Strategy U: Reach out to recipients of NIDILRR field-initiated grants addressing diversity and inclusion for information and potential partnership.

NIDILRR Grants 1 Objective: Develop and nurture partnerships with organizations representing or affiliated with diverse communities. Theme: Personnel and Trainees

Reach out to recipients of NIDILRR field-initiated grants addressing diversity and inclusion for information and potential partnership. Develop listening sessions within direct support professional (DSP) community, as DSPs are increasingly from many minority and ethnic communities, to identify what they may need, what gifts they bring to their roles, and their advice related to collaborating with the cultural communities they represent. A direct support staff person may be a leader within a particular community or know who the leaders are, as well as have knowledge about how/if disability is discussed and addressed.