Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Fourth Quarter Meeting
Friday, December 6, 2024
10:00am-4:00pm
Oregon Public Library
200 N Alpine Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Review and Approve December CDHH Meeting Agenda
3. Review and Approve September CDHH Meeting Minutes
4. Public Comments on Issues Affecting the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, or Hard of Hearing (10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.)
5. Welcome New Council Members- Jonathan Petermon
a. Leah Simmons- Member At Large
b. Brenna Durand- Deaf Blind Member
6. Wisconsin Independent Living Coalition Presentation – Kyle Kleist & Marci Boucher
a. Letter of Support for Independent Living Centers Budget Increase
7. Executive Board Term and Report- BJ Ermenc
a. Executive Board Continue Until 2025
b. Others Interested in Serving as Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary
c. Elections and Vote
d. Annual Report- Jonathan Petermon
8. Organizational Liaison Updates and Membership Asks
a. Kathy Johnson- Hearing Loss Association of America- Wisc. Chapter
b. Lisa Demmon- Wisconsin Association of the Deaf
c. Greta Surprenant- Deaf Unity
d. Sara Kay Gengler- Wisconsin Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
9. Updates from Cross-Council Teleconference Liaison- Lisa Stewart Boettcher
10. Legislative Workgroup Updates- Lisa Stewart- Boettcher and Zachary Davenport
11. Update from GCPD Liaison- BJ Ermenc
12. ODHH Updates
a. Director Updates- Christopher Rawlings
b. Behavioral Health Initiative- Stacie
c. Board for Evaluations of Interpreters- Chantel Weidemeyer
d. PPA updates- Zachary Davenport
13. Strategic Goals update- Jason P Anderson
14. Adjournment
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 500,000 people in Wisconsin who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and/or DeafBlind.
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 Jason P. Anderson at (608) 261-5997 or jason.anderson@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.