| QUALITY ASSURANCE |
| Project Name/Organization |
Award Dates
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Purpose |
Quality Assurance Network
Human Services Institute |
10/01/88-9/30/91 |
to establish and maintain a voluntary grass roots organization which will monitor the quality of life experiences by people with developmental disabilities who live in residences operated by 4 community providers |
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Montgomery Exceptional Leaders
Arc of Montgomery County |
10/01/88-09/30/90 |
to support disability awareness programs conducted by high school students with disabilities; to build acceptance, raises consciousness and empower students with disabilities to become community leaders. |
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1990 Consumer Survey
University of Maryland |
10/01/88-09/30/89 |
to conduct a consumer satisfaction survey for the Council's 1990 Report |
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Eastern Shore Parent Monitoring Project
Holly Center Foundation |
10/01/88-09/30/91 |
to develop a mechanism in the 9 Eastern Shore Counties to monitor homes and the quality of life experience for individuals living in DDA funded residences |
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Train-the-Trainer
Arc of Calvert County |
10/01/89-09/30/92 |
to develop in-house training capacities for community providers through staff development courses offered at community colleges |
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Kennedy Training Cooperativ
Joseph P. Kennedy Institute |
10/01/89-09/30/90 |
to develop and provide value-based training to agencies providing services to people with developmental disabilities |
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Signs of Quality
The Arc of Maryland |
12/01/91 |
to support printing costs |
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Person Centered Training for Case Managers
The Arc of Maryland |
10/01/92-09/30/93 |
to improve the quality of services and supports provided by case managers for individuals with developmental disabilities through training in person-centered planning |
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Partners in Policymaking
Arc of Maryland |
10/01/94-06/30/05 |
to provide leadership training for parents of young children with severe disabilities and people with developmental disabilities so that they become skilled systems change advocates |
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Leadership Now
People on the Go of Maryland
The Arc of Maryland |
10/01/94-09/30/99 |
to strengthen the self-advocacy movement by supporting activities of state and local self-advocacy groups. |
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Exceptional People of Frederick County
The Arc of Frederick County |
10/01/94-09/30/96 |
to support self-advocacy activities |
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Training Staff
Baltimore Advocacy Group - Emerge |
10/01/95-09/30/98 |
to train agency staff about the rights of people with disabilities, how people with disabilities want to be treated, and their capacities for choice making in their lives |
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Advocacy in Action
Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute |
10/01/96-09/30/98 |
to assist self-advocates to serve on community boards, commissions, councils, committees and similar decision-making bodies |
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Consumer Survey/Self Determination Initiative
HSRI |
03/18/98-12/31/99 |
to conduct a consumer satisfaction survey of individuals participating in Maryland's Self Determination Initiative |
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| Evaluation/Self Determination Initiative |
02/01/98-08/02/00 |
to evaluate Maryland's Self Determination Initiative |
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Campaign for Freedom
People on the Go of Maryland
The Arc of Maryland |
09/01/00-08/30/02 |
to assist self-advocates to increase their advocacy skills in order to help people move from institutions to the community |
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Youth Leadership Forum
Independence Now |
2000 - 2005
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to support a career leadership program for high school students with disabilities; to build leadership, independence, and personal and career goal settings |
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Leaders In Disability Policy
The Coordinating Center
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2007 - 2008
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A grant provided to the Coordinating Center, Abilities Network, MD Association of Non-Profit Organizations, Ciekot & Elliott & Leadership Anne Arundel. This project maximized the impact of people with developmental disabilities by tapping into the expertise of organizations that have succeeded in transmitting advocacy and leadership skills to people who then used their skills to influence policy. |
