Inclusion
of People with Disabilities
Inclusion
refers to the active
engagement of people with disabilities as service members and volunteers in all
levels of national and community service.*
Everyone can
be in AmeriCorps because everyone has something to offer to their community.
Ensuring that AmeriCorps opportunities are inclusive to all people is a priority
for Serve Wisconsin. Now with a full-time
Disabilities
Program Officer working on staff, we hope to see Wisconsin’s AmeriCorps
programs recruit and retain more members with disabilities. Inclusion efforts
fall into the following provisions:
*
The National Service Inclusion Project
Resources
ADA
Wisconsin Partnership
Information and resources regarding the ADA in Wisconsin. This site was created
in association with the Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance
Center.
Americans
with Disabilities Act - Information and Technical Assistance Information
and resources regarding the ADA.
AmeriCorps
Program Directors Resource Guide to Disability Inclusion
Offers steps to inclusion for AmeriCorps
programs including ADA
compliance, position analysis, position interviews, reasonable accommodations,
and disability benefits.
Creating
an Inclusive Environment: A Handbook for the Inclusion of People with
Disabilities in National and Community Service Programs -- A
thorough resource for national service programs including in-depth information
on inclusive service environments, inclusive service descriptions, inclusive
interviewing, inclusive recruitment and outreach, accommodations, management and
retention, collaborations, and government benefits. Also offers a glossary,
self-evaluation check-list, and tips for presentations to people with
disabilities.
Great
Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Provides information, materials,
technical assistance, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA) and accessible information technology (IT).
The
National Service Inclusion Project
A Training and Technical
Assistance Provider through the Corporation for National and Community Service
that offers comprehensive training, technical assistance, and product
dissemination. NSIP encourages and ensures
meaningful experiences for people with disabilities who are engaged in service.
Call 888-491-0326 (voice and TTY).
United
Cerebral Palsy: Grants and Contracts – Access AmeriCorps
Although the UCP’s grant with Access
AmeriCorps ended in 2001, this site offers many training and resource materials
for AmeriCorps programs.
Work
Incentives Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA)
The goal of the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program
is to better enable SSA`s beneficiaries with disabilities to make informed
choices about work.
Serve
Wisconsin AmeriCorps Inclusion Flyer
Employment
Resources Inc. PowerPoint
""Social Security & Wisconsin Benefit Programs and Processes"
presented by John Benbow at the August 2005 Program Director's meeting.
For more information, please email Juan
Mallach or call 608.267.0772.
