DRM Advocacy Service Plan for 2017

Help DRM Plan Our Advocacy Services

Disability Rights Maryland ("DRM" - formerly Maryland Disability Law Center) seeks your input to determine where to concentrate our limited resources. Please answer the following questions by October 14, 2016. Thank you! To view DRM’s current Advocacy Services Plan, please visit: http://disabilityrightsmd.org/services/

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* 1. Which of the following best describe you? (Select all that apply)

Person with a developmental disability

Person with a physical disability

Person with a traumatic brain injury

Person with a psychiatric disability

Person with a sensory disability

Person with a learning disability

Family member

Service provider (I/DD)

Service provider (behavioral health)

Service provider (other)

Advocate

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Race/ Ethnicity (Select all that apply)

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

Hispanic/ Latino/ Spanish origin

Asian

Black/ African American

White/ Caucasian

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Geographic Area

Greater Baltimore area

Southern Maryland

Greater D.C. area

Western Maryland

Eastern Shore

Other (please specify)

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* 4. In what areas is MDLC's legal help most important for people with disabilities in your community?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Investigating abuse and neglect	Investigating abuse and neglect Very important	Investigating abuse and neglect Somewhat important	Investigating abuse and neglect Not important
Developmental Disabilities Services	Developmental Disabilities Services Very important	Developmental Disabilities Services Somewhat important	Developmental Disabilities Services Not important
Medicaid Services	Medicaid Services Very important	Medicaid Services Somewhat important	Medicaid Services Not important
Special Education	Special Education Very important	Special Education Somewhat important	Special Education Not important
Social Security Benefits	Social Security Benefits Very important	Social Security Benefits Somewhat important	Social Security Benefits Not important
Leaving Facilities/Community Integration	Leaving Facilities/Community Integration Very important	Leaving Facilities/Community Integration Somewhat important	Leaving Facilities/Community Integration Not important
Outreach & training of volunteer attorneys	Outreach & training of volunteer attorneys Very important	Outreach & training of volunteer attorneys Somewhat important	Outreach & training of volunteer attorneys Not important
Monitoring State Facilities	Monitoring State Facilities Very important	Monitoring State Facilities Somewhat important	Monitoring State Facilities Not important
Behavioral Health services	Behavioral Health services Very important	Behavioral Health services Somewhat important	Behavioral Health services Not important
Criminal/Juvenile justice	Criminal/Juvenile justice Very important	Criminal/Juvenile justice Somewhat important	Criminal/Juvenile justice Not important
Housing	Housing Very important	Housing Somewhat important	Housing Not important
Voting	Voting Very important	Voting Somewhat important	Voting Not important
Traumatic brain injury advocacy	Traumatic brain injury advocacy Very important	Traumatic brain injury advocacy Somewhat important	Traumatic brain injury advocacy Not important
Transportation	Transportation Very important	Transportation Somewhat important	Transportation Not important

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which areas are MOST important and why?

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* 6. Are there certain issues within the above area where legal help is most needed?

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* 7. Please tell us what you LIKE and DISLIKE about MDLC's Advocacy Service Plan? A link to the plan was included in the same email as the link to this survey, and it can also be found on our website at www.mdlclaw.org. The Advocacy Service Plan lists the issues on which we will focus this year.

DRM Advocacy Service Plan for 2017

Help DRM Plan Our Advocacy Services

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* 1. Which of the following best describe you? (Select all that apply)

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* 2. Race/ Ethnicity (Select all that apply)

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* 3. Geographic Area

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* 4. In what areas is MDLC's legal help most important for people with disabilities in your community?

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* 5. Which areas are MOST important and why?

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* 6. Are there certain issues within the above area where legal help is most needed?

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* 7. Please tell us what you LIKE and DISLIKE about MDLC's Advocacy Service Plan? A link to the plan was included in the same email as the link to this survey, and it can also be found on our website at www.mdlclaw.org. The Advocacy Service Plan lists the issues on which we will focus this year.

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* 8. Is there anything that should be ADDED or DELETED from the Advocacy Service Plan?

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* 9. Do you have other ideas for how we can improve our services?

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* 10. Would you like to share an example of how MDLC services benefitted you or your community in the past year?