The District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services
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Description: The District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration The State Rehabilitation Council and The Statewide Independent Living Council Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment 2014 What is a CSNA and Why is it Done An assessment
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The District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services Administration, The State Rehabilitation Council, and The Statewide Independent Living Council Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment 2014 What is a CSNA and Why is it Done? An assessment of the needs of persons with disabilities Agencies are required to relate the planning of programs and services to those needs Informs the annual State Plan Required every three years by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended 34 CFR 364.42 requires a triennial State Plan for Independent Living DCRSA included the IL needs assessment with the VR needs assessment This CSNA fulfills the CSNA for the next three years A Note on This Report Included an assessment of needs like last year Investigates some other areas that will be highlighted in this report Includes an assessment of IL needs and the IL system in the District Thank You Andy Reese, Deputy Director Dan Dougherty, Management Analyst Romeo Ymalay, Project Manager Shawn Callaway, SRC Chair Sylvia Bailey-Charles, Supervisory Business Relations Specialist, DCRSA Nicole Boykin, Business Services Supervisor (Acting), DCRSA Anita Curry, DCRSA Lavonne Chambers, DCRSA Darnise Bush, DCRSA Marsha Thompson, Secretary, Statewide Independent Living Council Richard Simms, Executive Director, DC Center for Independent Living Areas of Investigation Overall Agency Performance Needs of persons with the most significant disabilities including their need for supported employment Needs of persons who are minorities or who have been unserved or underserved by DCRSA Needs of persons in transition More Areas of Investigation Needs of persons served through the workforce development system Need to establish, develop or improve community rehabilitation programs in the District Needs of business relating to recruiting, hiring, accommodating and retaining persons with disabilities Independent living needs Methods of Inquiry Electronic surveys of persons with disabilities, DCRSA staff, businesses, and community partners Hard copy VR and IL surveys sent to persons with disabilities Focus groups of persons with disabilities, DCRSA staff and community partners Individual interviews with persons with disabilities (VR and IL focused), DCRSA and DCCIL staff, community partners and businesses Analysis of existing demographic and agency-specific data Research Results Survey Return Rates Findings Section 1: Overall Agency Performance Recurring themes across all data gathering methods Improved and increased community outreach by DCRSA Improved quality assurance and review Improved organizational culture Need to broaden the range and diversity of jobs obtained for DCRSA consumers Overall Agency Statistics Range and Diversity of Jobs Repeat Cases Linked to types of
