Inclusive National and Community Service: Bringing Together Service and Disability Communities

Authors

Paula Sotnik, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Jewel Bazilio-Bellegarde, Corporation for National and Community Service
George Jesien, Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Felicia L. Wilczenski, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Gayann Brandenburg, CTAT at Denver Options
Debra Hart, Think College
Sheila Fesko, National Service to Employment Project
Stephan Hamlin-Smith, Association on Higher Education and Disabilities
Alice Krueger, Virtual Ability Island

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

4-5-2012

Abstract

National service and volunteer programs, seeking to reflect the diversity of their communities, are increasing the participation of individuals with disabilities as members, volunteers, and leaders and working to ensure each individual has a meaningful service experience. In order to support their inclusive efforts, the National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) brings together the national service and disability communities at a local, state, and national level. Through partnership building, strategic planning, and resource sharing, there have been measureable increases in numbers of service participants with disabilities and the quality of their experience.

Comments

Presented as part of the poster showcase at the Office of Community Partnerships' Community-Engaged Partnerships Symposium on April 5, 2012 at UMass Boston.

Recommended Citation

Sotnik, Paula; Bazilio-Bellegarde, Jewel; Jesien, George; Wilczenski, Felicia L.; Brandenburg, Gayann; Hart, Debra; Fesko, Sheila; Hamlin-Smith, Stephan; and Krueger, Alice, "Inclusive National and Community Service: Bringing Together Service and Disability Communities" (2012). Office of Community Partnerships Posters. 25.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ocp_posters/25