P&A Community Feedback Survey

Protection and Advocacy wants to hear from people with disabilities, families, professionals, and the general public about what issues impact the disability community. If you would like to share your thoughts, please complete the following priority survey. Thank you.
Issue Area: Abuse, neglect, and exploitation 

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 1. Restraint and seclusion is used on people with disabilities in residential and day programs.

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* 2. Other abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disabilities in residential  and day programs.

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* 3. People with disabilities are being financially exploited

Issue Area: Community living

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 4. People with disabilities are not able to live in the community because of a lack of resources and services

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* 5. The waiting list to get a Medicaid waiver to receive community based services is too long

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* 6. Benefits for people with disabilities do not pay for the housing services needed to live in the community

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* 7. Benefits for people with disabilities do not pay for the transportation services needed to live in the community

Issue Area: Access to Community

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 8. People with disabilities are not able to use their service and support animals in the community.

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* 9. There is a lack of sign language interpreters, braille, and other ways for people to communicate in the community.

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* 10. There are too many inaccessible buildings and parking lots in the community

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* 11. People with disabilities face discrimination when seeking housing.

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* 12. People with disabilities are unable to get the assistive technology they need (like computers, and wheelchairs) to live in the community.

Issue Area: Employment 

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 13. There are not enough jobs for people with disabilities that pay at least minimum wage.

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* 14. Employers will not hire people with disabilities

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* 15. People with disabilities are not able to access vocational rehabilitation services to find competitive integrated employment

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* 16. People who have used vocational rehabilitation services have not been successful in finding competitive integrated employment.

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* 17. Employers do not provide accommodations for people with disabilities.

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* 18. People who receive social security benefits face barriers when they attempt to work.

Issue Area: Healthcare

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 19. People are not receiving Medicaid services they are eligible for.

Issue Area: Voting

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 20. Polling places are not accessible for people with disabilities.

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* 21. People with disabilities are prevented from participating in the voting process.

Issue Area: Education

Please indicate whether or not each issue is a problem that you think P&A needs to work on for you and your community. 

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* 22. Students with disabilities are disciplined for behaviors related to their disability.

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* 23. Schools use restraint and isolation on students with disabilities instead of behavioral supports.

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* 24. Students with disabilities are not receiving education in the least restrictive environment.

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* 25. There is a lack of knowledge about and services to help students with disabilities transitioning to life after high school.

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* 26. Students with disabilities are at-risk for the school-to-prison pipeline (STPP). STPP is the process of criminalizing students that can be carried out by discipline at school which disproportionately suspends or places on abbreviated days, restrains, places in seclusion, expellees and arrests students of color and students with disabilities at school.  

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* 27. Students with disabilities do not have access to assistive technology devices they need for school (like computers or listening devices) .

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* 28. I am concerned about how Covid-19 school closures impacted students with disabilities and receiving appropriate services and how that will be addressed when school resumes.   

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* 29. Do you think there are other priorities P&A should focus on? Please explain here:

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* 30. Please place a mark next to the description you identify most with

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* 31. What disability?

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* 32. What county do you live in?

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