National Council on Independent Living Do-It-Yourself Training Kits

Olmstead and Community 2008

April 2008, IL NET will once again host one of our most popular trainings, “Olmstead and Community,” an exciting, functional approach to implementing the Olmstead decision. Presented in "train-the-trainers" fashion, this two-and-a-half day seminar will focus on best methods for keeping individuals out of institutions and nursing homes. The training team will provide participants with an applicable curriculum to ensure that our people stay in their communities. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet and discuss common issues and strategies with advocates and members of the independent living community. 

Purchase this Do-it-Yourself Kit to learn:

• A New Curriculum and How to Use it To Train Others
  
• Bobby Silverstein’s Disability Policy Framework: How to Use it in Your Advocacy Work
  
• What Olmstead Means for Young People with Disabilities and Their Families
  
• How to Help Youth and Their Families Get What They Need Through Consumer-Directed Services
  
• How Differences in Child and Adult Medicaid Funded Services Impact Youth with Disabilities
  
• How to Help Young People with Disabilities Stay in Their Communities

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Making Housing a Home: Parts I and II

In Part I of the training, we will address the difficult but necessary task of paying for housing.  The presentation will be divided into three priority areas: available funding sources, blending funding sources to make ends meet, and both advocating and cooperating with key partners and stakeholders for additional access to housing and funding sources.  In addition to the presentation, all participants will be given access to a comprehensive manual outlining numerous programs and funding sources, their details and eligibility requirements, and tips for accessing them. 

Part II of the training will focus on methods of locating and acquiring housing.  The presentation will focus on person-centered planning, acquisition of housing, and accessibility and home-modifications.  This presentation will also be supported by a training manual, providing tips and strategies on helping consumers find accessible, affordable homes.  Read More.

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Youth Leadership and Development in Independent Living [Fee: $125]

The best way to protect the IL movement we have worked so hard to create is to encourage and maintain the active participation of young leaders with disabilities.  Young people from our community offer unique perspectives on the contemporary disability experience and life in general.  They can and should have a vocal presence as consumers, volunteers, staff, and board members.  It is imperative that the Independent Living Movement embrace and develop the leadership capacity of this new generation of disability rights advocates.

To achieve this end, NCIL is offering a national conference training to give CILs and SILCs a first-hand look at the programs and skills they need to effectively include youth, develop their sense of pride and leadership skills, and help them prepare for the transition from school to community and work.  Join us in Denver to learn how to prepare all young people with disabilities for independent lives in the communities they choose to live in!
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High Impact CILs: Supercharging your Mission, An Introduction to Entrepreneurship in Independent Living Do-It-Yourself Training Kit [Fee: $150]

Entrepreneurship isn’t creeping up only in the Independent Living Movement: non-profits and advocacy organizations all over the country have begun to develop for-profit ventures to bolster their organizations and better carry out their missions.  The opportunity for CILs and other IL organizations to develop or acquire businesses has arrived.  Let’s not let it pass! Our accomplished trainers will teach you how to prepare yourself, your center, board, and staff to pursue for-profit activities.  Whether it’s four months or four years away, we’ve got the tools you’ll need to assess your ability to start a business to support your mission.

Learning Objectives:
Why pursue entrepreneurial activities? Is our Center ready for entrepreneurship?What types of activities or programs are appropriate for our Center and how can we be sure they support our mission? How do we research markets, prepare business plans, and design other successful development activities? OK, we’re sold.  How do we prepare our Center for this big step?
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IL & Outcome Measures Do-It-Yourself Training Kit [Fee: $50]  

If your Center for Independent Living (CIL) or Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) isn’t up to date on the essentials of Outcomes, Measurable Indicators, Logic Models, and what they mean for the future of Independent Living, then you can’t afford to miss this NCIL training!

The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)’s Outcome Measures Taskforce is currently drafting a set of Measurable Indicators for Independent Living (IL) nationwide.  These Indicators will eventually be presented to the Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) and could be used as the foundation for future 704 Reports. 

Order this Do-It-Yourself Kit to Learn: What Good Outcomes, Indicators, and Logic Models Are; How YOU Can Use Them; How Outcome Measurement Applies to IL; About the Work of NCIL’s Outcome Measures Taskforce; and How YOU Can Contribute to NCIL’s Measurable Indicators for IL.

This is your introductory guide to the world of Outcome Measurements.  Using a number of easy to follow examples, Trainer Mike Hendricks will guide participants through the fundamentals of creating Logic Models and Outcomes, and how to successfully incorporate them in the independent living field. 

The second part of the training expands on what you learned in the previous session and delves deeper into Measurable Indicators and progress towards Outcome Measurement specific to independent living.  This session will also discuss NCIL’s Outcome Measures Taskforce which is developing Measurable Indicators on independent living nationwide to present to RSA for development of a newly revised 704 report! 

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Olmstead and Community Do-It-Yourself Training Kit [Fee: $125]  

Are you ready to implement Olmstead in your community? This NCIL Do-It-Yourself Training Kit includes everything you need to start making a real change in your area. Designed as a “train the trainers” guide, “Olmstead and Community: Implementing the New Freedom Initiative,” is your source for educating people from a variety of backgrounds on the issues surrounding the Olmstead decision, the landmark US Supreme Court case that entitles people with disabilities to live in the Most Integrated Setting. Join Training Specialists Cathy Chambless, Sue Fager, Judith Holt, and Jeff Sheen as they guide you through the latest laws and policies impacting the lives of people with disabilities including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Medicare, Medicaid, the New Freedom Initiative, and how to apply them in order to ensure people with disabilities in your community benefit from all of the community based services they are entitled to. This worthwhile and beneficial training kit includes discussion on both nursing home transition and school to work transition for youths with disabilities.

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Mobilizing Resources for Independent Living Do-It-Yourself Training Kit [Fee: $125]

Could your Center for Independent Living (CIL) or Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) use more funding? NCIL teamed up with Richard Male & Associates to bring you this in depth training on how to secure new funding streams for your center, as well as tips on how to communicate your success with current funders. No matter how much positive work your CIL or SILC does, if you aren’t conveying the right message to the people funding your programs, the quality of your work can go unnoticed. This NCIL Do-It-Yourself Training Kit will give you the aptitude you need to make sure your CIL or SILC doesn’t just survive, but thrives! Not only is this guide a helpful tool in CIL and SILC management, it will prove itself to be an invaluable reference guide showing you a number of potential funding sources for your CIL or SILC virtually paying for itself in no time. 2006.

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Defining, Measuring and Communicating Success Do-It-Yourself Training Kit
[Fee: $125]  

Heard the buzz about outcome measures and PART? Still a little confused? NCIL's Do It Yourself Training Kit Defining, Measuring, and Communicating Success has the answers for you! Whether you're looking for information on outcome measures, PART, or the revised 704 Report, it's all here! This in depth NCIL Do-It-Yourself Training Kit even provides tips for creating high performance organizations and ways to communicate your program's successes to the right people. Greg Newton masterfully guides participants through the reporting process and offers a wealth of useful information on documenting what you know you're doing right!

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Making the Move…An Introduction to IL NET’s New Transition Guide [Fee: $125]   

This NCIL Do-It-Yourself Training Kit introduces participants to our groundbreaking transition guide “The ABC’s of Nursing Home Transition: Implementing Olmstead: An Orientation Manual for New Transition Facilitators.” This guide gives you step by step instructions on how to transition individuals out of nursing facilities and into the community…where they belong! From identifying and working with individuals in need of transition services, to working with nursing facility staff, to securing community based services and supports, to the day of the move, even transition follow up, this guide gives you everything you need to get people out of institutions - and to keep them out! In addition, Nursing Facility Transition Specialists Bruce Darling, Judy Roy, Paul Ford, Rick Famiglietti and Wendy Whitbred expand well beyond the ABC’s of Nursing Home Transition manual and provide participants with helpful advice to ensure a smooth transition into the community. After working through this NCIL Do-It-Yourself Training Kit, you will have all of the tools and skills you need to start transitioning people from institutions and into the community in your area!

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