2026 Public Policy Retreat & Membership Meeting Materials

Event Location:

• Pickwick Landing State Park: 116 State Park Road, Counce, TN, 38326

Event Agenda:

Thursday, September 17th:

• 3 p.m. CT: Accessible group hike. Join other members for a chance to get to know one another while enjoying the outdoors.
• 5 p.m. CT: Membership Meeting and Group Dinner. We’ll come together for the membership meeting and enjoy dinner as a group.
• 6 p.m. CT: Policy Presentation.
• 7:30 p.m. CT: Happy Hour & Social Networking. Relax, connect with other members, and continue the conversation.

Friday, September 18th:

* Continental breakfast will be available.*

• 9 a.m. CT: Small Group Discussions on policy topics.
• 10:30 a.m. CT: Break.
• 10:45 a.m. CT: Presentation on Sharing Your Story for policy change.
• 12 p.m. CT: Close. We’ll wrap up our retreat, and boxed lunches will be available for you to take with you.

Materials shared and notes from our 2026 policy retreat follow.

• 9.17.26 Community Integration Mandates Presentation Slides
• 9.18.26 Small Group Discussion Notes

• • Education Small Group Discussion Notes
  • Aging Small Group Discussion Notes
  • Access to Care Small Group Discussion Notes
  • Paid Caregiving Small Group Discussion Notes
  • Employment Small Group Discussion Notes
• 9.18.26 Sharing Your Story Presentation Materials
  • Sharing Your Story-September 2026 Final
  • Sharing_Your_Story_Handout
  • Sharing_Your_Story_Handout
• Sticky Notes – Comments, Questions from Attendees – online at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zVe0kNvHHDYBdJCaqK2bd577ZvjyLVW9D12D054jx8M/edit?usp=sharing