TFL Team Meeting - 11/15/2016

Agenda

Attendees

• Tentatively: Carolyn Phillips, .

Director's Updates (Carolyn)

• ICT Symposium
• AMAC invitation to the White House for the roll our of the National Technology Plan, December 15th.
• H. R. 979 - House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and Visually Impaired Meeting feedback
• AMAC invitation to the United Nations CRPD 10 year celebration (December 2nd)
• NIH LDRC Grant - learning disabilities and mental health disorders - Looking at how technology can impact anxiety and depression
• ATN revised business model and Oxford Press
• IAAP University Network and Higher Education Forum

• Total software downloads for fiscal year 2017 - 909
• ICT MOOC – 5,159 total enrollment / 108 Active Students Last Week / 53 watched a video / 7 participated in a discussion
  • United States 25.2% 1,139
  • India 9.5% 428
  • Unknown Country 5.6% 255
  • Nigeria 4.0% 182
  • United Kingdom 3.5% 160
  • Canada 2.7% 120

GT FIRE & GTPE Grants

• Module 1 is being developed
• Institute Diversity and C21U are on board

Finance Updates (Carolyn)

Grants & Contracts Updates!

1. ) FUNDED-AT Act 2016 - Spending Down
2. ) FUNDED-AT Act 2017 - $114k - Sub-Agreements rolling out.
3. ) Division of Behavioral Heath and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) for $1,000,000: Almost through DBHDD's contract process.
4. ) Division of Behavioral Heath and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) | $68,500 for AT services and training to Gracewood Hospital in Augusta: Almost through DBHDD's contract process.
5. ) FUNDED- Division of Aging Services (DAS) "Dementia Able" | $40,000 for AT technical assistance for Decision Tree Development - ATIA Workshop (Lucy working on Prototype)
6. ) FUNDED - ATAP | $66,670 for the first year and every year for 5 years ($333,350) for National Pass It On Center
7. ) FUNDED - Alternative Financing Program Grant | $661,742 for Credit-Able
8. ) FUNDED - GT Wireless RERC | $10,000 for Training and TA
9. ) FUNDED - GT CATEA Workplace DRRP | Training and TA: $76,650
10. ) FUNDED - GT CATEA TechSAge ($10,000)
11. ) FUNDED - GT CATEA FIP - ($15,500)
12. )FUNDED - DEI - Moving Forward!
13. ) FUNDED - Division of Aging Services (DAS) | $10,000 for TA to set up 4 new AT Labs in the ADRCs - Memberships!
14. ) FUNDED - Division of Aging Services (DAS) | $70,000 for AT services and TA to transition people out of nursing homes (MFP): Rolling out through AMAC Membership process!
15. ) In Discussions with Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation to conduct AT Evaluations & Training

• Challenge: Tracking Time - 10-11 Different Project Codes.
• Challenge: Need to hire 2 additional Qualified AT Professionals (OT? or SLP?) - AT Services of Demo, Eval and Training AND 1 person for Training/Public Awareness Activities.

Administration and Human Resource Updates (Carolyn)

• How is FSLA Going?
• Here is the way to determine the correct number of hours based on percentages:
  • 5% = 2 hrs
  • 10% = 4 hrs
  • 15% = 6 hrs
  • 20% = 8 hrs (1 day)
  • 30% = 12 hrs
  • 40% = 16 hrs (2 days)
  • 50% = 20 hrs
  • 60% = 24 hrs (3 days)
  • 70% = 28 hrs
  • 80% = 32 hrs (4 days)
  • 90% = 36 hrs
  • 100% = 40 hrs (5 days)
• Krista - December moving to Permanent GT employee

Business Operations Updates (Carolyn)

• Quadrant 2 - How is it going?
• Any ways to support you?
• What is not getting accomplished?
• AT Lab, Inventory and Use

Strategic Development Updates (Carolyn)

• GDOE
• GVRA

TFL Research Updates (Ben S. & Carolyn)

• DBHDD Training

Open Floor, Action Items, Agenda Setting (Carolyn facilitates, Open Floor, 5-10 mins)

• (This time can be used for further discussion of follow-up and/or new topics, hot/action items, and to set agenda items for next month.)