The June Family & Advocate Forum, hosted by Superintendent Lori Mariucci, was held via Zoom. This episodes features some of the presentations made, including those by SALUTE president Nate Turner and Parent Partner Tammy Eisenreich.

TARTA is seeking a sales tax to replace its property tax. Daniel Woodcock explains how TARTA plans to expand and become more transparent.

Margaret is the Community Work Incentives Counselor and fields questions regarding the stimulus payments and their impact on public benefits, how payments will be received, and eligibility for Unemployment Insurance.

Jennifer Wolfe, Provider Training Coordinator, recently presented to the National Down Syndrome Society's Virtual Summit on the topic of dementia in the IDD population. Jennifer is a member of the Lucas County Dementia Capable Coalition

We talk with self-advocate JoRita Fox, an officer with Arc, vice-president of Partners for Inclusion, and an active member of SALUTE, a self-advocacy group promoted by the Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities.

The discussion revolves around the effort to make the Toledo area the most disability friendly community in the country.

Kelley discusses how athletes are active during the stay-at-home directives, how they are staying connected, and the importance of volunteers. More information about Lucas County Special Olympics is at https://lucasdd.info/services/special-olympics/

Tammy has been keeping updated the page on our website that helps parents of children with developmental disabilities find grant funding and help in obtaining adaptive equipment https://lucasdd.info/services/children/finding-funds/

Nate Turner is president of the self-advocacy group SALUTE. He discusses the importance of self-advocacy, perhaps even more important, during this time of stay-at-home guidelines. More information about SALUTE is available at https://lucasdd.info/self-advocacy/

Gary Arbuckle coordinates the FANS network, working to help individuals with developmental disabilities become more included in community living. More information about FANS is available at https://lucasdd.info/fans-network/