Partners in Policymaking Class 39

Session 1: HISTORY
September 17-18, 2021

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND OTHER RESOURCES:

• Partners in Time Online Course
• Parallels in Time
• Partners in Policymaking®: Changing Lives. Changing Policies
• Virtual Meetings: Accessibility Checklist & Best Practices (americanbar.org)

Hadamar: The Forgotten Holocaust (Documentary)

Discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Fact Sheets:

• Hospitals and Rights of Patients with Disabilities During COVID-19
• Health Care Rationing During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Your Rights.
• COVID-19 and People with Disabilities: Know Your Rights

INSTITUTIONAL HISTORY ARTICLES:

• The Origin and Nature of Our Institutional Models by Wolf Wolfensberger, Syracuse University
• From Feeblemindedness to Self-Advocacy, a Half Century of Growth and Self-Fulfillment by Gunnar Dybwad, Heller School, Brandeis University
• The Radiator, Chapter Fourteen of Public Hostage: Public Ransom – Inside Institutional America, by William Bronston, MD

PARENT HISTORY AND PEOPLE FIRST LANGUAGE:

• Disability is Natural by Kathie Snow
• People First Language
• Short video: The Only Label You Need Is Your Name

INDEPENDENT LIVING:

• Ed Roberts section on the Council website
• A Conversation with Ed Roberts, California, "We Won't Go Away" video: 
  Part 1 & Part 2:
• National Disability Policy:
  1) 2020 Progress Report on National Disability Policy: Increasing Disability Employment
  2) National Disability Policy Civil Rights Resources
• ADA Legacy Project

SELF ADVOCACY

• The Arc Position Statements
• Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
• Self Advocacy Movement (Parallels in Time)
• Advocating Change Together

MINNESOTA HISTORY

• With An Eye to the Past
• With An Eye to the Future
• Minnesota Olmstead Plan / Minnesota Olmstead Implementation Office (mn.gov)
• Person Centered Practices

Session 2: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
October 15-16, 2021

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

• Partners in Education Online Course
• The Top Questions Asked about Special Education, with Patrick Schwarz
• The Convergence of Disability Law and Policy, Rud Turnbull feature and video
• Lou Brown Interview
• Positive Behavior Supports, Dr. Herb Lovett
• Positive Behavior Supports, Mike Mayer
• History and Evolution of Behavioral Approaches & Interventions, Derrick Dufresne

GENERAL RESOURCE MATERIALS ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION:

• Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools (PDF)
• Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
• Assistive Technology and Schools
• Student Suspensions
• COVID-19: Distance Learning
• Rights of Children with Disabilities to Get Services at Daycares
• How to be a Good Advocate

MINNESOTA SPECIFIC RESOURCES

• The Child Find Mandate: What Does It Mean to You?
• Developing IEPs in Minnesota (2014)
  • A Guide to the Individualized Education Program (IEP) to Minnesota Parents (pacer.org)
  • Developing Your Child's IEP | Center for Parent Information and Resources (parentcenterhub.org)
• IEP Implementation and Review (2014)
  • Archived: Guide to the Individualized Education Program
• Independent Education Evaluations in Minnesota (2014)
• Termination of Services (2014)
• Tools for Your Future – how assistive technology can be used in education
• Minnesota Special Education Experience Study 2014
• Understanding Assistive Technology
• D-2 Assistive Technology Appeals-MA.pdf (lawhelpmn.org)
• D-3 Assistive Technology Appeals-Private Insurance_0.pdf (lawhelpmn.org)
• Will Medical Assistance Pay for Assistive Technology?
• Think College
  • College-Based Transition Services | Think College
  • 20 Powerful Strategies to Prepare for Postsecondary Education | ThinkCollege
  • Information and Resources for Families | Think College
  • Resources for Families and Educators | ThinkCollege
  • Preparing Your Son Or Daughter for College (PDF) | Think College
• Career and College Readiness (High School)
  • Career Technical Education (mn.gov)
  • Earn College Credit in High School (mn.gov)
  • Graduation Requirements (mn.gov)

MINNESOTA MALTREATMENT AND EMERGENCY PLANNING RESOURCES:

• Student Maltreatment
• Confidential Maltreatment Reporting Form
• Student Maltreatment Information Sheet
• Feeling Safe, Being Safe – closed captioned presentation and booklet

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

• Health Conditions Information Sheets
• Parental Rights
• Four Questions and Answers on the following topics:
  • Identification of a Parent for participating in Special Education planning for a child
  • Care and Treatment Transportation
  • Personal Activity Reports (PARs) and Periodic Certifications
  • Clarification of Educational Record Definitions and Procedures
• Records Review Check Lists for Part C (Birth to age 3) and Part B (Ages 3 to 21)
• The Pop-Up IEP – Significant Support Need Version
• Person-Centered Practices — DDS Learning
• Person-centered practices / Minnesota Department of Human Services (mn.gov)
• Assistive Technology Manual

Session 3: COUNTY'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
November 19-20, 2021

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

• Partners in Making Your Case Online Course

MINNESOTA RESOURCES:

• Jensen Settlement Agreement
• Disability Minnesota (one stop to MN state agency programs, services, products)
• Rebuilding Together Twin Cities
• Minnesota Disability Law Center
• Disability Services Division e-list – how to subscribe/unsubscribe
• Assistive Technology for Employment
• Assistive Technology for Education
• AT One-Stop
• Employment First – Minnesota's Plan for Competitive, Integrated Employment
• Minnesota's Olmstead Plan:
  • Documents
  • Resources
• Department of Human Services (DHS) FACT SHEETS/BULLETINS
  • Family Support Grant Program
  • Personal Care Assistance
  • Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC)
  • Minnesota Health Care Programs
  • Alternative Care Program
  • Brain Injury Waiver
  • Community Alternative Care Waiver
  • Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver
  • Developmental Disabilities Waiver
  • Consumer Support Grant Program
  • DHS Licensing
  • Long-Term Care Consultation Services
  • DHS Email Subscriptions
  • Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities
  • MnCHOICES
  • Spousal Impoverishment Protections and Standards
  • Directory of County Social Service/Human Services Departments
  • Change of fiscal services for people who participate in CDCS and CSG
• Minnesota State Statutes:
  • Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  • Definitions
  • County Board Case Management Responsibilities
  • Chapter 245D
  • Section 256B.092 Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  • Section 252.44 County Board Responsibilities
  • Section 252.50 State Operated Programs
  • Open Meeting Law
• County Government
  • History of County Government and County Government Structure
  • County Government 101
  • Duties of a County Commissioner
  • County Code of Ethics
  • So You Want to Be a County Commissioner
  • The a-b-c's of Parliamentary Procedure

NATIONAL RESOURCES:

• Understanding Supplemental Security Income, SSI for Children
• You and Your Rights

Session: PERSONAL LIVING AND SUPPORTED & CUSTOMIZED EMPLOYMENT
January 14-15, 2022

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

• Partners in Employment Online Course
• Partners in Living Online Course
• Meet the Future Face of Employment

SECTION 1. HOUSING/COMMUNITY LIVING

• Disability Rights in Housing
• Housing Benefits 101
• Housing Access Services and Housing Stabilization Services (from The Arc Minnesota)
• Developmental Disabilities Waiver (PDF)
• Housing Access Services: Movers (Video)
• MnCHOICES Assessment and Support Plan
• Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center (MAARC)
• Priced Out in the United States

SECTION 2. EMPLOYMENT

• Work Incentives Connection
  • Work Incentives for People on SSI
  • How Earnings Affect SSI
  • ABLE Act
  • MA-EPD
  • PASS (Plan to Achieve Self Support)
  • Student Earned Income Exclusion
  • Tax Incentives for People with Disabilities Who Work
• Disability Benefits 101
• WorkWithoutLimits – Putting abilities to work in Massachusetts
• Employees' Practical Guide to Negotiating and Requesting Accommodation Under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• ThinkWork!
• DHS Bulletin Regarding MA-EPD
• My Next Move: What do you want to do for a living?
• O*NET Online – Career exploration and job analysis tool
• The Red Book - A Guide to Work Incentives (January 2020):
• Introducing the Red Book
• What's New in 2021?

Session 5: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
February 18-19, 2022

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

• Partners in Making Your Case Online Course

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING LINKS

• Video presentations with Professor John McKnight about Community Building with links to a collection of his papers and other documents
• Heartland Center for Leadership Development

Resources for Organizers:

• Internet Activism
• Neighborhood Funders Group
• Community Tool Box
• Progressive Technology Project
• Getting People to Help

Additional Resources Related to Community Organizing:

• Data Practices in Minnesota
• Parliamentary Procedure

Session 6: MINNESOTA'S LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
March 13-14, 2022

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

• Partners in Making Your Case Online Course
• Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State

MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LINKS

Welcome to the Minnesota House of Representatives

• Session Daily
• House Member Information
• Committee Information
• House Facebook
• House YouTube
• House Twitter
• Committees – Role and How to Testify
• Tune Into Your Minnesota Legislature
• Minnesota State and Federal Offices
• Minnesota State Government Series
• House Television and Mobile Streaming Schedule
  

MINNESOTA SENATE LINKS

• Welcome to the Minnesota Senate
• Senate Committees
• Minnesota Senate Members

OTHER MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE RESOURCES

• Glossary of Terms
• Procedures (Parliamentary)
• Citizen Participation
• Minnesota State Legislature – How to Follow a Bill

OTHER RESOURCES

Department of Human Services (DHS) Waiver Fact Sheets:

• Developmental Disabilities Waiver
• Brain Injury Waiver
• Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver
• Community Alternative Care Waiver

How to Talk about Disability and Human Rights (FrameWorks Institute)

State Legislative Process:

• "How a Bill Becomes a Law in Minnesota" (MPR News video)

Session 7: FEDERAL ISSUES
April 22-23, 2022

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

ONLINE TRAINING AND RESOURCES:

• A Countdown to the 25th Anniversary of the ADA – Judge Frank's Interview
• Medicaid: Supporting and Saving Lives of Minnesotans with Developmental Disabilities

FEDERAL FUNDING

• FY 2018 Funding for Federal Disability Related Programs
• President's 2019 American Budget

FACT SHEETS

• ABLE Act
• Community Living
• Criminal Justice
• Education
• Social Security and SSI
• Medicaid and Health Care
• Disability Integration Act (DIA)
• DIA Summary
• EMPOWER Care Act

PROPOSED LEGISLATION

• H.R. 620 ADA Education and Reform Act: Letter to Senate in Opposition

GENERAL RESOURCES

• Federal Government Org Chart
• CPSD Values & Principles for Policy Framework
• CPSD Issue Brief: Is supported Employment a Good Investment for Taxpayers
• "The Dignity of Risk" (Robert Perske)
• Job Applicants and the ADA
• ADA Home Page
• ADA Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials
• Your Path to Government Benefits
• Employees' Practical Guide to Requesting and Negotiating Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (askjan.org)

Session 8: GRADUATION WEEKEND
May 20-21, 2022

Participant Reimbursement
Respite Care/Child Care Reimbursement
Time Match Form

Resource Packet

• Roles and Responsibilities of Office Bearers
• Serving on a Nonprofit Board of Directors
• Welcoming New Board Members