Update and Quarterly Report Summary:
State Name: Alabama
Accomplishments from Year One: (October
2013September
2014)
__ X __ Surveys Completed
__ X __ Vlogs Produced
Topics of Vlogs: _X_Employment
Who represented your state on the advisory
committee and at the face to face advisory
committee meetings?
Nashville _Lauren Kimbrell, George Neal, Darren
Morris, Susan Ellis
Birmingham _Nikki Dawson, Darren Morris, George
Neal, Susan Ellis, Lauren Kimbrell, Mark McClellen
Highlights from your state that you are proud of from
Year One:
__Chapters all over state
__People First state conference, Birmingham
__legislative day
__formed a state plan
Report October 2014-June 2015:
Advisory Committee Meetings: List self advocates
and others who attended these meetings; Brittany Gore, Darren Morris, Nikki Dawson, George Neal, Brenda Doss
Oklahoma City: Brittany Gore, Darren Morris, Brenda Doss
Myrtle Beach: Brittany Gore, Nikki Dawson, George Neal
Who participated in face to face meetings,
supported your plan implementation and webinars:
ADAP
Department of Mental Health
DD Council
UCEDD
Disability Rights and Resources
Down Syndrome Alabama
People First of Alabama
Governor’s office on Disabilities
Webinars that you participated in this year:
(Someone from your state was expected to
participate in each webinar)
February 18: SALT: Leadership Skills: Number
who participated: __4__
April 23 : Strategies for Building an Effective
Team:
Number who participated: __4___
June 18 : Strategies for recruiting youth
membership recruitment:
Number who participated: __0___
July 16: Steps in organizing around an issue:
Number who participated: _____
August 16 : Partnerships outside of the disability
community:
Number who participated: _____
September tad : Closing Institutions
Local or state events
October 2014 -June 30, 2015 (8 grassroots
Events 2 per quarter)
ADA Celebration in Birmingham March 2015
ADA Celebration in Montgomery March 2015
Legislative Rally in Birmingham
Legislative Rally in Montgomery
Region 1V Meeting in Montgomery
Jeff Ridgeway Celebration in Mobile
Disability Appreciation Day
Board Meeting March 2015
Date Vlog submitted (2 needed for year)
In the progress
Topic(s) of Vlog Leadership and Bullying
Grants obtained with partners to work on priority
issues. (Describe the grant and the partners)
$500 Project Vote Grant; ADAP with People First of Alabama went through webinar trainings on voting and are required to use the tools given to do at least one training on voting rights.
Retreat with Partners: Date(s) Partners who
participated
Met with each DD partner individually and together
Other state plan activities that you are proud of from
2015:
Completing our grassroots events
ADA Celebration in Birmingham March 2015
ADA Celebration in Montgomery March 2015
Legislative Rally in Birmingham
Legislative Rally in Montgomery
Region 1V Meeting in Montgomery
Jeff Ridgeway Celebration in Mobile
Disability Appreciation Day March 2015
Board Meeting March 2015
Holding Regional Meetings
Chapters all over state
Leadership development
Project vote
Brittany Gore on the UAB Civitan Board and on the DMH Technical Assistance Grant for employment