<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>video – FASD United Policy And Training Center</title> <atom:link href="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/tag/video/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://nofaspolicycenter.org</link> <description>Policy and Training Center</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:38:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <image> <url>https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-Interim-Logo-Vertical-Instagram-Post-32x32.png</url> <title>video – FASD United Policy And Training Center</title> <link>https://nofaspolicycenter.org</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Friday Five: February 21st</title> <link>https://nofaspolicycenter.org/friday-five-february-21st/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Melfi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:38:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[FASD Respect Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federal Policy News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Policy News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Friday Five]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://nofaspolicycenter.org/?p=5399</guid> <description><![CDATA[Video also posted to FASD RESPECT Act Champions | Facebook Friday Five Friday Five Check out this short video I made at the end of 2024, showing me on a call with a Congressperson’s office asking for help scheduling a meeting. If your Congressperson’s office has not been receptive to<a class="moretag" href="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/friday-five-february-21st/"> Read more…</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-video"><video controls src="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/video-for-thursday.mp4"></video></figure><p>Video also posted to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/fasdrespect">FASD RESPECT Act Champions | Facebook</a></p><h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left"><strong>Friday Five</strong></h2><h4 class="wp-block-heading">Friday Five</h4><p>Check out this short video I made at the end of 2024, showing me on a call with a Congressperson’s office asking for help scheduling a meeting.</p><p>If your Congressperson’s office has not been receptive to this kind of outreach, I would love to help! Call 202-785-4585 or email melfi@fasdunited.org</p><p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Join us next Wednesday, February 26th at 2pm ET for our Monthly Policy Forum.</strong> Save the link below, and we hope to see you there!</p><p><strong>Wednesday, February 26th at 2pm ET: </strong><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89258294486%3Fpwd%3DQzJFZFpjNER3NzEzZDdUWTFxcVl4UT09%26from%3Daddon%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR07nOkta9KKqeLJxZ5F6Yxd2AyxqKPKM231Xs8OWmB8iW71cR2fHNxB2qg_aem_EKOgA-JklZQm94lHaWQWjw&h=AT3POqa6k7L0Cu5BPPSBZ7GJa8N1MvuoShTTVbf0DkE0nTTS_LdMhOzdiHi6d8XWGrYIbtTEnVyP1oMWuCrWWcqnexYOVEvxitbCF6KkFnZCtyp1BJut5FVL_XXsJUdVjKM_X_NtJbg_iDC4ni6R&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1wew78d9BWE-lGrUhc2RZi-lBJWBZaYhHVqwe89kmAHAN1ObIHDhpoUYn0dLa8a9fCT0TQk6d5XbLjbUL3LNnzGIKW6sjXWCRBU8C2wqLGM4e3rzJPDkLfPJXDL2KzhZB5_VXSzo6IKykITRwSrfsGx9RbmlFW1IJ14eWwK8yDZpxBhMfS-o6XxtJGBlIh9t_p2PANmEVb_jV1DjVlTO1MWFYjO7en9Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89258294486…</a><br>Meeting ID: 892 5829 4486<br>Passcode: 454311</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"><p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Please reach out with any questions or if you have FASD news to share!</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center">melfi@fasdunited.org</p> <p class="has-text-align-center">202-785-4585</p></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/video-for-thursday.mp4" length="122871319" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item> <title>Friday Five: February 14th</title> <link>https://nofaspolicycenter.org/friday-five-february-14th/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Melfi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[FASD Respect Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federal Policy News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Policy News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Friday Five]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://nofaspolicycenter.org/?p=5395</guid> <description><![CDATA[Friday Five Federal -Met with the offices of Speaker Johnson (LA) and Senator Cassidy (LA). Thank you to advocates for attending this meeting. Senator Cassidy Chairs the Senate HELP Committee, which has jurisdiction over the FASD Respect Act. -Senator Cassidy included the FASD Respect Act in a larger package of<a class="moretag" href="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/friday-five-february-14th/"> Read more…</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure class="wp-block-video"><video controls poster="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-FASD-Respect-Act-2.0-Logo-Blog-Graphic-1.png" src="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-Mobile-Video.mp4"></video></figure><h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left"><strong>Friday Five</strong></h2><p><strong>Federal</strong></p><p>-Met with the offices of Speaker Johnson (LA) and Senator Cassidy (LA). Thank you to advocates for attending this meeting. Senator Cassidy Chairs the Senate HELP Committee, which has jurisdiction over the FASD Respect Act.</p><p>-Senator Cassidy included the FASD Respect Act in a larger package of bills called the SUPPORT Reauthorization Act in the 118th Congress.</p><p>-Meeting with Rep. Carter (GA) who Chairs the House Subcommittee on Health.</p><p><strong>State</strong></p><p>-Illinois State Rep. Davis met with a group of advocates for 1 hour to discuss a bill he introduced that mirrors provisions from the FASD Respect Act. Rep. Davis encouraged anyone from Illinois to voice their support for this bill as soon as it is referred out of committee. I will provide updates on this and ensure opportunities to advocate for this bill’s passage are communicated.</p><p>-Staff from Texas State Rep. Ana Hernandez’s office met with me to share his motivation for introducing HB 2219, which will include FASD as a qualifier for special ed services. The staffer mentioned that this is his personal favorite bill for this session and that he tries to influence his boss to introduce developmental disability legislation each session. It was also mentioned that he first became aware of Texas FASD advocacy after attending the Texas Council on Developmental Disabilities meeting in December 2024 where he heard a group of parents share what they know about FASD</p><p><strong>Coming Up</strong></p><p>-Meeting with Sen. Mullin (OK) on the Hill next week</p><p>-Meeting with the Bipartisan Policy Council to discuss their Child Welfare Initiative.</p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/><p class="has-text-align-center"><strong>Please reach out with any questions or if you have FASD news to share!</strong></p><p class="has-text-align-center">melfi@fasdunited.org</p><p class="has-text-align-center">202-785-4585</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-Mobile-Video.mp4" length="186121724" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item> <title>Introducing the Friday Five: Your Weekly FASD & Disability Policy Update</title> <link>https://nofaspolicycenter.org/introducing-the-friday-five-your-weekly-fasd-disability-policy-update/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Melfi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:07:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[FASD Respect Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federal Policy News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[State Policy News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Friday Five]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://nofaspolicycenter.org/?p=5391</guid> <description><![CDATA[Keeping up with policy changes can be overwhelming, but Friday Five makes it simple. Join us on Friday afternoons for bite-sized updates on the FASD Respect Act, news from the broader disability space, and ways to advocate, all in under five minutes. Friday Five will keep you in the loop—without<a class="moretag" href="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/introducing-the-friday-five-your-weekly-fasd-disability-policy-update/"> Read more…</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keeping up with policy changes can be overwhelming, but <em>Friday Five</em> makes it simple. Join us on Friday afternoons for bite-sized updates on the FASD Respect Act, news from the broader disability space, and ways to advocate, all in under five minutes. <em>Friday Five</em> will keep you in the loop—without taking up too much of your time. </p><p>Videos will be posted <a href="http://wwww.nofaspolicycenter.org" data-type="link" data-id="wwww.nofaspolicycenter.org">here</a> and on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/fasdrespect" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.facebook.com/groups/fasdrespect">FASD Respect Act Champions Facebook page.</a> Check out this year’s first video below!</p><figure class="wp-block-video"><video controls poster="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-New-Policy-Justice-Logos.png" src="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2.7-Video-1.mp4"></video></figure><h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Friday 5 (2/7) Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Senator Amy Klobuchar have introduced The FASD Respect Act of 2025 (S.139)!</h3><p>(<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.congress.gov%2Fbill%2F119th-congress%2Fsenate-bill%2F139%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1evbAK0SSXp3xjdyfTRKwXTvKuFsJ64aetXQ-OxEOLfdeI1RzDI7mlhOc_aem_207ORcIb-eoaDjGw1LDtIQ&h=AT0GNrOW7cx2ZwEikLwLhjPoQFgCe2WHQIRgS2I_vDfYbUvzJTnP1hMMNq13ucvMRiSGhYqQXkDtIdA1QEgLPd3SQsa-0DTIWXIAfApEPGi_ep5hvdD_80A3byAKbV1QaBmr9-V-Ffqd4Nf7sTEP&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT08CK9T98nRwMCMeIyJMMY4Zgd2SFdEvAPG9Wz6R0U58s3Qw9m12WKThuIx-EAzIsCGnF95SU-xRebyl-AXV0urfuW9k4Z0nSz4p4rBTkb1c7qYLZSTZcY8o0ZEWePBVTHGGacz-7QBhjOsmm_ugZY01tW5H_43SoP4WtJr2UBATFBrmMi51iQ7Zin1r5yQdFWYIRFwJM-iP-ZvGaDpIqgORG9TQ9izOPbOt4iDVTv8" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/139</a>)</p><h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Joining Sen Murkowski and Klobuchar were six other original cosponsors</strong></h4><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]</li> <li>Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]</li> <li>Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]</li> <li>Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]</li> <li>Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]</li> <li>Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]</li></ul><h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Just this morning (2/7), two more cosponsors signed on</strong></h4><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]</li> <li>Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]</li></ul><h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Meetings next week</strong></h4><ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana</li> <li>Senator Bill Cassidy (Chair of the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee HELP)</li> <li>Congressman Buddy Carter of Georgia on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over health issues.</li></ul><h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>State Legislation</strong></h4><p>o <strong>Kansas (Thank you Kat Meinhardt!)</strong></p><ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>HB2202 </strong>will require colleges to educate future teachers on FASD. Apart from raising awareness of FASD, this will give teachers the knowledge and tools they need to serve their students better.</li> <li><strong>HB2203</strong> will explicitly include FASD under the other health impairment (OHI) definition in the Special Education for Exceptional Children Act. This breaks down a barrier to support and will benefit both families and schools.</li></ul><p>o <strong>Texas (Thank you Rebecca Ciesielski, Lynn McMurry, and the rest of the Texas Team)</strong></p><ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>HB2219 </strong>will explicitly list FASD as a qualifier for special education programs.</li> <li><strong>DRAFT: </strong>will create FASD advisory council</li></ul><p>o <strong>Massachusetts (Thank you Reuben Kitrell and Kristen Ericksen!)</strong>,</p><ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>DRAFT</strong>: will create awareness, identification, intervention, and prevention programs. It would also include FASD in other state programs where appropriate. Designate a state coordinator and advisory committee.<a href=""></a></li></ul><p class="has-text-align-center">Email melfi@fasdunited.org with any policy questions or if you want to get started!</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded> <enclosure url="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2.7-Video-1.mp4" length="199237399" type="video/mp4" /> </item> <item> <title>Get Ready for The Hill with Training!</title> <link>https://nofaspolicycenter.org/get-ready-for-the-hill-with-training/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Casidee Gonzales]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:18:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FASD Awareness Month]]></category> <category><![CDATA[training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://nofaspolicycenter.org/?p=2487</guid> <description><![CDATA[We are so excited to welcome affiliates and all those accompanying to the Hill in Washington D.C this upcoming Monday- September 19th. If you are getting ready to join, or just would like the information, it can be found here in both video and slide format. See you soon for<a class="moretag" href="https://nofaspolicycenter.org/get-ready-for-the-hill-with-training/"> Read more…</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are so excited to welcome affiliates and all those accompanying to the Hill in Washington D.C this upcoming Monday- September 19th. If you are getting ready to join, or just would like the information, it can be found here in both video and slide format. 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