Review & Revision Meeting 8 & 9 Notes

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 8th and 9th DDRA Draft Review & Revision meetings! Meeting notes (with topics) are below.

Meeting 8 (June 4)
Topics: Services for persons found incompetent in a criminal case; Legislative review and reporting; Conforming amendments

• Meeting 8 notes - 12 point font
• Meeting 8 notes - LARGE PRINT

Meeting 9 (June 11)
Topics: Grievances; Legal services, advocates and Court access; Transition from admission and commitment processes and procedures

• Meeting 9 notes - 12 point font
• Meeting 9 notes - LARGE PRINT

Review & Revision Meeting 10: Th. June 25, 3-5 PM

The 10th and final meeting in the series of meetings for people to review and revise the draft DDRA, section-by-section, will be Thursday June 25th. At that meeting, we will focus on access to legal services, advocates and the Superior Court, as well as transition from the current to the new system.

• Participants at Meeting 9 were asked to brainstorm new options for this topic and come on the 25th prepared to talk about their ideas. The drafting committee is also working to develop new options. Your ideas and input are needed. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

If you are unable to come to the meeting, but have comments, please submit your comments before June 25th by posting a comment to this blog or emailing your comments to tjsutcliffe@arcdc.net.

DDRA Review & Revision Meeting 10
June 25, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
1200 U Street, NW (True Reformer Building)
Marsh Conference Room
Topics: Legal services, advocates and Court access; Transition from admission and commitment processes and procedures.

1200 U Street, NW is on the same block as the U Street / African American Civil War Museum / Cardozo Metro station on the Yellow/Green line. Street parking (zoned residential) is available on side streets.

No Review & Revision Meeting this Week (6/15 to 6/19)

Due to a conflict on June 18th with the quarterly hearing in the Evans case, there will be no DDRA Draft Review & Revision meeting this week. The tenth and final meeting will be next week (June 25th).

Review & Revision Meetings - New Locations for Meetings 9 & 10

To provide easier access and more space, the last two DDRA Draft Review & Revision Meetings (Meeting 9 on Thursday, June 11th and Meeting 10 on Thursday, June 25th) will be held at different locations than originally announced. Dates, times & topics stay the same.

All are welcome to come to some or all meetings!

The schedule for the remaining meetings is below. You can print or download a PDF of it here:

• Review & Revision Meeting Schedule - 12 point font
  
• Review & Revision Meeting Schedule - LARGE PRINT

Meeting Schedule (for remaining meetings):

Meeting 8: June 4, 3 - 5 p.m.
415 Michigan Ave, NE (see directions)
Topics: Services for persons found incompetent in a criminal case; Legislative review & reporting; Conforming amendments

Meeting 9: June 11, 3 - 5 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Library; 901 G Street, NW, Room A10
Topics: Grievances; Legal services and Court access; Transition from admission and commitment processes and procedures

Meeting 10: June 25, 3 - 5 p.m.
1200 U Street, NW (True Reformer Building), Marsh Conference Room
Topics: Grievances; Legal services and Court access; Transition from admission and commitment processes and procedures

• 415 Michigan Avenue, NE is 2 blocks east of the Brookland/CUA station on the Red Line. Parking lot and entrance on the back of the building (proceed through the gate on the left side of the building). For directions, call (202) 636-2950.
  

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at 901 G Street, NW is between Gallery Place/Chinatown and Metro Center.
  

• 1200 U Street, NW is on the same block as the U Street/African American Civil War Museum/Carodozo station on the Yellow / Green Line. Street parking (both metered and residential zoned) is available.
  

Review & Revision Meeting 5, 6 & 7 Notes; Next Meeting

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 5th, 6th, and 7th DDRA Draft Review & Revision meetings over the last 2 weeks! Meeting notes (with topics) are below.

Meeting 5
Topics: Records; Quality standards and monitoring; Interagency coordination

• Meeting 5 notes - 12 point font
  
• Meeting 5 notes - LARGE PRINT

Meeting 6
Topics: Criminal background checks; Abuse and neglect registry

• Meeting 6 notes - 12 point font
  
• Meeting 6 notes - LARGE PRINT

Meeting 7
Topics: Set by meeting participants; included discussion of criminal background checks and issues around abuse and neglect.

• Meeting 7 notes - 12 point font
  
• Meeting 7 notes - LARGE PRINT

This week's topics for Meeting 8 will be: "Services for persons found incompetent in a criminal case," "Legislative review and reporting," and "Conforming amendments." All are welcome to join the conversation this Thursday, June 4th from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at The Arc of the District of Columbia, 415 Michigan Avenue, NE (3 blocks from the Brookland/CUA Station on Metro's Red Line).

Detailed directions are available (see post below).