Inclusionary Planning Workshop for patients and professionals invitation

Inclusionary Planning Workshop for patients and professionals 

Brought to you by the Dahlia Movement – Meaningful involvement, true engagement
You’re invited to join us for a lively discussion, interactive activities and great examples of how to include customers and patients in transportation design, planning and implementation of services. Whether you have a challenge you would like to resolve and have no idea how to start or would like to revitalize an ongoing advisory committee, this workshop will provide you with examples of how to approach engagement differently.

When: Wednesday, October 14, 2015

11:00AM – 1:00PM

Where: Ride Connection

9955 NE Glisan

Portland, OR 97220

RSVP: Please RSVP by October 12th. Register online https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Inclusionary_Planning_Workshop

or call 503-528-1720

Registration required. Space is limited. Lunch provided.

Workshop Agenda:

11:00 Welcome and key note address
11:20 Embracing involvement - Interactive process
11:30 What does it truly mean to engage, excite and motivate
11:50 “Yes and” Exercise – creating an environment for all voices to be heard
12:20 Success of engagement
12:45 What’s next? Opportunities for continued discussions and support

Lunch provided

Stipends and transportation to the workshop available for patients and customers upon request

Professionals are encouraged to bring a patient or consumer

About Ride Connection

As a nonprofit focused on transportation options for the Portland Metro area, independence and community livability is important to Ride Connection. We believe our mission to link accessible, responsive transportation with community needs helps ensure that older adults, people with disabilities and low income individuals are empowered to actively participate in their communities. We work on a neighborhood scale to coordinate services tailored to the specific needs of each community served. Learn more at www.rideconnection.org.

About Dahlia

Through a process of involving community members and people with kidney disease as well as medical and transportation professionals, Ride Connection went to the heart of existing transportation challenges for people who receive dialysis treatment. We found that without reliable, flexible and affordable transportation, people need transportation to treatment experienced negative health impacts. With the information gleaned from our inclusionary process, we recently started a pilot project to address these important issues around transportation.