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Month: May 2019

Please don’t quote me — quote the regulations

Hi, my name is Paula and I provide technical assistance to centers, SILCs and DSEs nationally, focusing on the law, regulations and guidance that we are required to meet. Over the course of a year I answer hundreds of questions

Paula McElwee May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 ACL Guidance, Ethics, Regulations 2 Comments Read more

Disability Determination and Consumer Control

Consumer control is an important foundational philosophy of Independent Living. Centers are required to have more than 50% board members who are people with significant disabilities, and more than 50% staff, and managers, who have disabilities. SILCs must have more

Paula McElwee May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Consumer Control 2 Comments Read more

Can we buy T-shirts with our grant and sell them?

Can we buy T-shirts with our grant and sell them?

Question: Do you know of any rule or federal law that prohibits us at the State level (SILC) from selling T-shirts or doing any other type of fundraising or collecting donations to our organization. Our funding is minuscule and we

Paula McElwee May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 Allowable Costs, Youth No Comments Read more

Staff training clips from archives

You might find it helpful to utilize some of the on-line resources for your staff meetings and staff training. Some center approach training by doing a short segment during each staff meeting. I suggest up to 30 minutes each. Here

Paula McElwee May 1, 2019September 9, 2019 Consumer Goals, Core Services, History and Philosophy of IL, Individual and System Advocacy, Staff, Technical Assistance No Comments Read more
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This project is supported by grant numbers 90ILTA0001 and 90ISTA0001 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.

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