Illinois TASH Chapter Survey


Introduction:
Your Illinois TASH board appreciates your continued membership and realizes the commitment you have made by becoming a member. As fellow members of this organization, we understand that you all value the community inclusion of all people with disabilities. However, with busy lives and many responsibilities, many of you may not know exactly how to contribute to this organization. As we try to plan activities and events that will give our membership the opportunity to become involved as advocates, through continued staff development and by taking action, it is apparent that we need to assess our membership. By this we mean to learn more about who makes up our membership in Illinois and what their interests and talents are.

For this reason, we are asking that you now take a few moments to complete this survey. The information will help us to better serve you as a board. Your completion of this survey is completely voluntary and you may choose not to answer any of the questions. If you have questions regarding the survey and its use, or would like to request it in alternative format, please contact Teresa Garate-Serafini at 312-413-4966. The information you provide us will be only be used for planning purposes and the survey is anonymous unless you choose to disclose your identity. We hope that we will be able to use this information as we plan future events, conference and activities. You may also submit a hard copy via fax to 312-413-1804.


Part I

How long have you been a member of IL-TASH or other TASH chapters?


How did you learn about IL-TASH?


Why did you join this organization?


Please choose all that apply to you:

Parent
Consumer
Professional
Student

If Parent specify age of son/daughter:


If consumer, specify age


If professional, please choose one of the following or write in your specific role

Special Education Teacher
Teaching Assistant
University faculty
Personal care attendant
General education teacher
School administrator
University staff
Attorney
Advocate
Community agency
Other  please specify


Do you speak other languages besides English?

Yes No      If Yes, splease specify



Part II

Topics of interest, please choose all that apply (up to five) and rank in order of most importance to you:

5
Most Important
4 3 2 1
Less Important
Access to post school education
ADA Compliance
Adult issues  
Aging issues
Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
Court decisions
Curriculum adaptations
Early intervention (0-3)
Effective advocacy
Employment status of people with disabilities
Futures planning
Health promotion
Housing
IDEA compliance
Legal support
Parent Training & Information Centers
Recreation
Related services
Self-determination
School accommodations
Technology
Transportation
Vocational rehabilitation
Disability specific
Federal and state initiatives
5
Most Important
4 3 2 1
Less Important

Other Topics:


What expertise can you contribute?

legal support
school advocacy
financial guidance
parent-to-parent advice
consumer-to-consumer advice
personal perspective
speaker
translator / interpreter
event planning
adult advocacy

Other expertise


How would you describe the time you may have to volunteer towards IL-TASH activities?


How would you describe the time you have to participate in IL-TASH sponsored events?


How Many IL-TASH conferences have you attended?


If you had the time, what types of things would you like to get involved with?

Local advocacy
state-wide advocacy
in-services
interests groups

If we held regional open forums throughout the state, would you be interested in attending? and what would facilitate your ability to attend?



Part III

Do you view this board as a resource?

Yes No

Have you, in the past utilized resources of IL-TASH? If no, why not? If yes, please provide details.


Have you ever accessed support from individual members of the board or the board as a whole?

Yes No

If so, how satisfied have you been with the support you have received?


Do you feel this board is visible enough? Explain:


Do you feel this board has the potential to help you attain the goals you have for yourself or family member? Explain:


What type of support would you like to receive?

Financial
legal
advocacy
education/training
on-going


Part IV

Many of the activities we sponsor as a statewide organization require fundraising. This pressure limits the outreach that this board can conduct in order to educate and inform consumers, family members and professionals. For this reason, we are interested in learning about the possibilities of donations.

Are you interested in making a donation? If yes, please include your contact information below so that we may follow up.

Yes No

Please provide the following contact information:

Name
Work Phone
Home Phone
E-mail

Do you know of a foundation/organization that would be open to the possibility of making contributions? Specify:



Part V

This section is meant to determine issues across the state via our membership. The information you provide will be kept confidential and will only be discussed by the board members for purpose of providing support and developing outreach throughout communities in Illinois. This is an opportunity for you to share the good and the bad, air your frustrations, or praise a system. Please include as much detail as you would like. If you want to further discuss the information on these questions, please indicate so in your responses and a board member in your area will contact you directly.

What are some of the most pressing issues in your area?

  1. Regarding education
  2. Regarding assessment and identification
  3. Regarding adult services
  4. Regarding independent living options
  5. Regarding transportation
  6. Regarding employment
  7. Regarding lack of options/services
  8. Other

Please elaborate:


Do you have any stories to share? Stories of challenges? Stories of triumph?

May we contact you about your answers? If so, please leave your name, preferred phone number and email
address.



Last revised: May 07, 2002