Before we get started prioritizing projects, it is important Council members understand what we are
currently doing. We began the following projects this year, and we plan on continuing these
projects in 2019 unless the Council decides to end them:
GOAL: SELF ADVOCACY
***Coordinate and support self-advocacy organizations, as well as disability leadership training.
***Assist in connecting graduates to community leadership opportunities.
GOAL: EMPLOYMENT
***Continue funding for model diversity recruitment initiatives in employment
***Continue to fund trainings with DDD and VR at the table
***Employment media campaign in October
***Fund year 2 of Employment First website, including employment videos (final year)
***Economic impact study of employing people with disabilities completed and disseminated
***Continual update of Employment Provider Resource Guide
***Develop next steps to better coordinate jobs in tech for people with DD (a tech consortium
inclusive of workers with DD)
***Continue to work with Employment First and Association of People Supporting EmploymentFirst
***Evaluate outcomes of SARRC summer tech camp
***Expand self-employment trainings to other partners
GOAL: INCLUSION
***Train PR professionals, journalists, and PIOs- 2nd year
***Coordinate next steps after release of the AZ refugees with disabilities study
***Continue to build a culturally competent DD system
***Continue to build partnerships with foundations to increase funding available for disability
projects. Look for leveraging opportunities.
***Release relevant and timely policy briefs pertaining to current issues Arizonans with I/DD are
facing
***Continue to better coordinate DD and behavioral health systems
Now it's time to prioritize!
When you consider the following ideas, please rate based on the following criteria (One star = low
priority; ten stars = high priority):
***How urgent is the need the project aims to meet?
***Can the project lead to systems change?
***Does the project fill a gap in information, programs, or other resources?
***Is the project innovative and non-duplicative?
***Can the Council obtain significant positive outcomes through its participation?
You will see in the descriptions that some will require funding, others won't. Thanks in advance for
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
1. Participatory Grant-making/Budgeting: Can include funding to facilitate a citizen panel of people with
disabilities who vote on which Council project to award in an underserved community; OR the Council can
hand out a small mini-grant to a high school where students with and without disabilities decide what
project to fund to achieve disability inclusion. This high school project is currently being done with all
students in Phoenix Union High School District, but projects don't focus on inclusion. The county recorder's
office brings voting equipment to the school to students can use election equipment to vote with and
students of age also register to vote. (GOAL: SELF-ADVOCACY)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
2. Funding to Start Supported Decision-Making: This year the Council conducted a needs assessment on
the status of guardianships and supported decision-making, where individuals with DD require some
support but retain their own guardianship. Based on the findings, the recommendation was made by our
intern to fund a multi-year project to expand awareness of Supported Decision-Making (SDM) as a viable
alternative to either limited or full guardianship for persons with I/DD and encourage caregivers to adopt a
formalized SDM structure rather than imposing guardianships. Part of the goal would be to also ensure the
community understands what it means and the benefits it has and to build towards creating potential
legislation that maximizes a person's options. (GOAL: SELF-ADVOCACY)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
3. Voting Research Funding: A lack of information exists on the barriers to mail-in voting for people with
I/DD; and there is little national research in this area. We are not even sure how to tackle the issue. This
project would fund research to determine the barriers and how they may be effectively overcome.
(GOAL: SELF-ADVOCACY)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
4. Person-Centered Planning Capacity-Building: Build statewide capacity for person centered planning by
financially supporting nationally certified trainers to build the movement. Use faith communities and retirees
to be facilitators. (GOAL: SELF-ADVOCACY)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
5. Post-Secondary Education Pilot Funding: Funding to develop model projects, including a coaching model
to empower, engage, & support students with I/DD on college campuses; provide a credentialed and
inclusive career path that accommodates students w/ disabilities; and other ideas to support college
inclusion. (GOAL: EMPLOYMENT)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
6. Transition to Employment Pilot Funding: Pilot a laboratory/clinic for youth about to transition to adulthood
to get the help of different disciplines – rehab, counseling, special education, public health, etc. to develop
a plan for the future – also to get students at the university level working with students with I/DD to achieve
greater independence. Utah State developed this type of collaboration. (GOAL: EMPLOYMENT)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
7. Inclusive Recreation Funding: Examples include projects such as Daring Adventures, the Show Low
Days accessible derby cars, and municipalities that create more opportunities for people with DD to
participate in inclusive recreation (GOAL: INCLUSION)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
8. Housing: This does not require funding at the current time. It requires coalition-building to find solutions
to increase the supply of alternative affordable housing for persons with I/DD. It continues to remain an
unaddressed problem. The Council has put out two reports, yet there is no current coalition tackling this
issue. (GOAL: INCLUSION)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
9. Early Childhood Inclusion Pilot Funding: Preschool has the highest rates of exclusion and expulsion of
children with I/DD, leaving them behind starting in kindergarten. This funding would create a pilot project
that teaches and promote inclusion in preschool environments across the state. (GOAL: INCLUSION)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
10. Sexual Abuse Prevention: Given the recent light shone on the high incidence of abuse with persons
with IDD, start a program of prevention training for persons with I/DD against sexual abuse. Partnering with
the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence and Arizona’s network of Family Advocacy
Centers to begin tracking survivors of sexual assault and abuse who have a disability (including tracking
disability diagnosis/type). This year would begin collaborations. (GOAL: INCLUSION)
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Low priority High priority
Comments (if any):
11. Foster Care Coordination: As a follow-up to the five year Council-funded Picture of a Life
project, conduct trainings/roundtables regarding foster care youth with I/DD who age out of the system and
still have problems receiving services. No funding required at this time. (GOAL: INCLUSION)
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12. In light of the previous projects, do you agree or disagree to continue with the below plan?
GOAL: SELF ADVOCACY
***Coordinate and support self-advocacy organizations, as well as disability leadership training.
***Assist in connecting graduates to community leadership opportunities.
GOAL: EMPLOYMENT
***Continue funding for model diversity recruitment initiatives in employment
***Continue to fund trainings with DDD and VR at the table
***Employment media campaign in October
***Fund year 2 of Employment First website, which includes employment videos (final year)
***Economic impact study of employing people with disabilities completed and disseminated
***Develop next steps to better coordinate jobs in tech for people with DD (a tech consortium inclusive of
workers with DD)
***Continue to work with Employment First and Association of People Supporting EmploymentFirst
***Evaluate outcomes of SARRC summer tech camp
***Expand self-employment trainings to other partners
GOAL: INCLUSION
***Train PR professionals, journalists, and PIOs- 2nd year
***Coordinate next steps after release of the AZ refugees with disabilities study
***Continue to build a culturally competent DD system
***Continue to build partnerships with foundations to increase funding available for disability projects. Look
for leveraging opportunities.
***Release relevant and timely policy briefs pertaining to current issues Arizonans with I/DD are facing
***Continue to better coordinate DD and behavioral health systems
Agree Disagree
Comments (if any):
13. This document will help us lay out future work plans that will come to the Full Council for full discussion
and a final vote. This survey does not include future internal research; however, know that we will continue
to evaluate current programs and research substantive policy issues, best practices, and model programs
that will help inform the Council.
If there is anything you think we should know or include or even exclude from the work plan, please don't
hesitate to include your full comments here.
Feel free to skip if you have no further comments.