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Overview of Statewide AT Program Quality Services & Indicators for Device Loans. Quality Services. Quality Services are effective and promising practices that have been found to produce successful service outcomes for statewide AT Act programs.
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Overview of Statewide AT Program Quality Services & Indicators for Device Loans
Quality Services • Quality Services are effective and promising practices that have been found to produce successful service outcomes for statewide AT Act programs. • By providing quality services, a program ensures that the AT Act mandates are implemented.
Quality Services • A Work Group from statewide AT Act programs developed lists of practices that they considered provided quality services for Device Loan programs. • The Pass It On Center developed Quality Indicators for Device Reutilization programs. • AFPs and Telework Loan programs have developed a list of practices for financial loan programs.
Development of Quality Indicators • The Lists of Quality Practices were converted into “Quality indicators.” • Elements of an Indicator: • Indicator Statement • Intent - providing context and explanation • Key Considerations – detail specific practices
Benefits of Quality Indicators • Quality indicators assist programs identify program strengths and areas needing improvement. • Use of quality indicators help increase the consistency of services among statewide AT Act programs. • Statewide AT Act programs can gauge their services by using quality indicator self assessment tools available online.
Self Assessment Quality Indicators assessment tools are available online for Device Loan: Loan: https://resnacatalystloan.org/ Assessment tools are for self-assessment and program planning purposes only.
Quality Indicator Areas for Device Loan • Statewideness and Comprehensiveness • Program Operations • Inventory • Support for Borrowers • Program Evaluation
Quality Indicator Resources • Quality Indicators for Services Web page: http://www.resnaprojects.org/statewide/quality/index.html • Frequently Asked Questions about Device Demonstration and Device Loan Programs http://resnaprojects.org/statewide/quality/demo/faq.html • Topic Snapshot: Device Loan http://resnaprojects.org/statewide/deviceloan/snapshot.html
For more information contact: RESNA Catalyst Project1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540Arlington, VA 22209-1903Phone: 703/524-6686 Fax: 703/524-6630 TTY: 703/524-6639Email: Catalyst@resna.org Website: http://www.resnaprojects.org/