Facilities and Family Services

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND FAMILY SERVICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE 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 Office of Disability Rights Mayor’s Office of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Department on Disability Services Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 12:00pm Virtual Hearing via Zoom Streamed live at www.janeeseward4.com/live. AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony Office of Disability Rights Public Witnesses 1. Charles Awusin Inko-Tariah, Public Witness Government Witnesses 1. Mathew McCollough, Director, Office of Disability Rights Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Public Witnesses 1. Prudence A Shaw, Public Witness 2. Shanquailla Barclift, Public Witness 3. Travis Dougherty, Public Witness 4. Diana Martin, Public Witness Government Witnesses 1. Kari Cooke, Director, Mayor’s Office of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Department on Disability Services Public Witnesses 1. Carmelle Philippe, Public Witness 2. Jamin Hollingsworth, Public Witness 3. Pam Logan, Public Witness 4. Teon Logan, Public Witness 5. Latisha Reid, Public Witness 6. Lateefa Dawkins, Public Witness 7. Kelly Mulligan, Public Witness 8. Shonnie Jones, Public Witness 9. Ricardo Thornton, Public Witness 10. Lindsey Wilkes, Public Witness 11. Anjanette Shelby, Chairperson, DC Developmental Disabilities Council 12. Sandy Bernstein, Legal Director, Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services 13. Robin Shaffert, Senior Policy Associate and Research Instructor, Georgetown UCEDD/LEND 14. Carol Grigsby, DDInWDC 15. Ian Paregol, Executive Director, DC Coalition of Disability Service Providers 16. Maheni John, President, DC Provider Coalition 17. Shawn Ullman, Chief Executive Officer, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities 18. Constance Reese, Program Director, Community Multi- Services Inc 19. Danielle Darby, Chief Operating Officer, RCM of Washington, Inc. 20. Kimberly Scott, Chief Executive Officer, My Own Place, Inc. 21. Alhaji “HAJ” Jalloh, President, Health & Joy Services 22. Dr. Casey Nelson, Executive Director-- Mid-Atlantic Region, Individual Advocacy Group 23. Eva-Elizabeth Chisholm, Director of Professional Services, L'Arche GWDC 24. Terrance King, Chief Executive Officer, National Children’s Center 25. Denise Edwards, Sojourner Truth Montessori Public Charter School 26. Sandra Wright, Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education 27. Yolanda Corbett, Parent Leader, Parents Amplifying Voices in Education 28. Erika Thomas, Developmental Educator, DC Special Education Cooperative 29. David Fridie, Community Engagement Coordinator, DC Special Education Cooperative 30. Jess Gonzalez, InclusiveDC Program Director, SchoolTalk  31. Elijah Lee, Sr. Program Assistant, School Talk Government Witnesses 1. Andrew Reese, Director, Department on Disability Services IV. ADJOURNMENT