AUCD SIG: Sexual Health November 29, 201611:00-12:30 P.M. (MST)
Members Present
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1. Lindsay Sauve, OR
2. Rebekah Moras, AK
3. Katie Lancaster, WY
4. Becca Obuchowski, IL
5. Karen Ward, AK
6. Ashley D., ND
7. Michelle Rojas-Soto, CA
8. Tara Lutz, CT
9. Vanessa Rovig, ND
10. Julie Atkinson, AK
11. Peggy Helm-Quest, WI
12. Tanisha Clarke, MD
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Updates
· SIG members can send resources to be posted on the website to Katie Lancaster at
· Katie Lancaster (WY) and Rebekah Moras (AK) () are the co-chairs of the Sexual Health SIG
· AUCD sexual health page contains quarterly meeting agendas, notes, and resources and can be found at: http://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=975
AUCD Conference
· Conference schedule will be revised. Sexual Health SIG will not join with the Health and Disability SIG
· AUCD Conference materials can be found here: http://www.aucd.org/conference/detail/session_event.cfm?session_event_id=889&showday=3
· SIG members recommend locating the meeting room for the self-advocacy SIG to receive input on format of future sexual health webinars and begin identifying stakeholders to reach out to in the future (SABE, Governor’s Councils)
o Potentially create a survey to distribute to self-advocates areas to include:
§ Description of Sexual Health SIG
§ Identify meeting time and invite them to join for input
§ Identify best delivery/format for webinars
§ Identify strategies so self-advocates can attend (ex: viewing rooms)
Sexual Health Webinar Planning
2016 Webinars
· Friendships & Dating Program (October)
o One attendee from the webinar indicated they felt that the webinar was a promotional advertisement. The SIG considered this comment and concluded that it is best to get as much information as possible out to the network on information related to different curricula and it is ok to highlight different curricula available.
2017 Webinars
· AUCD has approved four webinars for 2017 surrounding the mechanics of sex
o All webinars will have guest speakers on different topics and self-advocates will have the opportunity to ask questions
o The SIG will collect questions from self-advocates. Michelle, Becca, Katie, and Julie have volunteered to help collect these through their contacts.
o The SIG will need to decide how they will receive input from self-advocates on the format of the webinars and the topics areas. The SIG will need to identify themes for potential webinar topics.
§ Themes: Consent, LGBTQQI (Potential speakers: Shelly Barth (WY) or Rick Nelson (AK Governor’s Council), mechanics of sex (Potential speaker: Katherine McLaughlin, and relationships (potentially discussing issues related to individuals with disabilities dating those without disabilities).
§ The SIG will encourage self-advocates to drive webinar topics but will provide ideas when surveying self-advocates.
§ The SIG will strive to identify speakers who embody the intersectionality of gender, race, ethnicity, LGBTQQI, and disability
Survey for UCEDDs work on Sexual Health
· Create survey to send to UCEDDs to understand what each Center is working on related to sexual health (Michelle/Julie/Rebekah/Katie)
o Identify UCEDD and if a state has several identify which UCEDD
o Identify if the UCEDD has a clinic or is partnered with another agency who works on sexual health
o Identify staff at UCEDD and their contact information
§ Area of expertise (ex: Systems change, building capacity, clinical services)
o Design emails that will go out to UCEDDs (Michelle)
§ Send announcement out to AUCD listserv
o Potential survey methods: Survey monkey, Google docs, or Qualtrics (Julie/Michelle)
o Discuss at future quarterly meetings
Other Potential SIG work
o Collaborate with national organization for DSP
o Create position statement on how DSP can support the sexual self-advocacy of individuals with ID/DD
Tasks
o Begin identifying stakeholders to assist with surveying self-advocates to help the SIG select topic areas for 2017 webinars
o Identify guest speakers
o Begin work on a survey to distribute to UCEDDs on their work in the area of sexual health
o Send out Doodle Poll for February Quarterly meeting
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