Project Title:

Detroit Family Support 360^◦ Project

Project Goals:

A one-stop center designed to assist underserved families with children who have developmental disabilities in Wayne County Michigan. Family Support Navigators aid families in obtaining the supports and services they desire in order to enhance the health and well-being of their family in order to preserve, strengthen and maintain the family unit.

Project Funder:

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Project Director/Contact:

Elizabeth Janks

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu/detroit360.php

Project Title:

SEAM: Supporting Educational Achievement for Minorities

Project Goals:

The primary focus of SEAM is the inclusion of children from Southwest Detroit into the neighborhood schools as well as community participation.

Project Funder:

Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council

Project Director/Contact:

Julia Hernandez

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu/seam.php

Project Title:

S.A.F.E.: Support All families in Emergencies

Project Goals:

 The ultimate goal of the S.A.F.E. Project is to raise awareness and provide information regarding the need for increased emergency preparedness for individuals and families of persons with disabilities.  Another goal of S.A.F.E. is to inform emergency personnel and first responders in Wayne County about the special needs of persons with disabilities in the event of an emergency situation. These goals will be reached through a series of training events for families and emergency personnel.

Project Funder:

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

Project Director/Contact:

Elizabeth Janks

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu

Project Title:

GEAR UP Focus Groups Project

Project Goals:

The goal of the GEAR UP Focus Groups Project is to examine the extent to which students with disabilities have been included and impacted by the GEAR UP College Preparatory Program. Students with disabilities, their parents, and school administrators from ten high schools throughout Michigan will participate in focus groups and interviews to attain their feedback on this program.

Project Funder:

DELEG, Arc Michigan

Project Director/Contact:

Barbara LeRoy

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu

Project Title:

Empowerment Education: Consumer-driven Training for Michigan’s Direct Support Professionals

Project Goals:

The Empowerment Education Project utilizes a train-the-trainer model to address the training needs of Direct Support Professionals (DSP) throughout the state of Michigan. A diverse array of training topics is used to provide DSP’s with a fresh perspective on everyday issues they may encounter including Person Centered Planning, Self-Determination, Conflict Resolution and Making Community Connections.

Project Funder:

Developmental Disabilities Institute

Project Director/Contact:

Michael Bray, Project Coordinator

Website:

http://ddi.wayne.edu/empowerment_education.php

Project Title:

Did You Know? Families and Support Coordinators Project

Project Goals:

The goal of the Did You Know? Project is to inform and educate families and support coordinators about the Department of Community Health (DCH) policies, initiatives, promising practices and strategies for achieving desired services, supports and outcomes. The Project also aims to inform DCH workers about the needs of families and the obstacles they often face in attaining desired supports.

Project Funder:

Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council

Project Director/Contact:

Angela Martin & Elizabeth Janks

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu

Project Title:

Michigan Transportation Voucher Project

Project Goals:

DDI staff are conducting an online survey to examine persons' with disabilities experiences with the Michigan Transportation Voucher program.  The project will help to obtain a picture of the effectiveness of the Voucher program and how it has impacted transportation for adults with disabilities around the state of Michigan.

Project Funder:

Easter Seals of Michigan

Project Director/Contact:

Chesley Giertz

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu

Project Title:

Independent Facilitation Training Project

Project Goals:

The goal of this training initiative is to train persons with disabilities and their family members to become independent facilitators for person-centered planning meetings.

Project Funder:

Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority

Project Director/Contact:

Elizabeth Janks & Angela Martin

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu

Project Title:

Family Quality of Life Study

Project Goals:

Research study examining the quality of life of families of children with disabilities. Utilizing the Family Quality of Life (FQOL) survey instrument.

Project Funder:

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Project Director/Contact:

Preethy Samuel

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu

Project Title:

People First of Oakland County

Project Goals:

The goal of People first is to empower individuals with disabilities to advocate for self-determined and person-centered supports.

Project Funder:

Oakland Regional Interagency Consumer Committee

Project Director/Contact:

Angela Martin

Website:

http://www.oricc.org

Project Title:

Michigan Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (MADSP)

Project Goals:

The goal of the MADSP is to facilitate a statewide coalition of direct support professionals to advance the field professionally by sponsoring annual DSP appreciation events, supporting training and scholarships, and offering technical assistance to groups that wish to develop their own chapters of the MADSP. Supports the mission of the National Alliance for DSP’s.

Project Funder:

Developmental Disabilities Institute

Project Director/Contact:

Michael Bray, State Contact

Website:

http://www.ddi.wayne.edu/michigan_alliance.php