Discussion Draft Olmstead Planning Committee Website Presentation to the MN Olmstead Planning...

Discussion DraftOlmstead Planning Committee Website

Presentation to the MN Olmstead Planning CommitteeWendy Weden

MN Department of Human ServicesCompliance Office – Management and Policy Division

April 12, 2012

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Other states’ Olmstead-related sites

• Some sites = the State’s Olmstead Plan• Some sites are sub-sites of a state agency site• Some sites link to other initiatives• Similarities

– Access to the final reports– Access to meetings, agendas, minutes– Hard to assess if website used for dialogue or comment

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Vermont

Virginia

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California

Iowa

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Discussion draft -Minnesota

Discussion Draft Principles

• People• Choices

– User controls experience– High accessibility; best practices and testing

• Participation– Written for non-experts– Glossary– Place for engagement

• Transparency

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Placeholder pending “branding” the Planning Committee chooses.

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Page is modular – three basic parts. Left “New” placeholder, Body Text and Quick links. Easy to alter and remove parts.

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Opportunities

• Engagement • Education• Alignment

– Major questions– Committee structure– Outreach, comment requested– Report structure

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Questions

• Purpose– public record, notices, level of engagement – what should be included.

• Look and feel• Content – main categories • Publishing process – Approvals– Content norms– Statements about site content

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