1. The Southern Collaborative Regional Self Advocacy Technical Assistance Center Funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

2. Introductions

3. Bryon Murray, President of SABE

4. StateGroupRepresentativeAllies supporting project Alabama People First of Alabama Darren Morris, SABE Alt. Reg. 6 Lauren Kimbrell Jeff Ridgeway ADAP-P and A Alabama DMH-DD Alabama DD Council Arkansas People First of Arkansas Eric Treat (SABE Alt. Reg. 9) Alan Plumee Burke Fanari All DD Network Partners Florida Florida/FL SAND, Amanda Baker Arizona Jenkins Richard Chapman Florida DD Council Georgia People First of Georgia Bernard Baker (SABE Rep. Reg. 6) Marian Jackson Teresa Coleman North Carolina Self Advocacy Local Groups David Taylor Jr.(SABE Alt. Reg. 6) Laura Newell Ellen Perry Arc of North Carolina Oklahoma People First of Oklahoma Oklahoma Self Advocacy Network Nancy Ward Brian Smith Dee Carr Bart P and A South Carolina I.M.PA.C.T South Carolina Chaqueta Stuckey (Co-Director, Reg. 6 Rep.) Connie Coleman, Glenda Singletary, support All DD Network Partners Tennessee People First of Tennessee Gatha Logan, Past Pres. PF Suzanne Colsey Christy Cox DD Council P and A Arc SABE Bryon Murray, Vicki Turnage (Co-Director), Juliana Huereña, support ASAN, NYLN, Midwest States, Sibling Network

5.  To strengthen the participating states capacity to increase and support self advocacy through relationships and partnerships at the community level.

6.  The grant is for $100,000 a year and may be funded for two more years.  The objectives of the project include ◦ Peer advocacy and mentoring, ◦ Training and leadership development, ◦ Educations and outreach.

7.  DD Councils  P an A’s,  UCEDD’s  ARC’s  Sibling Leadership Network  National Youth Leadership Network  Other Regional Technical Assistance Grant Awards”  NEAT: New England States  Pacific Alliance: ASAN

8.  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

9.  Developing state and regional plans for peer to peer technical assistance ◦ State and regional plans for Technical Assistance will be developed based on survey results

10.  Each state will write 2 Blogs on issues identified in survey

11.  Establish a Southern Collaborative page on the SABE website

12.  Set up a Facebook page and Twitter feed for Southern Collaborative members

13.  Providing 5 webinars for states to share their expertise

14.  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 for the first year

15.  The Advisory Committee will meet at a minimum of four times a year ◦ This is our first meeting. ◦ We will conduct our meetings as a Webinar ◦ We will have another one in November to work on survey and grant contracts.  November 19, 2013 at 2:30 CST. 3:30 EST

16.  The grant will pay for one nights lodging for one nights lodging for 2 advisory members/and one ally to attend the meeting.  States will have to assume responsibility for travel and per diem for these meetings

17.  Develop the Survey.

18.  Write Contracts for the States with at least one partner(Self advocacy groups will need to contact partners to encourage them to participate in discussions with us).

19.  Complete a state demographic survey with each state.

20.  Get contact information: e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and a picture of each advisory board member and Allies, if possible.

21.  Establish a Southern Collaborative Page on SABE website

22.  Set up a Facebook page for the Southern Collaborate

23.  Set up a Twitter feed for the collaborative

24.  Set up a listserv (Syracuse University will assist us with this)

25. 25. Our Community United Webinar Schedule Monday November 4, 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 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Role of Advisors as Allies 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 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Increase the diversity of members

26.  Next webinar will be November 19, 2013 3:30 EST 2:30 CST 1:30 MST  Our first Face to Face meeting will be in Nashville, TN on January 11-12, 2014  Saturday, meet at 6:oo p.m. 8:00 p.m.  Sunday, meet at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

27. If you have any questions, please contact: Self Advocates Becoming Empowered ◦ Chaqueta Stuckey-South Carolina chaquetastuckey2011@gmail.com chaquetastuckey2011@gmail.com ◦ Glenda Hyman-Singletary-South Carolina ghsingletary@fcdsn.org ghsingletary@fcdsn.org ◦ Vicki Hicks Turnage-Alabama, vturnage33@yahoo.com vturnage33@yahoo.com ◦ Juliana Huereña-Arizona, prinzjana17@gmail.comprinzjana17@gmail.com

28.  Advisory Board Members Questions and Comments will be addressed first  Allies and Supporters may then ask Questions