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SERVICE and INCLUSION

The National Service Inclusion Project is a Corporation for National and Community Service Training and Technical Assistance Project Designed to Increase the Participation of People with Disabilities in National Service Programs. www. SERVICE and INCLUSION .org.

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SERVICE and INCLUSION

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  1. The National Service Inclusion Project is a Corporation for National and Community Service Training and Technical Assistance Project Designed to Increase the Participation of People with Disabilities in National Service Programs. www.SERVICEandINCLUSION.org

  2. National Service and Inclusion Leadership Institute will be… A unique opportunity to bring key representatives of the Corporation for National and Community Service network and the disability community together to impact inclusion policy and practice. CNCS NETWORK DISABILITY COMMUNITY

  3. IDEAL STATE-BASED TEAM COMPOSITION Leadership Institute Team UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ON DISABILITIES STATE & NATIONAL AGENCIES CNCS ENTITIES PEOPLE WITH DISABILTIES PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS • Examples: • Senior Corps • AmeriCorps • Learn and Serve America • Commission Staff • CNCS Staff • Examples: • Self-advocacy Groups • Independent Living Centers • Individuals Committed to Service • Examples: • Department of Mental Retardation • Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies • State Department of Education • Examples: • Independent Living Centers • Goodwill Industries • UCP • The Arc

  4. Goals: • Collaboration and Potential • Bring together state-wide and community leaders committed to service and inclusion • Develop new knowledge and skills necessary to become an agent for change • Create a shared vision and collaborative plan for inclusion

  5. Goals: (continued) • Community Teams and Specific Change: • Foster state-based and community-based teams composed of both disability and CNCS representatives • Develop specific plans of action to change policy and practice to measurably increase participation with demonstrable results

  6. Goals: (continued) • Broadened Influence and Support: • Key participants will become both part of a national working group focused on disability inclusion • National working group will continue to communicate on a regular basis to problem-solve, strategize, share promising practices nationally • Develop innovative approaches to make information available to broader service network through a variety of in-person and electronic technologies • A number of participants will be selected to be part of a national training pool to share best practices and facilitate learning activities for future institutes.

  7. National Service Inclusion Project UMass/ICI 100 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02125 Phone/TTY: 888.491.0326 Fax: 617.287.4352 Email: NSIP@UMB.EDU www. SERVICE and INCLUSION .org

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