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Disability Coordinators

Each state has a governor-appointed state commission on national and community service. These commissions act as a coordinator of service programs in the state, a provider of support to national service programs, and the prime administrator of AmeriCorps*State grants.

Many state commissions on national and community service have disability coordinators who are responsible for ensuring that individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to actively participate in national service programs.

Disability Coordinators:

• Often participate in developing a state's disability plan, which summarizes the efforts made by a state commission to include individuals with disabilities.
• Partake in the procurement and disbursement of a Commission's Disability Placement Funds. These funds are used for the placement of, and reasonable accommodations and auxiliary services for, active and potential service members with disabilities serving in any AmeriCorps*State and AmeriCorps*National Direct program funded under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act. This includes AmeriCorps* State competitive, State formula, and National Direct, as well as Indian tribes and U.S. Territories.
• Serve as the point of contact to ensure that individuals with disabilities in your program have access to the accommodations and supports that they need.
• Are an excellent resource to enhance inclusion efforts for both national service and disability organizations.

The National Service Inclusion Project is happy to assist you to develop a partnership with the disability coordinator in your state so that you can:

• Plan a disability inclusion training for your program staff
• Increase public awareness of the opportunities national service programs provide for persons with disabilities
• Identify model service programs that are experienced in inclusion
• Obtain contact information on disability organizations in your state
• Plan a targeted recruitment event

Find the disability coordinator in your state.

Stay informed! Join the "Disability Email Discussion List" and discuss inclusion and national service.

©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.