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Would you like NSIP staff to come to your area to facilitate a workshop, training, or strategic planning retreat? Would your program benefit from specialized, expert technical assistance? If you think so, please contact us by submitting a request below. Or simply give us a call at (888) 491-0326 (voice/TTY).

Use this form if you would like the National Service Inclusion Project to:

Develop an in-depth, comprehensive training
Present a brief workshop
Facilitate a strategic planning session for your program staff to develop an action and vision plan for your program
Provide you with quality technical assistance

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Customized training
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Service members and volunteers
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Below is a partial list of our training and technical assistance topics. Our team would be happy to work with you to design a workshop, training, or retreat to meet the unique needs of your region or program.

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

Please note that this is a partial list. We are more than happy to discuss all of your training needs, which may include topics not listed above.

©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.