Advisory Work Group
Purpose
The Advisory Work Group provides thoughts and ideas on activities, advises on improvements to products and services, and evaluates Nevada TRIP project outcomes through collaboration and communication between children and youth with disabilities ages 10-24, support systems, youth service professionals, and community partners. The members of this group will look at the Nevada TRIP project and suggest ways to improve it.
Members
- Nevada children (ages 10-13) and youth (ages 14-24) with disabilities
- Support systems for Nevada children and youth with disabilities including family members, guardians, and/or advocates (friends, peers)
- Youth service professionals (adults who work directly with Nevada children and youth with disabilities in youth development, education, workforce development, disability, etc.) and community partners from:
- Nevada Department of Education
- Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation
- Northern Nevada Center for Independent Living
- Southern Nevada Center for Independent Living
- Carson City School District
- Humboldt County School District
- White Pine County School District
- Nevada Statewide Independent Living Council
- Nevada PEP Parent Training and Information Center
- University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities
- Military and Family Readiness Exceptional Family Member Program
- RMC Research Corporation
- University of Nevada, Reno, Path to Independence
Member Role
Advisory Work Group members will participate in online meetings and give unique perspectives. They will also suggest ways to make activities better for children and youth with disabilities. The team will include people from different backgrounds, like income, race, culture, language, disability, and gender and will represent northern, southern, and rural Nevada. Their job will be to review the Nevada TRIP website, app, resources and materials, training, etc., and tell how they could be improved.
