2011 TA Institute
Advancing Partnerships
Thursday, April 7, 2011
8:00-8:45am Continental breakfast……………………………………….…………………………………………………………Cabinet/Judiciary
8:45-9:00 Welcome and opening remarks………………………….……………………………………………………….Cabinet/Judiciary
Speakers: George Jesien, Executive Director, AUCD
Jamie Kendall, Deputy Commissioner, ADD
9:00-9:45 Commissioner’s Address……………………….……………………………………………………..……………..Cabinet/Judiciary
Speaker: Sharon Lewis, Commissioner, ADD
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Breakout Sessions: Federal Issues
These breakout sessions provide the opportunity to hear from key federal offices on their initiatives that impact people with disabilities. There will be time for discussion.
1. Office of Special Education Programs…………………………………………….……..………Ambassador/Diplomat
Presenter: Larry Wexler, Director, Research to Practice Division - IDEA Discretionary Grant Programs
2. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division…………………..…………………………………...Potomac/Patuxent
Presenter: Alison Barkoff, Special Counsel for Olmstead Enforcement - Enforcement efforts
11:15-12:15 Breakout Sessions: Federal Issues
These breakout sessions provide the opportunity to hear from key federal offices on their initiatives that impact people with disabilities. There will be time for discussion.
1. Employment Initiatives…………………………………………………………………..……….……Ambassador/Diplomat
Presenters: Cassandra Shoffler, Strategic Partnership Lead – RSA Initiatives
Christopher Button, Supervisory Policy Advisor – ODEP Workforce System Policy
Shaun McGill, Senior Policy Advisor – ODEP Workforce Systems Policy
2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services……………..………………………..…………....Potomac/Patuxent
Presenter: Annette Shea, Health Insurance Specialist - Long Term Services and Supports
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:00 Panel: Health Care Reform Updates…………………………………………………………………….………Cabinet/Judiciary
Speakers: Invited representative, HHS
Joy Wilson, Health Policy Director, Senior Federal Affairs Counsel, NCSL
Julie Ward, Director, Health and Transportation Policy, The Arc, and
Health Care Task Force Co-Chair, CCD
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:30 Small Group Discussion: Health Care Reform
In this breakout session, facilitators will guide discussion exploring how UCEDDs can position themselves to be most effective in impacting health care policy decisions at state level.
Regions 1 & 2………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………Cabinet/Judiciary
Regions 3 & 4……………………………………………………………………………………………….….…………………Ambassador
Regions 5 & 6…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Diplomat
Regions 7 & 8…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Patuxent
Regions 9 & 10……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….…...Potomac
4:30-5:00 Reflections……………………………………………………………………………..…………………….……….……Cabinet/Judiciary
Report back from breakout sessions
2011 TA Institute
Advancing Partnerships
Friday, April 8, 2011
8:00-8:30am Continental breakfast……………………………………….…………………………………………………………Cabinet/Judiciary
8:30-9:30 ADD and AUCD TA Contract Updates………………………………………….………………………..…….Cabinet/Judiciary
Speakers: Jamie Kendall, Deputy Commissioner, ADD
Suad Jama, Program Specialist, ADD
Dawn Rudolph, Interim Technical Assistance Director, AUCD
9:30-10:15 Panel: Critical Issues in Disability………………………………………………………………………..……….Cabinet/Judiciary
This short panel will introduce the issues for discussion in the breakout sessions.
Speakers: Early Childhood: Mary Beth Bruder, AJ Pappanikou Center for Dev. Disabilities, CT
Corry Rosenberg, JFK Partners, CO
Employment: David Mank, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, IN
Olmstead Implementation: Bob Bacon, Center for Disabilities and Development, IA
Seclusion & Restraint, PBS: Tony Antosh, Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, RI
Donna Gilles, Partnership for People with Disabilities, VA
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Small Group Discussion: Sharing Sessions on Critical Issues
In this breakout sessions, facilitators will guide discussion to share substantive efforts, national priorities, and potential partnerships in critical issue areas.
Early Childhood……………………………………………………………………………….……………….……..…..……Ambassador
Seclusion & Restraint, PBS……………………………………………………………………………….…….…..………....Diplomat
Olmstead Implementation………………………………………………………………………………………..….…..……Potomac
Employment……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Patuxent
11:30-11:50 Reflections & Wrap-up……………………………………………………………………………………….……….Cabinet/Judiciary
11:50-12:00pm Closing Remarks…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..Cabinet/Judiciary
Boxed lunches will be available as you exit. You are welcome to eat here, or take one with you.
Members of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) will meet in Ambassador/Diplomat, 12:30-3:00 pm.