Hamilton County Board of MR/DD

DD Awareness Month
Advocacy Leadership Network
March 2015
Presentation to the Board
March 9, 2015
Advocacy Support Team
Diana Mairose
Linda Kunick
James Harley
Robert Shuemak
Marvin Moss
John Romer, Lynne Calloway, Walter Vaughn
Office of Innovation, Quality & Planning
Dawn Freudenberg, Director
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Advocacy Support Team
Presence
Participation
Partnership
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DD Awareness & Advocacy Day
March 3, 2015
John Munis
UC UCEDD LEND Trainee
Speaker
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DD Awareness & Advocacy Day
March 3, 2015
Hamilton County has
7 Ohio House Representatives
3 Ohio Senators
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DD Awareness & Advocacy Day
March 3, 2015
We met with…
State Reps
Lou Terhar
(R) 30th District
Alicia Reece
(D) 33rd District
DD Awareness & Advocacy Day
March 3, 2015
We met with…
Office staff of
Ohio Reps
Tom Brinkman
(R) 27th District
Christie Bryant Kuhns
(D) 32nd District
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DD Awareness & Advocacy Day
March 3, 2015
We met with…
Ohio Senator
Cecil Thomas
(D) 9th Senate District
Newly-elected, replaced Eric
Kearney, spoke at our Election
Forum last Fall
DD Awareness & Advocacy Day
March 3, 2015
We met with…
Office Staff of
Ohio Senators
Bill Seitz
(R) 8th District
Shannon Jones
(R) 7th Senate District
National Advocacy
James met Iowa Senator Thomas Harkin at a Washington
D.C. national conference on disabilities
Senator Harkin
introduced the ADA
legislation to the Senate
25-plus years ago using
sign language for his
brother who is deaf
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Transit Advocacy
Snow and Icy Sidewalks
James and
Walter met with
Vice Mayor
David Mann
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Transit Advocacy
Snow and Icy Sidewalks
Vice Mayor Mann
recommended
meeting with
Public Services
Director Checco;
Robert S and
Board Member
Robert Harris did
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Feb. 27 to March 7, 2015
Board Chair
Nestor Melnyk
Planning Committee
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Feb. 27 to March 7, 2015
Diana
volunteered
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Unveiling Party Sept. 2014
Linda,
James
&
John
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Festival Kickoff Luncheon Feb. 2015
Diana
&
Marlee Matlin
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Festival Kickoff Luncheon Feb. 2015
Linda
&
Kurt Yeager
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Festival Kickoff Luncheon
Guests of UC UCEDD
James Harley, CAC Vice Chair, Walter
Guests of Metro
Robert, Linda, John
“It’s All About Relationships”
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Diana and Linda met Crash Reel Star Kevin
Pearce at the SABE Conference last fall
Reel Abilities Film Festival
Thanks, LADD and Nestor!
Employment Billboards - COG
HCDDS Employment Blog
Launching March 2015 to feature success stories
First story
Tony Blasingame
Kaiser Pickles
New employment brochure
Ohio DD Council
Ohio Public Images Award Winners
March 12, 2015 - Columbus
Hamilton County has winners in the
three state categories that honor
community participation and advocacy
26 guests including Advocates, Eric, Ted, Logan
and their families, Ted’s supervisors from 5/3, his
biographer, and staff of Goodwill
Ohio Public Images Award Winners
March 12, 2015 - Columbus
Eric Kearney
Community/Elected Official
Ohio Public Images Award Winners
March 12, 2015 - Columbus
Ted Kremer
Personal Achievement
Ohio Public Images Award Winners
March 12, 2015 – Columbus
Logan Brinson
Advocate
Election Forum 2014
Advocates hosted 18 candidates for public office
Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal
Outstanding Customer Service Training
August-Sept 2014 / April-May 2015
Five trainings/presentations to 150 volunteers, staff
“Welcoming guests of all abilities”
Diana, James, Robert Harris
Future partnering for volunteer
and job opportunities
Neighborhood Summit at Xavier
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Empowering Families Symposium
Friday, March 13, 2015
Common Threads
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Advocacy United
Community Awareness
possible job/volunteer opportunities
Green Umbrella
Brewster Rhoads, Director
Walnut Hills Redevelopment
Foundation
Kevin Wright, Director
ADA Celebration July 2015
Board Member
Robert Harris
Chair