MT-TIRC activities are shaped and guided by a fifteen-member advisory board (with an additional seven non-voting auxiliary members) comprised of Montanans from such groups as:

• Young people (ages 13-30) with developmental disabilities
• Parents/family members of individuals with developmental disabilities
• The Developmental Disabilities Program
• Disability Rights Montana (formerly “Montana Advocacy Program”)
• The Governor’s Transition Task Force
• The Office of Public Instruction
• Parents, Let’s Unite for Kids
• The Child Development Center
• The Montana Council on Developmental Disabilities
• ADAPT or People First
• MonTECH
• The Montana Youth Leadership Forum
• Vocational Rehabilitation
• The Social Security Administration
• Schools
• Adult agencies (for example, community rehabilitation providers)

At least 51% of the voting members are young people with developmental disabilities.

The advisory board helps MT-TIRC staff:

• Determine necessary and appropriate activities
• Establish priorities
• Develop work plans
• Craft products
• Deliver training
• Conduct evaluation activities

Term lengths are for 12 months. Meetings are held quarterly.

For additional information about MT-TIRC contact:
Ellen Condon, Project Director
Toll-free: 1-800-243-5467, or (406) 243-4134
E-mail: condon@ruralinstitute.umt.edu
Mail: Rural Institute, 700 SW Higgins Ave., Suite 250, Missoula, MT  59803

Kim Brown, Project Coordinator
Toll-free: 1-800-243-5467, or (406) 243-4852
E-mail: brown@ruralinstitute.umt.edu

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