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SUMMARY:American with Disabilities Act and the Department of Corrections ADA Directive.
DESCRIPTION:This three hour teleconference event addresses the challen
ges and opportunities in applying ADA requirements in Correctional Set
tings.\n
\nTarget Audience\:
\no Superintendents and Assist
ant Superintendents of Facilities
\no Superintendents of Probation
and Parole Offices
\no Correctional Facility Shift Supervisors
\
no Caseworkers and Parole and Probation Officers
\no Community Serv
ice Team Leaders
\no Qualified Healthcare Provider Supervisors (MHM
and PHS)
\no Community High School of Vermont Special Education st
aff
\n\nLearning Objectives\:
\n1.) Describe the historical
and social context of the Americans with Disabilities Act and explain
how this law applies to inmates and offenders under the supervision of
the Vermont DOC.
\n2.) Define\: “Disability” and “Reasonable
Accommodation”
\n3.) Identify behaviors that suggest an individu
al may have a cognitive or psychological disability.
\n4.) Give exa
mples of effective communication techniques to employ with people with
cognitive or psychological disabilities.
\n5.) Explain how ADA Or
ientation is done in facilities and field offices
\n6.) Identify t
hree situations where an individual under DOC supervision could be scr
eened for a disability.
\n7.) Describe the process whereby an inma
te or offender may request an accommodation.
\n8.) Identify the use
s of forms associated with Directive 107.01
\n9.) Using the Respon
sibility Tables describe summarize the staff roles under the ADA Direc
tive.
LOCATION:VIT SITES\: Bennington\, Brattleboro\, Lyndonville\, Middlebury\, Newport\, Rutland\, Springfield\, St. Albans\, Waterbury\, White River\, Williston.
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