Independent Living Centers (ILCs) are required to submit monthly reports to NYAIL. Resource material for those reports is outlined below:

ANNUAL MEASURABLE INDICATORS

1. Five (5) local partnerships and coalitions established by the SSAN center. For example:

  • A regular exchange of information and/or shared decision making between the ILC and a local organization and coalition
  • Attendance of ILC staff at partnership organization meetings and partnership organization staff at meetings and trainings at ILCs
  • ILC staff participation on local planning council, advisory committee or board of local organization with mission consistent with the Independent Living philosophy.
  • Partner organization staff represented on ILC Board and committees

 2. Forty-four (44) educational alerts disseminated to local volunteers by the SSAN center. For example:

  • Choose and disseminate educational alerts from a variety of sources on issues relevant to the annual statewide disability budget and policy agenda to local volunteers

 3. Twenty (20) local publication activities engaged in and/or accomplished by the SSAN center. For example:

  • Facilitate educational and training event at the ILC
  • Present information at another organization’s event
  • Generate media hit in local newspaper, television, radio, newsletter and other local media outlets

 4. Six (6) grassroots community organizing activities accomplished by the SSAN center. For example:

  • Training session held for SSAN center volunteers
  • Organize volunteers to attend a meeting or local event focused on issues relevant to the annual statewide disability budget and policy agenda
  • Recruit five community members as local SSAN volunteers to provide education about statewide issues impacting people with disabilities

 5. Six (6) oral or written public testimonies, statements or letters provided in response to a document request by the SSAN center. For example:

  • Provide oral or written testimony to the state legislature, state agencies, statewide council or other statewide public bodies regarding statewide issues impacting people with disabilities

SSAN REPORTING FORM ELEMENTS

1. Month of Report

2. Deliverable #1 – Partnerships/Coalitions    

  • Name of Partnership/Coalition
  • Purpose of Partnership/Coalition
  • Outcome (where appropriate)

3. Deliverable #2 – Educational Alerts

  • Title of Alert
  • Source (e.g. NYAIL, NYAPRS, etc.)
  • Date of alert
  • Forward any significant communication/responses to SSAN Coordinator

4. Deliverable #3 – Public Education

  • If Education/Training event at CIL – name event and date
  • If CIL presented information at other organization’s event – name event and date
  • If media hit – provide title, date and link if possible
  • Outcome (where appropriate)

5. Deliverable #4 – Grassroots Organizing

  • If Local Activity or Event – name activity/event and date
  • If Volunteer recruitment – number of volunteers recruited during reporting period
  • Outcome (where appropriate)

6. Deliverable #5 – Written/Oral Testimony

  • Date
  • Entity
  • Subject    
  • Indicate whether written or oral testimony
  • Wherever possible, provide copy of testimony
  • Outcome (where appropriate)