FOLLOW UP FROM EXEC FORUM
Thanks to those who joined the Jan 3 Executive Forum webinar. Here is the link to the recording if you would like to listen. Here is the power point as well.
The next in-person Executive Forum meeting will be March 3 (location tba).
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Don’t forget to register for the Feb 1-2 Leadership Conference now! The conference is a great place to network, learn the latest about state and federal policy and advocacy and get inspired for 2018!
DSP SURVEY
As an Illinois agency serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we are asking you to take this brief survey regarding your direct support staffing situation and its impact on the services that you provide. The Institute on Public Policy for People with Disabilities plans to share these responses with the Ligas Monitor and Equip for Equality in advance of their upcoming court date with the Illinois Department of Human Services. We are asking that responses by submitted by Thursday, January 11 which may sound soon, but the survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete and does not require any research (e.g. staffing plan information, vacancy rate) on behalf of agencies. Thanks for your consideration of this request.
GUBERNATORIAL AND ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATES FORUMS
**Bring these forums to your consumers and families by being a watch site for the forums, which will be live streamed. If you are interested in being a watch site or attending another local watch site, please email meg@thearcofil.org.
Disability Candidates Forum: Illinois Governor’s Race
January 18, 3-4:30 pm
115 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago IL 60654
Event will be live on the Internet, with CART; watch from your home or set up a viewing party!
TICKETS will be available later this week for a limited number of in-person seats
*Four candidates have confirmed for this event so far: Biss, Daiber, Hardiman, Kennedy
Disability Candidates Forum: Illinois Attorney General’s Race
February 9, 3 pm-4:30 pm
115 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago IL 60654
Facebook event page link will be set up
Event will be live on the Internet, with CART; watch from your home or set up a viewing party!
TICKETS will be available later this month for a limited number of in-person seats
*Eight candidates have confirmed for this event so far: Ruiz, Mariotti, Fairley, Rotering, Drury, Raoul, Quinn and Goldstein
YOU can help submit questions to ask the candidates at the forums! Since the Governor’s race forum is the soonest, we are accepting suggested questions at this link. Questions need to be submitted no later than Monday, January 8 at 5 pm. A small committee from the host organization will select 8 to 10 questions that will be asked at the forum. Because time will be limited, if there are extra questions, we MAY ask the campaigns to answer the extra questions in writing, and the responses will be posted online.
Meg Cooch
Executive Director
The Arc of Illinois
20901 S. LaGrange Rd. Suite 209
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-464-1832 (OFFICE)
Meg@thearcofil.org