Richard Whitley - Nevada



MINUTESName of Organization:Nevada Commission for Persons Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired(Nevada Revised Statute [NRS] 427.750)Date and Time of Meeting:October 11, 20179:30 amThis meeting will be a Video Conference between the following:Reno:Deaf Centers of Nevada6490 S. McCarran Blvd, Bldg. F Suite 46 &47Reno, NV 89509Las Vegas:Deaf Centers of Nevada 3120 S. Durango Drive, Ste. 301 Las Vegas, NV 89117To join the meeting by phone, dial 1-702-805-8228 and enter the access code/ conference ID 87369728 when prompted. Persons requiring sign language service can call their VRS providers; give them the dial in information to access the meeting.MinutesMembers Present: Rique Robb, Betty Hammond, Eli Schwartz, Jeff Beardsley, Mike Eifert, Sal Fiorentino, Maureen FradianniMembers Absent: Jason AdamsGuests: Shelby Bagley, Libby Hathaway, Lisa Furr, Caroline Bass, Kevin Carter, Jack Mayes, Brenda Bledsoe, Cindy FrankADSD Staff: Tamika Scott, Monica Choi, Desiree Bennett, Wendy Thornley, Dawn Lyons Interpreters: Kim Ryan, Whitney Hobbs, Kim Johnson, Lee BradleyCaptioner: Becky Van AukenWelcome, Roll Call, and IntroductionsEli Schwartz, Commission ChairIntroductions were made. Mr. Schwartz introduced a new commission member, Maureen Fradianni. He stated he just found out that the commission itself was funded for two years, with $25,000 per year for expenses. However, they will have to request additional funding at the next legislative meeting. To be entitled to additional funding, they need to show that they’re capable of running the commission. One of their mandates is to complete the strategic funding plan so they need to work together and perform. Approval of Meeting Minutes from August 23, 2017 (For Possible Action)Eli Schwartz, Commission Chair Mr. Fiorentino requested clarification of work group assignments. Ms. Hammond stated that on item 7, to review CART then add Sal and his responsibilities. Mr. Fiorentino made a motion to approve the minutes with the edit he mentioned, Mr. Beardsley seconded the motion. Minutes approved.Public Comment (No action may be taken upon a matter raised under public comment period unless the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an action item. Please state and spell your name for the record. Public comment may be limited to three minutes per person at the discretion of the chair.)Libby Hathaway stated that she is concerned about the bylaws. She does not see many deaf people involved, but many hearing people. She wants to see more deaf people involved working on these bylaws to fit what’s needed by the community. She has moved away but still supports and advocate for her deaf family in Nevada.Ms. Hammond stated that the makeup of the commission is set in law. The bylaws are addressing what they are now, and not what they want to look like in the future. The positions and the definitions for those positions are in NRS 427 and has been around since SOCS. She stated she hears Ms. Hathaway and they will need to go back to the legislature to say what they want the commission to look like because the commission is now aware of the public’s desire to see more deaf people on the commission. But it would be two years away, when the legislature meets again. Ms. Hammond added that one of their goals in the commission was to really attack the strategic plan, and they would be working in workgroups and involving the community. Deaf people can be very involved in the work groups.Ms. Frank stated that there needs to be interpreters. She also stated that due to lack of support, she has stopped providing certain interpreting services herself.Presentation regarding EIS Personnel and Practice Standards for Children who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and the Role of the Commission in developing these standards (For Possible Action)Brenda Bledsoe, Part C CoordinatorMs. Bledsoe introduced herself as the Part-C Coordinator for the state. Part-C’s role is leadership and oversight of the Early Intervention system. Part-C exists to ensure that all components of the system are in place and are operating in accordance with IDEA. One of their roles is to investigate issues with the system when an interested party, such as a family member or someone who has an interest in the services for children with disabilities, files a complaint. In this case, they had a complaint that was filed on behalf of four children that were deaf or hard of hearing in Nevada regarding the services that were being provided. When Part-C investigates and finds any issues, they are required to act or recommend action to correct those issues in a timely manner. Their office is also the lead office for development and implementation of the policies and procedures for the overall system. They work closely with ADSD and the Nevada Department of Education to implement policies. Because of their investigation into this complaint, it was determined by their office that the policies and procedures for early intervention in Nevada relative to the qualifications for persons who would be providing instruction services to infants and toddlers and families had a gap, and this gap was particularly around those people that currently serve in the role primarily as a developmental specialist. They only addressed the qualification for persons who were interpreters, but there was a silence in their policies around the persons who were providing instruction. Their finding was that they needed to revisit their policies and bring them into compliance with federal requirements. When they have a finding, they’re required to correct that finding within one year. Another key aspect of policy development under IDEA is that they must have stakeholder involvement, so their plan is to put together a stakeholder group that will look at the policies around children who are deaf and hard of hearing and their families, to determine what the standard in Nevada needs to be. In that process, they want to work closely with the commission and be consistent and collaborative with the group’s strategic plans.Once they have a standard established to go out under IDEA, it will have to go out for a public hearing, and it will also have to go to the US office of special education programs for them to review it and approve it for the State. Their goal is to have the policy updated, amended, and ready to go and with their application in April of 2018. They have gathered a set of recommended persons to serve on their workgroup, and they are targeting November?16th to have a first meeting. They hope to have someone from the commission that would be assigned to that group. She wanted to open that invitation to be sure that they have the right representation on their workgroup. Mr. Schwartz thanked Ms. Bledsoe for her presentation and stated that he would like to appoint Maureen Fradianni for that group because she has a lot of knowledge about education. Ms. Fradianni accepted the appointment, and Mr. Schwartz requested an update at the next meeting. Ms. Hammond suggested that Ms. Fraddianni elicit help from the community or ADSD staff if she needs assistance, so she’s not doing it all by herself.Hamilton Relay Report on call traffic volume and types of calls. Report shared with Commission prior to meeting. Questions and Answer only.Lisa Furr, Hamilton Relay Mr. Schwartz stated that the commission has decided they will read the Hamilton Relay Report on their own rather than receive a presentation, to save time. He asked if anyone had questions for Ms. Furr, and stated that he has a question for her. He inquired why they were seeing a shift downwards for Nevada TRS. Ms. Furr replied that they were satisfied with the percentage and that she couldn’t recall what happened in May and June, but that the percentage shifted only three seconds, which is still above minimum requirement. Mr. Beardsley stated that he believed it was based on call volume and the minutes, which will fluctuate since it depends on how long it took for the interpreter to answer. He thinks it’s proportional and appropriate.Mr. Schwartz asked whether she will get a new coordinator for the south and for the north.Ms. Furr responded that they have not secured a new coordinator yet but have plans to continue additional interviews. They hope to hire someone by mid or end of November.Report and Discussion from the Deaf Centers of Nevada regarding Center activities.Kevin Carter, DCN Executive DirectorMr. Carter stated that he had provided a handout with a recap of activities of the Deaf Centers of Nevada and was open to questions.There were no other questions or statements.Discussion and Possible Recommendations on By-Laws for the Commission for Persons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Speech Impaired (For Possible Action) Eli Schwartz, Commission ChairMr. Schwartz stated that they came up with a mission statement that was more flexible but that he would have no objection if they wanted to make it a little shorter. As it stood, the vision statement said: All Nevada residents who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing and Persons with speech disabilities along with their families and professionals who support them have timely access to information, effective communication, education, and services that promote choice and independence. Ms. Hammond stated that she just heard from their director and that they can’t change it because it’s in their strategic plan. She had recommended that they go ahead and accept it, because they will probably look at it again. Mr. Eiffert made the recommendation to strike deaf-blind, as they don’t have that as part of their commission.Ms. Robb stated that their vision statement must be consistent between the bylaws and their strategic plan.Mr. Schwartz said they should agree on the vision statement, mission statement, and bylaws to approve at the end, but that they don’t really have a mission statement and it’s not in the strategic plan, so they can take it and modify it.Ms. Hammond recommended they say what they’re doing—what their purpose was. ADSD has been working with Relay Nevada and they’ve been getting reports from DCN, so she thinks the real purpose of this body was to work with people like Brenda Bledsoe and with State agencies to ensure that their policies fit the needs of the community they’re concerned about. She suggested they change their mission to recommend policies since they don’t need to support development and implementation of telecommunication services because it’s already done. She thinks they should want to be able to go to places like the DMV and say, “Hey, we’re a governor’s commission, and the way you’re providing interpretation needs to be looked at. We want to see your policies and we want to help you write new policies that fit the access for people.”Mr. Schwartz stated that they’ll table the mission part to move onto Bylaws, but that people should send ideas and recommendations to Betty, so she can compile and disseminate.Ms. Hammond suggested she could develop something they could work from, a working draft for them to go from there.Ms. Hammond stated that on the first page of the bylaws, at 6.1, they will change the name to meet the name of their commission.Mr. Eiffert suggested striking some of the articles or the enumerated list, for instance, No. 6, No. 10, No. 11, No. 12, and No. 13 because they do not need to be there any longer. It was also suggested that No. 9, which uses the term ‘persons with disability’ should be replaced with ‘deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired.’ Mr. Schwartz stated he struck out No. 9 on his copy because they’re not really dealing with a physical or mental impairment. Mr. Eifert agreed.Ms. Rique stated that they need to think globally in the sense of disabilities in general. They are referring to person first language. She knows many deaf don’t consider themselves disabled but in general this group is with Aging and Disabilities Services and they do service both the aging and the disabled population. So, the label is more of a general reference which is in all their councils and commissions and not necessarily specific to the deaf and hard of hearing. She has learned that different people with different disabilities prefers to be referred to in a different way, so it’s a thing of semantics based on the disability and the individual.Ms. Hammond asked Mr. Eifert if he noticed whether this term of person with a disability was used throughout because they were definitions of what’s in the bylaws. So, if it’s in the bylaws, they should use it.Mr. Eifert stated that’s what he said previously, that if they don’t use the term then it shouldn’t be in the definitions. He suggested changing it to say the term persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired, including both children and adults with physical or mental disabilities. He suggested deferring the rest of the discussion until they get through the bylaws.Mr. Beardsley disagreed with some points of what Mr. Eifert said. He thinks they need to focus on the main disability.Ms. Hammond suggested the term persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired includes children and adults with a communication disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the person. Mr. Beardsley, Mr. Eifert, and Ms. Fradianni liked the change.Mr. Schwartz suggested forming a workgroup for bylaws to propose some final bylaws to the commission for approval. Mr. Beardsley, Ms. Fradianni, Mr. Fiorentino, and Mr. Eifert agreed. Mr. Schwartz asked Mr. Fiorentino to head the workgroup and asked the group to send everything to Ms. Hammond for dissemination. Mr. Eifert asked whether the workgroup would work on the mission statement as well, and Mr. Schwartz liked the idea and asked the group to send everything to Ms. Hammond for dissemination.Discussion and Recommendations of possible additions to the Strategic Plan (For Possible Action)Betty Hammond, Social Services Program Specialist, ADSDUse of Text to 9-1-1 Technologies in Nevada: Ms. Hammond stated that she went to NASRA recently and had some discussions about text to 9-1-1. It is not mandatory in the state, but she would like to have a group that investigates the ability for people to text 911 since this generation has gotten rid of land lines and relies on texting. She wants to prioritize their ability to be able to reach 911. Mr. Eifert asked for clarification on whether it is mandatory in other states. If so, wouldn’t it already fall under the existing goal of government policies? Because if so, they wouldn’t need another strategic plan goal. But they might want to broaden the paper that they worked on for the government policies to include discussions with their legislators to see what they can do to get 911 technology mandated in the state.Mr. Fiorentino stated he had heard a rumor two or three weeks ago that Las Vegas Metro had text to 911. He wasn’t sure if it was required, but the technology was available. You must text them the address since they don’t recognize the location, which is one of the negatives. You can’t send a photo or a video. So, he thinks they can help improve the system that’s already there with Metro and enhance it.Ms. Hammond said certain 911 centers operate independently as counties, but that it would be confusing to be able to text in Clark County and then go to Washoe County and not be able to text. Also, they don’t have video, so if you’re in the middle of a heart attack and can’t give your address and just hang up, if you’re on a land line, the ambulance will know where you are. But that doesn’t exist with cell phones. There are some emerging technologies that are specific with GPD, so it really needs to be looked at. Ms. Hammond stated that another part they need is to require ASL interpreters to be visible and accessible for emergency event press conferences and public addresses.Kim Johnson is working to make qualified ASL interpreters to be visible and accessible for emergency events within the state. The two interpreter referral agencies in the state, ASL Communications and Preston Bass Interpreting Services have expressed interest in maintaining a list of interpreters who are qualified and trained in emergency response interpreting. State, county, and local emergency management agencies will be able to contract with those agencies in cases of emergency. It is Kim's goal to work with the emergency management agencies to educate them on interpreting related procedures, including how to get interpreters, how to work with interpreters, and where interpreters need to be in emergency situations. Any feedback from the commission and the community on this project can be directed either to Kim Johnson or Betty Hammond. Policy change to require ASL interpreters to be visible and accessible for Emergency Event Press Conferences and Public Addresses: Ms. Hammond stated that recent responses to disasters have been inadequate. Either the interpreter is not visible, half visible, not qualified, or not present. For example, there were deaf people at the concert in Las Vegas but after the shooting, but people like Mr. Beardsley had no idea it had happened. A lady at the concert had cochlear implants and had posted on Facebook about her experience. How is she going to know where to get mental help? Or does she just not receive any because she’s deaf? She stated it was unacceptable.Mr. Beardsley said as he was watching the emergency reports, he was shocked and angry. Las Vegas failed to provide interpreters and they don’t have any CDI’s. It’s most important that the deaf community is informed. They need to know where to go, what to do. The deaf community was ignored.Ms. Hammond stated she doesn’t think things are intentional, but that’s where they come in. They know what’s needed. Why have an interpreter at an address if the public cannot see them on the television? Some people say there are captions, but there are a lot of deaf people where English isn’t their first language.Consider advocating for an educational plan for Deaf and hard of hearing children, such as the program called Lead K:Ms. Hammond stated that the focus is to make sure deaf children have access to easily understood language for their developmental years.Mr. Beardsley stated that Lead K is a program for children, it's a language acquisition program that was established to provide those children language from 0 to 3 years of age. Nyle DiMarco and Sheri Fahrinha are involved in the national Lead K movement which emphasizes brain development in children birth to 5 years of age.Ms. Fradianni corrected that it’s from birth to 5 yrs. of age.Update from ADSD Staff on the progress of hiring interpreter positions within ADSDBetty Hammond, Social Services Program Specialist, ADSD Interpreter Pool Status UpdateMs. Hammond stated they’ve had legislative SB 443 passed and they have the ability as a state to hire four interpreters to cover the state. Their main priority will be working for the state, not out in the community at this time, anyway. They will be working with our councils and groups that they have now. Due to bureaucracy they’re still going through the process of getting approvals and things defined for what the positions will look like. She will let the commission know as things get closer. She would like feedback from the commission regarding concepts that have been thrown around. They have more of a need for interpreters in the North. Originally, they talked about maybe having three interpreters in the north and one in the south, however, upon different discussions and reflections, she thinks it would be a great idea to have one deaf interpreter, a CDI, in Las Vegas, and one hearing interpreter there as well. In the north, they would have two hearing interpreters and the north can fly the CDI up as needed. She said that any feedback would be appreciated.Mr. Beardsley said that for fairness, perhaps three up north and one in the south, and then they could hire a freelance interpreter from an agency in the south. Ms. Hammond stated that the staff interpreters would also serve as mentors to less skilled interpreters, which was a reason for considering the CDI in Las Vegas, because then they would have an actual deaf person mentoring interpreters. Ms. Hammond stated that being a CDI wouldn’t be a requirement due to possible difficulty in finding one, it would be their preference, but if they’re unable to find one, they will fill with a hearing interpreter.Ms. Fradianni also liked the idea of 3 in the north and 1 in the south. Ms. Hammond said to please continue emailing and contacting her with ideas. Reports, Discussion, on the Strategic Plan items assigned to various members of Commission on August 23, 2017. Update from members regarding findingsEli Schwartz, Commission ChairMr. Schwartz stated that Jason Adams had worked on 1.3.4 but was not present but submitted a copy of the current IEP, and to review it and direct all opinions to Ms. Hammond.Mr. Fiorentino stated that he worked on 1.4.2 and 1.5.3, Employment Recruitment and Outreach and Education. He stated that they need to find a method to track employment percentages for the target population more accurately. He attended a conference during the summertime that reviewed data from the National Deaf Center, and they showed deaf individuals and how much percentage of those had graduated high school, how many have attended college, how many received their BA degrees or above that degree. It also showed the percentage of the employment rate. The statistics were not accurate, so he got the statistics from the Department of Education. That’s something for the group to consider: how do they track accurate employment rates and percentages. His thoughts were that they could get it from Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), from DCN, from ADSD, and other state and local agencies. A few lists of different employers that were hiring: The MGM, Station Casinos, TJ max, Pepsi, Amazon, Ikea, Wal-Mart, Target, the Clark County School District, to name a few.Mr. Fiorentino stated that as of right now, the only two state and local agencies that they were aware of that served the target population was VR and the Deaf Centers. So, it seems like they are lacking some resources that may be available. However, VR and DCN do educate employers on assistive technology, and DCN provides three assistive technologies. They provide that to both the north and the south. Also, VR assists with technology as well for employment purposes. Some examples are hearing aids, alarm clocks with vibration or flashing lights, Bluetoothable devices like kind of like an FM system for like the doctor or a nurse to speak through. Vibrating watch for alerts, was another example. There are a lot of different assistive technologies. What training programs are available to offer to all state and local agencies to educate them about the target population. For example, the DMV, the courtrooms, the police department, fire department, the DRC, welfare office, the social security office, lately he’s been hearing a lot of problems coming up with them, and with other federal places. So, job connect. He knows it's under VR, but job connect is more of a general population that they serve. So, they would like to provide training to them to help improve their services for the deaf and hard of hearing and speech impaired as well. Mr. Schwartz stated that they needed to go through the goals that they have assigned out and then prioritize them. Possibly pick 3 or 4 items that they would work on and have it completed by December, rather than do 20 things at a time.Ms. Furr stated that for 1.51, technology, both Hamilton Relay and DCN agreed that they would prioritize two different technological events throughout each contact year. They’ll let the group know the dates once they’ve been established. They will be holding two technological events, so they will have two events within the contract year.Ms. Hammond stated that for goal 1.5.2, additional ASL class, they talked about working with DCN to try to collaborate and set up more classes in the north. She will be working with them to try to expand and see what they could do to support that process.Ms. Hammond stated that for item 1.6.1, transportation, the only thing she’s found to date is that in Washoe County, they don’t have specific meetings from the RTC. She found a contact online who said they didn’t have specific meetings for disabilities. She would keep digging but there were not a lot of options there.Mr. Beardsley said goal 2.11 was on hold and he will follow up on it.Ms. Hammond said they would have to investigate 2.2.1 as they did not make much headway into it. They will continue to investigate it.Mr. Schwartz stated that on goal 3.1.1, resource guide, he and Ms. Hammond have been trying to get a hold of Cheyenne to find out what they have done with resource guide and use that as their basis to go from there. Mr. Beardsley stated that for 3.2.1, he, Kevin and Ciera have spoken about hosting a community social event. They were thinking of focusing on two large events in the fall and in the spring, similar to Octoberfest in Denver, CO. Ms. Furr stated that one of those events could be a deaf awareness day or hard of hearing day. Ms. Fradianni stated that she would like to see both the north and the south included in events.Mr. Beardsley stated that about Advocacy training, they’ve provided a domestic violence workshop in the past. They plan to provide a few more workshops in the future, such as Emergency Plan workshop, an HUD workshop, IEP workshop, ADA workshop. All of those would be presented by Andrew from New York. A Deaf Hood workshop would be taking place in Reno on January 11th and 12th from 5-9pm. January 13th to 14th from 9am until 5pm.Mr. Beardsley stated that for Educational Material, 3.3.2, they thought it would be a nice idea to provide living priorities. So, to teach them life skills or independent living skills, how to budget, some sort of document to provide so they would become independent. He stated that one can get a card from the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center in the north and south that would show what they need to communicate. So, if they got pulled over by the Police, or if they went for healthcare, they could show the card.Ms. Hammond stated that addresses for the three locations were:Elko: 905 Railroad Street, suite 104b, Elko, 89801. Reno: 1875 Plumas Street, Suite 1, Reno, 89509. Las?Vegas: 2820 West Charleston Boulevard, suite B11, Las?Vegas, 89102. Regarding 3.3.3., Government Policies, Mr. Eifert stated,” Betty sent out an email with three thoughts that we had as far as what is impacting our communities as far as policy. The first one deals with I think what we would categorize as minor language change in the NAC. So that we don't have a situation where the department's budget is not used for calculating the TDD surcharge. This year was the first year in which the budget was submitted and had not previously been approved by the governor. What happened was ADSD submitted the budget that was not approved and the budget that was approved the year prior. It just happened that both of those budgets calculated out to the same TDD surcharge, and the Commission did not hesitate but ordered next year's or 2018's TDD. They did note in their order, however, that this is something that could come up in the future, and our thought is, and Betty and I discussed this, we will get together with the public utilities commission staff and see if we can work out some language that then will allow the commission to use on the legislative years, the budget that was submitted to the governor for approval.” Along with everything that Betty had spoken of earlier, there is a discussion that once the pool is established and another department wishes to use one of our interpreters, let's say Vocational Rehab or department of motor vehicles, that through the existing voucher process, that department would be charged the current MSA rate for the services of that interpreter. This has two benefits. I think the biggest benefit is that the community will have access to more interpreters, and the other is that it would potentially form a source of revenue for this commission to use to advocate for the deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired. It's just an idea right now. A lot of work has to be done as far as getting the details of how it would be administered, but we will? Betty and I will continue to monitor this as the interpreter pool of State employees comes together.”Regarding SB 481, Mr. Eifert stated that for the first time, the deaf commission received grant money out of the General Fund, for the next two years in the amount of $25,000 for state fiscal year 17/18 and $25,000 for 18/19. He stated that he thinks it should be permanent and would like to reach out very soon to Senator Spearman and Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson because the interim committees will be coming up first of next year.Mr. Schwartz asked how the commission could move forward on this idea.Mr. Eifert stated that the commission could decide to move forward by approaching the senator or assemblywoman with the idea of the General Fund apportionment becoming permanent. He also stated that he would be willing to initiate the exchange of information. He also stated that he had three more points to make. It was mentioned that it would be something to investigate the makeup of the commission, adding the commission’s personnel, the members, adding members and more deaf members. Mr. Eifert offered his services to document the requested changes and help map a strategy to amend, augment and add to the commission membership.Mr. Beardsley stated that he thought it would be good for someone who is deaf to accompany the delegation to see the senator and the assemblywoman.Mr. Eifert agreed that this was a good idea.Mr. Eifert stated that the technology for texting 911 will soon be available and will work with Betty to get that information to the commission as soon as possible. He also stated that the ASL interpreter access and emergency event conference and public addressing is a goal and he will work with Betty Hammond and Kim Johnson to get more information.Mr. Fiorentino asked if the commission could apply for more grants if it was already receiving assistance for other funding needs.Ms. Robb stated that it was permissible and that the commission would need someone to write the grant, oversee the grant, monitor, report and be fiscally responsible. They would also need to do some research to make sure that the funds would not be overlapping, that the funds are specific, and they are not supplanting anything. She also stated that the $25,000 is strictly for the SB481, 100 percent.Prioritization and Possible Recommendations on the Strategic Plan Update and Bylaws (For Possible Action)Eli Schwartz, Commission ChairMr. Schwartz stated that he would like to hear what the commission felt would be the top three goals they would like to see worked on. The five current top goals are the bylaws, the commission makeup members and director, then three goals will be what the group comes up with.Mr. Beardsley stated that he wanted interpreters for emergency response, the education plan for the deaf and hard of hearing, the Lead K program and the 911 technology.Mr. Fiorentino suggested more state and local agencies to have specialists in the deaf and hard of hearing population, like at the DMV, the courthouse, etc. He would like more training programs for this community.Ms. Fraddiani suggested education for deaf children, profoundly deaf children and hard of hearing children, mental health services and a pool of interpreters.Mr. Schwartz suggested the 911, education, more like the IEP area, advocating the resource guide and education.After some discussion on the voting, Mr. Schwartz announced that the items would be education, employment, 911 and Commission. Mr. Eifert, Mr. Schwartz and Ms. Fraddiani will work on the commission.Mr. Schwartz will work with Ms. Hammond on the bylaws with Mr. Fiorentino as lead. Mr. Beardsley and Ms. Fraddiani will work on education. Ms. Hammond and Ms. Johnson will work on the 911.Mr. Schwartz stated that he would send out an email outlining the goals and who is working on each one.Mr. Fiorentino motioned to accept the above goals as the top ones. Ms. Fraddiani seconded. The motion carried.Discussion and Possible Recommendations for Outreach for Open Membership Positions (For Possible Action)Eli Schwartz, Commission ChairMs. Hammond stated that there are currently two open spots, a user of relay and education. She stated that interested people could contact her or got boards at to apply.Ms. Fraddiani suggested three people.Ms. Hammond stated that these people would need to apply online.Update Regarding the Commission Director Position Rique Robb, Commission DirectorMs. Robb stated, “So we just wanted to give you an update of why I'm still here, because the last meeting that I was at I was letting you know that I had taken another position outside of State service. And right before my last day, they offered me the position of deputy administrator for children's services, which is over all early intervention services as well as ATAP. So, I had offered, and the chief of staff asked if I would remain as the director of the Commission and so I have? I will continue to be the director. She also stated that because SB481 had changed so much, that she felt that the group will need to look at the job description.Discussion and Determination of Agenda Items to be Considered at the Next Meeting (For Possible Action)Eli Schwartz, Commission ChairThe following items were discussed for the next agenda: Workgroup reports on top five priorities, staff update, introduction of the new outreach coordinator and a DCN report.Confirm Dates for Future Commission Meeting and Workgroups (For Possible Action)Eli Schwartz, Commission ChairThe next Commission meeting is scheduled for January 10, 2018.Public Comment (No action may be taken upon a matter raised under public comment period unless the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an action item. Please state and spell you name for the record. Public comment may be limited to three minutes per person at the discretion of the chair.) Ms. Hathaway stated that the deaf community was upset that they are required to have a driver’s license. She would also like to have deaf people from our state be hired.Ms. Robb stated that anyone who applies to be on the Commission must be a Nevada resident. That is Nevada state law.Ms. Hammond stated that she would send a list of topics, who would work on them and remind people that they could bring in community and deaf community members. Mr. Beardsley asked if it was permissible to recruit commission members from outside the state.Ms. Robb clarified that commission recruitment would need to come from within the state per the guidelines that the commission itself, had agreed upon. She also stated that the Interpreter Pool positions could be recruited from outside the state.AdjournmentEli Schwartz, Commission ChairMeeting adjourned at 1:55 PM.NOTE: Items may be considered out of order. The public body may combine two or more agenda items for consideration.? The public body may remove an item from the agenda or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any time.? The public body may place reasonable restrictions on the time, place, and manner of public comments but may not restrict comments based upon viewpoint.NOTE: We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for members of the public who have disabilities and wish to attend the meeting. ASL Interpreters will be available at the meeting in Las Vegas. If special arrangements are needed for the meeting in Reno, please notify Monica Choi at (775) 687-0586 by 5:00 pm, Friday, October 6, 2017 in advance of the meeting. If you wish, you may e-mail her at MChoi@adsd.. According to NRS 241.020, supporting materials for this meeting are available at 3416 Goni Road, D-132, Carson City, NV 89706, or by contacting Monica Choi at 775-687-0586, or by email MChoi@adsd..Agenda Posted at the Following Locations:Aging and Disability Services Division, Carson City Office, 3416 Goni Road, Suite D-132, Carson City, NV 89706Aging and Disability Services Division, Las Vegas Office, 1860 East Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89104Aging and Disability Services Division, Reno Office, 9670 Gateway Drive, Suite 200 Reno, NV 89521Aging and Disability Services Division, Elko Office, 1010 Ruby Vista Drive, Suite 104, Elko, NV 89801Nevada Community Enrichment Program, 6375 West Charleston Boulevard, Ste. L200 Las Vegas, NV 89146Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living, 6039 El Dora Street H-8, Las Vegas, NV 89101Disability Resource Center, So. E. Greg St., Suite 102 Sparks, NV 89431 Nevada State Library and Archives, 100 North Stewart Street, Carson City, NV 89706Desert Regional Center, 1391 South Jones Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89146Sierra Regional Center, 605 South 21st Street, Reno, NV 89431Rural Regional Center, 1665 Old Hot Springs Road, Carson City, NV 89706Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living, 999 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV 89431Dept. of Health and Human Services, 4126 Technology Way, Carson City, NV 89706Early Intervention Services, 2667 Enterprise Road, Reno, NV 89512Deaf Centers of Nevada, 6490 S. McCarran Blvd. Bldg. F Suite 46&47 Reno, NV 89509Deaf Centers of Nevada, 3120 S. Durango Drive, Ste. 301 Las Vegas, NV 89117Notice of this meeting was posted on the Internet at: and ................
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