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Ted JacksonCommunity Organizing DirectorCalifornia Foundation forIndependent Living Centers

DOnetwork 101:Organizing to Build

Accessible Communities

Presented by: Ted Jackson,

Community Organizing Director

• What is Systems Change Organizing• What is CFILC• History of the DOnetwork• Our Roles In The Network• Access Now Campaigns • Community Organizing and Coalition

Building• Network Communications and Social Media

Individual Advocacy Individual Advocacy helps one person change something that is effecting them. For example, benefits, reasonable accommodation at work, etc.

 Systems Advocacy Systems Advocacy changes an entire system or

structure from the way it currently works. For example, new housing construction, homeless shelters, paratransit services, voting machines, polling places, medical facilities, schools, etc.

Let’s discuss some examples…

Statewide Disability Rights & Membership Organization that services 22 of California’s Independent Living Centers

3 Programs – DOnetwork, AT Network & YO! Disabled & Proud

Consumer Controlled ILCs are run by, for and about people

with disabilities

Mandated to have at least 51% disabled board and staff members

Focused on serving the diverse needs of the disability community

Information & Referral Independent Living Skills Training Peer Counseling Individual Advocacy Systems Change Advocacy Assistive Technology Housing Assistance Personal Assistance Services

Teresa FavuzziExecutive Director

Christina MillsDeputy Director

Ted JacksonStatewide Organizer

Kirk ArandaYouth Advocate

www.DisabilityOrganizing.net/community

1997 Empowerment Team Leaders

Build a network to educate and organize California’s Disability Community

29 CFILC Empowerment Team Leaders at the ILC’s

2003 Systems Change Advocates

Change Job Title to Systems Change Advocates Moved Employment to the ILC’s Network Hub (CFILC) Offers Support and Resources to

Educate, Organize and Mobilize Statewide Advocacy Plan

2013 Disability Organizing Network

Rebranding the Network with Website and Social Media Tools

Broadening the Network to Include Community Members as Active Participants

Community Driven Campaigns to Create Change and Build Accessible Communities

Success• Polling Place Access• Electronic Voting Machines• Increased Airport Shuttle Access• Homeless and Domestic Violence Shelter Access• Disaster Preparedness• Housing and Transportation• Assistive and Durable Medical Equipment• Airport Shuttle Access• Voter Education

2013 National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award

The Network Hub-Community Organizing Director• Offer Resources and Support for Community Driven Campaigns and to

Local DOnetwork Organizers at the 28 Independent Living Centers• Lead Reactive and Proactive Campaigns on Statewide and National

Issues

The Network Organizer• ILC Staff: Systems Change Advocates or Community Organizers• Offer Resources and Support to Volunteer Community Leaders to Drive

Access Now Campaigns

Access Now Community Leaders• Identify Regional and Local Barriers to Access and Independent Living• Develop Access Now Campaign Plans• Build Accessible Communities through Community Driven Access Now

Campaigns

Regional Power Summits

To bring local ILC advocacy team members together to share resources and develop synergy

To engage disability community members and organizations not already associated with an ILC or local advocacy team

To develop common agendas

And four, to identify and develop campaign goals and tactics that are community driven

San Francisco – Sacramento – Inland Empire

Three-Year Cycle• Year One: Team Building and Campaign Plan

Development

• Year Two: Team Leadership Expansion and Campaign Sustainability

• Year Three: Campaign Plan Completion and Systems Change Evaluation

Always: Growing Our Team

• Bay Area Making Managed Care “Care” Civil Rights Community Living: Transportation and Housing

• Rural Central-North Access Transportation Schools Empowering Success

• Southern California Healthcare Transportation Access

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities-The Disability Treaty

Covered California Accessibility

Access The Vote Now• Registration• Education• Get Out The Vote

Community OrganizingAnd

Coalition Building

Who is on your team? Consumers Community Members Allies

Intake-Outreach: Where and How do we find people Postcards Tabling Coalitions Discussion: Where have you found new people?

Building A Larger Team Train Your Team To Repeat! Training Opportunities Open to Team Members

Talk To The Hand! Friends Family Neighbors Caregivers Colleagues

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Skills and Techniques: Discovering motivation through the One on One Conversation

• Who? What? Why? Why? Why?• Probing Questions• Transparent and Truthful• Personal and Professional• Round 2: The Catch Up 1 on 1 - holding

accountable

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Skills and Techniques: Identifying Your CommitmentThe Pyramid

Where are you…?

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Leaders - like a part time job.

Volunteers who interact on a recurring basis

Participants who interact once or twice

Skills and Techniques: Everyone Counts

Quantitative and Qualitative Planning and Reporting

Take No One For Granted

People + Numbers = Universal Language

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Strategy Planning: Organizing For Social Change

Who? What? When? Where? Why? What’s the follow up: Plan B….Plan C…

Organizing and Options What are some different types of Community Organizing?

What are some different options for communicating to decision-makers?

Sharing Your Personal Story

Educational Advocacy

Identify the Barrier Share Many Perspectives

• Talk to the Hand!

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What is a “Coalition?” An Organization of Organizations A Relationship Between Communities with a Shared Interest

What to think about when starting Coalition outreach?

Unifying Issues: What are our common goals and obstacles? Cultural Similarities: What history do our communities have

in common? Differences: What barriers can we overcome to work

together? Friends: Who are our mutual community partners?

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What are the guidelines to consider? Choose Unifying Issues Respect Your Partner’s Self Interest and Internal Process Decide Together on Decision-Making Structure and

Common Strategies Give Credit Fairly Be Reciprocal: Give and Take Be Strategic: Build with Purpose Be Consistent: Helps Build Good Personal Relationships Formalize Your Agreements

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The Access Now Listserv: accessnowcampaign@cftalk.org• Members: Open to the Community

• Statewide Communication, Collaboration, Networking, Information Sharing and Housekeeping for Access Now Campaigns

• Etiquette: List Serv Guidelines

• Join: http://disabilityorganizing.net/listserv/

Interactive Website: www.DisabilityOrganizing.net• Resources, Information, Alerts, Campaigns

Facebook: www.facebook.com/donetwork.org Twitter: @Donetworkorg

Questions & Answers

Ted JacksonTed@cfilc.org(916) 325-1690 ext. 337

Interactive Website:www.DisabilityOrganizing.net

Facebook:www.Facebook.com/DOnetwork.org

Twitter: @DOnetworkorg

San Francisco – February 2014

Sacramento – February 2014

Southern California – March 2014

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