PA Standards Review 2008 Standard 7c – Disabilities Standard 7c – Disabilities

PA Standards Review 2008PA Standards Review 2008

Standard 7c – DisabilitiesStandard 7c – Disabilities


Standard 7c – Disabilities: “The Commission Standard 7c – Disabilities: “The Commission uses its disability grant to provide reasonable uses its disability grant to provide reasonable accommodations for members with disabilities accommodations for members with disabilities and to provide training and technical and to provide training and technical assistance to subgrantees in the placement and assistance to subgrantees in the placement and inclusion of applicants with disabilities. Such inclusion of applicants with disabilities. Such efforts may include outreach and recruitment, efforts may include outreach and recruitment, reasonable accommodations and capacity reasonable accommodations and capacity building.”building.”


Began Process: Feb ’08Began Process: Feb ’08 Initial Meeting: Go Over Standards Review Tool w/ Initial Meeting: Go Over Standards Review Tool w/

consultant & Commit 1-day week to standardsconsultant & Commit 1-day week to standards Feb- June – Documentation (Boxes)Feb- June – Documentation (Boxes) June – Peer Visit & ReviewJune – Peer Visit & Review July – Draft & Submit Final ToolJuly – Draft & Submit Final Tool August 25 – Submit Self AssessmentAugust 25 – Submit Self Assessment August 25-28 – Standards Team Visit /ReviewAugust 25-28 – Standards Team Visit /Review Sept 29 – Draft Report deliveredSept 29 – Draft Report delivered


Process included devoting 1 day PER WEEK Process included devoting 1 day PER WEEK (Wed) to Standards(Wed) to Standards

Team EffortTeam Effort Accept TA From ConsultantAccept TA From Consultant Document/Document/Document!Document/Document/Document! Advance Work Pays Off!Advance Work Pays Off! Write/Prepare to the StandardWrite/Prepare to the Standard Organize: Make the Team’s Job EasierOrganize: Make the Team’s Job Easier


Organize Response to the StandardOrganize Response to the Standard

-- 7.c Overview-- 7.c Overview

--7.c.1. Recruitment--7.c.1. Recruitment

--7.c.2. Collaboration--7.c.2. Collaboration

--7.c.3. Policies, Procedures Processes--7.c.3. Policies, Procedures Processes

--7.c.4. Assistance to Build Capacity--7.c.4. Assistance to Build Capacity

--7 c.4. (Other) Baseline Survey & Results --7 c.4. (Other) Baseline Survey & Results


Overview: 2008 Disabilities Grant Overview: 2008 Disabilities Grant Application (Narrative & Budget)Application (Narrative & Budget)


7.c.1. Recruitment:7.c.1. Recruitment: --Draft Brochure Insert--Draft Brochure Insert--E-mail re: Outreach Recruitment & Schedule (i.e. PA --E-mail re: Outreach Recruitment & Schedule (i.e. PA Community on Transition Forum – Presentation Proposal)Community on Transition Forum – Presentation Proposal)--Sample Job Fair e-mail--Sample Job Fair e-mail--Sample Outreach Flyer--Sample Outreach Flyer--Letter to Disabilities Organizations & Return Post-Card--Letter to Disabilities Organizations & Return Post-Card--Sample e-mails indicating collaboration with OVR, Hiram --Sample e-mails indicating collaboration with OVR, Hiram G. Andrews Center, SILP, PAID, etc.G. Andrews Center, SILP, PAID, etc.


7.c.2. Collaboration7.c.2. Collaboration

--Dept of Corrections – Call for --Dept of Corrections – Call for Presenters, Empowerment SeminarPresenters, Empowerment Seminar

--Advisory Council for Deaf & --Advisory Council for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Agenda (Member presented)Hard of Hearing Agenda (Member presented)

--NSIP Monthly Conference Call--NSIP Monthly Conference Call

Sample Agenda & Minutes Sample Agenda & Minutes


7.c.3. Policies, Procedures, Processes7.c.3. Policies, Procedures, Processes

-- Notice to Subgrantees (Programs) of -- Notice to Subgrantees (Programs) of Samples of Directions & Applications for Samples of Directions & Applications for Reasonable AccomodationsReasonable Accomodations

--Disabilities Display Request Form --Disabilities Display Request Form


7.c.4. Assistance to Build Capacity7.c.4. Assistance to Build Capacity

----Agenda From Fall ’07 Quarterly Training Agenda From Fall ’07 Quarterly Training (Devoted to Disabilities)(Devoted to Disabilities)

--Sample Presentation by Temple U. Institute --Sample Presentation by Temple U. Institute on Disabilities @ 3/26/08 Quarterly Training devoted on Disabilities @ 3/26/08 Quarterly Training devoted to Disaster Preparednessto Disaster Preparedness

--Sample Agenda – Monthly Conf. Call with --Sample Agenda – Monthly Conf. Call with Subgrantees, Highlighting Regular Disability UpdatesSubgrantees, Highlighting Regular Disability Updates


7.c.4. (Other) 7.c.4. (Other)

--Initial Baseline Survey and results re: --Initial Baseline Survey and results re: DisabilitiesDisabilities

(NOTE: Q. from Team Member: “What plan do (NOTE: Q. from Team Member: “What plan do you have for follow-up?”you have for follow-up?”


Bottom Line: Satisfied Standard 7c Bottom Line: Satisfied Standard 7c ANDAND::

““The (PA) Commission also appears to use its The (PA) Commission also appears to use its disability funding, in a particularly effective disability funding, in a particularly effective way, collaborating with other agencies and way, collaborating with other agencies and entities to increase visibility and entities to increase visibility and opportunities for persons with disabilities”. opportunities for persons with disabilities”.

--Draft Report / Observations --Draft Report / Observations Sept 2008, P. 7Sept 2008, P. 7

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PA Standards Review 2008 Standard 7c – Disabilities Standard 7c – Disabilities