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RECEIVE AND FILE THE FINAL DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH EVENTS PLAN FOR OCTOBER 2024 WITH AMENDMENTS IF ANY
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Meeting Date: September 25, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Roth/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6472
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Disability Advisory Committee (09/23/2024); (E-Mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department Updates (09/23/2024)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (09/23/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC) receive and file the final Disability Awareness Month events plan for October 2024 with amendments if any.
BACKGROUND
Culver City traditionally celebrates Disability Awareness Month every October. Culver City Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) staff plans the month’s events with the assistance of the DAC.
DAC began discussing the 2024 Disability Awareness Month events plan at the April 10, 2024, committee meeting. At that time, it was decided that the 21st Annual Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair would be held Saturday, October 6, 2024, from 12 to 3 PM. The committee also reached consensus to schedule a special meeting of the DAC on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 6:30 PM to finalize details for the month’s events. At their August 14, 2024, meeting, the committee voted to approve the overall events plan, with the knowledge that some specifics, such as carnival games at the Abilities Fair, were still being worked out. In addition, the Committee also selected an individual and business recipient for the Outstanding Service to Persons with Disabilities Commendation from City Council at this meeting. Between regular and special meetings of the full DAC, the Disability Awareness Month Planning Ad Hoc Subcommittee has met multiple times with PRCS staff to engage in further event planning and discussion for Disability Awareness Month, especially as it pertains to preparation for the Abilities Carnival.
Staff has prepared this report as an Agenda Item to give DAC members an opportunity to review and discuss the final plans and specific details of this year’s Disability Awareness Month for October 2024, including the Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair on October 6.
DISCUSSION
The Final October 2024 Disability Awareness Month events plan includes:
City Council Meeting, Proclamation, and Commendations
• Monday, October 14
• Proclamation - Disability Awareness Month
• Commendation - Individual: Donna Iarocci
• Commendation - Business: No Limits for Deaf Children and Families
Regular DAC Meeting
• Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 PM
Disability Services Programming
• Boo! On Your Doorstep
o Tuesday, October 1 from 11 AM to 1 PM
o Tuesday, October 8 from 11 AM to 1 PM
• Dances for the Developmentally Disabled (DDD)
o Friday, October 11 from 7 to 9 PM
• Wheelchair basketball demonstration by the Los Angeles Hotwheels at Culver City High School
o Thursday, October 24 from 12 PM to 1 PM
• Display case at Culver City Julian Dixon Library, commemorating Disability Awareness Month
o Display to go up Friday, September 27.
o Will stay up until library requests it to be taken down.
Marketing & Publicity for Disability Awareness Month in October 2024
• Six-week marketing and community engagement timeline to increase awareness of the carnival. Timeline includes social media posting dates, community canvasing, meetings, flyer and poster distribution, and email blasts.
• Posts on Culver City PRCS website, Facebook and Instagram, with educational information for Disability Awareness Month and promotions for upcoming events.
• Posters and flyers promoting upcoming events posted at Culver City parks and other local facilities. Staff also distributed flyers by hand to dozens of local businesses.
• Promotional flyers advertising events mailed to local disability services organizations and the DDD mailing list.
• Sharing information with Culver City Patch, Culver City Crossroads, Culver City News, and Culver City Observer about events and resources available related to disability awareness.
Abilities Carnival and Resource Fair
• Sunday, October 6 from 12 PM to 3 PM
• Sponsorship
o Culver City Senior Citizens Association
o Exchange Club of Culver City
• Volunteers
o DAC Volunteers
o Girl Scouts
• Food
o Final RSVP number to Exchange Club on September 30, 2024.
• Live Entertainment Schedule
o Balloon artist - 12 PM to 3 PM
o Face painting by Girl Scouts - 12 PM to 3 PM
o Jazz Hands for Autism - 12 PM to 1:30 PM
o Straight Up Abilities - 1:30 PM to 3 PM
• Vendor Booth Participants
o Achievable Foundation
o California Department of Aging’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection
o Culver City Fire Department
o Culver City Julian Dixon Library
o Culver City Police Department
o Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
o Disability Community Resource Center
o Green Dot Public Schools
o Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
o Options for Life Agency
o Positive Development
o Titanium Healthcare
• Carnival Games
o New/Revamped by Girl Scouts for 2024:
§ Hot Wheels Track
§ Putt-Putt Skee-Ball
§ Toilet Paper Toss (tent)
§ What’s in the Box
o Other Games:
§ Bean Bag Toss
§ Connect Four
§ Duck Pond
§ Duckie Squirt Racing
§ Go Go Gutter
§ Gone Fishing
§ Hoop! There It Is
§ Ring Toss
• Additional Areas
o Quiet Room located in Room C71
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this discussion.
ATTACHMENTS
None
MOTION
That the Disability Awareness Committee:
Receive and file the final Disability Awareness Month events plan for October 2024, with amendments if any.