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March 11 – 15, 2013
People with Disabilities and their Families
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Public Policy
 Legislative Education and Advocacy-educating and
influencing legislators
 Grassroots Development and Training-technical
assistance
 Interagency advocacy and coordination
Florida SAND (Self-Advocates Network’D)
and Local Grassroots Groups
• Support State level FL SAND group
• Support and expand local SAND groups
throughout Florida
The Route to
Self-Determination
• Targeted to unserved and underserved groups.
• Training skills leading to self-determination for
individuals with developmental disabilities, their
family members and allies.
• Will be presented in three areas of the state
Youth Leadership Forum
(The ABLE Trust)
• Training leadership skills to youth with disabilities
• Rising High School Juniors and Seniors
• Four day experience in Tallahassee
Florida Self-Advocacy
Alliance
• A self-advocate to self-advocate
communication hub for statewide
and national self-advocacy efforts
and opportunities
• A central source to gather and
disseminate information
Partners in Policymaking
(PIP) Program
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Course for individuals with developmental
disabilities, family members and/or guardians
To build participants’ knowledge and capacity in
• self-determination
• disabilities systems
• educating and influencing public policy makers
Project S.A.L.T.
(Self-Advocacy Leadership Training)
• Training leadership, self-determination and
mentoring skills
• to individuals with developmental disabilities
• by individuals with developmental disabilities.
Community Health & Wellness
A community needs assessment and interest survey
was conducted to determine the needs of individuals
with developmental disabilities as it relates to pursing
health and wellness activities in their communities.
Work with community programs
to improve access to inclusive health and
wellness activities
Physician Training Program
• Continuing education program for physicians about how to
provide effective care to adults with developmental
disabilities.
• A 12 hour webinar series was conducted July – October 2012
covering topics such as best practices in the care of adults
with developmental disabilities, strategies for addressing the
psychological and support needs of adults with special health
care needs, practical strategies for providing care in medical
offices and facilities, and effective billing and reimbursement
practices.
Child Development Screening Initiative/
Florida Help Me Grow
The Child Development Screening Initiative
Task Force was established in 2011. The Task
Force will continue to develop
recommendations and policy changes needed
to implement a comprehensive statewide
system for the developmental screening of
children aged zero to five.
My Health Care
A curriculum to educate self-advocates
on how to communicate with health
care professionals and to identify and
advocate for their own health care
needs.
Coming Soon…
- Oral Health Care for Caregivers
- Early Steps Fund Development
Opportunities
Universal Design
For Learning
• Year 1 – St. Lucie and Collier School Districts
• RFP for Year 2 currently Released
• Meaningfully including students with Significant
Disabilities in General Education Classes
• Classroom Technology so everyone is accessing
curriculum simultaneously
Collaborative on Discovery and
Innovative Employment Practices
(CODIE)
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Identify & train pertinent school district staff on conducting
the Discovery process to create vocational profiles.
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Students with completed profiles referred to appropriate
programs for additional supports & services to secure
employment
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Disseminate and train using the resource guide developed
for future project implementation
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Year 2: Create job development modules
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Year 3: Moving project into ADTs
Disability Awareness
Through L.A. & Literacy
 Developed, Printed and Distributed almost 10,000
Guides to Pre-k – 5th Grade
 Provided
6,380 disability
schools throughout Florida
awareness
books
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Early Steps
Credentialing
Develop face-to-face and on-line training to ensure
consistent, reliable evaluation of young children who
may need Early Steps services.
Program-Wide
Positive Behavioral
Supports
• Year 1 through 4 – Pinellas ELC – Trained Inclusion
Specialist in the Pyramid Model to assist children
with significant behavioral concerns in Pre-k
settings to remain in consistent, positive early
educational settings.
• Year 5 – Lise Fox – Coached and developed 5 model
sites to implement program-wide PBS
• Worked with the Office of Early Learning to create
and train an Outcome Driven Training Train-theTrainer module for OEL to continue this work
Project Achieve
 Create opportunities for people with developmental
disabilities to be trained in a career field of their
choice and gain meaningful sustained employment
 Students with developmental disabilities will earn a
certificate or modified certificate in a career field of
their choice and then gain competitive, sustainable
employment
Florida Center
for Inclusive Communities
- FCIC is one of 67 University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
operating nationwide. FCIC is located at the Tampa Campus of the
University of South Florida.
- FCIC was established in 2005.
- FCIC undertakes many activities within a range of program areas including
Autism, Early Childhood, Education, Employment, Health, Community
Supports, and Interdisciplinary Training.
- FCIC currently has a team of 75 faculty and staff.
- FCIC’s website www.flcic.org contains a wealth of information about
each program area, including free materials, fact sheets, archived
webinars, and training/conference events.
The following is a sample of FCIC’s diverse range of projects!
FCIC Nationwide Programs & Projects
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for
Young Children (TACSEI)
TACSEI provides training and technical assistance to states in the
adoption of effective intervention models for young children at risk
for and with disabilities.
Office of Special Education Programs-Training and
Technical Assistance Program for Positive Behavioral
Interventions and Supports (OSEP-TAC)
OSEP-TAC provides training and technical assistance to state and district
leadership teams to increase their capacity to provide positive behavior
support to students. Training and TA are provided to implement Positive
Behavioral Support at the school, classroom, targeted group and
individual student levels.
FCIC Statewide Programs & Projects
Florida’s Positive Behavior Support Project: Multi-Tiered
System of Support Project
The mission of this project is to increase the capacity of Florida's school
districts to address problem behaviors using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
PBS provides a positive and effective alternative to the traditional methods of
discipline. PBS methods are research-based and proven to significantly
reduce the occurrence of problem behaviors in the school, resulting in a more
positive school climate and increased academic performance. The project is
active in 54 of Florida’s 67 school districts.
FCIC’s Employment Webinar Series 2013
Free webinars are broadcast on the third Wednesday of each month from
5:00 PM EST – 6:00 PM EST on an array of topics, resources, tools, support
strategies, best practices and materials related to current employment
supports and services specific to persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities.
FCIC Statewide Programs & Projects
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters
(HIPPY)
HIPPY is a home-based, early intervention/school readiness program for 3-5
year old children. The Florida HIPPY Training and Technical Assistance
Center works in collaboration with the HIPPY national office to provide
training, technical assistance and guidance to HIPPY programs in Florida,
and research and evaluation support to HIPPY programs at the state and
national levels.
Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with
Autism (PEPSA)
In collaboration with seven Florida universities (including USF) PEPSA builds
professional capacity among educators working with students with autism and
related disabilities statewide. The project provides training to educators who
are concerned about providing a high quality educational program to students
with ASD.
FCIC Countywide Projects
Interdisciplinary Center for Evaluation and Intervention (ICEI)
ICEI’s innovative clinic is one of five in the Florida Diagnostic Learning and
Resource System Network. The ICEI serves children and young adults age 3-22
with complex learning, behavioral, medical and socio-emotional problems as
well as their families and teachers. The program provides comprehensive
evaluation, consultation, and intervention services, parent education and
support services.
Referrals can be statewide – most often from Hillsborough, Pinellas, and
Pasco.
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
CARD is a community-based project that provides information and
consultation to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders
and related disabilities. CARD-USF is one of seven CARDs
throughout Florida which offers instruction and coaching to families and
professionals through a training and technical assistance model. All ages
are served in the following counties - Charlotte, Collier, Desoto, Glades,
Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas,
Polk, and Sarasota.
FCIC Countywide Projects
Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support (PWPBS)
The Program-Wide PBS project supports the program-wide
adoption of the teaching pyramid model for supporting the
development of young children's social competence and addressing
challenging behavior. This project provides training and support to selected
early childhood programs in Hillsborough County and monthly workshops
open to the community.
Collaboration on Discovery and Innovation in
Employment (CODIE)
CODIE helps to build the capacity of school professionals in collaboration with
community action partners to use the Discovery Process in supporting youth
and adults with developmental disabilities (DD) in achieving customized
employment.
CODIE is currently working with 4 counties - Lee, Pasco, Brevard, and St. Johns
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FCIC Academic Programs
- Individualized Interdisciplinary Training that provide opportunities for
students and professionals to learn more about how to promote the full
inclusion and support of individuals with developmental disabilities within
community.
- Masters Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Online Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support
- Recently approved to offer PhD in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Currently under development - Masters Degree in Child and Adolescent
Behavioral Health. FCIC will be responsible for offering a concentration in
Developmental Disabilities.
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Formal & Informal Supports
Quality Assurance
Developing Community Coalitions
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The purpose of this project is to develop four (4) sustainable coalitions in
Florida that eventually can support the development of informal and
volunteer services to help meet identified unmet needs of individuals with
developmental disabilities who are currently on Florida’s Medicaid Waiver
waitlist.
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The Council has a Memorandum of Agreement with A.P.D. to support project.
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Year One: three coalitions formed in Pensacola, Madison, and Gainesville
areas.
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Year Two: will begin in December 2012 and a fourth coalition will be
developed by the conclusion of the second contract year.
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A long term goal of this project is to form grassroots coalitions throughout
the state that are capable of identifying and increasing access to generic or
shared services that can be utilized by the larger community.
Rural Routes to Employment
• Improving
employment
outcomes
in
rural
communities through identification of barriers and
implementation of creative strategies
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Community Forums
Resource Mapping
Community Action Teams
Training and Technical Assistance
Replication Guide (under development)
• Customized Employment and Self-Employment
Benefits Training and Asset
Development
• Improving understanding and use of work
incentives and asset development
• The Changing Face of Benefits Workbook and
Online Course
http://www.fddc.org/about/task-force-projects/employment
Employee Me 1st
• Developing an Employment First initiative for
Florida that promotes employment as the first
option considered for individuals with intellectual
and developmental disabilities
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National Findings
Florida Findings (Focus Groups, Public Forums, Surveys)
Implementation and Marketing Plans
Progressive Employment Practices
• Internships at business sites designed to culminate
in competitive employment
• Project SEARCH
o 17 projects
o 178 of 306 individuals with disabilities or 58% secured
competitive employment
FYI Transition
• Florida’s only website targeted to youth with
disabilities
• Information and training modules for parents and
professionals
• Developed through FDDC
• Maintained with funding secured from FDOE BEESS
and DVR to facilitate maintenance of website
http://fyitransition.org/
Let’s Get Everyone to Work
•Teaching Toolkit for Pre-Service Professionals
•Transition Toolkit for Students and Families
•Marketing Toolkit for Employers
http://www.fddc.org/
Coming Soon…
• Employment Nuts and Bolts Project
o Training for employers, individuals with disabilities, and
stakeholders
• Transportation Voucher Project
• Collaborative project between the Department of
Transportation and the FDDC to pilot a transportation
voucher project
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Free & Confidential
• No charge
• Confidential unless
& until you
authorize advocacy
or action
• Broad eligibility –
any disability
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Services to Individuals
• Most of our callers
• Others receive
receive valuable short
services such as:
term services such as:
– Investigations
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Information and referral
Short term assistance
Self-advocacy support
Technical assistance
– Dispute resolution
support
– Negotiation and
mediation support
– Advocacy services
– Legal representation
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Given the information shared,
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What are the most pressing issues
in your community right now?
What are your top three priorities
of issues that need to be addressed
in your community?
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