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Public Education Plan

1. Explanation of the area:

The Council makes a variety of publications and other printed material available to the public to help educate and inform them on issues important to people with DD. This Plan emphasizes inclusion and self-determination.

2. The change we want to see:

Policy makers and the general public will support inclusion and self-determination for people with disabilities.

3. How we will know the change happened:

The Council will monitor voting activity of legislators to determine their consistent support of disability legislation. Staff will track the use of publications.

4. What we’ll do to get there:

This part of the Plan has three objectives or activities that target this goal area.

1. By June 2011, 100 elected officials will demonstrate consistent support for disability issues.
2. By September 2011, 300 people will use WCDD publications.
3. By September 2011, 2,000 members of the general public will become more aware of WCDD through DAWN and other projects.

5. Progress to date (as of April 2008):

Objective 1:

1. Held legislative seminar
2. Met with Legislative Fiscal Bureau to give input on state budget.
3. Assisted Survival Coalition in completing budget paper.
4. Developed legislative platform brochure. Of the 12 issues in the Board platform, six had positive outcomes.
5. WCDD becomes the Board for People with DD (BPDD).

Objective 2:

1. Printed Legislative Directory.
2. Printed Hmong and Spanish versions of Voting in Wisconsin.
3. Partnering with AAIDD to market Believing, Belonging, Becoming video.
4. Published Perspectives on Aging Life-Long Disabilities: Collected Writings of Maureen Arcand.
5. Published The Journey Continues: A Bump in the Road by Maureen Arcand.

Objective 3:

1. 2007 Annual Awards Luncheon held, attended by 112 people including five legislators.
2. 13 legislators and 59 disability advocates attend “Take Five” breakfast in April ‘07.
3. Take Five web site is launched.
4. 2008 Annual Awards Luncheon held.

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