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Shows how people with disabilities can make profound differences in others lives through AmeriCorps service work. Footage includes a person with cerebral palsy working with elderly and "locked in"...
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This plan is the effort of the Indiana Inclusion Council to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities as members of AmeriCorps and other volunteer programs in this state.
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This anonymous AmeriCorps members disabilities survey from Volunteer Florida can help you determine how many people with disabilities are in your program.
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PLENARY SESSIONS
CNCS Opening Plenary Presentation In this uncommon opening plenary session, a brief welcome and orientation about the conference will lead to a facilitated reflective, informative...
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This 12-page PDF provides instructions on how to apply for state administrative funds, program development assistance and training funds, and disability placement funds; from 2009, for reference only.
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This 11-page PDF is the statutory language for non-discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs receiving federal assistance from ACTION.
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This 33-page PDF presentation covers the legal responsibilities of national service programs as they apply to persons with disabilities.
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This 3-page PDF from the Corporation for National and Community Service offers grantees a basic overview of accessibility guidelines as set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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This 3-page PDF from the Corporation for National and Community Service is designed to serve as a basic overview of disability laws and terms as they apply to grantees.
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This page on the AmeriCorps.gov website provides fact sheets and issue briefs on AmeriCorps and related Corporation programs and initiatives, including baby boomers and volunteering, the Corporation...
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This page on the AmeriCorps.gov website lists civil rights and equal opportunity policies and guidelines for all programs and projects that receive funding or service members from the Corporation for...
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National service programs are obligated under federal law to ensure nondiscriminatory environments, practices, and procedures for qualified persons with disabilities. This online course provides an...
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Susan Finisdore, Access AmeriCorps Project
United Cerebral Palsy Associations
SEPTEMBER 1996 - (archived information - please note the date of publication)
As members of the National Service field,...
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Over the past three years, the National Service Inclusion Project team has become acquainted with many dedicated and tireless people from the national and community service world. Several individuals...
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Diversity training is a fundamental part of any AmeriCorps or VISTA development program. As many organizations recruit volunteers from throughout the country, the mix of service members and...
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Using public forums — such as meetings and conferences — to put principles of inclusion into practice provides a paradigm for the larger world of service. At the 2006 Florida AmeriCorps and National...
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During the 2005 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, state commissioners and volunteers from national service organizations met to discuss best practices in the eight core competencies...
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My Corps Summer is a two-week program that gives special education high school students from the Philadelphia area the opportunity to gain valuable job and life skills and improve academic goals by...
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When disasters such as floods, tornadoes, or earthquakes strike a community, seniors often need the most assistance but can mistakenly be overlooked during relief efforts. The Green River Area...
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This tip sheet from Access AmeriCorps outlines ways to reach, interview and provide access to individuals with disabilities. The tip sheet includes appropriate and inappropriate interview questions...
