Understanding 
the 
Disability 
Grant 
Program 
& 
Your 
Role 
as 
Grant 
Recipients 


Beginning 
Your 
Journey: 
Laying 
the 
Foundation 
for 
Success 
in 
the 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women’s 
Disability 
Grant 
Program 


Columbus, 
OH 
November 
3, 
2009 
Amy 
Loder 
Nancy 
Smith 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
Accessing 
Safety 
Initiative 
U.S. 
Department 
of 
Justice 
Vera 
Institute 
of 
Justice 




WorkshopObjectivesWorkshopObjectives
> 
Provide 
background 
information 
on 
past 
and 
current 
efforts 
to 
address 
violence 
against 
people 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
people. 


> 
Review 
the 
Disability 
Grant 
program’s 
current 
purpose, 
approach, 
and 
requirements. 


> 
Outline 
the 
responsibilities 
of 
grantees 
and 
begin 
to 
discuss 
the 
implications 
for 
your 
work. 


> 
Review 
the 
role 
of 
technical 
assistance. 


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2 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




BackgroundInformationBackgroundInformation
What 
We 
Know 
Disability 
Grant 
Program: 
2002 
& 
2004 
Rationale 
for 
a 
New 
Approach 




What 
We 
Know 


> 
People 
with 
disabilities 
experience 
violence 
and 
abuse 
at 
higher 
rates 
than 
people 
without 
disabilities. 


> 
Perpetrators 
use 
unique 
tactics 
to 
gain 
power 
and 
control 
over 
people 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
people. 


> 
Survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors 
commonly 
encounter 
barriers 
to 
receiving 
the 
services 
and 
support 
they 
need. 


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4 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




WhatWeKnowcont’d…WhatWeKnowcont’d…
> 
Organizations 
that 
serve 
people 
with 
disabilities 
have 
not 
been 
specifically 
designed 
to 
address 
domestic 
and 
sexual 
violence. 
They 
often 
do 
not: 


> 
Have 
financial 
resources, 
policies, 
and 
procedures 
to 
ensure 
staff 
safely 
and 
appropriately 
respond 
to 
disclosures; 


> 
Training 
requirements/opportunities 
on 
domestic 
and 
sexual 
violence, 
how 
this 
violence 
effects 
people 
with 
disabilities, 
and 
the 
role 
staff 
play 
in 
maintaining 
their 
safety; 
or 


> 
Have 
relationships 
with 
organizations 
in 
their 
area 
that 
address 
domestic 
and 
sexual 
violence. 


Slide 
5 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




WhatWeKnowcont’d…WhatWeKnowcont’d…
> 
Organizations 
that 
serve 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
or 
sexual 
violence 
have 
limited 
resources 
to 
meet 
the 
needs 
of 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors. 
They 
may 
not: 


> 
Be 
accessible 
to 
people 
with 
disabilities 
or 
Deaf 
people; 


> 
Have 
financial 
resources, 
polices, 
and 
procedures 
to 
ensure 
people 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
people 
can 
request 
accommodations 
and 
the 
agency 
can 
provide 
them; 


> 
Training 
requirements/opportunities 
on 
disability, 
Deaf 
culture, 
accessibility, 
violence 
and 
abuse 
in 
the 
lives 
of 
people 
with 
disabilities 
and 
the 
Deaf 
community, 
and 
how 
staff 
can 
best 
serve 
these 
survivors. 


> 
Have 
relationships 
with 
organizations 
in 
their 
area 
that 
serve 
people 
with 
disabilities 
and 
the 
Deaf 
community. 


Slide 
6 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




TheDisabilityGrantProgram:
2002&2004
TheDisabilityGrantProgram:
2002&2004
> 
2 
Year 
Award 
> 
Traditional 
Grant 
> 
Team 
Structure 


> 
Lead 
agency 
> 
Project 
partners 
> 
Emphasis 
> 
Increase 
community 
awareness 
of 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 
> 
Train 
providers 
on 
issues 
related 
to 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 
> 
Identifying 
access 
issues 
at 
programs 
addressing 
domestic/sexual 
violence 


Slide 
7 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




KeyImpact:2002&2004KeyImpact:2002&2004
> 
The 
issue 
of 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 


and 
Deaf 
women 
increased 
in 
visibility. 
> 
Disability 
organizations 
joined 
the 
violence 
against 
women. 
movement 
to 
end 
> 
Multi-disciplinary 
coalitions 
to 
address 
began 
to 
form 
at 
state 
and 
local 
levels. 
this 
issue 


Slide 
8 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




KeyImpactcont’d…KeyImpactcont’d…
> 
Positions 
were 
created 
within 
programs 
that 
address 


domestic 
violence 
and 
disability. 
> 
Curriculums 
were 
developed 
and 
members 
were 
trained. 
individual 
staff 
> 
Some 
progress 
was 
made 
towards 
improving 
the 


accessibility 
of 
organizations 
that 
serve 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
and 
sexual 
violence. 


Slide 
9 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




LimitationsoftheGrantProgramModel:2002&2004
LimitationsoftheGrantProgramModel:2002&2004
> 
Making 
improvements 
to 
how 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
are 
served 
was 
not 
emphasized 
in 
disability 
organizations. 


> 
Positions 
created 
to 
address 
this 
issue 
could 
not 
be 
sustained 
after 
this 
funding 
ended. 


> 
The 
training 
model 
focused 
on 
increasing 
the 
capacity 
of 
individual 
staff, 
but 
many 
of 
the 
trained 
staff 
left 
and 


the 
organizational 
capacity 
returned 
to 
what 
it 
was 
prior 
to 
the 
training. 
> 
The 
trainings 
were 
not 
complimented 
by 
policy 
or 


other 
permanent 
changes 
within 
organizations. 


Slide 
10 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Limitations 
cont’d… 


> 
Projects 
experienced 
imbalance. 
> 
Lead 
Agency 
vs. 
Project 
Partners 
> 
Role 
of 
VAW 
Organizations 
vs. 
Disability 
Organizations 


> 
Projects 
experienced 
unforeseen 
challenges 
as 
they 
developed 
their 
trainings 
and 
other 
deliverables 
and 
they 
didn’t 
have 
the 
time 
or 
resources 
required 
to 
navigate 
them 
efficiently. 


> 
Differences 
in 
philosophies, 
language, 
and 
work 
process 
> 
Limited 
to 
no 
time 
to 
plan 
> 
Limited 
technical 
assistance 


Slide 
11 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




RationaleforaNewApproachRationaleforaNewApproach
> 
The 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
(OVW) 
receives 
a 
relatively 
small 
appropriation 
for 
the 
Disability 
Grant 
program. 


> 
With 
limited 
funds, 
OVW 
wanted 
to 
ensure 
the 
enhancements 
made 
to 
services 
for 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors 
were 
sustainable 
(not 


dependent 
on 
continued 
funding 
or 
individuals) 
and 
thorough. 
> 
OVW 
wanted 
to 
make 
sure 
that 
grantees 
had 
the 
support 
they 
needed 
to 
be 
successful 
with 
this 


approach 
to 
the 
work. 


Slide 
12 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




TheDisabilityGrantProgramTodayTheDisabilityGrantProgramToday
Overview 
The 
End 
Goal 
The 
Process 




Purpose 


The 
purpose 
of 
the 
Disability 
Grant 
program 
is 
to 


create 
sustainable, 
systemic 
changes 
within 
and 
among 
funded 
organizations 
that 
will 
result 
in 
effective 
services 
for 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors. 


Slide 
14 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




GrantProgramOverviewGrantProgramOverview
> 
3 
Year 
Award 
> 
Cooperative 
Agreement 
> 
Team 
Structure: 
Collaboration 


> 
Mutual 
Authority 
> 
Mutually-Defined 
Goals 
& 
Work 
Process 
> 
Shared 
Responsibility 


> 
Emphasis 
> 
Enhance 
Organizational 
Capacity 
(Individual 
& 
Collaborative) 
> 
Build 
a 
Collection 
of 
Best 
Practices 
> 
Phases 
> 
Planning 
and 
Development 
> 
Implementation 


Slide 
15 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




SnapshotofCurrentGranteesSnapshotofCurrentGrantees
2007: 
10 
Grantees 
> 
Local 
Collaborations: 
6 
> 
State 
Collaborations: 
4 
> 
Total 
Agencies 
Involved: 
50 


2008: 
7 
Grantees 
> 
Local 
Collaborations: 
5 
> 
State 
Collaborations: 
2 
> 
Total 
Agencies 
Involved: 
28 


2009: 
7 
New 
Grantees, 
4 
Continuation 
Grantees 
> 
Local 
Collaborations: 
> 
State 
Collaborations: 
> 
Total 
Agencies 
Involved: 


Slide 
16 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




CurrentGranteescont’d…CurrentGranteescont’d…
Slide 
17 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




TheEndGoal(LocalCollaborations)TheEndGoal(LocalCollaborations)
> 
A 
strong 
collaboration 
exists 
between 
the 
organizations 
around 
the 
table. 


> 
Agencies 
that 
are 
a 
part 
of 
your 
collaboration 
have 
enhanced 
budgets, 
policies, 
practices, 
knowledge, 
and 
other 
resources 
so 
they 
can 
better 
serve 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors. 


> 
Mechanisms 
are 
in 
place 
to 
better 
share 
resources 
and 
coordinate 
services 
among 
the 
organizations 
in 
your 
collaboration. 


Slide 
18 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




TheEndGoal(StateCollaborations)TheEndGoal(StateCollaborations)
> 
A 
strong 
collaboration 
exists 
between 
the 
organizations 
around 
the 
table. 
> 
Agencies 
that 
are 
a 
part 
of 
your 
collaboration 
are 


addressing 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 
in 
their 
work 
more 
and 
can 
provide 
support 
to 
service 
providers 
around 
this 
topic. 


> 
You 
have 
fostered 
local 
multi-disciplinary 
collaborations 
in 
your 
state. 


> 
You 
have 
assisted 
the 
local 
collaborations 
in 
increasing 
their 
capacities 
to 
serve 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors. 


Slide 
19 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




MeasuresofSuccessMeasuresofSuccess
> 
Efforts 
result 
in 
long-term, 
meaningful 
changes 
to 
how 
organizations 
respond 
to 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors. 


> 
The 
changes 
and 
enhanced 
services 
are 
NOT 
dependent 
on 
continued 
funding 
or 
individual 
champions 
of 
the 
cause. 


> 
The 
changes 
are 
integrated 
into 
the 
fabric 
of 
organizations. 
> 
These 
changes 
result 
in 
the 
creation 
of 
promising 
practices 
at 
the 
intersection 
of 


violence 
and 
women 
with 
disabilities 
and 
those 
who 
are 
Deaf. 


Slide 
20 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




The 
Process 


> 
PHASE 
1: 
Engage 
in 
an 
intensive 
and 
structured 
planning 
and 
development 
process 
to: 


> 
Develop 
a 
strong 
foundation 
for 
your 
collaboration’s 
work 
together; 


> 
Select 
pilot 
sites 
(state-level 
only)
; 


> 
Determine 
organizational 
and 
collaborative 
strengths 
and 
needs; 
and 


> 
Develop 
a 
plan 
for 
the 
changes 
you 
will 
make 
during 
implementation. 


> 
PHASE 
2: 
Implement 
the 
activities 
and 
make 
the 
changes 
you 
proposed 
in 
your 
strategic 
plan. 


Slide 
21 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Requirements&
ResponsibilitiesRequirements&
Responsibilities
Cooperative 
Agreement 
Special 
Conditions 
Work 
Process 
Deliverables 




CooperativeAgreementCooperativeAgreement
> 
What 
is 
a 
cooperative 
agreement? 
> 
Why 
have 
a 
cooperative 
agreement? 
> 
What 
does 
it 
mean 
for 
you 
and 
your 
collaboration? 


Slide 
23 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




SpecialConditionsSpecialConditions
> 
What 
are 
special 
conditions? 
> 
What 
is 
the 
purpose 
of 
your 
special 
conditions? 
> 
Where 
are 
your 
special 
conditions? 


Slide 
24 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




KeySpecialConditionsKeySpecialConditions
> 
Your 
multi-disciplinary 
team 
must 
be 
engaged 
in 
all 


activities 
outlined 
by 
the 
grant 
program. 
> 
Your 
project 
activities 
must 
be 
sustainable, 
systemic 
changes. 
designed 
to 
create 
> 
During 
planning 
and 
development, 
only 
approved 


activities 
are 
allowed. 


> 
You 
must 
complete 
all 
planning 
and 
development 
activities 
before 
you 
begin 
implementation 
activities. 


> 
All 
planning 
and 
development 
activities 
must 
be 
reviewed 
and 
approved 
by 
OVW. 


Slide 
25 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




SpecialConditionscont’d…SpecialConditionscont’d…
> 
Your 
strategic 
plan 
and 
a 
budget 
modification 
must 
be 
submitted 
to 
OVW 
for 
review 
and 
approval. 


> 
The 
budget 
modification 
must 
be 
directly 
related 
to 
the 
approved 
strategic 
plan. 


> 
You 
must 
work 
cooperatively 
and 
collaboratively 
with 
the 
Vera 
Institute 
of 
Justice 
(Vera) 
throughout 
the 
term 


of 
this 
agreement. 
> 
You 
must 
continue 
implementation. 
to 
work 
with 
Vera 
in 
> 
You 
must 
participate 
in 
all 
OVW 
funded 
technical 


assistance 
opportunities. 


Slide 
26 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




SpecialConditionscont’d…SpecialConditionscont’d…
> 
You 
must 
agree 
to 
address 
and 
make 
a 
plan 
to 
address 
issues 
of 
accessibility 
and 
responsiveness. 


> 
Your 
strategic 
plan 
must 
include 
a 
plan 
to 
sustain 
your 
work 
with 
activities 
beyond 
seeking 
additional 
funding. 


> 
You 
must 
submit 
all 
documents 
and 
materials 
funded 
by 
this 
grant 
program 
to 
OVW 
for 
review 
and 
approval. 


> 
OVW 
will 
have 
forty-five 
(45) 
days 
to 
review 
and 
approve 
your 
documents 
and 
materials. 


> 
All 
materials 
(including 
videos, 
DVD’s, 
websites) 
must 
be 
accessible 
to 
individuals 
with 
disabilities. 


Slide 
27 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




AdditionalExpectationsAdditionalExpectations
> 
Work 
collaboratively. 
> 
Develop 
an 
agreed 
upon 
vision 
and 
mission 
for 
the 
work; 
> 
Have 
an 
equal 
voice 
in 
the 
direction 
of 
the 
work; 
> 
Share 
responsibility 
and 
accountability; 
and 
> 
Be 
compensated 
fairly 
and 
equally. 
> 
Dedicate 
sufficient 
time 
and 
resources. 
> 
Engage 
all 
levels 
of 
the 
organization 
in 
the 
work, 
including 
leadership. 
> 
Work 
in 
areas 
where 
your 
collaboration 
has 
expertise 
and 
influence. 
> 
The 
scope 
of 
your 
work 
is 
manageable 
and 
feasible. 


Slide 
28 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Expectationscont’d…Expectationscont’d…
> 
Follow 
the 
structured 
process 
of 
the 
planning 
and 
development 
phase. 
> 
Engage 
fully 
and 
deeply 
in 
the 
process. 
> 
Meet 
frequently. 
> 
Discuss 
personal, 
organizational, 
and 
disciplinary 
perspectives. 
> 
Explore 
differences. 
Find 
common 
ground. 
> 
Be 
open 
to 
what 
you 
learn 
through 
the 
process. 
> 
Question 
your 
assumptions. 
> 
Do 
not 
focus 
on 
the 
activities 
included 
in 
your 
concept 
paper. 


Slide 
29 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Expectationscont’d…Expectationscont’d…
> 
Complete 
each 
part 
of 
the 
planning 
and 
development 
phase 
in 
succession. 
Complete 
a 
step 
fully 
and 
then 
move 
to 
the 
next 
step 
of 
the 
process. 


1. 
Strengthen 
Collaboration 
2. 
Select 
Pilot 
Sites 
(State) 
3. 
Conduct 
Needs 
Assessment 
4
. 
Develop 
Strategic 
Plan 
Slide 
30 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Expectationscont’d…Expectationscont’d…
> 
Implementation 
activities 
should 
address 
what 
you 
learned 
from 
the 
planning 
and 
development 
phase, 
not 
what 
you 
wrote 
in 
your 
concept 
paper. 


> 
Changes 
should 
go 
deep 
and 
wide 
within 
and 
among 
select 
organizations. 
Work 
small 
and 
strategic. 


> 
Your 
agencies 
will 
enhance 
their 
accessibility 
and 
responsiveness 
to 
survivors 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
survivors. 


Slide 
31 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Expectationscont’d…Expectationscont’d…
> 
Implementation 
activities 
should 
include 
a 
mix 
of 
relationship 
building, 
policy 
and 
protocol 
development, 
knowledge 
and 
skill 
building, 
and 
resource 
development. 


> 
Implementation 
activities 
should 
not 
solely 
focus 
on 
training. 
Training 
should 
just 
be 
one 
strategy 
for 
change 
and 
not 
an 
end 
goal. 


> 
Your 
agencies 
and 
selected 
pilot 
site 
organizations 
should 
formalize 
the 
improvements 
made 
by 
incorporating 
them 
into 
agency 
policy/protocol 
and 
inter-agency 
agreements. 


Slide 
32 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Deliverables:Planning&DevelopmentDeliverables:Planning&Development
1. 
Collaboration 
Charter 
2. 
Pilot 
Site 
Selection 
Memo 
(State 
ONLY) 
3. 
Needs 
Assessment 
Plan 
4
. 
Needs 
Assessment 
Report 
5. 
Strategic 
Plan 
Slide 
33 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Deliverables:ImplementationDeliverables:Implementation
> 
Your 
implementation 
deliverables 
will 
be 
identified 
in 
your 
strategic 
plan. 


> 
A 
deliverable 
is 
anything 
created 
or 
supported 
with 
OVW 
funds. 


> 
Examples 
of 
deliverables 
include: 
> 
Assessment 
Tools 
& 
Reports 
> 
Education 
& 
Outreach 
Materials 
> 
MOUs 
& 
Inter-Agency 
Agreements 
> 
Policies 
& 
Protocols 
> 
Promotional 
Materials 
> 
Training 
Curriculum 
& 
Supporting 
Materials 


Slide 
34 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




GeneralGuidelinesforDeliverablesGeneralGuidelinesforDeliverables
> 
High 
Quality 
> 
Stand-Alone 
Documents 
> 
Understandable 
to 
a 
Third-Party 
Reader 


Slide 
35 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




TechnicalAssistanceTechnicalAssistance
OVW’s 
Goals 
& 
Expectations 
The 
Vera 
Institute 
of 
Justice 
& 
The 
Accessing 
Safety 
Initiative 
Philosophy 
& 
Approach 
to 
Technical 
Assistance 
How 
it 
Works 




OVW’sGoalsforTechnicalAssistanceOVW’sGoalsforTechnicalAssistance
> 
Ensure 
your 
work 
is 
consistent 
with 
the 
goals, 
approach, 
and 
requirements 
of 
the 
Disability 
grant 
program. 


> 
Provide 
you 
with 
knowledge, 
skills, 
and 
resources 
related 
to 
implementing 
the 
grant. 


> 
Prevent 
common 
problems 
from 
occurring 
in 
your 
work. 


> 
Help 
solve 
any 
problems 
or 
challenges 
that 
do 
occur. 


> 
Share 
lessons 
learned. 


Slide 
37 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




WhatOVWExpectsfromTAWhatOVWExpectsfromTA
• 
Pro-active 
interactions 
with 
grantees 
• 
Frequent 
communication 
with 
grantees 
• 
Intensive 
guidance 
and 
support 
Slide 
38 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




TheVeraInstituteofJusticeTheVeraInstituteofJustice
> 
Founded 
in 
1964
. 


> 
An 
independent, 
non-partisan, 
nonprofit 
center 
for 
justice 
policy 
and 
practice, 
with 
permanent 
offices 
in 
New 
York 
City 
and 
Washington, 
DC 
and 
satellite 
offices 
around 
the 
country. 


> 
Combines 
expertise 
in 
research, 
demonstration 
projects, 
and 
technical 
assistance 
to 
help 
leaders 
in 
government 
and 
civil 
society 
improve 
the 
systems 
people 
rely 
on 
for 
justice 
and 
safety. 


> 
Work 
concentrates 
on 
four 
core 
areas: 


> 
Victimization 
& 
Safety 
> 
Immigration 
> 
Youth 
Justice 
> 
Sentencing 
and 
Corrections 


Slide 
39 
• 
November 
3, 
2009 




Vera 
cont’d… 


> 
Work 
to 
address 
violence 
against 
women 
dates 
back 
to 
the 
1970s. 


> 
Partnered 
with 
the 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
to 
provide 
technical 
assistance 
since 
1997. 


> 
Judicial 
Oversight 
Demonstration 
Initiative 
> 
Safe 
Return 
Initiative 
> 
Accessing 
Safety 
Initiative 
> 
Promising 
Practices 
Initiative 
> 
Supervised 
Visitation 
Planning 
Work 


> 
Other 
relevant 
projects. 


> 
Guardianship 
Project 
> 
National 
Prison 
Rape 
Elimination 
Commission 
> 
Sexual 
Violence 
Prevention 
Initiative 


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TheAccessingSafetyInitiative(ASI)TheAccessingSafetyInitiative(ASI)
> 
Launched 
in 
December 
of 
2005 


> 
Provides 
comprehensive 
technical 
assistance 
and 
training 
to 
OVW 
grantees 


> 
Addresses 
a 
range 
of 
topics, 
both 
substantive 
and 


process-oriented 
> 
Combines 
practitioners 
grantees 
expertise 
of 
from 
the 
field 
staff 
to 
with 
meet 
expertise 
the 
needs 
of 
of 
> 
www.accessingsafety.org 


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ASI 
Staff 



Nancy 
Smith 
Director 
Sandra 
Harrell 
Associate 
Director 
Jacki 
Chernicoff 
Senior 
Program 
Associate 
Charity 
Hope 
Senior 
Program 
Associate 
Aysu 
Kirac 
Program 
Analyst 
Emily 
Dunn 
Program 
Coordinator 


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ExamplesofASIConsultantsExamplesofASIConsultants
> 
Valerie 
Fletcher, 
Institute 
for 
Human 
Centered 
Design 
> 
Michelle 
Garcia, 
Stalking 
Resource 
Center 
> 
Leslie 
Myers, 
IndependenceFirst 
> 
Sally 
Mason, 
Sojourner 
Center 
> 
Julie 
Rems-Smario, 
Deaf 
Hope 
> 
Nancy 
Ward, 
Self-Advocates 
Becoming 
Empowered 
> 
Sujata 
Warrier, 
Consultant 


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OurPhilosophyOurPhilosophy
Assistance 
should 
be: 


> 
Responsive 
to 
clients’ 
needs; 


> 
Knowledgeable 
about, 
respectful 
of, 
and 
sensitive 
to 
the 
background 
and 
culture 
of 
our 
clients; 
and 


> 
Useful, 
practical, 
and 
user-friendly. 


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OurApproachtoTechnicalAssistanceOurApproachtoTechnicalAssistance
> 
We 
provide 
guidance, 
support 
and 
resources 
to 
individual 
collaborations. 
> 
In-person 
retreats 
and 
problem-solving 
sessions 
> 
Phone/email 
consultation 
> 
Information 
and 
referral 
> 
Product 
development 
and 
review 


> 
We 
provide 
training 
and 
facilitate 
peer-
exchanges 
across 
the 
collaborations. 
> 
Semi-annual 
all-site 
meetings 
> 
Semi-annual 
project 
director 
meetings 


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3, 
2009 


> 
Conference 
calls 




How 
It 
Works 


> 
You 
will 
be 
assigned 
to 
a 
point 
person 
at 
Vera. 


> 
Your 
point 
person 
will 
consult 
with 
other 
members 
of 
the 
ASI 
team 
to 
best 
assist 
you 
in 
your 
work. 


> 
Your 
point 
person 
will 
meet 
regularly 
with 
the 
Project 
Director 
and 
semi-regularly 
with 
the 
full 
collaboration 
to: 


> 
Get/give 
updates 
> 
Trouble-shoot 
any 
immediate 
issues 
> 
Provide 
resources 
and 
referrals 
> 
Identify 
other 
technical 
assistance 
needs 
> 
Provide 
guidance 
on 
deliverables, 
work 
process, 
and 
next 
steps 


> 
Vera 
staff 
member 
will 
send 
follow-up 
summary 
email. 


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2009 




HowItWorksCont’d…HowItWorksCont’d…
> 
Who 
identifies 
TA 
needs? 
> 
You 
> 
Your 
point 
person 
at 
Vera 
> 
OVW 


> 
How 
does 
Vera 
identify 
needs? 
> 
Listen 
and 
ask 
questions 
about 
your 
work 
> 
Assess 
for 
consistency 
with 
grant 
> 
Draw 
from 
past 
experiences 


> 
What 
happens 
when 
Vera 
identifies 
an 
issue 
or 
need? 
> 
Address 
issue 
directly 
with 
Project 
Director 
and/or 
collaboration 
> 
Work 
together 
to 
identify 
resources 
and 
solutions 


> 
What 
happens 
if 
you 
want 
to 
go 
in 
a 
different 
direction? 
> 
You 
will 
share 
your 
ideas 
and 
reasons. 
> 
Vera 
will 
share 
concerns 
and 
rationale. 
> 
Vera 
will 
direct 
you 
to 
OVW. 


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ExamplesofTechnicalAssistanceinActionExamplesofTechnicalAssistanceinAction