In summary,
due to the workshop's goal, after nine-months of evaluation,
participants were able to identify differences among American
Indian tribes, and were able to identify and or implement
specific IL strategies for various American Indian cultures.
The following are some recommendations for developing culturally
sensitive curriculum:
Solicit
representation for the American Indian panel with a broad
diversity of tribal affiliations, which would better exemplify
cross-tribal differences.
Commitment
from the board or management is needed for the service providers
to carry out their responsibilities as outlined in the Action
Plan and providing necessary resources to implement the
Plan.
Outreach
strategies identified by service providers that have proven
to work, as outlined in the Action Plan, needs to be integrated
in the training, policies, and procedures of the organization,
Center, or agency.
5.American
Indians with disabilities, tribal representatives, and service
providers need to work as a team in achieving the goals
of American Indians with disabilities. This includes communicating
the expectations and limitations of the independent living
strategies.
Service providers need to inform, teach, and mentor American
Indians with disabilities in communicating advocacy skills
especially in a political arena involving the tribal government.
This
fact sheet is based on the results of the report, Strategies
on Successful Independent Living Services for American Indians
with Disabilities: A Research-Dissemination Final Report.
If you would like to receive a copy of the report, contact
Deeda Williams-Joseph by phone at (520) 523-7054, TDD (520)
523-1695, fax (520) 523-9127, or e-mail: Deeda.Williams-Joseph@nau.edu.
Fact
sheet no. 6 compiled and formatted by: Priscilla Sanderson,
Julie A. Clay, Caroline J. Maul, and Deeda Williams-Joseph.
Funded
by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, U.S. Department of Education,Washington, DC Grant
No. H133B980049
The
contents of this document are the responsibility of the American
Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center and no
official endorsement by the US Department of Education should
be inferred. This document can be made available in alternate
formats upon request by contacting the AIRRTC, NAU/IHD, PO
Box 5630, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5630.
