1. PA Standards Review 2008 Standard 7c – Disabilities Standard 7c – Disabilities

2. PA Standards Review 2008 Standard 7c – Disabilities: “The Commission uses its disability grant to provide reasonable accommodations for members with disabilities and to provide training and technical assistance to subgrantees in the placement and inclusion of applicants with disabilities. Such efforts may include outreach and recruitment, reasonable accommodations and capacity building.” Standard 7c – Disabilities: “The Commission uses its disability grant to provide reasonable accommodations for members with disabilities and to provide training and technical assistance to subgrantees in the placement and inclusion of applicants with disabilities. Such efforts may include outreach and recruitment, reasonable accommodations and capacity building.”

3. PA Standards Review 2008 Began Process: Feb ’08 Began Process: Feb ’08 Initial Meeting: Go Over Standards Review Tool w/ consultant & Commit 1-day week to standards Initial Meeting: Go Over Standards Review Tool w/ consultant & Commit 1-day week to standards Feb- June – Documentation (Boxes) Feb- June – Documentation (Boxes) June – Peer Visit & Review June – Peer Visit & Review July – Draft & Submit Final Tool July – Draft & Submit Final Tool August 25 – Submit Self Assessment August 25 – Submit Self Assessment August 25-28 – Standards Team Visit /Review August 25-28 – Standards Team Visit /Review Sept 29 – Draft Report delivered Sept 29 – Draft Report delivered

4. PA Standards Review 2008 Process included devoting 1 day PER WEEK (Wed) to Standards Process included devoting 1 day PER WEEK (Wed) to Standards Team Effort Team Effort Accept TA From Consultant Accept TA From Consultant Document/Document/Document! Document/Document/Document! Advance Work Pays Off! Advance Work Pays Off! Write/Prepare to the Standard Write/Prepare to the Standard Organize: Make the Team’s Job Easier Organize: Make the Team’s Job Easier

5. PA Standards Review 2008 Organize Response to the Standard Organize Response to the Standard -- 7.c Overview --7.c.1. Recruitment --7.c.2. Collaboration --7.c.3. Policies, Procedures Processes --7.c.4. Assistance to Build Capacity --7 c.4. (Other) Baseline Survey & Results

6. PA Standards Review 2008 Overview: 2008 Disabilities Grant Application (Narrative & Budget) Overview: 2008 Disabilities Grant Application (Narrative & Budget)

7. PA Standards Review 2008 7.c.1. Recruitment: --Draft Brochure Insert --E-mail re: Outreach Recruitment & Schedule (i.e. PA Community on Transition Forum – Presentation Proposal) --Sample Job Fair e-mail --Sample Outreach Flyer --Letter to Disabilities Organizations & Return Post-Card --Sample e-mails indicating collaboration with OVR, Hiram G. Andrews Center, SILP, PAID, etc.

8. PA Standards Review 2008 7.c.2. Collaboration --Dept of Corrections – Call for Presenters, Empowerment Seminar --Advisory Council for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Agenda (Member presented) --NSIP Monthly Conference Call Sample Agenda & Minutes

9. PA Standards Review 2008 7.c.3. Policies, Procedures, Processes -- Notice to Subgrantees (Programs) of Samples of Directions & Applications for Reasonable Accomodations --Disabilities Display Request Form

10. PA Standards Review 2008 7.c.4. Assistance to Build Capacity --Agenda From Fall ’07 Quarterly Training (Devoted to Disabilities) --Sample Presentation by Temple U. Institute on Disabilities @ 3/26/08 Quarterly Training devoted to Disaster Preparedness --Sample Agenda – Monthly Conf. Call with Subgrantees, Highlighting Regular Disability Updates

11. PA Standards Review 2008 7.c.4. (Other) 7.c.4. (Other) --Initial Baseline Survey and results re: Disabilities (NOTE: Q. from Team Member: “What plan do you have for follow-up?”

12. PA Standards Review 2008 Bottom Line: Satisfied Standard 7c AND: “The (PA) Commission also appears to use its disability funding, in a particularly effective way, collaborating with other agencies and entities to increase visibility and opportunities for persons with disabilities”. --Draft Report / Observations --Draft Report / Observations Sept 2008, P. 7 Sept 2008, P. 7