Blue Ribbon Committee For People With Disabilities

City of Laredo Public Health Department Auditorium

Agenda — 17 items

1. 1 2600 Cedar Ave. Laredo, TX 78040
2. 2 I. Call to Order
3. 3 II. Pledge of Allegiance
4. 4 III. Moment Of Silence
5. 5 IV. Roll Call
6. 6 V. Approval of Minutes
7. 7 VI. Public Comments - Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. Speakers may not pass their minutes to any other speaker. All comments should be relevant to City business and delivered in a professional manner. No derogatory remarks will be permitted.
8. 8 VII. Communications
9. 9 a. Committee member to report on a date when the LPD still conduct a project to fingerprint school age children with disabilities to facilitate identification. Ensure both school districts have been included in this process.
10. 10 b. Committee member to report on identifying a child neurologist to provide training for the Laredo medical community regarding child autism spectrum disorder diagnostics indicators.
11. 11 c. Report on Public Health Autism Surveillance Program updates by Grecia Ramos-Perez, Epidemiology Supervisor.
12. 12 d. Report on Public Health Support for Children and Young Adults with Special Needs Program updates by Carmen Andrade, Health Educator Supervisor.
13. 13 e. Presentation by Border Region representative on services offered to the community.
14. 14 VIII.Action Item
15. 15 a. Subcommittee's report and recommendation regarding which needs assessment for PWDs determined to be most specific, appropriate, useful, comprehensive and user friendly and more likely to be completed. Report on comparison of University of Delaware Center for Research in Education and Social Policy Community Needs Assessment for PWD and the Laredo Autism Needs Survey 2026.
16. 16 b. Discussion and possible action to determine methodology, work partnerships, organizations and individuals to survey to conduct Community Needs Assessment for PWDs.
17. 17 IX. Adjournment - Next scheduled meeting June 17, 2026