FW: Autism Taskforce to Meet in Cleveland

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Subject: FW: Autism Taskforce to Meet in Cleveland

Subject: Autism Taskforce to Meet in Cleveland

State Representative Jon (R-Delaware), chair of the Ohio Autism

Taskforce, has announced that the Ohio Autism Taskforce will hold its third

regional forum in Northeast Ohio on Thursday, July 8, 2004, at the ph E.

Cole Center for Continuing Education on Chester Avenue on the campus of

Cleveland State University. This is one of eight regional forums scheduled

throughout Ohio.

Two separate sessions of the regional forum have been scheduled on July 8.

The afternoon session is scheduled from 3-5 p.m. The evening session is

scheduled from 6:30-9 p.m.

The charge of the Ohio Autism Taskforce (OAT) is to investigate the rising

incidence of autism, a developmental disability, in Ohio and to present

legislative public policy recommendations to the Ohio General Assembly and

the governor to address gaps in the delivery of services to individuals with

autism.

Parents, educators, practitioners, service providers and other interested

parties are strongly encouraged to come to the regional forum to present

testimony on how to do a better job in providing services to individuals

with autism. Testimony will be limited to the general topic of services for

individuals with autism. Written testimony is encouraged, but not required.

Depending on turnout, testimony may be time limited.

stated, " This public forum is a unique opportunity to get directly

involved with the work of the taskforce. The personal testimony of persons

directly impacted by autism is vital to the quality of taskforce

recommendations. Come and make a difference! "

Lula Holt on

General Manager of Public Information & Communications

Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation

& Developmental Disabilities

1275 Lakeside Avenue East

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1132

Phone: 216/736-2691; Fax 216/861-0253

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