Quarterly
Email Newsletter
February 2008
In this
issue:
Message from the Executive Director
Administration
on Developmental Disabilities Public Forum
ACDL Organizes Southwestern Arizona Conference on Disability
Rights
Tucson
Spring Event Honorees Announced
Message
from the Executive Director ń
In
2007, the
Special
education legal and advocacy services continue to be an important priority for
the staff and Board of Directors at the
One
of the ways the
Thursday,
February 28
9:00
a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Thursday,
March 20
6:00
p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
The
Gadsden Hotel
Friday,
April 25
8:30
a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Civic
and Convention Center
Another
way the
This
is only the beginning. Stay tuned. I will have more initiatives focused on
special education in the very near future.
With your continued help and support, we can and will do more.
Administration on
Developmental Disabilities Public Forum ń
The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Developmental
Disabilities (ADD) will be in Arizona March 3-6, 2008 to conduct an evaluation
of four (4) of its federal grant programs which comprise the Arizona
Developmental Disabilities Network:
1.
Arizona Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
2.
3.
Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development
4. Sonoran University Center for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Arizona College
of Family and Community Medicine.
Under
the terms of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
of 2000 (DD Act), ADD must conduct oversight to ensure that grantees are
helping individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
As
part of their oversight review, ADD will be holding a public forum on Tuesday,
March 4, 2008 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADD would like to hear from you about how our Arizona DD Network is
doing. In particular, ADD would like to
know about your experiences and interactions in working with the
I
encourage you to attend this public forum and share your experiences.
The
public forum will be conducted via video conference. Video conference links have been set up
around the state at the following sites:
Ft. Defiance/Window Rock – Window Rock Unified School
District, Navajo Rout 12, Exemplary School Building, NAU Video Conference Room
behind Ft. Defiance Middle School
ASL
and Spanish-language interpretation will be available.
If
you cannot attend the public forum on March 4, you can submit written comments
about our programs by mail, telephone, fax or email. However, these submissions must be received
by ADD no later than February 28, 2008. Click
here to read the public forum notice for more information.
ACDL Organizes Southwestern Arizona
Conference on Disability Rights ń
In an effort
to bring critical disability rights information to areas outside of
The
conference is sponsored by the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Network and
the Arizona Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injuries.
Experts from
the Arizona Center for Disability Law, Governor’s Council on Developmental
Disabilities, Arizona Technology Access Project, Sonoran University Center for
Excellence on Developmental Disabilities and the Governor’s Council on Spinal
and Head Injuries will lead workshops on special education, traumatic brain
injury, health care services, employment, vocational rehabilitation, voting and
housing.
Registration
will be limited to 150 people.
Registration
will open in a few weeks. We will be
sure to notify you once registration has opened. If you want a registration brochure mailed to
you, please email us at lfreyer@azdisabilitylaw.org.
Tucson Spring Event Honorees Announced
ń
Our Board of
Directors is pleased to announce the honorees for our annual Tucson Spring
Event. Our event will take place on
Friday, April 11, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the historic Arizona Inn
located at
Leadership
awards will be presented to:
The Honorable
Tim Bee
Arizona
Senate President
The Honorable
Linda Lopez
Franc Kahn,
Executive Director
Governor’s
Council on Developmental Disabilities
Rick Murray,
Executive Director
Kelly McLear
The Arc of
As you may
know, up until 2007, there had been no preventative dental coverage in
Invitations
to our Tucson Spring Event will be in the mail by March 3, 2008. Ticket prices are as low as $40 per person. Sponsorships are available at $150, $300,
$500 and $1,000. If you are not on our
mailing and would like us to mail you an invitation contact Lorraine Freyer at lfreyer@azdisabilitylaw.org. If you would like to sponsor our event,
please contact me at pradecic@azdisabilitylaw.org
or by phone at (520) 327-9547, ext. 23.
As always, I
appreciate the support you have provided to the
Thank you and
I look forward to bringing you more news and information on the
Peri Jude
Radecic
Executive
Director