What is ILP

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As some may know, ILP, the Independent Living Partnership, will celebrate our 20th Anniversary in 2011. We are grateful for the high level of community support that we have enjoyed over the years and proud of our accomplishments.

But we would like to know what you think of us too. The mission of the Independent Living Partnership is to ensure the independence and dignity of the elderly and persons with disabilities, their families and caregivers through education and access to empowering services and resources. A phrase we often use to describe what we do is "…helping people live independently in their own homes…"

Please take a few minutes to respond to this simple and anonymous 20 question survey. We are very interested in your thoughts and observations.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

ILP Board of Directors and Management

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* 1. How familiar are you with the Independent Living Partnership and its programs and services?

I believe that I am very familiar with ILP's programs and activities

I know about some of what ILP does

I do not know much about ILP

I do not know anything about ILP or what it does

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* 2. Do you know about the TRIP Program and that it has been helping older adults and people with disabilities get rides to doctors, stores and other needed destinations, throughout Riverside County, since 1993? (Please select only the best answer that reflects your familiarity with TRIP.)

I had never heard of TRIP before

Yes, but I do not know of anyone who has been helped by TRIP

Yes, and I do know of someone who has been helped by TRIP

I or a family member has personally received TRIP transportation assistance

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* 3. Did you know that TRIP is a program of the Independent Living Partnership?

Yes

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* 4. How valuable to the community do you think TRIP services are?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not important at all

Please explain your answer

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* 5. Because the TRIP Program has been very successful in Riverside County, where it began, and because in 2009 the Beverly Foundation named TRIP as "the nations best volunteer driver model", the Independent Living Partnership is now working to help communities all across the United States start and operate similar services to provide transportation assistance for older adults and people with disabilities who are not able to get to their doctors, or the store, or to meet their basic living needs in any other way.

How important do you think this national iniative of ILP is?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not important at all

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* 6. Do you know that the Independent Living Partnership has been publishing and distributing "Meeting the Challenges", a self-empowerment newsletter, to thousands of readers in Riverside County since 1991?

Yes

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* 7. If you have seen the newsletter, how important do you believe the information provided is?

I am not familar with the "Meeting the Challenges" newsletter

I know about "Meeting the Challenges" and think it contains valuable information

I do not think publishing "Meeting the Challenges" is an important service of the Independent Living Partnership

Please explain your answer

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* 8. Do you know that the Independent Living Partnership administers an Assistive Technology Device Lending Library service throughout California where people who may need AT devices can try them out before purchasing them?

Yes

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* 9. How important do you believe that the AT Device Lending Library program of the Independent Living Partnership is?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not important at all

Please explain your answer

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* 10. Do you know that the Independent Living Partnership has co-convened the California Assistive Technology Coalition, with the California Department of Aging and the Gerontological Institute at California State University Fullerton with the purpose of bringing together the government,non-profit, educational and private sectors to find ways to advance the development, testing and use of assistive technology to help those who are aging and disabled live independently in their homes and to age in place?

Yes

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* 11. How important do you think the California Assistive Technology Coalition activities are to people with disabilities in communities throughout California?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not important at all

Please explain your answer

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* 12. Do you know that ILP has published the monthly TOOLS for Independence newsletter on the web since April 2009 at www.toolsforindependence.org?

Yes

I did not know about the Tools for Independence newsletter

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* 13. The Tools for Independence newsletter is a resource for EVERYONE who is caring for a parent or loved one with a physical impairment that makes everyday living more difficult. Each month we bring the reader fresh news, reviews and updates on assistive and enabling daily living devices and gadgets.

Organizations and businesses may sign-up to receive a FREE PDF copy of the issue each month, with customized organization or business identification and information, for electronic or print distribution to their own employees, volunteers, customers or clients.

How important do you think ILP's Tools for Independence newsletter program is?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not important at all

Please explain your answer.

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* 14. Do you know that for more than 10 years now the Independent Living Partnership has published and maintained the Vital Connections website (www.vitalco.net), to provide users with self-empowerment information and links to vital services?

Yes

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* 15. How important do you think the Vital Connections website and the information it contains is for people?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not important at all

Please explain your answer

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* 16. Overall, how important do you think the programs and activities of the nonprofit Independent Living Partnership are for people in the communities it serves?

Very important

Important

Not very important

Not importatnt at all

Please explain your answer

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* 17. Who do you believe might benefit from ILP's programs and activities? (Please select all that apply.)

My parents

My children

My community

Health services

HMOs

Social services and programs

Grocery stores

Pharmacies

General merchandise stores

People with disabilities

The elderly

Governments

Other (please specify)

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* 18. Please tell us how you would rank our programs and services in order of importance from most important to least important.

	Number 1	Number 2	Number 3	Number 4	Number 5	Number 6	Number 7
- Continuing and expanding TRIP services	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 1	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 2	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 3	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 4	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 5	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 6	- Continuing and expanding TRIP services Number 7
- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 1	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 2	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 3	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 4	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 5	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 6	- Helping other communities start and operate TRIP services Number 7
- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 1	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 2	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 3	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 4	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 5	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 6	- Publishing the Meeting the Challenges newsletter Number 7
- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 1	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 2	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 3	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 4	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 5	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 6	- Administering the Assistive Technology Lending Library network Number 7
- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 1	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 2	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 3	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 4	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 5	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 6	- Continuing the work of the California Assistive Technology Coalition Number 7
- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 1	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 2	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 3	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 4	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 5	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 6	- Publishing the Tools for Independence newsletter Number 7
- Maintaining the Vital Connections website	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 1	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 2	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 3	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 4	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 5	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 6	- Maintaining the Vital Connections website Number 7

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* 19. If visual images come to mind when you think about our programs and activities, what are those? (Please list as many as you think of)

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* 20. The Independent Living Partnership has created a way for people in the communities we serve to have an active voice in helping to shape the services and programs of the organization. Members of the President's Council are occasionally asked to provide public input by email to assist the Board of Directors to make important decisions. Would you be interested in becoming a member of the President's Council?

Yes

Not at this time

If you would like to become a member of the President's Council, please provide us with your name, your email address, your phone number, and your mailing address -

The purpose of this survey has been to perhaps fill you in on some of the things you may not have known that we do and to learn your opinions about the importance of our current programs and activities.

However, we would be remiss if we didn't also provide an opportunity for those who might want to make a tax deductible donation to help support and expand ILP's community programs and services.

Donations can be made to the 501(c)(3) Independent Living Partnership in many forms. If you would be interested in receiving information about how to make tax deductible donations to help support the programs and services of ILP, you can contact us at 6235 River Crest Drive, Ste C, Riverside CA 92507-0758 951-653-0740,x24 or by email to executivedirector@livingpartnership.org

Secure credit card donations can be made at our website.

Thank you for taking the time to help.

Rich