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Accessing Safety Initiative. Anticipated Focus Annual Activities TA Process Your Role(s). Anticipated Focus. Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration Membership Needs Assessment Accessibility ADA Universal Design. Annual Activities. 1 diagnostic visit 2 multi-site trainings
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Accessing Safety Initiative Anticipated Focus Annual Activities TA Process Your Role(s)
Anticipated Focus • Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration • Membership • Needs Assessment • Accessibility • ADA • Universal Design
Annual Activities • 1 diagnostic visit • 2 multi-site trainings • 2 project director meetings • Up to 3 site visits per site • 4 conference calls • On-line discussions • Unlimited consultation
Ways to Partner • Provide general guidance to ASI • Help develop resources • Review materials • Deliver trainings • Facilitate meetings • Problem-solve with grantees Multi-site meetings Site visits
TA Process – Site Visits • Identifying needs • Requesting TA • Scheduling engagements • Evaluating TA
Key Roles • Expert • Educator • Problem-Solver • Peer
Guiding Principles • Be prepared. Know your audience. • Build trust and develop relationships. • Draw from your personal experiences and successes. • Build on sites’ strengths and unique characteristics.
Principles cont’d… • Empower grantees. • Encourage change. • Keep the information learned during an engagement confidential.
Preparing You For Your Work • Vera/ASI will: • Conduct comprehensive and on-going needs assessments of sites. • Provide you with up-to-date information about grantees. • Provide you with information about the area in which the grantee is serving.
Frequency of Work • How often we work with you will vary greatly! • It will depend on the sites’ needs. • It will change over the lifespan of the initiative.