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Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AGENDA OF A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING on Office of Disability Rights Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Department on Disability Services on Monday, June 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM in Room 500 (Track A) of the John. A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 and via Zoom Online Platform Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony Office of Disability Rights Public Witnesses 1. Jocelynn Johnson, Public Witness 2. Katherine Shrout, Teacher, Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community  3. Charles Thomas, Adult Learning Support Coordinator, Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School 4. Nick DelleDonne, President, Dupont East Civic Action Association Government Witnesses 1. Mathew McCollough, Director, Office of Disability Rights Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Public Witnesses 1. Tawny Hlibok, Public Witness 2. Rachael Chesler, Public Witness 3. Azeb Adere, President, Ethiopian Eritrean Special Needs Community Government Witnesses 1. Kari Cooke, Director, Office of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Department on Disability Services Public Witnesses 1. Grace Odrick, Public Witness 2. Titus Hodges, Public Witness 3. Dr. Stanley Harris, Public Witness 4. Ricardo Thornton, Sr., Project ACTION! 5. Robert Kennedy, Jr., Project ACTION! 6. Leonard Stevens, Project ACTION! 7. Anjie Shelby, Chairperson, DC Developmental Disabilities Council 8. Doreen Blue, Executive Director, Famiky Voices of DC and The DOTSS Group 9. Robin Shaffert, Faculty Member, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 10. Ian Paregol, Executive Director, DC Coalition of Disability Service Providers 11. Sandy Bernstein, Legal Director, Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services Government Witnesses 1. Andrew Reese, Director, Department on Disability Services IV. Adjournment