Healthy Community Living Curriculums
Description: This site includes workshops of varying durations within CILs to build independent living skills/employment/housing/peer support. Workshops include: Living Well in the Community, Community Living Skills, and Working Well with a Disability.
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URL: http://healthycommunityliving.com
Creation Date: 2020
Type of Product: workshops
People Required: organization
Adaptation Needed: little to no adaptation
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to rural areas
Reading Time: varies depending on workshops offered
Funding: fee to access facilitator trainings
Staff Needed: need staff facilitators to take trainings and lead workshops
Supplies: need internet access, may want to print some materials
Technology: need internet access, devices to access materials; projector/tv if sharing with group
Alone/Group: done alone (1-2 staff), workshops are for groups of people with disabilities
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: not all participants will maintain interest/availability for a full 7-10 week workshop
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great
Advocacy Skill Building Toolkit
Description: A guide for CILs to conduct interactive and engaging workshops to facilitate the development of advocacy skills of emerging IL leaders and youth with disabilities using improv as a medium.
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URL: https://www.umt.edu/rural-institute/rtc/resources/advocacy-skill-building-toolkit/default.php
Creation Date: 2017
Type of Product: toolkit, how-to
People Required: organization
Adaptation Needed: adapt to individual needs of participants
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document
Funding: none needed for the guide
Staff Needed: staff needed in order to facilitate groups. Although the training is included, staff need to know what to modify to meet the individual needs of participants, and also need to know how to set up the activities.
Supplies: this guide, as well as resources included (e.g., slides, activities, handouts)
Technology: to access guide and resources, can be printed
Alone/Group: group
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: some might not want to do improv
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 14
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great
Using Technology to Promote Independence for Older Adults: Continuing Education Workshop for Service Providers in the Aging Services Network
Description: This trainer’s manual is used for a 2-day workshop on using technology to promote independence for older adults.
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Creation Date: 1998
Type of Product: toolkit; workshop
People Required: individual; community
Adaptation Needed: updates from creation date
Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas, although technology is needed to conduct workshops
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the guide
Funding: fee to buy manual and videos
Staff Needed: staff needed in order to facilitate and lead groups. Although the training is included, staff need to know how to facilitate to an older adult population.
Supplies: this guide and videos included
Technology: to conduct workshops and access video materials
Alone/Group: group
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: consideration of whether or not older adults still need this information
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 18
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great, despite accessing fee and need for technology
FitMi and MusicGlove
Description: FDA-listed portable neurorehab that helps improve mobility for hands, arms, core, and legs.
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URL: https://www.flintrehab.com/product/fitmi/
Creation Date: 2022
Type of Product: app
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: little to none needed
Rural Adaptations: needed if availability of technology is sparse
Reading Time: does not take a long time read information about app
Funding: have to pay for app
Staff Needed: none
Supplies: this app
Technology: needed to use product
Alone/Group: done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great
Cognitopia
Description: Web-based app used to help with self-management, planning, employment, and independence.
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URL: https://www.cognitopia.com/
Creation Date: 2020
Type of Product: app
People Required: individual
Adaptation Needed: little to none needed
Rural Adaptations: needed if availability of technology is sparse
Reading Time: does not take a long time to read information about app
Funding: have to pay for app
Staff Needed: none
Supplies: this app
Technology: needed to use product
Alone/Group: done alone
Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none
Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): College Graduate
Practical As-Is for Implementation: great