COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR MEETING
NOTICE & AGENDA
Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 8:30AM
at
Westport Town Hall – Room 201
110 Myrtle Avenue
- Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes from July 20, 2017
- Guests – Captain Paulson & Chief Koskinas of the Westport Police Department
- Volunteer registry program with WPD discussion
- Human Services Updates and Opportunities (Elaine Daignault):
- Emergency Preparedness Efforts–
- Region 1 – Mass Care and Recovery Tabletop Exercise – Thurs., Sept. 28th
- ADA Conference – October 27th (Newington, CT)
- Legislative Advocacy Training Opportunities - Oct 12/19 and Dec9/16 (Middletown, CT)
- What’s Up/Newsworthy Events and People
- Public Comment
- Committee Updates and Priorities
- Federal/State and Local Policy and Administration & General Support (Jim Ross)
- Employment and Life Transition (Stacie Curran)
- Health and Fitness (Tom Holleman)
- Recreation and Social Activities (LuAnn Giunta)
- Housing and Emergency Preparedness (Marina Derman)
- Transportation and Mobility (Diane Johnson)
- Education and Personal Development (Evan Levinson)
- Adjourn
Please save the following dates for future general CPD meetings and a special* series of joint DHS Commission meetings:
*Tuesday, Oct. 10th at 8:30am-10am - Joint meeting of DHS Commissions: An overview of DHS Programs and Services
(The Human Services Commission, Commission on Senior Services, The Westport Youth Commission and the Commission on People with Disabilities )
Thursday, October 19th, 2017 - Gretchen Knuff of Disability Rights Connecticut, INC. (DRCT)
Thursday, November 16th, 2017 - Win Evarts, ARC CT
*Friday, November 17th, 2017 – Joint Meeting of DHS Commissions: An overview of local Substance Abuse and Mental Health Resources
(Presenters from the Southwest Regional Mental Health Board, the Mid-Fairfield Substance Abuse Coalition and Positive Directions, Westport’s Local Prevention Council)
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