Celebrating Community- An Evaluation

2015 Faith-‐Based Symposium: An Pre-‐ and Post-‐Evalua>on

The IDD Needs Council of Tarrant County

Pre-Symposium Evaluation •  Registered participants were asked to respond

to a brief Pre-Symposium Evaluation •  The objectives of the Pre-Symposium

Evaluation were three-fold: –  To understand the demographics of those registered to

attend the Symposium –  To establish a snapshot of the extent to which local

participants report that their worship communities are currently inclusive

–  To identify the barriers that local participants report currently challenge the inclusive participation of persons with IDD and their families

•  56 registered participants- approximately 40%- completed the Pre-Symposium Survey

IDD Needs Council: Celebrating Community Symposium Evaluation 2

Pre-Symposium Evaluation: Who Registered to Participate?


Self-Advocate/Household

Member With IDD 37%

No Self-Advocate/Household

Member With IDD 54%

Would Rather Not Disclose

9%

Pre-Symposium Evaluation: Snapshot of Inclusion Currently


7.1%

37.5%

26.8% 19.6%

8.9%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

Not At All Inclusive Slightly Inclusive Moderately Inclusive

Significantly Inclusive

Don't Have A Worship

Community

Registrants’ Assessment of The Current Degree of Inclusion In/At Their Worship Community

Pre-Symposium Evaluation: Barriers to Inclusion


21.4%

16.1%

30.4%

26.8%

64.3%

53.6%

32.1%

53.6%

10.7%

12.5%

14.3%

26.8%

16.1%

39.3%

16.1%

14.3%

Distance from home to worship

Inadequate or inconvenient parking

Limited access to transportation on days and hours when

Physical accessibility at facilities

Inadequate training of support personnel

An inadequate number of support personnel

A sense that other members of the faith community are

Lack of services and activities that support inclusion

Too little supply for the demand: Waiting lists for inclusive

Concerns about liability

Outside the capacity of the faith communities in my area

Overcoming demands of family schedules

Difficulties with deviations from weekly schedules/routines

Already feel overwhelmed by the demands of caring for

None of the above

Other

Post-Symposium Evaluation •  Participants were asked to respond to a Post-

Symposium Evaluation •  The Post-Symposium Evaluation asked

participants to identify the extent to which the event had met its goals:

–  To celebrate the bonds that faith creates and to highlight the importance of a spiritual community that includes persons with IDD

–  To highlight the positive impacts of an inclusive community in the lives of persons with IDD, their families, allies, and others in the community

–  To highlight the diversity of inclusive worship opportunities locally

–  To engage and sustain participation in activities that support inclusive faith communities after Texas Council funding is exhausted

•  58 participants completed the Post-Symposium Survey


Post-Symposium Evaluation: The Symposium Celebrated The Bonds That Faith Creates, Highlighted The Importance of Inclusive Spiritual Communities


Moderately 2%

Significantly 98%

Not At All

Slightly

Moderately

Significantly

Unknown

Post-Symposium Evaluation: The Symposium Highlighted the Importance of Inclusive Communities In the Lives of Persons with Disabilities, Their Families, & Others


Moderately 5% Significantly 95%

Not At All

Slightly

Moderately

Significantly

Unknown

Post-Symposium Evaluation: The Symposium Highlighted the Diversity of Inclusive Worship Opportunities Locally


Moderately 15%

Significantly 83%

Unknown 2%

Not at All

Slightly

Moderately

Significantly

Unknown

Post-Symposium Evaluation: The Symposium Has Prompted An Interest in Participating in Activities That Support Inclusive Faith Communities After the Symposium


Not At All 2%

Moderately 5%

Significantly 93% Not At All

Slightly

Moderately

Significantly

Unknown

Post-Symposium Key Findings


Were there particular presentations, panelists, speakers, and/or performances that you found particularly effective? Quality of the presenters and panels: •  “Every single speaker had extremely valuable information to share” •  “Everyone brought something unique to the symposium and panels. Very good

and informative” •  “Dr. Carter, Jim Markle” •  “Dr. Erik Carter was extremely informative and inspirational. Really enjoyed Dr. Jim

Markle’s performance” •  “Jim Markle, Danyelle Ferguson, Scott Sharman, Ann Teel” •  “Erik Carter, both panels, especially enjoyed their specific examples of how to

implement “Personal stories had good impact” •  “I enjoyed all the speakers, particularly Erik Carter and Scott Sharman. I feel very

hopeful and inspired by the event….The information was astounding” •  “Panel conversation discussing the different programs in different churches and

faith communities” •  “First time – loved all” •  “Lynn Parsons” •  “The Guitar Pastor” •  “Panelists’ personal stories were inspiring.” •  “Father Ken Robinson, Scott Sharman” •  “Variety of the panels” •  “Definition of DD” (Dr. Carol Nati) •  “Panelists and moderators were engaging”

Post-Symposium Key Themes


Were there particular presentations, panelists, speakers, and/or performances that you found particularly effective?

“We Have A Voice” Presentation •  “Loved ‘We Have A Voice’ presentation” •  “Enjoyed the performance at lunch with the ‘kids’” •  “Loved the lunchtime performance” •  “I loved the ‘We Have A Voice’ performance- it was great to watch”

Symposium Totes, Books, and Inclusion Kit •  “Wonderful books and other resources” •  “Look forward to reading the books”

“Great variety and tes.monies and prac.cal ideas. Very well organized and planned. With next steps, too!”

Post-Symposium Key Findings


How Could The Symposium Be Improved? Increase diversity: •  “Include Islam and Judaism” •  “Include different religions and spiritualities”

Increase Outreach: •  “More publicity to reach providers and special needs families and congregations” •  “Continue to reach out and invite churches and families” •  “Spread the word, have more participants” •  “More outreach to the deaf and others” Break-Out Sessions or Small Groups As A Venue for Learning •  “More interaction with the audience or small groups” •  “Have multiple, specialized workshops that we can choose that best fit our needs” •  “Include hands-on exercises for attendees” •  “Maybe, break out sessions for group conversations” Have Another Symposium/Lengthen the Symposium: •  “Have another one next year” •  “3 days- cover more- I loved it” Increase the number of Exhibitors •  Mentioned 2 times Offer CEUs •  Mentioned 2 times

The IDD Needs Council of Tarrant County

Celebrating Community- An Evaluation

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