[blindkid] CAPVI news: Formation of Youth Focus Groups (youths 16-28, families, professionals)

Anne Ward inland2wards at att.net
Tue Feb 9 01:33:38 UTC 2010


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From: Nathaniel Jenkins <njenkins at supportforfamilies.org>
To: info-supportforfamilies.org at lists.supportforfamilies.org
Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 7:50 am
Subject: [Info] FW: [BADSL] FW: Formation of Youth Focus Groups


Good Morning,

This looks like a great opportunity from the staff at WID: 

Subject: World Institute on Disability needs your help in recruiting
circle of support for focus groups! 

Participants will each receive a $50 VISA gift card.

Dear Colleagues of CWII at WID and Mr. MacDonald's policy and employment
projects,

 

Hello! My name is Silvia Kim and I work at the World Institute on
Disability. I am seeking youth with disabilities and their circle of
support (parents, special ed teacher, service providers) for our
upcoming focus groups. We really would like to hear from the community,
especially special ed teachers and service providers, about what would
best serve their needs when helping and planning out their clients next
step in life.  My hope is you would help spread the word about this fast
approaching focus group! Please feel free to circulate this e-mail
widely!   

 

Here's the description we provided to recruit youth with disabilities
and their circle of support:

The World Institute on Disability invites students & their circle of
support to participate in a focus group discussion about youth with
disabilities and their benefits. We are redesigning our school and work
website calculator (www.db101.org <http://www.db101.org/> ). We want
input! Tell us your concerns about life planning and addressing gaps in
information when seeking employment for yourself or someone you know. 

Focus groups (FG) will take about 2 hours, and have a maximum of 8
participants in each focus groups, ages 16-28 and their circle of
support. This will take place on February 18 & 19 at the World Institute
on Disability. 

Focus Group Blocks & Time:
World Institute on Disability
510 16th St. 2nd Fl.
Oakland, CA 94612

Thursday, February 18, 4-6pm: 
16-22 yr olds

Thursday, February 18, 7-9pm: 
23-28 yr olds

Friday, February 19, 7-9pm:
Circle of support: Family members, teachers, service providers

Participants will each receive a $50 VISA gift card.

 We encourage students and their circle of support from all backgrounds
and different types of disability to participate. We are especially
seeking those who are determined by Social Security as disabled, but
encourage those who are not determined to still contact us. We want to
ensure that when redesigning our calculator we have an inclusive
process. 

If you (or someone you know) are interested, please contact Silvia Kim,
Projects Coordinator at the World Institute on Disability no later than
February 12. Please provide the following information:

Which focus group will you be attending? 

Please select which best describes you:

Family member of a child with a disability

Friend of person with a disability

Service Provider 

Teacher 

Other: 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Silvia 

 

Silvia Kim

Projects Coordinator

California Work Incentives Initiative

World Institute on Disability

www.db101.org

Phone: (510) 251-4325

Fax (510) 763-4109

Silvia at wid.org

 

Sandi Soliday

Alameda County Developmental Disabilities Council

1000 Broadway, Suite 500

Oakland, CA 94607

(510) 267-3261 Phone

(510 273-3865  Fax

sandi.soliday at acgov.org 

www.acphd.org/ddc 

 



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