NOTE: This service is provided to eligible customers with qualifying disabilities that make reading print difficult. If you are blind, deafblind, low vision, or if you have another disability that makes it hard for you to read print, please continue. If you live in Minnesota and have a print related disability, give us a call to find out more about the services we offer. Call 1-800-722-0550. This application form also provides information on all the services we offer.
What is the purpose? SSB Community Partners + SSB Staff Forums were created as a safe and accessible way for SSB and our partners to have consistent communication opportunities. They are a means for SSB staff and Community Partners to hear from SSB leadership about important updates and allow opportunities for discussion and questions. Additionally, the forums are an opportunity for SSB staff and our Community Partners to connect and engage with each other, fostering stronger working relationships.
What's the structure? SSB leadership and SSB Contracts Team staff plan and lead the forums. Speakers may be pulled in from all areas of our program or other state agencies to address specific topics.
Who should attend? Any and all SSB Community Partner staff and SSB Staff are encouraged to attend.
When will the meetings happen? SSB Community Partners + SSB Staff Forums are recurring meetings held quarterly on the second Tuesday of the month from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Forum Registration: SSB Community Partners +SSB Staff Forums will be held using Zoom. Each forum has a unique zoom link to register which will be sent in the weeks prior to each forum. Registration links for the year are also posted below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the SSB Community Partners + SSB Staff Forum you registered for.
Forum Accommodations: ASL Interpreters and Live-Closed Captioning are provided for each SSB Community Partners + SSB Staff Forum. If you need any other accommodation, please contact Susan Kusz at Susan.Kusz@state.mn.us.
Forum Recording and Materials: A recording and transcript of the forum and any shared meeting materials will be posted after each SSB Community Partners + SSB Staff Forum on this webpage.
