Frequently Asked Questions
The National Service Inclusion Project offers training, strategic planning facilitation, and technical assistance on disability inclusion in national service. Below is a list of the topics that we are asked about most frequently. For your convenience, we have compiled information and resources on these topics. We can also provide information on additional subjects related to inclusion in national service. Feel free to read a full list of our training and TA topics.
- Suggested etiquette and language guidelines concerning with individuals with disabilities.
- Reach out to potential volunteers and service members with disabilities using recruitment practices and materials that are accessible and welcoming.
Corporation for National and Community Service Discrimination Complaint Process
- Contact information for CNCS's equal employment office; useful information if you are an individual with a disability and feel you have been discriminated against on the basis of your disability.
National Service and Benefits/Federal Aid
- Many individuals with disabilities receive some form of federal aid. Learn how this aid may be affected if a beneficiary chooses to join national service.
- A listing of external links to national service resources and agencies, disability resources and agencies, and other resources specific to individuals with disabilities and national service.
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©The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a training and technical assistance provider on disability inclusion, under a cooperative agreement (#08TAHMA001) from Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). NSIP partners with the Association on University Centers on Disability, National Council on Independent Living, Association on Higher Education and Disability and National Down Syndrome Congress to build connections between disability organizations and all CNCS grantees, including national directs, to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service.