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BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 111721
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To
welcome
you
all
to
the
city
right
over
the
ribbon
committee
for
people
with
disabilities.
Today
is
wednesday
november
17
2021
and
I'd
like
to
bring
the
meeting
to
order.
First
thing
that
I
need
you
all
to
do
is
to
please
review
and
approve
minutes
of
last
month's
meeting,
which
was
october
20th
2021..
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B
C
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Questions
please
stop
our
program
attended
a
two-day
training
or
positive
behavior
management
and
support
workshops
that
was
offered
by
the
texas
health
and
human
services.
Commission
resources
were
provided
to
our
program
to
share
with
clients
and
help
link
them
with
educational
services,
for
positive
behavior
management
and
support
for
at
home
and
during
the
school
year.
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We're
happy
to
add
this
resource
and
educational
services,
so
in
case
clients
during
the
year
or
have
any
questions
or
concerns
with
their
child
at
home,
especially
particularly
with
behavior
we're
able
to
recommend
and
and
refer
them
to
these
services,
that
the
state
has
the
program
attended.
A
meeting
for
social
security
benefits
for
children
and
young
adults
with
disabilities,
the
social
security
administrator,
andy
hardwick
was
our
presenter
and
the
presented
presentation
was
very
informative
and
useful
on
social
security
benefits
for
children
and
adults
with
young
adults
with
disabilities.
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Present
more
information
to
families
here
locally,
so
they
better
understand
what
supplemental
income
is
our
program
enrolled,
48
new
clients
at
a
fast
and
recreation
halloween
event,
the
48
new
clients
attended
the
event
to
pick
up
sensory
friendly,
pumpkin
buckets.
They
included,
yes,
they're
so
cute.
They
they
included
sensory
training
material.
That
was
a
halloween
theme,
our
tenzin
our
attendance.
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Also,
at
the
event,
what
I
was
offering
were
flyers
and
information
tips
on
a
a
friendly,
a
sensory,
friendly
halloween
tips,
so
that
we
can
make
it
a
more
inclusive
environment
for
families,
and
we
did
have
a
lot
of
families
attend
the
event.
It
was
so
nice
to
see
them
in
person
and
the
kids
as
soon
as
they
got
the
buckets.
It
was
really
exciting
to
see
them
already
play
with
items
and
participate
with
items
again.
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And
then
also
again
create
that
inclusive
environment
for
them
to
participate
in
this
type
of
recreational
activity.
Our
program
attended
the
texas,
a
m
international
university
disability
awareness
event.
We
were
able
to
enroll
31
new
clients
and
provided
each
client
with
a
motivational
topic
that
included
a
stress
ball
motivational,
folders,
notepads,
usbs,
handwriting
tools,
fidget
gadgets
and
a
recreational
therapy
activity
which
is
journaling.
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We
provided
the
clients
with
an
educational
information,
educational
information
on
the
benefits
of
journaling,
such
as
reducing
stress
keeping
the
memory
sharp,
boosting
their
mood
and
strengthening
their
emotional
functions
session.
Two
of
texas
partners
for
policy
making
for
texas
council
for
developmental
disabilities
was
hosted
on
november
12-13
virtually
day.
One
educated
us
on
education
system,
section
504
and
the
individuals
with
the
disability
education
act
day.
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The
tcdd
sessions
have
been
very
impactful
and
I
really
look
forward
to
the
next
sessions.
I
believe
the
next
sessions
will
possibly
be
in
austin
we're
still
working
virtually,
but
every
session
that
we've
had
so
far
has
been
very
insightful
and
impactful
of
learning
about
504
education
and
then
transitioning
into
adulthood
for
individuals
with
disabilities.
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For
the
month
of
november,
our
program
has
created
educational
flyers
and
videos
for
the
following,
which
are
national
diabetes
month,
specifically
on
type
1
diabetes
in
children
and
young
adults,
education
on
signs,
symptoms
and
management
for
the
caregiver
caregiver
burnout,
education.
Our
goal
is
to
offer
these
four-part
series
videos
this
month
and
the
next
for
on
the
holiday
season,
because
we
know
it
gets
a
little
bit
stressful
during
the
holidays
and
juggling
a
lot
of
things,
especially
when
it
comes
to
doctor's
appointments
medications.
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This
is
a
course
to
promote
the
month
of
family
characters,
awareness
month
for
the
child
and
the
young
adult
of
our
program,
we're
including
items
that
have
recreational
therapy,
sensory
training,
material
and
educational
resources.
The
goal
for
this
drive-through
was
to,
of
course,
help
recognize
and
thank
the
caregivers.
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The
backpack
itself
has
a
sweet
little
message
on
it.
More
than
words
can
say
you
are
appreciated,
appreciated
every
way,
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that,
within
this
project,
we
put
a
more
information
on
burnout
as
well
as
resources
that
can
help
them
on
respite
care
and
then
also
some
recreational
therapy
for
the
child
during
the
break,
so
that
you
know
we
know
that
they're
out
of
school,
they
have
activities
to
do
at
home.
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D
I
think
the
goal
with
ssi
in
these
webinars
is
to
reiterate
that
it's
supplemental,
because
a
lot
of
families
do
sometimes
it's
based
off
income.
So
if
your
income
does
change
it,
it
could
also
change
in
what
is
supplemented
to
you
throughout
the
months
and
some
families
are
not
familiar
with
that.
Some
families
think
it's
going
to
be
one
payment
throughout
every
month
and
that's
how
it's
going
to
be
all
year.
But
technically
it's
it's
just
like
medicaid.
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You
have
to
provide
the
information
on
a
quarterly
basis
or
on
a
monthly
basis,
so
that
ssi
can
know
if
there's
an
income
rise
or
decrease
so
that
they
could
supplement
you
with
that
income
that
is
benefited
for
the
month.
It's
it's
a
difficult.
It's
it's
a
difficult
program
for
for
many
families,
because
it
being
supplemental
something
I've
encountered
some
families
telling
me
you
know.
D
For
example,
this
last
month
I
had
a
parent
lose
health
insurance
for
the
child
chip
because
they
weren't
reporting
what
they
needed
to
as
what
the
state
asked
them
to
do
on
a
quarterly
basis.
So
we
have
to
reapply
for
her
to
get
the
child
insurance
again
and
that's
how
ssi
is
as
well.
They
assign
a
case
manager
and
then
they
have
to
provide
that
income.
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You
know
that
we
spoke
about
long-term
effects
of
kovic,
okay
and
how
some
people
may
be
affected
to
the
point
where
it
affects
their
health
and
and
their
ability
to
continue
working.
Yeah.
Do
you
know,
do
you
know
when
that
goes
along
with?
I
recently
had
a
conversation
with
eli
right
around
the
stroke
victims,
and
I
asked
him
I
said
so.
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Their
income,
their
homes,
has
to
be
adapted
for
essential.
You
know
tools
that
have
to
be
adapted
for
the
wheelchair.
Now,
if
there's
you
know
bathroom
and
all
those
things
so
once
the
patient
comes
in,
but
we
do
it
and
we
could
basically
step
on
your
patients.
All
the
professionals
are
there,
the
doctor,
the
social,
and
so
we
say
you
know.
I
noticed
this
or
I
noticed
that.
So,
let's
refer
this
patient
to
this
thing
or
this
place.
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They
need
assistance
and
building
out
an
application,
so
the
social
worker
will
tell
they
need
to
find
out
about
food
stamps
that
needs
a
pot,
any
resources
that
can
help
them,
so
they
can
focus
best
on
their
and
getting
well
for
their
therapy.
So,
yes,
it
is
very
important
that
we
have
a
social
worker
on
staff
to
refer
them
and
help
them
assist
them
with
the
programs
that
are
available
because
most.
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F
F
So
it's
hard
to
find
someone
to
come
in,
so
we
can
keep
up
with
the
evaluations,
continue
doing
re-evaluations
and
provide
the
therapy,
but
we're
managing,
because
you
know,
with
some
of
the
therapists,
do,
come
out
and
help
the
senate
because
they
know
the
great
work
that
it
does
so
we're
rotating
some
of
them.
But,
yes,
I
know.
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But
honestly
it's
a
family
who's,
making
the
decision,
and
it's
not
just
you
it's
the
father
who
is
80s,
who
wants
to
have
the
best
person
but
doesn't
want
to
tell
his
daughter-in-law
what
to
do
and
I'm
thinking
what
do
I
think
about
him
because
he's
a
dad,
I'm
a
parent.
So
all
these
things
go
into
place
and
then
there's
the
aspects
of
when
you're
working
with
someone
with
a
stroke
or
even
with
someone
who
goes
through
covet
the
the
non-visible
effects
of
either
one
of
those
things.
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F
B
A
very
challenging
time
there's
many
dynamics
that
play
into
it
and
and
that's
come
on.
I
asked
you
about
that
because
I
know
that
I
had
a
friend
who
was
separated
stroke,
okay
and
he
had
the
means
to
take
hire
people
to
take
care
of.
He
was
the
exception,
and
in
spite
of
that,
I
know
that
he
struggled
okay.
There
was
a
lot
of
questions
that
we
didn't
know
where
to
go,
and
so
I
can
imagine
those
individuals
who
don't
know
the
language.
Well,
don't
know
the
system
well,.
B
You
know
now
now
I
have
to
stay
home
and
take
care
of
my
the
person
that
suffered
the
stroke
or
etcetera.
So
how
do
you
overcome
that?
So
it's
not
just
it
just
not
only
affects
the
individual
who
suffers
with
actual
struggles
with
experiencing
the
entire
family
and
circle
yeah,
and
so,
but
you
know
in
reference
to
what
you're
making
and
what
you're
saying
about
the
governmental
regulations
having
to
do
with
practice
of
certain
professions.
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B
Everybody
else
was,
it
was
a
local
tenant
that
we
would
hire
just
for
two
or
three
weeks
and
they'd
come
in
they'd
leave
when
they
come
in
and
they'd
leave.
You
know
one
of
the
things
that
we
realize
that
legislatively
what
happens
in
the
state
of
texas
is
that,
unlike
other
states,
there's
what
they
call
reciprocity,
which
means
that
you
can.
You
have
a
license
in
california,
it's
good
in
several
or
five
other
states
in
texas.
You
want
to
practice
here.
B
D
B
Specifics,
and
so
they
they,
you
know,
unfortunately
sometimes
legislatively
the
state
of
texas-
is
its
own
primary
enemy,
yes
to
fulfilling
those
those
differences
and
there's
no
those
medical
needs
and
physical,
therapists
and
stuff,
because
the
same
thing,
the
reciprocity
is
the
same
thing
for
a
lot
of
professions.
If
it's,
if
they
don't
have
care
for
physicians,
they
don't
want
to
prepare
for
anybody
else
exactly
and
so.
C
That
you
have,
I
think,
that's
where
advocacy
comes
in
and
and
you
you
awake,
a
sleeping
giant,
basically
because
honesty
and
that's
the
truth
and
that's
how
I
the
way
I
feel
unless
someone
has
someone
in
their
family
who
has
gone
through,
that
legislatively
usually
things
get
stagnant
because
they
sit
and
unless
it's
awoken
because
it
hit
home
it's
and
I-
and
I
tell
people
I
said,
I'm
a
victim
of
that
because
I
did
not.
I
mean
I've
been
working
with
people
with
disabilities,
but
I
never
have
to
work
with
a
stroke
victim.
C
So
it
was.
I
mean
I
remember
sitting
there
with
my
four
kids.
You
know
sitting
there
and
my
in-laws
on
a
zoom
call
and
we're
all
sitting
there
and
trying
to
make
decisions
and
at
the
ultimate
thing
was.
I
could
make
the
decision
because
all
these
entities
are
coming
in
and
I'm
thinking
and
I'm
trying
to
respect
everyone's
rights.
C
So
it's
one
of
those
things
where,
unless
we
change
from
the
top
down
we're
continuously
doing
those
things
more
so
now
that
people
have
been
affected
and
even
from
kobe
people
have
resolved
that
I'll
send
they
have
a
stroke
and
you're
wondering
okay.
Was
it
a
result
of,
and
so
those
things
I
think,
need
to
be
addressed
and
need
to
be
filibustered.
If
need
to
be,
you
know
so
that
you
know,
there's
a
change
and
people
are
taking.
Can.
B
D
You
know
I
didn't
mention:
we
have
217
and
those
217.
I've
talked
to
them,
one-on-one
on
phone
calls
and
during
our
phone
call
appointment,
I've
gathered
some
information
that
they
might
need
within
resources
and
one
of
the
major
resources
when
it
comes
to
transition
into
adulthood
is
the
power
of
attorney.
D
So
learning
that
I
we're
applying
it
to
a
future
webinar
for
a
transition
fair
to
have
someone
a
professional
come
in
and
give
more
information,
because
again,
it's
very
new
to
some
parents
with
young
adults
with
developmental
disabilities.
That
could
not
cannot
or
might
not
be
able
to
make
their
own
decisions,
especially
when
it
comes
to
the
ssi
income.
D
F
Have
a
family
member
like
that,
like
I
was
just
telling
you
our
doctor
of
physical
therapy.
Had
this
happened
to
her
sister
and
she
comes
to
say
what
do
I
do
she
didn't
know?
You
know
her
sister
can
make
decisions
right
now.
She
says:
what
do
I
do?
Is
she
going
to
be
able
to
use
her
insurance
with
this?
Can
I
transfer
her
over
here?
F
You
know
and
then
her
insurance
doesn't
cover
over
here
those
things,
and
so
we
kind
of
informed
her
about
all
the
information,
all
the
things
that
they
were
trying
and
helping
her,
and
even
this
morning
our
driver
went
to
pick
up
a
new
patient,
so
he's
there.
You
know
outside
of
the
van
and
the
lady
ladies
will
come
on
in
so
we're
not
allowed.
We
don't
allow
them
to
come
into
the
home
right.
F
We
just
provide
the
transportation
says
no,
but
I
can't
pick
up
my
husband
and
transfer
him
to
the
chair
who's
going
to
help
me
do
that,
so
we
don't.
Our
policies
does
not
allow
for
them
to
go
in
there.
So
she's
like
when
she
started
crying
and
the
driver
called.
What
do
I
do,
I
said?
Well,
you
know
we
had
our
case
manager
talk
to
her
and
say
we
were
not
going
to
be
able
to
pick
him
up
this
time,
but
we're
going
to
make
an
opponent,
so
we
can
go
in
there.
E
F
F
C
E
C
When
my
husband
has
a
stroke,
the
doctor
said
he
was
perfectly
capable
to
discharge
himself
in
the
hospital
and
I'm
thinking
he
just
had
a
stroke.
He
has
been
affected.
He
can't
just
discharge,
but
that's
what
happened.
He
said.
Can
you
stop
by
the
hospital
and
next
thing
I
know
he's
being
wheeled
out
and
I
think
he
had.
C
B
You
know
one
of
the
things
about
the
power
attorney
is
that
with
individuals
with
disabilities
is
many
years
ago
they
were
good
for
three
years
or
so,
and
last
time
that
I
had
I
struggled
with,
that
was
that
they
needed
to
be
reissued
or
every
year
on
a
yearly
basis
and
there
they
didn't
go
anywhere
between
eight
hundred
dollars
and
three
thousand
dollars.
That's
what
an
attorney
will
charge
you.
Let's
say
there
are
some
attorneys
that
do
it
for
free.
E
B
B
Go
without
and
when
the
individual
that
has
that
has
a
intellectual
disability,
needs
hospitalization
or
needs
medications
when
nobody
knows
where
to
go
like
who
do
I
get
permission
from
who's
got
the
power
returning.
Nobody
has
it
because
state
of
texas
has
made
it
also
difficult
to
renew
them
more
easily,
and
so
it
makes
them
becomes
a
struggle.
B
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
G
H
B
H
B
B
F
B
A
G
B
B
B
B
Okay
and
lastly,
item
six
is
adjournment,
so
I
there's
if
no
one
else
has
anything
else
to
say.
I
move
that
we
rather
need
somebody
to
move
promotion
that
we
go
ahead
and
adjourn
I'll
move
to
a
journal,
okay
and
so
we're
going
to
conclude
today's
meeting.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
Happy.