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1 1 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INSTITUTE Partners in Advocacy: State Self Advocacy Leadership and CouncilsJuly 12, 2017 THE MARYLAND MODELKen Capone Tami Goldsmith2 HISTORY Advisory committee to The Arc MARYLAND Partnership with Cross Disability Rights Coalition People On the Go funded by developmental disabilities CouncilSUSTAINABILITY PLANNING Communication strategies Strategic goal alignment Project funding 3 OUTCOMES MARYLAND Equal Employment Act was passed Coalition partnership Role Growing number of individual involvement Working with State and federal agencies to create positive systems changeMARYLAND MODELP artners in CollaborationFunding PartnersProject PartnersCoalition PartnersNational Partners4 FUNDING PARTNERS developmental Disability council MARYLAND Center for developmental disabilities @ Kennedy Krieger InstitutePROJECT PARTNERS MARYLAND Department Of disabilities developmental Disability Administration The Arc MARYLAND Pathfinders for Autism MARYLAND Center for developmental Disabilities5 COALITION PARTNERS developmental

2 Disability Coalition Disability Rights MARYLAND The Arc MarylandNATIONAL PARTNERS Association for University Centers on disabilities National Federation of the Blind Self Advocates Becoming Empowered6 FUTURECONTACT INFORMATIONKen CaponeDirector of Public GoldsmithProject : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance Institute7 Green Mountain Self-AdvocatesRandy Lizotte, PresidentSt. Albans, VermontVT council Supports Our Community Connections We are a strong partner because we have a strong network of 23 self-advocacy strength comes from having many strong local leaders. ITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance Institute8VT council Supports Our Community Connections All local groups do community service. Together we show how people with disabilities help their neighbors. ITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteThis group grows vegetables in a community garden and gives what they grow to the food council Supports Our Work with YouthGMSA runsYouth Summits to introduce high students to self-advocacy and to teach ways to get involved in self-advocacy.

3 This is a great way to get into high schools to do more training and peer : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance Institute9VT council Supports Our Strong Interest to do Disability Awareness PresentationsVermont self-advocates love to get out the good news about people with disabilities by presenting to schools, med students, rotary clubs, faith-based groups, legislators : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteInclusive Healthcare Partnership ProjectVTDDC partnered with GMSA and other stakeholders to identify opportunities for change in the VT healthcare system in order to improve outcomes for Vermonters with : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance Institute10 Healthcare Core Competency TrainingsVTDDC partnered with GMSA and other disability organizations to create and deliver training modules to improve healthcare services delivered by Vermont care managers to people with : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteVT council Supports Peer MentoringGMSA is partnering with Provider Agencies to develop a VT Peer Mentoring program.

4 Peer mentoring is when a person with a disability hires or asks another person with a disability to support them to learn something new or speak up about : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance Institute11VT council Supports Leadership TrainingThe VT DD council supports GMSA and Vermont Family Network to provide leadership training to families and people with IDD to be advocates for positive social : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteVermont Worker s Center Pride Center Of VT Migrant Justice VT Interfaith ActionRights And Democracy350VT Rising TidePeace and Justice Center to name a at a Milk with Dignity Rally for fair wages for migrant dairy farm workersWe have found that our experiences tend to be very rich when we work with non-disability human rights and social justice groups such council supports GMSA to partner with other advocacy groups (both disability and non-disability) 12 That Leads Our issue becomes everyone's issue Build allies across movements Spreading awareness of disability rights Self-advocates get many more leadership opportunities when working with non-disability groupsITACC.

5 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteWays Councils Can Make Us Stronger Partner with us on projects Come to our events Invite us to go with you to important meetings Be our Public Relations Officer by always tooting our horn ITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteDiscussing the impact of Medicaid Cuts with Bernie Sanders13 Make connections for us Insist that information be accessible Support us to use technology because it is the great equalizer Help us say more than just describing what we do, but why it is important and how we make a differenceITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteWays Councils Can Make Us Stronger We can help each other do strategic planning. You may know ways to create a plan and we can show you how to make it accessible. We should agree to disagree in a respectful way. Self-advocacy is a grassroots organization (not a corporate machine), so please see value in the way we : 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteWays Councils Can Make Us Stronger14 Support us to hold an annual conference!

6 ITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteWays Councils Can Make Us StrongerITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance InstituteLike us on Facebook! with us on Twitter! us on YouTube! Mountain Self-Advocates15 NETWORKING QUESTIONS What is or is not working at your council with regard to supporting the 3 SA mandates? What are the challenges your council faces in their efforts to support self-advocacy and other advocacy activities? Name 1-3 strategies learned from the presentation that you could implement in your state/territory. Generate your own table question related to establishing and/or strengthening self-advocacy?ITACC: 2017 AIDD Technical Assistance Institut