KCDD 5-Year Plan: Public Comment

KCDD welcomes your input!  
Our mission: 
 
"To ensure the opportunity to make choices regarding participation in society and quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities."
 
The 5-Year Plan will guide our activities over the next 5 years. KCDD has identified 4 Areas of Priority:
  1. Self Advocacy (Questions 4-7 below),
  2. Employment (Questions 8-11 below),
  3. Education (Questions 12-15 below), and
  4. Quality Assurance (Questions 16-18 below).
After reading each goal and related objectives below, please check the box to let us know if you like, do not like, or do not know if you like that part of the 5-year Plan.
 
To help KCDD learn more about the people who are interested in our activities, please also tell us a little about yourself.

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* 1. Please select the category that best describes you (please select just one).

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* 2. What Kansas county do you live in?

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* 3. What is your ethnicity? (Please check what best describes you)

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* 4. GOAL 1 - SELF-ADVOCACY: KCDD will strengthen a program for the direct funding of a statewide self-advocacy organization led by individuals with developmental disabilities to increase the advocacy capacity of self-advocates in the areas of independence, self-determination, and inclusion in the community.

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* 5. OBJECTIVE 1.1: By 2021, Kansas will have increased the number of self advocates who have participated in leadership training so they can provide other self-advocates with opportunities to learn and engage in personal, collaborative, and civic leadership.

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* 6. OBJECTIVE 1.2: Yearly, KCDD will work collaboratively with a statewide self-advocacy organization, the DRC (Disability Rights Center of Kansas), and the KS UCEDD (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) to increase the number of individuals with I/DD active in public policy, advocacy, cross-disability and culturally diverse leadership activities.

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* 7. OBJECTIVE 1.3: By 2021, KCDD will work collaboratively with the UCEDD and the DRC to increase access and availability of best practices research, resources, and self-advocacy tools and information for self-advocates, their families, and supports.

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* 8. GOAL 2 – EMPLOYMENT: By 2021, Kansans with I/DD will have increased opportunities to engage in competitive integrated employment.

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* 9. OBJECTIVE 2.1: KCDD will provide Kansans with I/DD, their families, employers, providers, and employment support staff with meaningful information about competitive integrated employment.

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* 10. OBJECTIVE 2.2: By 2021, Kansans with I/DD will have increased resources for formal and informal long-term supports for competitive integrated employment.

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* 11. OBJECTIVE 2.3: KCDD will partner with KDADS to provide South Western Kansans with I/DD and their families, whose native language is Spanish, with meaningful information about services including competitive integrated employment.

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* 12. GOAL 3 - EDUCATION: People with disabilities will have support networks and education opportunities that promote independent choices throughout their lifespan.

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* 13. OBJECTIVE 3.1: By 2021, Kansans with disabilities, their families, teachers, and support networks will receive education on the availability and how to access to assistive technology.

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* 14. OBJECTIVE 3.2: By 2021, KCDD will have worked in collaboration with state agencies and other organizations to increase participation of Kansans with I/DD in Career Technical Education, secondary and post-secondary activities that lead to competitive, integrated employment.

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* 15. OBJECTIVE 3.3:  By 2021, Kansans with disabilities, their families, teachers, and support networks, through collaboration with state agencies and other organizations, will receive education and training on availability and access to resources, including lifespan transitions. (i.e. beyond high school, not limited to employment transition services).

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* 16. GOAL 4 – QUALITY ASSURANCE: By 2021, KCDD will  provide Kansans with I/DD, their families, and support networks with advocacy and training on how to better access adequate, effective, person-centered supports and services.

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* 17. OBJECTIVE 4.1: KCDD will work collaboratively with state agencies and other organizations to provide training, support, and resources in areas of quality assurance for individuals with I/DD, their families, and support networks.

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* 18. OBJECTIVE 4.2: KCDD will work with state government, agencies, and other organizations to facilitate and encourage the development and implementation of a coordinated investigatory, reporting and response system to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation (ANE) of persons with I/DD.

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* 19. Are there additional comments or concerns about KCDD's 5-Year Plan you'd like to share? If so, please provide them here:

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* 20. If you'd like to be included in KCDD's mailing list and/or receive information on future surveys, training opportunities, educational materials or resources, please provide your full name and contact information below (optional):

THANK YOU!
...for taking the time to review KCDD's 2017-2021 Five Year Plan. 
We appreciate your feedback.

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please visit our website at: http://www.kcdd.org/

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785-296-2608

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