accessibility Speedbumps Crosswalks Volunteering Freedom How to speak out Robert Rules of order Social relationships Business social etiquette Elephant in the Room (sex) Relationship with PCAs Leader -assertive, passive, and aggressive Technology Elevator speeches Emergency Preparedness PF language Voting Marriage penalty