Responsibilites of Liaison Appointments to Other AUCD Committees, Workgroups, and Task Forces
October 3, 2005
Goals
- Work with the AUCD committee/task force/work group and Consumer Council to mutually identify and respond to the needs of consumers within the framework of AUCD.
- Identify, facilitate and oversee collaboration/coordination strategies.
Responsibilities
- Share information on relevant activities between the two groups. Present brief updates on relevant information at each Consumer Council meeting.
- Represent the interests of UCEDD Consumers and the AUCD Consumer Council within the assigned AUCD committee/task force/work group.
- Obtain input from Consumer Council on activities of the AUCD committee/task force/work group that strongly impact consumer involvement. Coordinate these developments with the Chairs of the two groups.
- Request the Consumer Council Chair to place Liaison information sharing update on Consumer Council meeting agenda as far in advance as possible prior to the Spring and Fall Council meetings.
- Submit Liaison items requiring Consumer Council action, in writing, to Council Co-Chair to distribute with agendas at least 60 days prior to the Spring and Fall Council meetings.
Consumer Council Liaison Appointments and Alternates
- Interdisciplinary Council
- National Outreach Training Directors Council
- Training Directors Council
- Caucus on Cultural Diversity
- Aging Work Group
- Assistive Technology Work Group
- Early Intervention Work Group
- AUCD Outcome Measures Work Group
- Consumer Organization Liaison Committee
- Information and Data Systems Committee
- International Committee
- Legislative Affairs Committee
- Multicultural Committee
- Research Committee
- Policy Analysis and Planning Committee
- DD Act Task Force
- Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Task Force - Paula Lalinde (FL)/ Sharon Jodock-King (WA)
- OSEP Task Force - Tracy Price Johnson (CO)/ Barbara Levitz (Valahalla)
- Health Care Reform Task Force - Karen Irick (SC)/ Kathy Pounds (MS)
- Social Welfare Task Force - Karen Irick (SC)
- Inclusive Communities Task Force - Bonnie Kowal (MI)
- Technical Assistance Task Force - Jesse Wechsler (UCLA)/ Kathy Perry (MD)
- TA Consumer Committee (FY 1996 AUCD TA Contract) - Kendall Corbett (WY)
- Distance Learning Task Force - Linda Coleman (NM)
- RSA/NIDRR Task Force - John Youngbauer (KS)/ Ed Turner (VA)