About NSIP
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) training and technical assistance provider. Through comprehensive training, technical assistance, and product dissemination, NSIP strives to ensure meaningful service experiences for all Americans, regardless of their abilities. Most services are free of charge-call for more information. 1-888-491-0326 (V/TTY)
NSIP offers:
- Train the Trainer-Disability Inclusion
- Regional, state, and program onsite training to AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, and Senior Service Corps programs
- Communication and information via the Corporation's "Disability Email Discussion List"
- Individualized technical assistance
- Resources on service and disability issues such as recruitment, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, providing accommodations, and much more (see a full listing of our training and TA topics below)
- Online education and webinars
Our team is happy to work with you to design a workshop, training, or strategic planning session to meet the unique needs of your state or program. Below is a partial listing of training and technical assistance topics:
Values That Guide and Current Best Practices on Inclusion
- Person-First Language and Inclusion Etiquette
- Who Are People with Disabilities/What Is a Disability?
- What Makes Someone "Qualified"?
- Moving Beyond Accessibility: Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Environment
Disclosure
- Why People Do or Do Not Disclose
- What Is the Impact of Not Disclosing?
- What to Do When Someone Discloses a Disability to You
- Creating and Maintaining an Environment That Encourages Disclosure
Outreach, Recruitment, and Retention
- How to Conduct Effective Outreach and Recruitment with People with Disabilities
- Interviewing: Welcoming and Appropriate Questions and Responses
- How to Develop Inclusive Service Descriptions
- Inclusive Management and Supervision
- Asset-Based Assessment and Development
Legal Responsibilities
- The History of the Law
- The Spirit and Intent of the Law
- Disclosure and the Law
- My Legal Responsibilities as a CNCS Grantee
- Reasonable Accommodations and the Law
- Legal Exemptions
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA)
Reasonable Accommodations
- Reasonable Accommodations: Definition and Responsibilities
- Developing a Policy on Reasonable Accommodations
- Assistive and Adaptive Products and Technology: No-Tech, Low-Tech, and High-Tech
Accessibility and Design
- How to Ensure Access for Everyone: Architectural, Programmatic, Communication, Alternative Format Access, and Technology
- Universal Design
- Preparing for Accessibility Site Visits
- Conflict Resolution Through Negotiation
- The History of the Independent Living Movement
- Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
- How Will National Service Affect Disability Benefits: Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance
- Disability Inclusion in Culturally Diverse Communities
- When Someone Acquires a Disability
- Tips and Tools to Assist Senior Citizens to Live Independently
Specialized Other Topics
- Developing a Collaborative Action Plan for Inclusion
- Conflict Resolution Through Negotiation
- The History of the Independent Living Movement
- Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities
- How Will National Service Affect Disability Benefits: Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance
- Disability Inclusion in Culturally Diverse Communities
- Tips and Tools to Assist Senior Citizens to Live Independently
You can also design a training or strategic planning retreat. Request technical assistance from the National Service Inclusion Project.
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©The National Service Inclusion Project is a cooperative agreement (#01CAM0016) between the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston in collaboration with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.