The Lutheran Services in America Disability Network (LSA-DN) held its 2014 Summer Meeting in Columbus, OH from August 5-8. They gathered the LSA-DN Policy Advisory Team (PAT) and Housing Forum. Follow LSA-DN on social media – on Twitter @lsadnadvocacy [2] and on Facebook at facebook.com/lsadnadvocacy [3].

August 6, 2014 – Housing Meeting Agenda Highlights:

• Andy McMahon, Managing Director of Government Affairs & Innovations for the Corporation for Supportive Housing, to discuss social impact investments and their current work with LSS of MN
• Tanya Hahn, Managing Director and Branch Manager of Baird in Columbus, to discuss REITs, tax-exempt bonds and other pooled investment strategies

August 7 & 8, 2014 – DN Meeting Agenda Highlights:

• Mark Sciegaj from the National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services to highlight trends in self-directed services and supports, including workforce and managed care issues
• Rachel Patterson from the Association of University Centers on Disability to outline opportunities and challenges of state transistions plans to comply with CMS' HCBS settings regulations
• Susie Schatz, Director of Advocacy at LSS of MN, to discuss lessons learned from their successful statewide advocacy campaign to secure a 5% rate increase for HCBS
• John Martin, Director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, to debrief on Ohio’s evolving service and support models for individuals with I/DD
• Updates from DN working groups including PAT, ELCA’s disability fundraising efforts and the FY 2015 Administrative Cost Survey

Tuesday, August 5 – PAT In-Person Meeting (For PAT members only)
Wednesday, August 6 – DN Housing Forum, agenda [4] 
Thursday, August 7 & 8 – LSA-DN Summer Meeting, agenda [5]

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