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(Whole) Community Service: 13 Tips for Creating Inclusive Service Contexts for People with
Disabilities
Kevin KoziolIndependent Living CoordinatordisAbility Resource Center
of the Rappahannock, Inc.
2014 Virginia Volunteerism & Service ConferenceSeptember 12, 2014
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A little about the dRC and me
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Inclusive service contexts look like?
Starting September 15, you can?
Being inclusive means?
It’s important because?
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A disclaimer...…no legal advice here
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InclusiveServiceContext
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It starts with
attitude.
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Inclusive service contexts = added value
Community
Service organization
Person
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Working-age Virginians with disabilities employed
Source: 2012 Virginia Disability Status Report, Employment and Disability Institute, Cornell University
Inclusive service is linked to employment.
36%
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Creating inclusive service contexts
Reach
RetainRecruit
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13 tips
Example
Key idea
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Spend time preparing to be inclusive.
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Target outreach and recruiting.
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Be explicit at events and in materials.
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Analyze service positions.
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Ask the right questions.
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Consider “virtual volunteering.”
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Avoid accommodation assumptions.
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Know basic etiquette.
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But don’t rely on basic etiquette.
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Effective communication is more than interpreters and alternative formats.
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Evaluate the built environment seriously.
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Think beyond the built environment, seriously.
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Build relationships and seek assistance.
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Lead on!- Justin Dart
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Kevin KozioldisAbility Resource Center409 Progress StreetFredericksburg, VA [email protected] @cildrc /disAbilityResourceCenterFredericksburgVA