Date & Venue:
14th July 2021, Microsoft Teams (Online Meeting)
Key Highlights:
- Leadership & Membership Updates:
- Adrian Grant appointed as autistic co-chair of the Diagnosis Working Group.
- Employment Working Group to be established as a priority.
- Working Group Updates:
- Diagnosis:
- Data Dashboard development progressing.
- Update to be provided in the next meeting.
- Engagement:
- Website performing well; autistic volunteer being trained to maintain it.
- New newsletter planned for August/September 2021.
- Autism Norfolk Forum (ANF) to be relaunched as a hybrid in-person/virtual event in September 2021.
- Informal engagement events (coffee mornings) to be piloted.
- Workforce Development:
- Major progress achieved; group transitioning to a monitoring role.
- Board to continue recommending training until Oliver McGowan national training is introduced.
- Future Vision of the Partnership:
- Business case still under development.
- Additional contributions from partners needed to sustain funding.
- Diagnosis:
- Guest Presentation: CHANCES Project & Employment Initiatives:
- CHANCES Project team presented on employment initiatives for autistic individuals.
- Invitation extended for CHANCES personnel to join the upcoming Employment Working Group.
- Other Key Announcements:
- Wellbeing check survey to continue post-meetings.
- Board members encouraged to submit content for the next newsletter.
Next Steps:
- Launch Employment Working Group.
- Finalize Autism Data Dashboard.
- Reintroduce Autism Norfolk Forum with hybrid participation.
- Monitor progress of the Partnership’s long-term business case.
Next Meeting: 13 October 2021, Microsoft Teams
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