If you would like to view the 2011 to 2013 Michigan SPIL in HTML form for greater ease of use and accessibility, please click on the the following link: Michigan 2011 to 2013 State Plan for Independent Living (Complete Document in HTML)
Please feel free to add any comments for the upcoming public review to this entry.
Why not have SILC and the DSU produce an an annual report regarding the evaluation and progress of SPIL initiatives focused on increasing services, advocacy and leadership development or under represented communities and people with disabilities?
Section 1.5 I think you need to add something like:
The SILC as an independent Govenors apointed council is in a position to serve as an inportant source for information relevant to indepoendent living in Michigan.
1. The SILc shal serve as an information resource in an advisory role, and work closely with the Govenors Office regarding independent living and disability issues.
2. The SILC serves as an information resource for both the Senate and House on independent living and disability related issues as requested
3. SILC will work with re.evant state agenciers to assure that program designed to further independent living complement existing programs and continue to further the philosophy of independent living.
4. SILC staff and council members represent IL concerns and present relevant issues on national and statewide taskforces, sgeering committees, and at meetings and conferances.
5. SILC will work with Michigan’s CILs and Disability Network Michigan to identify problems with require creative solutions including resource development, data collection and other kssues that concern CILs in Michigan
I feel ther is a need to look at your plan and sumerize the CORE VALUES and CORE STRATGIES contained in the plan and make those a public doccument.
There needs to be a goal to: Develop and strengthen the Independent Living Network in Michigan
Objectives could/should include:
1. CILs and SILc will seek to increase/ or a least maintain stablized funding with an emphasis on services to individuals of traditionally underrepresented populations , through coordination with other orginizations with similar goals.
MRS will provide core funding, training and technical assistance for the purpose of strengthing the current network of cil.
2. Funds need to be specifically allocated for technical assistance in acordance to annual reporting and information secured from SILC public forums/public comment sessions; and other identified issues related to statewide independent living barriers as identified by SILC and/or the Common Disability Agenda
3. Through the three years of the plan, MRS will 0provide ongoing compliance monitoring; grant administration, training and technical assistance and compliance review for all 15 CIL’s not receiving a federal review.
4. Throughout the three years of this plan SILC will conduct educational forums and provide research reports on issues critical to the disability community, as requested and approved by the SILC
Comment by Cindy — April 26, 2010 @ 12:54 am
I am concerned this doccument does not state it is the operation base for Michigan;’s IL program. It sdhould saw somewher that MRS acts as the fudicary for Michigan in carrying out the SPIL. It reades more a an apendix to the SPIL.
I am concerned there is not more teeth in monitoring the IL program.
Basicaly a good plan. I like the partnership emphasis and the expansion of the neetwork being based upon the need assesment which will be conducted.
Comment by Beth — April 27, 2010 @ 10:29 pm