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Remote Video Access Information: https://livestream.com/DHSWebcast/events/7040238 DRAFT AGENDA 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Review and Approve Meeting Agenda 3. Review and Approve June Meeting Minutes 4. Election of Officers 5. Community Updates from Council Members 6. Updates from the Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hollie Barnes Spink, Director, Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Department of Health Services 7. Break 8. Public Comments on Issues Affecting the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, or Hard of Hearing 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM 9. Discuss Council Strategic Goals 10. Break 11. Working Lunch a) Schedule future Council meeting dates. b) Discuss Council member recruitment. 12. Develop Council Goals for 2019 13. Public Comments on Issues Affecting the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, or Hard of Hearing 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM 14. Break 15. Discuss the Council Annual Report 16. Next Steps and Closing Remarks 17. Adjourn The purpose of this meeting is to conduct the governmental business outlined in the above agenda. The Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is appointed by the Governor to advise him, the Department of Health Services and the Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing about issues and concerns affecting over 500,000 people in Wisconsin who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or deaf-blind. The Council is administratively attached to the Department of Health Services. If you need an interpreter, alternate formats, or other accommodations to participate, please contact Hollie Barnes Spink at 608-247-5343 (vp) or Hollie.BarnesSpink@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. This agency, to the maximum extent possible, holds all meetings in facilities that are physically accessible to persons with disabilities. For questions about accessibility, contact the meeting's sponsoring division.