Upcoming May 2010 Quarterly Meeting
Florida Coordinating Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Upcoming May 2010 Quarterly Meeting
General Subject Matter Discussed: General policy recommendations for accessibility, supports and services for persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, latedeafenedor deaf-blind in the State of Florida and committee reports. Agenda subject to change at discretion of the Chair.
Our mission statement: To provide a forum for public input and outreach resulting in technical assistance, advocacy, education, and improved communication access among public and private entities to meet the needs of deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened and deaf-blind persons.
Crowne Plaza Orlando Airport Hotel
5555 Hazeltine National Drive
Orlando, FL 32812
877-859-5095 or 407-856-0100
AGENDA
Thursday, May 13, 2010
This meeting is accessible by conference call:
Phone: 1-888-808-6959; Conference code: 5221678031 #
The weblink to CART for this meeting will be at:
9:00 – 9:15 Call to Order and Roll Call – Joan Haber, Chair
a) Welcome and Introductions of Council/Staff
b) Brief Announcements / Housekeeping
c) Adoption of Agenda
d) Introduction of Guests and Service Providers
9:15 – 10:15 Staff Reports –Valerie Stafford-Mallis, Mary Grace Tavel and
Lois Taylor
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 10:45 Legal Systems Accessibility Task Force Update –
Lisa Schaefermeyer, Chair
10:45 – 11:00 Budget Committee Report – Eloise Williams, Chair
11:00 – 12:00 Committee Reports: Education/Medical/Outreach Committee (EMO) by Sherilyn Adler and Susan Herring, Co-Chairs, and Technology Committee by Cindy Simon, Chair
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30 – 3:00 Presentation: Interpreting, C-Print, CART and TypeWell -- What works best for you?"
Mike Cano, Certified CART Provider, ACS (Alternative Communication Services)
3:00 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 4:45 Presentation: Personal Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Hearing Loss – Steven Detwiler, Emergency Management Specialist Planner – Orange County Emergency Management
4:45 – 5:00 BREAK – to prepare for Public Hearing
5:00 - 6:00 Public Hearing and Comment **
(**will extend to 6:30 if necessary)
6:00 pm Recess until Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 9 am
Friday, May 14, 2010
This meeting is accessible by Phone: 1-888-808-6959; Conference code: 5221678031 #
The weblink to CART for this meeting will be at: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=FCCDHH
9:00—9:10 Call to Order and Roll Call—Joan Haber, Chair
9:10—10:45 Old Business/Voting:
(a) Approve prior meeting minutes
(b) Discuss Action items from Feb 2010 meeting
(c) Discuss Public Comments from previous day
(d) Executive Committee – Policies & Procedures document
(e) Discussion of open Council seats
10:45 – 11:15 Break and Check-Out
11:15 – 11:45 New Business:
New business from Council members
Council member’s announcements, if any
August 2010 meeting location
11:45--12:00 Closing remarks from retiring Council members, and Adjournment