12:43:59 From APRIL Office : Welcome Everyone to another Rural Conversation Community! 12:49:57 From APRIL Office : If you click CC captions are now up and going!! Welcome! 13:02:19 From JeanieCombs : Jeanie Combs-3Rivers CIL in Wamego, KS-my satellite office is on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation in Mayetta, KS 13:02:42 From shannon : Shannon Wood, Ocala FL CIL 13:02:54 From Denise Wardle : Denise Wardle TARP CIL Paris TN serving 8 rural counties 13:03:11 From cindyg : Cindy Gabbert, Fargo, ND Freedom Resource Center 13:03:14 From S Melasecca : Sarah from GSIL in NH 13:03:18 From Beth James : Beth James -Jackson TN- 8 Rural Counties 13:03:29 From renee hernandez : Hi I'm Renee Hernandez IL Housing Specialist with Independent Living Center of Kern County 13:03:34 From lrodriguez : Laura Rodriguez from Bakersfield California 13:03:38 From Megan Child : Megan Child in Miles City MT 13:03:45 From Info IPKY : Megan Coleman-Lexington, KY 13:03:53 From tnichols : Terry Nichols from Port Huron Michigan 13:05:03 From Kevin : Kevin Thompson Greeley, Colorado Connections for Independent Living 13:05:57 From amyf : Amy Friot. NY Connects Specialist 13:06:08 From Cindi Hall : Cindi Hall-Disability Partners, Sylva, NC 13:06:21 From Mike Grier : Mike Grier, Pennsylvania Council on Independent Living 13:06:39 From KWilliams : hello from SAIL in Marquette MI 13:06:50 From Lydia Cosgrove : Hello, Lydia Cosgrove from Disability Rights & Resources in Charlotte, NC 13:06:51 From dacnorthwest : Sherri Boelter, Independent Living Advocate- Post Falls, ID 13:07:02 From Michael Welsh : SOCIL Hocking County Ohio 13:09:07 From maria : Please join our weekly virtual space: Breaking Silences Peer Group Hosted by: Dr. Julie Williams from Wright State University and Maria Matzik of Access Center for Independent Living This discussion group is held every Thursday evening from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. The group’s intent is to offer community connectiveness to individuals who are isolated by the impact of COVID-19. The group welcomes participation from professionals, family members, allies of the disability community, etc. as well. The group is working on ways to develop emergency resources and to develop an awareness regarding individuals with significant disabilities. Our goal is to initiate social connections and to offer support within the community. There is no cost associated with participation and / or involvement in this group. If you are interested in being a part of this virtual community please contact: Dr. Williams julie.williams@wright.edu or 937-266-9375 Dr. Williams will add you to the attendee list and send you an invitatio 13:10:08 From Ari Goodman : Ari Goodman: ari@cpwd.org - Center for people with Disabilities peer support groups online everyday for free. Please email me for details! 13:11:38 From Brooke Wilson : Zoom does offer an 800 # but the subscriber pays for the usage. 13:13:21 From Sarah Martinez : freeconferencecall.com 13:13:24 From Karl Kopp : Society's Assets has created an online guide on community resources and information during the coronavirus pandemic. Click here: https://societysassetsilc.wixsite.com/coronavirus Check out the site for information on: * the economic stimulus payments, * food sources, * utilities, * Internet providers, * other benefits, * safer at home resources, * health information, and * mental health resources. We serve Southeastern Wisconsin (Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Jefferson, and Rock Counties). 13:14:05 From Michael Welsh : Trac fone has unlimited data to those who qualify at https://www.tracfone.com/covid 13:15:28 From Robert : Robert Blumenfeld Alliance of People with disAbilities serving King County, WA. 500k residents live in rural (unincorporated) county 13:17:57 From Alexandra Enders : FreeConference Call is a free "bridge", but I think individuals calling in have to pay for any applicable long distance charges. 13:18:44 From lucyw : Lucy here in the Upper Peninsula. Our Operations manager has started a virtual water cooler meeting peer support staff can phone into for checking in and just touching base. 13:19:31 From Beth James : We have received request for cloth mask and have gotten volunteers to make them and have started handing them out 13:20:56 From ToddHolloway : Check out resources at www.disasterstrategies.org 13:20:58 From Amanda Whittington : Amanda at empower: abilities in Springfield MO. We do a daily Zoom meeting for staff who want to join, and we have started a private Facebook page and staff really love it. We closed our office on March 13, and have been sharing our TP and supplies with consumers. I am the AT Coordinator and have a Facebook clip that we do every Tuesday and that is keeping consumers engaged. 13:22:33 From APRIL Office : healthycommunityliving.com 13:23:22 From Brooke Wilson : From ACL - The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, was signed into law on March 27. The Act provided $85M for Centers for Independent Living under Title VII, Part C, Chapter I of the Rehabilitation Act. We are working to distribute these funds and will post final allocations as soon as that is complete. 13:23:29 From ToddHolloway : Funding for CILs will be directed to focus on core services. 13:26:59 From Ari Goodman : @Lani, I am having such a similar situation, and I too, feel stuck 13:27:42 From Carol Tuning : Perhaps a caregiver, friend or church member/pastor could assist. 13:28:14 From Josh Whitmire : You could try to reach out to social workers that work for local agencies that deal with memory care 13:28:16 From Denise Wardle : have the police do a wellness check 13:28:48 From ToddHolloway : Does she have access to broadband access in her area? If she does many companies are providing free services and hardware during the pandemic. 13:28:50 From lucyw : Lucy here-- mail her a picture of you and ask her to keep it by the phone. We are going back to sending mail. Send her a note every few days. 13:29:38 From Mary : Hi Lani, our staff sent a picture of herself, 13:29:44 From Deb Maijala : This seems like an obvious resource, so forgive me. But have you contacted Alzheimer's Association for possible resources, solutions, etc? 13:29:55 From Carol Tuning : Also, AARP may be able to upgrade her phone. 13:30:16 From lucyw : Lucy cont-- talk about old habits that she may still access like favorite foods and songs . That way she could 13:30:53 From lucyw : Remember to reach out then about those items ofmemory she will be able to share 13:31:14 From ToddHolloway : Check with FCC for free services in any areas of the U.S. Expansion of the LifeLine program. 13:32:41 From Info IPKY : how is everyone providing IL skills training when we aren't able to do face to face meetings/trainings right now? many of our consumers also don't have access to do a video call right now. 13:32:51 From Gloria : does anyone know if captel work with cell phones 13:33:04 From Cindi Hall : http://www.disasterstrategies.org/ 13:33:14 From Amanda Whittington : There are captioning apps for cell phones 13:33:52 From APRIL Office : disasterstrategies.org 13:34:10 From Gloria : can you recommend one that is easy to use 13:35:33 From esanders : I just did a webinar training on Financial Wellness but it was to members of staff, 90% of whom have disabilities. All program personnel are working from home and webinar training is possible. Its difficult to reach the other community consumers on webinar but we are planning to do a one on one over the phone with consumers 13:36:39 From lucyw : Old school-- just calling each consumer individually up to a couple of times a week. 13:36:52 From Ari Goodman : yep that's what we do every week! 13:37:08 From Amanda Whittington : The 2 captioning apps that SHOULD still work are Sprint Captel and Clear Captions. 13:37:14 From Info IPKY : Thanks you all! I definitely have gotten some new ideas already this afternoon!! 13:37:16 From esanders : We do that too every week 13:37:32 From lucyw : Some of us are older so we don't have to dust them off. 13:38:13 From ToddHolloway : Check effective communications on www.wasilc.org 13:38:35 From Scott : Yep... I do school phone calls too. I have contact with consumers a least once every 10 days. 13:40:47 From Josh Whitmire : What about different ways to work on nursing home transition, since they are all basically shut down 13:40:49 From Judy Brown : I just got doing that Workshop and it is really great information. Easy to explain to consumers. 13:42:24 From Deb Maijala : can someone share the url for the house part app? 13:42:39 From maria : We are not permitted to actually transition anyone. We keep in contact by phone 13:43:05 From Denise Wardle : what was the community living web site again?? 13:44:08 From Kevin : healthycommunityliving.com 13:44:18 From APRIL Office : healthycommunityliving.org 13:45:19 From APRIL Office : https://houseparty.com/ 13:45:33 From Deb Maijala : thank you! 13:45:35 From Mike Grier : I have to run to another meeting "virtually"...everyone b safe. 13:45:36 From Brooke Wilson : You can also use your cell phone and run the Zoom app using cell phone service versus internet 13:45:42 From APRIL Office : house party has to be used with google chrome or an ap on your smart phone 13:45:47 From Deb Maijala : There's also a "booster" that we use for large groups. 13:46:02 From lucyw : Lucy-- try to use off hours and have fewer people on the call. Break up into topics 13:46:07 From S Melasecca : We are noticing that consumers are really focused on the basics right now - medication access, food and supplies, etc. rather than the programs/skills they may usually look for. So, we're doing a lot of I&R and coordination to help where we can... and doing a lot of check-in calls, general support and listening. 13:46:35 From lucyw : Where I live in a town of 400 this is a problem 13:46:37 From S Melasecca : Sorry - that was Sarah in New Hampshire 13:46:42 From maria : Here is a resource for Ohio utilities 13:46:46 From maria : From: Andrew.Tinkham@occ.ohio.gov Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 8:26 AM To: Andrew.Tinkham@occ.ohio.gov Subject: OCC Remote Educational Presentations I hope all is well and safe. In an effort to continue to educate Ohioans on utility topics, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel is offering remote presentations on numerous utility topics to organizations and agencies throughout Ohio. The presentation topics include: • Utilities During the Coronavirus Crisis • How to Keep Your Utilities Connected • Utility Consumer Protections • Lowering Your Utility Bills through Energy Efficiency I would be more than happy to present remotely at community agency roundtable meetings or staff meetings. If you are interested in scheduling a remote presentation, please let me know. Take care, Andrew 13:47:08 From Martha Mason : Work with your Council of Governments on high speed connectivity 13:47:12 From Judy Brown : I am sorry, what is the house party site for? 13:48:09 From Marissa Smith-Fletcher : Marissa- Also plug the ethernet cord directly into your laptop or computer for direct speed 13:49:18 From Sierra Royster : @ Judy house party is a good connection with staff and consumer. Just touching base and ability to screen share for fun. 13:50:01 From Judy Brown : Thank you so much. I had never heard of it before. 13:50:35 From S Melasecca : Re: IRS, maybe call State Reps / Congressional reps to see if they may have another way to access 13:50:59 From Deb Maijala : Deaf Centers of Nevada might know of resources for you. If you would like me to assist with that, send me an email at deb@nncil.org 13:51:04 From ToddHolloway : try Jim House at toddh@cfisouth.org 13:51:33 From Sierra Royster : You could also check to see if there is a council for the deaf and hard of hearing, or an deaf advocacy agency. They could help navigate the path. 13:52:03 From Josh Whitmire : w 13:52:14 From Josh Whitmire : What about virtual VRI 13:52:58 From Sierra Royster : Molson.april@gmail.com Mary's email address 13:55:17 From S Melasecca : I'm also noticing a lot of staff anxiety and personal worries - so we are making sure to talk frequently, not only about resources and work-related types, but also just to connect personally 13:57:01 From Amanda Whittington : That’s why we made our staff Facebook page. People wanted to be connected but were so tired of all of the emails! 13:57:21 From Info IPKY : Sarah-agreed! we have calls three times a week to talk just about whatever and one of those calls no work talk is allowed. sometimes the conversation is light and sometimes it's a little more heavy. we also text each other about if we are doing self care to encourage each other. 13:57:22 From Karin Riedel : DREDF= Disbility Rights Education & Defense Fund pulled together a clear disability resource and advocacy page 13:58:02 From Josh Whitmire : slack is great too for communication 13:58:13 From Sierra Royster : Discord is good too. 13:58:16 From Annetta Johnson : We have Microsoft Teams and set up a chat just for connecting separate from the work stuff. It can be pretty entertaining sometimes. 13:58:19 From Marissa Smith-Fletcher : Slack is GREAT 13:59:27 From JeanieCombs : https://www.virusanxiety.com site for people to check out 13:59:36 From Karl Kopp : our staff posted and shared selfies of their new office mates in their new home office - pets. 13:59:50 From Davina Patterson : GroupMe 13:59:54 From lucyw : Sharing good books is a great recreational activity. Dropping books off at peoples porch in a brown paper bag. 14:00:06 From Amanda Whittington : Yes we did a best and worst coworkers competition with people’s pets! 14:01:17 From JeanieCombs : Will the APRIL conference be cancelled? 14:02:01 From APRIL Office : Rayna.sage@mso.umt.edu 14:03:10 From Karl Kopp : remember stressed spells desserts backwards- so go enjoy some 14:04:00 From lrodriguez : LOL @ Karl.... "desserts" We are all ready eating way too much 14:05:10 From Martha Mason : Martha@swilc.org 14:05:21 From lrodriguez : **already ….. 14:06:10 From cindyg : Many people are wondering how they can help, in my neighborhood in Fargo, ND we put food out on our driveways in bags and a family drove by to gather everything off the same day at one of our food pantries. 14:06:17 From KWilliams : thank you for all this information. these webinars are appreciated! 14:07:30 From esanders : This is the most fruitful webinar with new ideas and humor. I have learnt a lot and will share with my workmates, thank you very much 14:07:35 From maria : We have a neighborhood page and people have been really helpful with resources 14:07:50 From Deb Maijala : This has been so valuable, and I would like to wish everyone well! Stay safe and healthy while you are helping others! 14:08:14 From lucyw : It is so rich to be in the call because of the kindness and laughter in the group. Thanks. Tears in my eyes 14:08:38 From Amanda Whittington : I appreciate everyone being here today. Hope you all stay safe, and you don’t have to apologize for the daughter! We are all in “doing what we can” mode! 14:08:55 From Michael Welsh : Paper products are scarce in central Ohio 14:09:09 From Amanda Whittington : Are you a partner with Convoy of Hope? 14:09:27 From Amanda Whittington : We have been able to order supplies from Convoy, Michael Welsh 14:09:52 From Amanda Whittington : We are giving TP, Paper towels, cleaning supplies and sanitizer to all consumers who ask 14:10:46 From maria : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1td5Uq2R_ivBLzPzamnq41T89nLD1UetHzS-9tGr1fsk/edit# 14:10:49 From KWilliams : no 14:11:21 From maria : Just sharing the disability disaster tool kit 14:11:51 From Amanda Whittington : We started just by sharing our own internal inventory! 14:11:58 From Amanda Whittington : I love my CIL. 14:12:30 From Al : What are folks doing when it comes to signatures on documents? 14:12:32 From Erik R. : My audio is not the best so I am going to ask this question here: "has anyone encountered a person with hearing loss, that utilizes lip reading, having difficulty to communicating with people wearing masks out in the community?" 14:12:32 From Amanda Whittington : Stay safe! 14:13:14 From Michael Welsh : mailing with self addressed stamp env 14:13:32 From Kathleen AILH Maui : Regular Snail-Mailing back and forth to get signatures 14:13:33 From maria : We mail them with a self addressed stamped envelope 14:13:44 From Josh Whitmire : Each center is different but as long as we get their signature and date on a sheet of paper that will work in the mean time 14:13:47 From Beth James : Docusign is on Tech Soup 14:13:50 From Kaylena Townsend : Dochub is free through google 14:13:53 From Amanda Whittington : I have seen people make masks with clear plastic over the mouth. I save so many comforter and sheet bags, I am looking for someone to donate them to locally. 14:14:03 From amyf : I have been just doing things throught the mail with self addressed stamped envelope... 14:14:29 From Amanda Whittington : I’m mailing paperwork with SASEs in them as well 14:15:13 From Geneva Campbell : There is an app where you can scan your document and it saves as a PDF that you can add a signature to. 14:16:00 From Amanda Whittington : I really go by what my consumers want. If they are comfortable with digital, we go that way, but many prefer snail mail. 14:16:04 From Geneva Campbell : You just take a picture of it instead of scanning it 14:16:05 From maria : What is the link for text soup 14:16:43 From Beth James : http://techsoup.org 14:16:48 From Andrea : We were able to get masks with the clear pieces for all our sign language interpreters. 14:17:02 From Erik R. : okay thanks! 14:17:19 From Kevin : This is my first APRIL Zoom meeting. Very good information from everyone. Thank you, stay safe and healthy! 14:17:19 From Michael Welsh : https://www.techsoup.global/ 14:17:23 From Marissa Smith-Fletcher : Have a great day. Thank you 14:17:36 From S Melasecca : Thank you! Hoping these can continue in some fashion - very useful. 14:17:43 From maria : Wonderful - thank you 14:18:02 From Judy Brown : Thank you! Nice meeting you all! 14:18:15 From cindyg : Thank you, so very helpful!! 14:18:20 From Sierra Royster : dochub is another signature place 14:18:35 From Jeff : Thank you 14:18:41 From Karen Ritchie disABILITY Resource Center Southeast Kentucky : signeasy is an app to sign and fill docs 14:18:49 From Nicolli Sorice : Thank you! 14:18:53 From JeanieCombs : thank you take care and stay safe 14:18:54 From Cindi Hall : Bye everyone! 14:19:00 From lucyw : Thanks so much to all. 14:19:18 From Al : Awesome, Mahalo 14:19:19 From maria : Be safe