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Work Skills and What You Need to Know About Being a Plain Language Translator |
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| Work Skills and What You Need to Know About Being a Plain Language Translator |
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| Description | To develop a training ground for persons with developmental disabilities who are transitioning from high school to the workforce. The primary objective is twofold: - to provide some of the basic employment skills that employers look for in a successful employee such as punctuality and communication, that would be essential in further work experience;
- specific training and work experience as a plain language translator, working on such skills as working together as a group, self-esteem, and self-confidence, among other things. In addition, for those who wish to explore alternate job opportunities after the training and work experience, they will be able to use the skills gained through the program in various positions, increasing their employability.
A second objective of the project is to increase the pool of plain language translators available, thereby increasing the ability to produce plain language resources. Plain language resources increases the accessibility of information related to daily living activities and issues that arise. This accessibility of information empowers persons with developmental disabilities to make their own, informed decisions, enabling them to be more independent. | | Funders and partners | Calgary Learns | | | Project status and timelines | In Progress. June 2008 to June 2009. | | Upcoming public activities | None | | Resources developed | None | | Presentations, publications and reports | None | | Contact information |
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Bullying Prevention: A Plain Language Resource for Youth with Low English Literacy |
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| Bullying Prevention: A Plain Language Resource for Youth with Low English Literacy |
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| Description | To develop an accessible resource on bullying prevention by actively engaging members of Calgary’s diverse low literacy population (e.g., people with developmental disabilities and new Canadians) to identify their specific information needs about bullying and develop a resource that addresses these needs at a reading level that is accessible and understandable to them. | | Funders and partners | Alberta Children’s Services Community Incentive Fund – Prevention of Family Violence and Bullying | | | Project status and timelines | In Progress. June 2008 to June 2009. | | Upcoming public activities | None | | Resources developed | None | | Presentations, publications and reports | None | | Contact information |
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Ministry Comparison of Services to Adults with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Ministry Comparison of Services to Adults with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Description | The goal of the project is to conduct an enviornmental to assess how the supports funded by PDD Program compare in nature/type and scope/variety to those supports funded by other jurisdictions in the United States, United Kingdom, and Western Australia. This inlcudes: - the eligibility criteria to receive funding from the jurisdiction
- the nature/type of services funded
- the scope/variety of the services funded
| | Funders and partners | Contracted by the Government of Alberta Seniors and Community Supports - Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Program. |  | | Project status and timelines | In progress. April 2008. | | Upcoming public activities | None | | Resources developed | None | | Presentations, publications and reports | None | | Contact information |
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HR Pro-Tracker: Tracking Human Resource Indicators in Alberta's Community Disability Sector |
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| HR Pro-Tracker: Tracking Human Resource Indicators in Alberta's Community Disability Sector |
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| Description | The goal of the project is to finalize and implement the Alberta Council of Disbaility Services (ACDS) HR Pro-Tracker. A Community Disability Services Sector Tool developed in collaboration with Alberta Seniors and Community Supports Persons with developmental Disabilities Program (PDD) and The Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute (VRRI) to track and use human resource information to develop strategic responses to disability sector workforce issues in Alberta. | | Funders and partners | Alberta Council of Disability Services | | | Project status and timelines | In progress. May 2008 to | | Upcoming public activities | None | | Resources developed | None | | Presentations, publications and reports | - Tymchyshyn, D., Kowbel, S., & Sharara, N. (May, 2008). Enhancing disability sector capacity through strategic alliances: Innovative responses to workforce issues in Alberta, Canada. Poster presentation at the New Professional: Leadership in Science, Practice, Policy and Advocacy, AAIDD Conference. Washington, D.C.
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