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Presentation to the 7 th Transition Community Practice Meeting May 16 - 18, 2010 – Charlotte, NC

Presentation to the 7 th Transition Community Practice Meeting May 16 - 18, 2010 – Charlotte, NC by L. Dara Baldwin, MPA – TASH – Advocacy Manager Member of AFP Board – TASH Representative.

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Presentation to the 7 th Transition Community Practice Meeting May 16 - 18, 2010 – Charlotte, NC

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  1. Presentation to the 7th Transition Community Practice Meeting May 16 - 18, 2010 – Charlotte, NC by L. Dara Baldwin, MPA – TASH – Advocacy Manager Member of AFP Board – TASH Representative

  2. The Alliance for Full Participation (AFP) is a formal partnership of leading developmental disabilities organizations with a common vision—to create a better and more fulfilling quality of life for people with developmental disabilities.  Through the diversity of our many voices, we will collectively reach this goal • AFP also supports a network of state teams, dedicated to promoting full participation for people with developmental disabilities

  3. 2003:  AFP is founded as a vibrant collaboration of the key stakeholders in the developmental disabilities field focused on a common purpose—to enhance full participation for all • 2005:  AFP hosts a Washington DC Summit that creates an action agenda for full participation that is incorporated into the strategic planning of all member organizations.  In addition, AFP created an interactive DVD series to educate the public about the promise of full participation for people with developmental disabilities • AFP’s 2005 Summit, Many Voices, One Vision, drew over 2,400 people from all branches of the developmental disability community, including self advocates, family members, researchers, service providers and direct support workers • 2009:  the Alliance for Full Participation announced its new campaign, “Real Jobs – It’s Everybody’s Business,” and its goal of doubling the employment ratefor people with developmental disabilities by 2015

  4. Resources to learn more about the initiative: • In 2010 launch of new website please visit: http://www.allianceforfullparticipation.org/index.php • AFP produces an e-mail newsletter to keep you up to date with our activities. Please enter your e-mail address to sign up for our e-mail newsletter: please go to website to sign up • There are articles and press releases on the website as well • Success Stories are on the website – please send us yours

  5. SUCCESS STORIES

  6. Summit 2011 will be November 17-18, 2011 at the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel just outside of Washington, DC, AFP will convene a ground-breaking employment summit marked by a sense of partnership, purpose and collaboration.  • Over 1500 attendees will work together to plan, organize and share best practices that will lead to a substantial increase in the number of people with developmental disabilities in integrated employment.  Countless more will participate at local viewing stations set up throughout the county.  Innovative program design will ensure that the work completed in Washington will have a lasting impact on our society • The AFP Summit will mark the mid-point in AFP’s “Real Jobs—It’s Everyone’s Business” five year campaign.  In addition to the Summit, AFP will be providing education and networking opportunities through an interactive online community, newsletters, and webinars

  7. This work strongly depends on the local community and local employers – AFP will use its State Teams for this engagement • The goal is to have a team in all 50 states – as of May 2010 34 states have Teams (please see list on website) • AFP invites you to become a state leader for those states with no leader

  8. Over the next few months, state teams are urged to come together and determine their numerical goal for doubling employment by 2015 • The teams will work with existing programs – joining them and assisting to create a larger network • AFP extends local and national special education community to join the state teams

  9. State Team Leaders Roster: • Alaska Ryan, Millie • Arkansas Manus, Patti • Arkansas Petty, Julie • California Meadors, Joe • California Anderson, Tony • Colorado Tewell, Marcia • Connecticut Wood, Robin • Delaware Maichle, Pat • District of Columbia Campanella, Tina • Hawaii Lee, Chin • Illinois Paulauski, Tony • Indiana Forsha, Joel • Iowa Morrow, Sue Ann • Kansas Rhys, Jane • Maine Dyer, Rachel • Maryland Gauruder, Colleen

  10. State Team Leaders Roster Continued: • Michigan Potter, Linda • Michigan LeRoy, Bob • Minnesota Alexander, Jon • Mississippi Burck, Lisa • Missouri Pace, Lori • Mississippi Nalker, Matt • Nebraska Rocker, Susan • New Hampshire Hunt • New Hampshire Hunt, Janet E. • New Jersey Spitalnik, Deborah • New Jersey Livaks, Bret • New York Finn, Chester • New York Chmura, Max • North Carolina Heasley, Tara • North Dakota Brunette, Don

  11. State Team Leaders Roster Continued: • Oklahoma Goodwin, Judy • Oregon Owens, Cynthia • Rhode Island McConaghy, Doreen • South Dakota Poncelet, Arlene • Tennessee Willis, Wanda • Tennessee Cohn, Alicia • Utah Mantonya, Claire • Vermont Dague, Brian • Virginia Stierer, Cheri • Virginia Helmboldt, Emily • WA Boone, Jane

  12. State Teams Continued: • AFP will provide state teams with resources to help: - assess their current employment practices - determine areas that they would like to focus on for improvement, and create - an action plan for achieving these goals • State Team Scorecard The scorecard was created to help state teams review the state policies, practices and strategies that impact on opportunities for integrated employment. The answers on this scorecard will help state teams identify priorities and set goals for employment initiatives and outline a strategy for doubling their state’s rate of integrated employment by the year 2015 • State Teams meet quarterly the first score card is due June 30, 2010 – to establish a baseline

  13. State Teams Continued: • Please join a state team or create a new one – AFP will assist you and be a resource to your success • We encourage Self Advocates, Family members, educators, administators and advocates to join in these efforts • Please contact Karen Flippo if you have recommendations of people or organizations that may be willing to provide leadership in these states – she can be reached at:kfflippo@allianceforfullparticipation.org

  14. Citation: Information for this presentation can be found on the AFP website: www.allianceforfullparticipation.org • Presentation done by: L. Dara Baldwin, MPA Advocacy & External Relations Manger for TASH contact at: dbaldwin@tash.org

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