1. “ Everybody can be great... Because anybody can serve.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Including Individuals with Disabilities in Alternative Spring Break And Other Service Trips
3. National Partnerships The National Service Inclusion Project partners with the following organizations to further enable all CNCS grantees to collaborate with the disability community. These disability organizations are committed to promoting national service and volunteerism as a valued option for individuals with disabilities to their respective communities. Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
9. Major life activities include, but are not limited to: “ Major Life Activity” is Anything an Average Person Can Do with Little or No Difficulty
10. operation of major bodily functions such as the immune system, normal cell growth and the endocrine system. http://www.jan.wvu.edu/bulletins/adaaa1.htm ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) Additions:
35. Accommodations “ Accommodations” are technology, services, and changes in policy, procedures, and the built environment that enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions or to equally participate in events and programs - According to the Job Accommodation Network approximately 80% of accommodations cost less than $600 and more than 50% of reported accommodations cost nothing .
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38. Examples of Accommodations “ I am considered a low vision person so reading is very difficult for me…I have a special reading glass at home but I wouldn’t bring it in because it’s difficult. I read with one eye. I don’t want the kids to realize that I am that disabled. that’s part of my problem maybe. Because they don't see me as that. I am the grandma that has to be read to. So, they read to me.” - Ruth Koffler Union-Snyder Foster Grandparent Program
39. Examples of Accommodations “ I work with AmeriCorps Service for 1 year. I have no interpreter. I only need an interpreter for meetings. I don't need that for work. I just write a note with some members and I taught some members some basic sign language like: "work, breaktime, what, where, why, toilet, see you later, bye, and hi". I can read lips a little bit, not long sentences just two or three words.” -Kevin Pachio Hoopa AmeriCorps on Native Lands
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Ask participants to discuss these questions at their tables/in small groups (to allow for sharing of great and not-so-great experiences) Each small group will compile at least two “burning questions” from their table, write them up on sticky paper and post them on the wall. Facilitators will try to address the burning questions during the training, and for questions that go unanswered facilitators will provide follow-up info.
Participants can discuss in small groups and then share their answers
Slide Bank Number 8
Which of these statements is an inclusive statement? Inclusive means you seek to include everyone, accessible means that if someone wants to access your programs they can. This is a difference in attitude and often you can use your recruitment materials to make it clear that your projects are INCLUSIVE, not just accessible.
Strategy – design materials Do we provide materials in formats accessible to people with visual or cognitive disabilities? Do we have accessible, user-friendly web sites? Do we mail materials electronically prior to events? Do we provide Braille, electronic, large print, and illustrated materials? Do we read overheads and flipcharts when presenting? How will this improve the overall quality of the product?
Participants will work in groups to augment the given trip descriptions to make them more descriptive. They will “make up” details that are not provided… point out that students reading the descriptions are also “making up” what they think some of these details might be.
Slide Bank Number 84
After reviewing these slides ask participants to evaluate the interview questions they developed for the interview.
Give handout – principles of universal design Count off by seven (using the sign numbers pictured on the handout) – alternatively each existing small group can work on a list of tips for each section Each group will look at their principle of universal design and write up tips for making service trips more universally accessible on flipchart paper
Add list of accommodations
Inner circle/outer circle activity – discussing accommodations