Facilities and Family Services

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING FOR THE DEPARTMENT ON DISABILITY SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF DISABILITY RIGHTS AND THE MAYOR’S OFFICE OF DEAF, DEAFBLIND AND HARD OF HEARING Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 9:00 a.m. Remote Hearing via Virtual Platform Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live. AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Budget Oversight Hearing Department on Disability Services Public Witnesses 1. Robin Shaffert, Senior Policy Associate and Research Instructor, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 2. Carol Grigsby, Public Witness 3. Sandy Bernstein, Legal Director, Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services 4. Ian Paregol, DC Coalition of Disability Service Providers  5. Charles Awusin Inko-Tariah, Public Witness 6. Thomas Mangrum, Jr., Co-President, Project ACTION! 7. Ricardo Thornton, Sr., Co-President, Project ACTION! 8. Shonnie Jones, Public Witness 9. Doreen Blue, Executive Director, Family Voices of DC Government Witnesses 1. Andrew Reese, Director, Department on Disability Services Office of Disability Rights Government Witnesses 1. Mathew McCollough, Director, Office of Disability Rights Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing Government Witnesses 1. Kari Cooke, Director, Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing IV. ADJOURNMENT