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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes MDAC - 06/11/2014Milton Disability Awareness Committee Meeting Minutes June 11, 2014 Committee Members In Attendance: Ken Woods, Tass Welch, Dudley Arnold, Sue Sharp and Paul Schiel! MDAC Liaison: Sudie Gordon Guests in Attendance: Tass Welch called the meeting to order and Ken Woods seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) Committee members reviewed and approved the meeting minutes from May 14, 2014. Sue Sharp made the motion to approve the minutes and Dudley Arnold seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. (5-0) New Business: • MDAC members voted to vacate the meeting scheduled for July 2014. • The next meeting will take place on August 13, 2014. • The Crabapple Antique and Arts Festival will take place in October of this year. MDAC plans to have a booth set up for that event. • Community Pet Day will take place in September and MDAC will do a practice run for that event sometime in August. • MDAC plans to hold a special meeting sometime this Fall at the business of Sue Sharp. • The committee discussed a number of the MDAC website links. • Paul mentioned an organization called Faith and Light, which works internationally to help people with intellectual impairments and disabilities. • Sue Sharp and Nancilee also sent in a number of websites relating to seniors and transitioning to adulthood with disabilities. • Senior Services of North Fulton, Vocational Rehab Training, DDS-Applying for Georgia ID cards and placards. The DOE Transition Services page was also discussed as a good link. • In the Family Services category, Child Kind, Visiting Angels and Communiteen were the main links mentioned. • Sudie planned to email the links to all committee members for further review. All members should respond by emailing Sudie back either approving the websites or with additional sites to add. • Sudie provided members copies of the City of Milton Committee Training packets from May 17,2014 and MDAC briefly discussed that seminar. Page 1 of2 , .. Tass Welch moved to adjourn the meeting. Sue Sharp motioned to adjourn and Ken Woods seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous to adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Minutes Submitted By: Dudley Arnold Tass Welch, MDAC Chair Page 2 of2