Methods and Contacts for Outreach

Methods Of Outreach

• Articles in newsletters
• Brochures in program mailings
• Outreach at resource fairs
• Presentations to program participants
• Staff referrals
• Placing posters in offices
• Posting messages on email
• Posting messages on bulletin boards
• Open houses
• Internet listservs

What Types Of Programs Should Be Contacted?

High Schools, Colleges, Universities, and Technical Schools

• Services for Students with Disabilities
• University Affiliated Programs or Organizations
• Special Education Personnel
• Private Schools

Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

• State and local branches of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) system
• Private employment programs

Disability Organizations (Public and Private)

• Parent Resource Centers
• Self-Advocacy Groups
• Local agencies serving people in the areas of:
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Deafness/Hard of Hearing
  • Blindness/Vision Disabilities
  • Psychiatric Disabilities
  • Physical Disabilities
• Therapeutic Recreation Programs
• Residential Programs
• Local Disabilities Information and Referral Programs
• Governor's Commission on Disability Concerns

Faith-Based Organizations

• Local churches, synagogues, and mosques
• Faith-based service organizations

Local Equipment/Technology Vendors

• Mobility Device Vendors
• Communication Device Vendors

Support Groups

• Parent Groups
• Teen Groups
• Adult Groups

Youth Organizations that have Programs for Youth with Disabilities

• Boy Scouts
• Girl Scouts
• 4-H
• Campfire
• YMCA/YWCA
• Boys & Girls Clubs

Civic Groups that Support Disability Issues

• Lions
• Civitans
• Kiwanis