HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Adopting the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities Plan 2024-2026BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLAN 2024-2026
RESOLUTTON No. 2o2s-p:1 I
WHEREAS, the County has obligations under RCW 71A.14 to provide certain services
as detailed pertaining to developrnental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, must complete and subrnit a written biennial plan for developmental
disabilities services to the Washington State Depaftment of Social and
Health Services, Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) in
accordance with WAC 388-850-020; and
WHEREAS, The plan aims to support and encourage the community in the inclusion of
people with disabilities and influence the direction of developmental
disabilities services with input from people with disabilities, families, and
community members; and
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County DevelopmentalDisability Advisory Committee made
the forrnal recommendation to approve the Kittitas County Developmental
Disabi I ities Plan 2024 -2026 ; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the Board of County Commissioners,
hereby adopts the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities Plan 2024-2026 as
presented.
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ADOPTED this T d uv ot fl4Aurtl'.-zozs.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Brett ith, Commissioner
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Public Health
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KITTITAS COI]NTY PLAN T'OR
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"We velue every individual os a contributing member of our community.',
2021-2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...............
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BACKGROUND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.......
KITTITAS COUNTY PROFILE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES .
KITTITAS COU NTY D EVELOPMENTAL D ISAB I LITI ES PROG RAM
ASSETS, GAPS, OPPORTUNT|ES, CHALLENGES ............
COMMUNITY SURVEY-summary of results.
PRIORITIES..
IMPLEMENTATION: GOALS, STRATEGTES, OBJECTTVES, ACTtVtTtES.. ... ......
REFERENCES.....
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APPENDIX A: ELIGIBILITY FOR DDA SERV|CES.....
APPENDIX B: KITTITAS COUNTY SERVTCES
APPENDIX C: COrtrlMUNlTY SURVEY RESULTS......
Pictured on cover page (left to right): StreetKat (performer), Devin Beach, Harry Engel, K.B. Shinn,
and Jacqueline Robinson.
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AC KNOWLEDG EMENTS
The 2024-2026 Kittitas County Plan for Developmentat Disabitities was devetoped by members of the
Kittitas County Developmentat Disabilities Advisory Committee (DDAC), in partnership with Kasey
Knutson, the DevelopmentaI Disabitities Coordinator at the Kittitas County Pubtic Heatth Department,
and Robin Read, Community Consultant.
APPROVAL
The DDAC approved the final plan and recommended adoption of the ptan to the Kittitas County Board
of Commissioners on January 14,2025.
Toby Attphin
David McBride
Barbara Gregory
Jason Self
DDAC Members 2024
Justin Grindrod
Sarah Beauchamp
Amy Mohter
Hope lsitt
Brett Wachsmith
Rich Ettiott
2025.
ADOPTION
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners adopted the ptan on
Osiadacz, Chair
cory ht, Vice-Chairman
Brett Wachsmith, Commissioner
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Per Washington Administrative Code 388-850-020, each county shatt submit a written plan for
developmentat disabitities services to the Washington State Department of Sociat and Heatth Services,
Developmentat Disabilities Administration (DDA), every two years in atignment with the state's fiscal
biennium.
According to county guidetines from DDA, the county ptan
for devetopmentaI disabitities is intended to be devetoped
by the county developmentat disabitities advisory board
and it aims to:
1. Encourage and support the abitity of communities
to inctude people with developmental disabitities.
2. lnfluence the direction of locaI devetopmentaI
disabi tities services.
3. Help determine the direction of contracted
services with input from persons with disabitities,
families, and the community.
Furthermore, the guidelines state that ptans should set
program priorities, objectives, and tasks that inform and
Developmental Disabilities Definition
Developmental Disabitities are a
diverse group of chronic conditions
due to menta[/neurotogicat or physicaI
impairments or a combination of both.
ln general, developmentat disabitities
cause individuats difficutties in certain
areas of tife, such as language,
mobility, learning, setf-help, or
independent living.
facilitate the atlocation of resources in alignment with the program mission and values.
ln Kittitas County, the Ptan for DevelopmentaI Disabitities reftects the priorities of the Devetopmental
Disabitities Advisory Committee and is used to guide the distribution of both state and tocat funding
sources.
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The Washington State Developmentat Disabitities
Administration requires devetopmentat disabitity
boards to exist as part of the county contracts that
provide funding for emptoyment and other support
services for peopte with developmental disabitities.
Kittitas County's Developmentat Disabitities Advisory
Committee (DDAC) is responsible for developing the
biennial plan and making recommendations to the
county about devetopmentaI disabitities services and
funding. lt consists of nine community members who
serve three-year terms (except for the County
Commissioner Chair who is ad-hoc) who are
committed to supporting opportunities for each
Kittitas County citizen with devetopmental
disabitities to realize his/her personal goals as futt
participants in the community. Committee members
are peopte with developmentaI disabitities, or
parents of; policymakers; and invested community
members who aim to bring the voices of peopte with
developmental disabilities (DD) to the community.
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Brett Wachsmith, Chair
"l serve on DDAC as a liaison to the Board of commissioners. I'm proud of what has
been accomplished and I am eager to see this committee tackle the upcoming
goats. "
Barbara Gregory
"l have a loved one who is an enthusiastic member of an ever growing poputation of
peopte in Kittitas County who live with devetopmental chattenges. My goat as part
of DDAC is to advocate for funding and services for 1) improvements in sidewatks &,
roads to provide safe mobitity and 2) adaptive programs to support all of our
citizens, inctuding att with disabitities. lt is an honorto assist in anyway lcan."
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Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
The RCW provides authority to county
governing authorities to establish a
"developmental disabitity board to plan
services for persons with devetopmentat
disabitities, to provide directly or indirectly a
continuum of care and services to persons
with developmental disabitities within the
county or counties served by the community
board. ... Members appointed to the board
shatl inctude but not be timited to
representatives of public, private, or
voluntary agencies, representatives of tocal
governmental units, and citizens
knowledgeabte about devetopmentaI
disabitities or interested in services to
persons with developmentaI disabitities in the
community. "
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Amy Mohler
"l am really btessed to be connected to so many in our community with
devetopmentat disabilities & their famities both through my work & as our local
Special Otympics Coordinator. I am happy to be on this board to advocate for
making our town a ptace that empowers peopte with disabitities to tive their best
lives & engages supports that attow that to happen."
Toby Allphin
"l am on the committee as a parent of a son with speciat needs. We feet very good
that we live in a country that cares."
Justin Grindrod
"l am a self advocate who wants to bring my lived experience to the board & give
back to my community. I tike to hetp others & be a voice to make things better
for those of us receiving services."
David McBride
"l have a loved one with Cerebrat Patsy. As such, I am very aware of chaltenges
faced by the disabted and their famities. I truly hope to hetp make a difference in
this community by serving on this committee."
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Hope lsitt
"l am excited to be serving as a volunteer community member on the Developmental
Disabitities Advisory committee for Kittitas county. As a famity member of a young
adutt with autism, a veteran professional educator and a special otympics coach, it
is my hope that I can share my experiences with a variety of pubtic programs in a
way that witt hetp other members of the community to better access seryices in our
area. We have an opportunity as an Advisory Council to share our stories and
knowtedge in order to hetp guide poticies in our county and in the state to improve
the daity lives of those around us living with devetopmental disabitities. Thank you
for this opportunity to serve our community.',
Rich Elliott
"l am active in the community focusing on improving behaviorat and mentat health
resources and access to heatthcare. lt is an honor to serve. I am deepty committed to
this community."
Sarah Beauchamp
"l work in the community to promote and encourage inctusivity and diversity."
Jason Self
"l participate in the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee,
because advocacy is important. I have been an advocate for many years inctuding
participation on the state developmental disabitities advisory council for the past 6
years, the Arc of Washington State for the past 15 years, and Peopte First of
Washington. "
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VISION, MISSION, & GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Vision
Att peopte with developmental disabitities wilt have the opportunity to reach their futt potentiat,
achieve their dreams, tive futfitted tives, and be contributing members of our community.
Mission
To foster an inctusive environment that supports citizens with devetopmental disabitities and their
families to participate in and contribute to all aspects of the community.
Guiding Principles
INCLUSION is the abitity to be present and inctuded in our neighborhoods, schools, community
groups, religious spaces and recreational activities. lnclusion offers us opportunities to meet
others, participate in community [ife, and feet welcome.
POWER AND CHOICE mean recognizing what we want and how to achieve it. Power is having the
abitity to direct or influence our own tives. Choice is the opportunity to make decisions that are
right for us and inctudes the opportunity to succeed or fait.
HEALTH AND SAFETY mean the abitity to live and work in a safe ptace, to have access to quality
heatth care, and to tearn what we need to do to take care of our health and safety needs.
COMPETENCE is learning to do things that make our lives better and being supported to do things
for oursetves. lt inctudes communicating effectivety with those who provide us with supports and
being abte to direct those supports.
CONTRIBUTION is feeling good about ourselves, being vatued and wetl regarded by others, and
being recognized for what we contribute to our community.
RELATIONSHIPS offer a sense of betonging, continuity, intimacy and give meaning to tife.
Connection to others provides support and opens doors to new opportunities and experiences.
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Kittitas County is in the center of Washington State on the east side of the Cascade Mountains. The
county is surrounded by several mountain passes (Btewett, Snoqualmie, Manastash) and is nearty 2
hours away from the largest urban area in the state (Seattte. ) Other larger cities nearby inctude
Yakima (45 minutes away) and Wenatchee (1.5 hours away.) ln other words, there are muttipte
geographic barriers to accessing a comprehensive range of services.
With a population of about 47,300 people and about 45%Iivingin unincorporated areasl, there is one
primary care physician per 1,700 residents (compared to one per 1,180 Washington State), one mental
heatth provider per 500 residents (one per 22OWA), and one dentist per 1,820 residents (one per 1,170
WA). These ratios would be even worse taking into account only those providers who accept Medicaid
as insurance. Access to medicat, dentat, and mental heatth care is made more difficutt by the shortage
of providers in addition to the fact that 8% of adutts in Kittitas County tack heatth insurance.2
Compared to Washington state, residents of Kittitas County experience higher rates of poor physicat
and mental heatth days, frequent physicat and mental distress, adult smoking, excessive drinking, chitd
mortatity, food insecurity, suicide, and sexuatty transmitted infections. Residents have less access to
heatthy food sources and exercise opportunities. However, Kittitas County has better [ife expectancy
and lower HIV prevalence, drug overdose deaths, atcohot-impaired driving deaths, teen births, deaths
due to injury, and preventabte hospital stays. 3
Unemployment rates are 6.3o/o (compared to 5.2% in WA), 13% of chitdren live in poverty (compared to
12%in WA), income inequatity is higher than the state, and the median household income is
significantly [ower than Washington State as a whole (562,700 compared to 984,200 in WA). Severe
housing probtems are more prevalent as welt: only 60% own homes, and 19% of households spend 50% or
more of their income on housing. The chitdcare cost burden is high and voter turnout is low. However,
viotent crime is significantty lower than Washington State, and high school graduation rates are higher.
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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 13% of the population, both in Kittitas County (approximatety
5,700 people), and in Washington State is disabted.5 ln Washington State, 74% of DDA ctients tive with
their parents or retatives. Nine percent tive in their own homes, 7% are in supported tiving
environments, and about 3.6% live in adutt famity homes.6
Types of Dlsabllltles
in Kittitas county, washington d) Share i Embed
drtlicultt - 4.8X
Vision 2,4X
Cognllive ditficutty - 5.5X
Aolbulatory difficully - 4.816
Sell-care t_8x
lndependenl tiving difticu[y - 5.2%
t%2.5%3%3.5X 4.5%
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According to the 2023 Casetoad and Cost Report from the Washington State Devetopmenta[ Disabilities
Administration, TS.6% of those determined to be etigible for services are diagnosed with a
developmental detay, followed by 6.4Yo with autism , and 6.0% with an intettectuat disabitity. (See tabte
betow.)
t (U.S. Census Bureau 2020)
6 (Washington State Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration 2023)
7 (U.S.Census Bureau 2020)
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Eligibility Determinations - Conditions*
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Other Conditlon
Autl5m
CerebralPalsy
Developmental Delay
Epilepsy
lntellectual Disabllity
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Childrenl Program**
Two or more disabilities
20r9
2.5%
6.2%
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0.5%
7.096
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6.6%
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6.296
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1.2%
82.096
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0.0%
2.196
2022
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7.3%
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EMPLOYMENT & INCOME
ln Kittitas County, 43% of people with disabitities are emptoyed compared to 59% of peopte without
disabitities.e The unemployment rate of peopte with disabitities is 11% compared to 6% for peopte
without disabilities.10 The rates of employment for peopte with disabitities is higher in Washington
State compared to the United States as a whote.11 ln Washington State, the emptoyment rates of
people with cognitive disabitities is significantly lower than peopte with hearing or vision disabitities
(29.6% compared to 55.9% and 46.9% respectively.)12
People with disabilities are more tikety to work in the education service, manufacturing, retaiI trade,
and office/administrative support industries and [ess tikety to work in heatth care/social assistance and
sates industries. Disabitity-retated barriers to employment identified by customers of the Washington
State Division of VocationaI Rehabititation (DVR) were work toterance, communication, interpersonal
skitls, setf-care, self-direction, work skitls, and mobitity. Other barriers inctuded education/training,
job skills, availabte jobs, job-seeking skitts, and emptoyer attitudes. Most customers work 20 hours a
week or less and earn between 514.49-518.99 per hour. The most hetpfut DVR services for emptoyment
are assessment, iob search assistance, and counseling and guidance. 13
The median earnings of peopte with disabitities in Kittitas County was 529,320 compared to S3g,639 for
people without disabitities.la This is a gap of 59,319 which is higher than the Washington State gap of
8 (washington state Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration 2023)e_(American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates 2022)
10 (American Community Survey 5 year Estimates 2022)
11 (Washington State Divsion of Vocationat Rehabititation 20ZZ)
12 (Washington State Divsion of Vocationat RehabititationZ02Z)
13 (Washington State Divsion of Vocationat RehabititationZOZZi
1a (American Community Survey 5 year Estimates 2022)
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58,428 and the United States gap of 57,719.15 The poverty rate of peopte with disabitities in
washington state is 25.5% compared to 9.2% for peopte without disabitities.l6
EDUCATION
Nearty 15% of students enrotted in school districts in Washington State had a disabitity during the 2023-
2024 schoot year. Fewer Washington State students with disabitities met grade [eve[ standards
compared to students without disabilities (Engtish Language Arts 18% vs. 56%, Math 1 5% vs. 43%,
Science 17%vs. 47%1. Sixty'seven percent of students with disabitities graduated in four years,
compared to 86% of students without disabilities. About 19% of students with disabitities continue with
their high school education after four years, and nearly 15% drop out (compared to 5% and over 9% for
students without disabitities, respectivety.)Students with disabitities atso have lower rates of regutar
1s (Washington State Divsion of Vocationat Rehabititation20ZZl
16 (Washington State Divsion of Vocationat RehabititationZ02Z)
Acuity
According to Washington Administrative Code 388-828-9200, acuity is defined by an atgorithm that
determines the [eve[ of employment support a DDA ctient can receive. The atgorithm considers the
foltowing factors in determining acuity:
r Activities of daity tiving
o Behavioral support
o lnterpersonalsupport
r Environmentalsupport
o Levet of monitoring
r Emptoyment supportr Speed of compteting tasksr Quality of compteting taskso Medicalsupport
o Seizure support
Acuity
Levet
Totat
clients
No
hourstwages
reported
Hourslwages
reported lAinimum wage earned
Average
hours worked
per month
High Acuity
Clients 10 8 (80%)2 (20%)2
(100% of those workins)2.8
Medium
Acuitv 24 6 (25%)18 (7s%)16
(89% ot those working)18.4
Low Acuity 2 0 (0%)2 (100%)2
(100% of those workinq)58
TOTAL 36 14 (39o/ol 22 (61%l 20
(91% of those working)
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attendance (62% vs. 71%1, significantty lower rates of kindergarten readiness (24% vs. 56%), and higher
rates of discipline (6%vs.2%7. tt
SERVICES
The Washington State Department of Social and
Heatth Services, Developmentat Disabitities
Administration (DDA) provides funding to counties
for employment and other support services for
peopte with developmentaI disabitities. Etigibitity
for services is determined by DDA and is based on
Washington State residency, evidence of a
quatifying developmentat disabitity that began
before age 18, and evidence of substantial
limitations. DDA's casetoad has increased by an
average of 3.66% per year over the past few years
and their biennial budget has grown from 52.57
bittion in2015-2017 to 55.32 bittion in 2023-2025. tn
2023, Washington State had nearly 15,000 people
with devetopmentaI disabitities who qualified for
services but didn't receive them due to lack of
state funding (no-paid services casetoad). That's
aboul2T% of att peopte on the DDA caseload.ls
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
The Revised Code of Washington
71A. 1 0.020(5) defines a devetopmental
disabitity as: "a disabitity attributable to
intettectual disabitity, cerebraI palsy,
epilepsy, autism, or another neurological or
other condition of an individual found by the
secretary to be closely retated to an
intetlectuat disabitity or to require treatment
simitar to that required for individuals with
inteltectuaI disabilities, which originates
before the individual attains age eighteen,
which has continued or can be expected to
continue indefinitety, and which constitutes a
substantiat limitation to the individuat. "
There are 53 children and 186 adutts in Kittitas County currently enrotted in DDA. Sixty-three
individuats are on the no-paid caseload, or26%. \n2023, Kittitas Countyserved 35 individuats in
individuaI employment services and 42 individuats in community inctusion services.le
17 (Washington State Office of Superintendent of Pubtic tnstruction 2024)
18 (Washington State Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration 2023)
1e (Washington State Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration 2023)
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KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Devetopmentat Disabitities
Administration (DDA) provides funding to counties for emptoyment and other support services for
people with developmental disabitities. Etigibitity for services is determined by DDA and is based on
Washington State residency, evidence of a quatifying devetopmentat disabitity that began before age
18, and evidence of substantial [imitations (see more detaited information about etigibitity for DDA
seryices in Appendix A). The funding varies based on availabitity, number of peopte receiving services,
and the needs of each individual and is intended to help peopte keep a job or gain skitts for obtaining
employment. Kittitas County has received an average of around 51,000,000 per year for the past 5
years from DDA.
Additionatty, per Revised Code of Washington 71 .20.110, counties are required to annually budget and
tevy a property tax for developmentat disabitities or mentat heatth services. ln Kittitas County, this tax
is split equatly between devetopmentat disabitities and mental heatth services. Commonty referred to
as "mi[tage", the county has discretion on how these funds are spent. The devetopmental disabitities
program has received around 5100,000 annualty from this tax over the past 2 years.
Kittitas County's developmentat disabitities (DD) program is overseen by the Kittitas County Pubtic
Health Department through a qualified and experienced DD Coordinator. The county pubtishes an open
Request for Quatifications (RFQ) to solicit quatified emptoyment support providers. Responses to the
RFQ are reviewed thoroughty by the DD Coordinator and DDA staff, and if quatifications are met, the
provider is placed on a list of avaitable employment seryices providers for ctients to choose from when
they quatify for services. A Request for Proposats (RFP) is also pubtished to soticit proposats from local
agencies who propose to provide indirect services retated to community information and education,
training, and/or other activities that wi[[ benefit peopte living with devetopmentat disabitities, their
famities, and/ or service providers. The proposals are reviewed by the DD Coordinator and the
Developmental Disabitities Advisory Committee, who make funding recommendations for approvat by
the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners.
DD services funded by DDA fatt into two major categories: Consumer Support Services and Additionat
Consumer Services, each of which contain several different specific services that can be provided.
Each type of service as well as the targeted outcomes for that service are described betow.
Approximately 5% of the Additional Consumer Services funding is set aside each year for emerging
needs that may come about during the biennium, such as new trainings or sponsorships.
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CONSUMER SUPPORT SERVICES
I N D M D U AL S U PPO RTED E MP LOY itlENT
lndividual Supported Employment (lSE) services are part of
an individual's pathway to employment and are taitored to
individual needs, interests, and abilities. They are
intended to promote career devetopment. These are
individuatized services necessary to help peopte with
devetopmentat disabitities obtain and continue integrated
emptoyment at or above the state's minimum wage in the
general workforce. Supported emptoyment occurs in a
variety of typicat, integrated workptace environments.
Supports can be provided to the ctient, employers, and/or
coworkers through activities such as on-the-job training,
job restructuring, and technical assistance to emptoyers and
2023-2024
coworkers. ln Washington State, clients receiving ISE received an
average of 2.4 support hours per week, worked an average of
10.3 hours per week, and earned an average of 5177.10 per week
in 2023.20
lndividual Supported Employment Goal: lncrease the capacity of employment and day service
providers vio training ond technicol assistance to increase hours worked and wages earned for clients
in individuol supported employment.
2024-2026 Targeted Outcomes for ISE
. lncrease the percentage of independent supported emptoyment ctients reporting hours/wages
f rom 72.5o/o (2020) to 80% by June 30, 2026.
. lncrease the amount of high acuity ctients reporting hours/wages (dectine in percentage of high
acuity clients reporting wages from 50% in 2020, 37.5% in 2021, 20% in 2022) and offer
individuat technical assistance services to agencies for each high acuity client who is not
reporting wages by June 30,2026.
e Decrease the number of etigibte ctients (120)who do not have any reported activity by 5
percent by June 30,2026.
C O /.AI,AU N I TY I N C LU SI O N
Community lnctusion (Cl) services are designed to promote
individuatized skitt devetopment, independent living, and
community integration for individuals to learn how to
engage in their [oca[ community activety and freety.
Service providers assist individuats in participating in
activities that provide opportunities to devetop
relationships and to learn, practice, and appty skitts that
resutt in greater independence and community inclusion.
Examples of community access services may be aiding in
obtaining membership or participating in community
organizations, training for volunteer work, and support in
2023-2024
Number of lndividuals
Receivinq Service 36
Orgonizotions
Providing Service
Elmview
Entrust
Compass
Amount of Funding SqzB,5B2
lndividual Supported
Employment services are
for working-age adults.
Number of lndividuols
Receivinq Service 52
Orgonizotions
Providing Service
Elmview
Entrust
Compass
AtWork!
Amount of Funding s355,228
20 (Washington State Developmentat Disabitities Administration 2023)
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buitding relationships. ln Washington State, clients receiving
community inctusion services received an average of 2.1 support
hours per week in 2023.21
Community lnclusion Goal: Utilize volunteering within the
community to promote and develop socialization and personal
development opportuniti es for clients.
2024-2026 Torgeted Outcomes for Cl
o lncrease the percentage of clients participating in volunteer work to 10o/o by June 30, 2026o Ensure that at teast 50% of clients participating in volunteer work can do so for at teast 20
hours per month on average by June 30,2026.
r lncrease clients with concurrent services from 17 to 22 by June 30, 2026.o Kittitas County subcontractors will submit a C[ plan for quatity review f or 10o/o of their Ct
casetoad by June 30,2026.
ADDITIONAL CONSUMER SERVICES
COILMUNITY I NFORI'/IATION AND EDUCATION
These services are intended to inform and/or educate the
pubtic about devetopmentaI disabitities and related 2023-2424
services. This may inctude
information and referral
services; activities aimed
at promoting pubtic
awareness and
invotvement; and
community consuttation,
capacity buitding and
organization activities.
Community lnformation Gool: Provide outreach,
education, and information thot is timely and relevont to
facilitate an inclusive community. Provide outreach and
educotion to increose enrollment rates of children etigible
for DDA in Kittitos County.
2024- 2026 Ta r ge t ed Ou t com e s. By June 30, 2026, the Kittitas Vattey Opportunities
wilt facititate at least eighty (80) support meetings
annuaIty.
o Through June 30, 2026, quarterty newstetters witt
be pubtished and distributed.. By June 30, 2026, the number of contacts on the
database for the quarterty newstetter wi[[ increase
by 30.
Community lnclusion
Services are for adults
who are not in the
workforce, mostly
seniors.
Community lnformotion
and Education primari ly
serves young children
(birth to pre-K), school
age children, ond their
fomilies.
Organizatiot'r Kittitas County
Health Network
Services Child enrollment
in DDA
Funding fio,ooa
Orgonization Kittitas Vatley
Opportunities
Services Parent and
family sLtpport
Funding s26,360
Organization WISE
5ervices Traininq
Funding s35,000
Arganiz-ation Robin Reod
Consultinq
Services Facititation and
ptanninq
Funding s2,A00
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By June 30, 2026, the Kittitas Vattey Opportunities witt host or coordinate with the County
Coordinator and/or Transition Team, at least 2 outreach and education events.
Through June 30, 2026, the Kittitas Valtey Opportunities wilt participate in att scheduted
teleconferences with the Statewide Parent Coatition and Community Advocacy Coatition.
By June 30, 2026, the Kittitas Valtey Opportunities wi[[ increase the number of contacts on the
list serve by at least 15.
Through June 30, 2026, the Kittitas Valtey Opportunities witt disseminate tegistative and
advocacy information through the Facebook page and the emait tist serve at least quarterty.
Through June 30, 2026, Kittitas County Heatth Network witt attend relevant community
meetings such as Earty lntervention Network, meet with partner agencies, and attend relevant
conferences.
Through June 30, 2026, Kittitas County Heatth Network to work with partner agencies to
increase awareness of DDA and retated services that are avaitabte.
Through June 30, 2026, Kittitas County Heatth Network to work directty with famities who may
quatify for DDA and retated services and provide technical assistance, as needed.
Through June 30, 2025, Kittitas County Heatth Network to distribute information within Kittitas
County via ftyer, outreach materials, socia[ media, etcetera to provide understandabte
education to individuals and families about services.
Through June 30, 2026, Kittitas County Heatth Network to participate in relevant events that
reach individuats and families who may quatify for DoA and retated services.
lncrease the number of students participating in job foundations, so that at least 50 percent of
each eligibte transition year participates in the job foundation program by June 30, 2026.
TRAINING
There are two types of training that can be funded: Staff Training and
Board Training.
. Staff Training includes costs incurred by the program for the
ptanned, structured activities for the purpose of providing, or
improving, or enhancing job-retated knowledge and skitts of staff,
providers, votunteers, or interning students in the provision of
devetopmentat disabi tity services.
. Board Training includes costs incurred by the program for
ptanned, structured activities designed to provide, improve, or
enhance program-related skills of board or advisory committee
members.
Training Goa[: Provide timely and relevant training to increose capacity for people working with youth
and adults with disobilities.
2024-2026 Ta rgeted Outcomes
o Promote att WISE training to subcontractors, monthty, throughout the contract year to
encourage and assist with attendance through June 30,2026.. Coordinate with the Kittitas County Transition Network to provide as needed support for
trainings during the contract year through June 30, 2026.
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
Training is designated
for organizations and
their staff who provide
DDA-funded services as
well os the
Developmental
Disabilities Advisory
Committee.
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OTHER ACTIVITIES
Other activities can fund a variety of different projects. There is no funding designated for Other
Activities currently.
o lnfrastructure projects: Projects in support of clients not of working age. Examptes inctude
planning seryices like benefits planning and generic job devetopment.
o Start-uP projects: Projects that directty benefit the agency. Examples include equipment purchases
and agency administrative support.
. Partnership projects: Cottaborative partnerships with school districts, employment providers,
famities, employers, and other community coltaborators needed to provide employment supports
and services to young adults to become employed.
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ASSETS, GAPS, OPPORTUNTIES, CHALLENGES
The Devetopmental Disabitities Advisory Committee has conducted an anatysis of services in Kittitas
County based on avaitabte information. Assets are strengths in our community that may be abte to be
built upon. Gaps are areas where the county is not meeting the need of peopte with devetopmental
disabilities. Opportunities are potential actions that coutd be taken to improve services. Finatty,
chatlenges are areas that may need additional resources to sotve.
STRENGTHS /ASSETs
. Community support. Central WA University. Special Olympics. Parent to Parent program
GAPS/WEAKNESSES
. Employers. Transportation. Accessibility. County-wide services. Qualified job coaches and caregivers. Respite. Assisted living. Adaptive sports. Year round recreation
OPPORTUNITIES
. Strengthen support systems. Recruit employers. Funding for year round recreation. Utitize CWU (adaptive sports, for exampte). Make staffing more appealing, less barriers. lncrease daytime drop in hours. lncrease social and recreation opportunities. County "playbook" with [oca[ resources. lncrease family to famity connections. More pubtic awareness. lncrease in volunteers
CHALLENGES/THREATS
. System difficutt to navigate. Geographicdifferences. Barriers to diagnosis. Low pay, high expectations for workforce
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COMMUNITY SURVEY-SUMMARY OF RESULTS
The Developmental Disabitities Advisory Committee conducted a community survey in Spring of 2024.
The survey's purpose was to gather information from people with intetlectual and developmental
disabitities and the people who care for them on what their needs and priorities are. Futt resutts can
be found in Appendix C.
About 63 individuats completed the survey. Twenty-four percent of respondents were peopte with an
intellectual or developmental disabitity and the rest were people who were representing someone with
an intetlectual or developmentat disabitity. Eighty-five percent live in the City of Ettensburg with the
remaining living in Cle Etum, Kittitas, or Roslyn. Seventy-two percent of respondents currentty receive
waiver services from the Washington State Devetopmental Disabitities Administration, 10% have not
apptied, 4% are on a waittist, and 3% were denied services (1 1% unknown or not appticabte).
SERVICES
When asked for additional information about how to improve services for peopte with intettectual or
developmentat disabitities, the most common theme was the lack of resources. When asked if the
individual gets the supports and services needed, 84% responded yes to some or a[[ services. This is
higher than the state at 74To and comparable to the nation at 86%. Sixty-one percent of respondents
report being extremely or somewhat satisfied with services and supports currentty received with 26To
being extremely or somewhat dissatisfied. Statewide 72% are atways or usuatly satisfied and nationatly
86% are atways or usualty satisfied.
The top 5 biggest gaps in services for peopte with inteltectual and developmentat disabitities in Kittitas
County were employment opportunities, quatified caregivers, sociaI opportunities, recreation, and safe
affordable housing.
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When asked if individuats have enough supports to work or votunteer in the community, nearly 64%
reported No. This is a much higher percentage than the state (39%) or the nation (36%1. The most
common barriers to working or votunteering for a person with intettectuat or developmentat disabitities
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were reported to be not enough jobs availabte, confusing system/administrative burden, not enough
qualified job coaches, difficutties on the job, and transportation.
When asked what makes it hard to do things in the community, the most common barriers reported
were cost, lack of support staff, stigma, and transportation.
When asked an open'ended question, "What amenities, services, or opportunities do you feel are
missing in your community that woutd improve your quatity of life or hetp you feet more connected
with your community?", the most common themes were socia[ connections and community activities,
caregiving/respite care, mental heatth services, employment, housing, transportation, and school
opportunities. Housing, activities, and transportation were also common themes when asked how to
improve services in Kittitas County.
CAREGIVERS & RESPITE SERVICES
Onty 35% of respondents are extremely or somewhat satisfied with access to care givers, with 49%
being extremely or somewhat dissatisfied.
Nearly 25% identified respite care as one of the biggest gaps in services. Only 47% of respondents are
aware of the exception to rule process for respite services. Only 22/o of respondents are extremely or
somewhat satisfied with access to respite services. Forty-three percent are extremety or somewhat
dissatisfied.
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9.5o/o
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12.7o/o
Neither satisf ifti nor d issatisf ied
34.90/o
Sernshat d isssatislied
270/o
Extrerety dissatisf ied
15.90/o
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation was identified as one of the main things that makes it hard to do things in the
community and was a common theme when asked how to improve services in the community. Barriers
to accessing pubtic transportation include lack of knowledge, lack of comfort, cost, hours of operation,
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and wait times. Using transportation from friends and family members is more common than using
pubtic transportation.
How often does the individuat access transportation from:
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Daily Neverr Public transportation I Transportation from a famity member or f riend
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Forty percent of respondents don't feel prepared for a medical emergency, pandemic, or natural
disaster. This is considerabty higher than the state at 23% and the nation at21%.
Do you feet prepared for an emergency such as a
medical emergency, pandemic, or natural disaster?
No 4Ovo
60%
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PRIORITIES
The following priorities were setected by the Kittitas County Developmentat Disabitities Advisory
Committee (DDAC) through a process that inctuded facilitated brainstorming, affinity diagramming,
prioritization, goal setting, and action ptanning. These five priorities witt be utilized, not onty for the
DDAC, but also for funding and programmatic decisions during the biennium. Requests for funding and
programs beyond the employment support services wit[, ideatty, align with these areas.
EMPLOYMENT
There is a need in Kittitas County for more emptoyers witting to emptoy peopte with intettectua[ and
developmentat disabitities, as wetl as a need for more quatified job coaches. Onty 36.5% of survey
respondents in Kittitas County report having enough supports to work or votunteer in the community,
compared with 61% statewide and 64% nationally. Our goal is that there are sufficient vendors
staffed with job coaches and enough willing employers to meet the employment needs of people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The goat witt be accomptished by engaging top
employers in emptoying people with intettectuaI and developmentat disabitities as wetl as engaging
vendors in job coach recruitment and retention.
HOUSING AND SUPPORTED LIVING
Housing and supported tiving is a major concern for peopte with intettectuaI and developmental
disabitities. Many people face uncertain futures as their parents age, supports are needed in order to
be able to live as independently as possible, and peopte with disabitities are affected by the tack of
affordabte housing in Kittitas County. Our goal is that people have the opportunity and supports
needed to choose their living situation. Strategies to achieve this goat inctude working with tocat
governments on reducing barriers to accessory dwetling units (ADUs), researching best practices and
innovative housing solutions, and distributing and inventory of housing resources avaitabte.
ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION
There is a strong need for more recreationat and social activities that are inclusive of peopte with
intellectual and devetopmental disabitities. Current activities are timited and peopte often face
barriers in accessing them. Our goal is that there are accessible, affordable, and supported options
for people to socialize and be involved in the community. We witl work towards this goat by
conducting a survey of peopte with inteltectual and devetopmentat disabitities to identify what they
want for activities and recreation and engaging Central Washington University and [oca[ parks and
recreation efforts in offering additionaI opportunities.
TRANSPORTATION
White transportation options are numerous for a sma[[ rural community, peopte with disabitities often
face significant barriers to accessing transportation. Most rely on their friends and famity members for
transportation. Transportation was cited as one of the primary barriers to doing things in the
community. Our goal is that there are options for accessible and affordable transportation besides
relying on friends and family. We witl advocate for easy to understand information about
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transportation options, communicate about transportation provided through waiver services, and work
on optimizing route options.
COMMUNICATION
Peopte with intetlectual and developmentat disabitities and their famities face a complex system of
services that can be very difficutt to navigate. lmproving the tanguage we use to tatk about these
services can help peopte navigate the system easier. Our goal is that communication about resources
and services is inclusive of all abilities. To hetp meet this goal we witt put together resources about
how to navigate systems and communicate about the exception to rule for accessing respite care.
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IMPLEMENTATIoN: GoALs, STRATEG IES, oBJECT|vES, Aclvtl ES
A goat is what our desired end result is to address our priorities. The strategies are how we witt
accomptish our goa[. The objectives provide measurable targets for strategy imptementation. Finatly,
the activities, timeline, and who is responsible outtine our action plan for moking progress.
PRIORITY: EMPLOYMENT
June 30,
,intetlecturtt and
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
ldentify and contact potential and current
emptoyers to participate in event (both
private and government)
By October 2024 DDAC
Hotd emptoyment summit event By October 2024 Kasey
Hold booths at fairs 3y June 2025 DDAC
Contact current employers for testimonials
rnd potential tours/site visits 3y March 2025 )DAC
Gather testimonials from current
emptoyees By March 2025 DDAC
Contact vendors to identify barriers for
employers By March 2025 DDAC
Create and imptement marketing p(an By June 2025 DDAC
recruitment or retention strategies to imptement in next by June
ObJectives
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at 30,
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
Schedute meeting with vendors By March 2026 )DAC
Designate facititator By Aprit 2026 )DAC
Create agenda By May 2026 DDAC
Hotd meeting By June 2026 DDAC
Goal I to meet the employment needs of people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities.
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There are sufficient vendors staffed with job coaches and enough willing employers
,:it.iri
PRIORITY: HOUSING AND SUPPORTED LIVING
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Objectives 3omplete inventory by December 31, 2024.
)istribute through at teast two different venues by June 30,2025
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
-ist of partnership for housing resources 3y October 2024 Kasey
Contact long term care facitities and AFH
in Kittitas County regarding housing for
peopte with IDD
By November 2024 (asey
Contact housing authority By November 2024 Kasey
Contact Ambitions and KIM By November 2024 Kasey
Catl 21 1 regarding their resource [ist By December 2024 Kasey
Jse resources shown via DDA caseload
"eport 3y December 2024 Kasey
Contact Habitat for Humanity By December 2024 Amy
Distribute inventory By June 2025 DDAC
Strategy B
Research best practices and innovative sotutions in other communities for
housing sotutions for peopte with inteltectuat and devetopmental
disabitities, inctuding sotutions that increase connections between peopte
with and without disabilities.
Objectives Complete research by March 31, 2025
ldentify strategies to explore for Kittitas County by June 30, 2025
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
Share community homes video to DDAC By December 2024 Amy
Presentation for DDAC about Opportunity
Vittage By December 2024 Amy
Contact DSHS for innovations/best
rractices By December 2024 (asey
)resent results of research to DDAC and
identify potentiaI strategies By June 2025 (asey
Strategy C
Work with local governments in Kittitas County to advocate for decreased
barriers to accessory dwetting units for families.
Objectives
dentify at least one barrier to address by June 30,2026
unicate ADU information with famities through at least 2 different venues by June
2026
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
ldentify permitting timeline and cost By June 2025 Rich
Iatk with City Council to tatk about why
ADUs are important to peopte with IDD
By June 2025 Amy
Plans specific to meet needs of residents
with lDD.By June 2025 Rich
Create housing inventory [ist targeted for
city counciI 3y June 2025 Kasey
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PRIORITY: ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION
PRIORITY: TRANSPORTATION
Strategy A
Engage Central Washington University and [oca[ parks and recreation
departments in discussions about what they can offer in terms of
opportunities for activities and recreation for people with intettectuat and
developmentaI disabitities.
Objectives Engage in discussions by June 30,2025.
Work with partners to imptement at teast one new activity by June 30,2026.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Contact CWU By June 2025 DDAC
Contact Eburg parks and rec By June 2025 DDAC
Work on transportation resources 3y December 2025 DDAC
Devetop schedutes of activities 3y December 2025 )DAC
Find tocations for activities By December 2025 )DAC
ldentify staffing/votunteers By December 2025 DDAC
3et the word out/hotd special events By June 2026 DDAC
Strategy B
Conduct survey of peopte with intettectual and devetopmentat disabitities
Eo cottect more information about what they want for activities and
recreation.
Objectives Conduct survey with at least 25 respondents by December 31, 2025
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Create survey 3y March 2025 DDAC
Distribute survey 3y June 2025 DDAC
Anatyze results 3y September 2025 DDAC
ihare resutts with community partners By December 2025 )DAC
Central Transit in conversations about how to best optimize route
ns for people with intettectual and devetopmental disabitities.
Strategy A
titate conversation by June 30,2025
dentify potential changes by June 30,2025Objectives
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
Sreate map of current ctient tocations 3y March 2025 DDAC
lnvite Central Transit to DDAC meeting to
understand what they are currentty doing
to meet needs (service map, route
schedute, DD services)
By March 2025 Brett or Kasey
Fotlow up action based on meeting By June 2025 DDAC
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Strategy B
for accessibte and easy to understand information about
ransportation ions in Kittitas County.
Objectives for at teast one area of improvement by December 31, 2025
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
Partner with Etmview, CWDR, Ambitions,
etc. to host "Ride Central Transit"
afternoon
By June 2025 )DAC
Partner with CWU computer science for
app 3y June 2025 DDAC
Advocate for easy to use, interactive,
;peech to text app By December 2025 DDAC
Route maps avaitabte for peopte to take
with them, avaitabte at lots of pubtic
ptaces
By December 2025 DDAC
Strategy C
duct communication campaign about transportation that can be
ded through waiver services.
Objectives de communication through at least 2 different venues by June 30, 2026
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
lesearch what is avaitable By March 2025 DDAC
Condense info into easy to read 4x8 card By June 2025 DDAC
SociaI media campaign By September 2025 DDAC
Put info into utitity bitts and pass out "Ride
Central Transit" day info By September 2025 DDAC
Have tabte at Farmers Market By October 2025 DDAC
PRIORITY: COMMUN ICATION
together resources for how to navigate and understand the systems
r services for peopte with intettectual and devetopmentaI disabitities,
nctuding common terminotogy and acronyms
Strategy A
Objectives ribute resource through at least 2 different venues by September 30, 2025.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Dartner with DDA/DSHS to find out exactty
ffhat the path is By March 2025 DDAC
Create a "get started" guide/visuat path to
services using arrows and minima[ [anguage 3y June 2025 )DAC
Send guide via mai[ and social media 3y September 2025 )DAC
ct communication campaign about the exception to rute process for
ing additional respite care.
Strotegy B
ndu
Objectives rovide communication through at least 2 different venues by June 30,2026
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Create flyer By December 2025 Kasey
iend via mail and social media By June 2026 DDAC
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APPENDIX A: ELIGIBILITY FOR DDA SERVTCES
lndividuals who want to participate in Employment and Day Programs must be etigibte to be on a
Waiver Program through DDA that provides emptoyment funding. Funding for these services comes
through a federal program under Titte XIX Medicaid catted the Home and Community-Based Services
(HCBS) Waivers. The HCBS waivers a[[ow the state to use Medicaid funding while "waiving" Medicaid
rules that require services to be provided in an institutionat setting. The purpose of the waivers is to
provide integrated, community-based services to individuats with developmentat disabitities. Waivers
Provide an alternative to institutional services. To assist consumers in selecting the right Waiver
Program, a description of the Waiver Programs and the services provided under each program is tisted
on the fotlowing page.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A WAIVER PROGRAM?
Etigibitity for waiver seryices inctudes people with devetopmental disabitities who:. Are ctients of DSHS Developmentat Disabitities Administration (DDA),o Meet disabitity criteria estabtished by the SociaI Security Administration (SSA),. Are etigibte for Medicaid services in an institution,. Have been determined to need home and community-based services in order to tive in the
community, ando Have an individual gross income that does not exceed 300 percent of the Supptement Security
lncome benefit amount and individual resources that do not exceed 52,000 (Parentat income is
not considered for chitdren.)
TYPES OF WAIVER PROGRAMS
BASIC PLUS WAIVER
This waiver program is for peopte who live with their famities, on their own, in an adutt famity home,
in another setting with assistance or an Adult Residentiat Care Assisted Living Facitity (ARC) and are at
high risk of out-of-home placement. services covered include the fottowing:o Hours per year avaitabte for Supported Emptoyment or Community Access, based on DDA
assessment and employment status.. Up to 56,192 is availabte for any combination of Skitted Nursing (Nursing Detegation);
Community Guide; Environmental Accessibitity; Adaptations; Speciatized Medicat
Equipment/Suppties; OccupationaI Therapy; Specialized Psychiatric Services; Physicat Therapy;
Speech, Hearing and Language Services; Staff/Family Consuttation and Training; Behavioral
Heatth Stabitization; and Transportation to a Waiver Service.o Behaviorat Heatth Stabitization Serviceso Respite is based on assessed need.. 56,000 per year availabte for Emergency Assistance.
CORE WAIVER
This waiver is intended for people who are at immediate risk of out-of-home ptacement and need up to
?4-hour residential services. Services covered include: Residentiat Services, Behavior Support,
Therapies, Environmentat Adaptations, Ski[led Nursing, Emptoyment services, Speciatized Medicat
Equipment and Suppties and more.
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COIAMU NITY PROTECTI ON WAIVER
This waiver is for peopte who need 24-hour on-site awake staff supervision and therapies to maintain
their own and community safety. Services covered include: Residentiat Services, Behavior Support,
Therapies, Environmentat Adaptations, Skitted Nursing, Emptoyment services, Speciatized Medicat
Equipment and Supplies and more.
tNDtvtDUAL & FAM|Ly SERVTCES WATVER (tFS)
This waiver became effective June 1 ,2015, and offers support to clients tiving with a famity member in
the community. The intent of this program is to provide support and services to famity members,
centered on the needs of the client and the family. Services covered include the fottowing:o IFS funding levels range from 51,200 to 53,600, depending on assessed need (determined by
assessment).
r IFS services inctude Respite; Behavior Support and Consultation; Community Engagement;
Home and Vehicte Modifications; Peer Mentoring; Assistive Technotogy and Speech;
Occupationa[, and PhysicaI Therapies; Person Centered Ptan Facititation; Speciatized ctothing
and nutrition; skitted Nursing; and rransportation to a waiver service.r IFS services can be used in any combination, not to exceed a client's annual a[location.
'HILDREN'S
/NIENS/yE IN-HOME BEHAVTORAL SUq?ORT (CilBS)
This waiver combines wrap-around ptanning with positive behavior supports to empower families to
remain together. To be etigibte for CllBS, your chitd must be between the ages 8 through 20 years otd
tiving with their famity and are assessed at high or severe risk of out-of-home placement due to
chal[enging behaviors. Services covered are determined by the lndividuat Support Ptan with an average
cost of service, including respite, of $4,000 per month per ctient for any combination of the fottowing
services: Skitled Nursing, Nurse Detegation and Behavior Support and Consuttation; Environmental
Accessibitity Adaptations; Assistive Technotogy; Therapeutic Equipment and Suppties; Speciatized
Medicat Equipment/Suppties; Speciatized Nutrition and ctothing; Vehicte Modifications; OccupationaI
Therapy; Specialized Psychiatric Services; Physicat Therapy; Speech, Hearing and Language Services;
Staff/Family Consultation and Training; and Transportation.
ACCESSING WAIVER SERVICES
STEP 1
ln order to access county funded services, individuats with devetopmentaI disabitities must be
determined etigibte for services through the Developmentat Disabitities Administration (DDA). To appty
for DDA services in our area etigibitity paperwork can be requested from the fottowing number, email
or web address:
To[[ Free: 1 -866-715-3646
Email: R1 ServiceReqr-restBG,dshs. wa. qov
Website: lrtttts : / / www. clshs. wa. sov i clcia I service-ancl-infor nration - t ectuest
STEP 2
Once an individual has been determined etigibte for DDA services and has been assigned to a Case
Resource Manager (CRM), a person-centered DDA assessment witt be completed. The assessment
determines what services a person may be etigibte for. lf certain criteria are met, a request to be
placed on a Waiver Program can be made. There are a variety of resources avaitabte through the
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Waiver Programs and the case resource manager witt hetp guide a person in setecting the appropriate
Waiver Program that inctudes emptoyment and day services.
STEP 3
After a person has been determined etigibte for a waiver program that offers employment services,
their assigned case resource manager wi[[ provide information about tocal employment vendors. lt is
recommended that the person seeking services and their famity representatives take time to meet with
[oca[ providers to determine which provider is going to be the best fit. Once a person has setected their
emptoyment provider, the emptoyment provider witt start the intake and discovery process to start
them on their pathway to emptoyment.
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APPENDIX B: KITTITAS COUNTY SERVICES
B HEARD B STRONG B PROUD
Etlensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-607-4470
Website: httos: / /www. facebook.c / BHeardBStroneBProudl 7/.
httns: / /bhea rdbstro wordoress. com /
CENTRAL WASHINGTON DISABILITY RESOURCES
301 East 2nd Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 5O9-962-9620
Website: htttt: / /mvcwdr.orq
CHILDREN'S VILLAGE
3801 Kern Rd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 509-574-3200
Website: httns : / /wwv'r. vakinraehi td Itaee. orel our-services. aso
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS PROGRAM
Community Heatth of CentraI Washington
521 E Mountain View Ave
Etlensburg, WA98926
Phone: 509-306-1740
Website: https: / /www.chcw.orplst cn-children-speciat-heatth-care/
CLE ELUM ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL PROGRAMS
2960 5R 903
Cte Elum, WA98922
Phone: 5O9-649-4807
Website: https : / / www. cers d. or q / paee / specia [ - Droqra ms
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION
100 East Jackson Avenue, Suite 100
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-0405
Website:httos: / /www.hs.wa. eov/dda
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
100 East Jackson Avenue, Suite 100
Ettensburg, WA98926
Phone: 509-925-0408
Website:/ /www.clshs.wa
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EASTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
1893 Raitroad Street/PO Box 8
Easton, WA 98925
Phone: 509-656-2317
Website: htto: / /www.ton.wednet. edu
ELLENSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
1300 East 3'd Avenue
Eltensburg, WA98926
Phone: 509-925-8117
Website: httos://www .esd401.ore /students- famities/student- services /soeci at-services
ELMVIEW
204 East 6th Avenue
Eltensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-6688
Website://www.elmvi
ENTRUST COMMUNITY SERVICES
415 East Mt. View Avenue, Suite 301
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-6688
Website: httos: / /www .elrnview.ors
HOPESOURCE. ELLENSBURG
700 E Mountain View, Suite 501
Ettensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-1448
Website: htto://www.hopesource. us
HOPESOURCE.CLE ELUM
110 Pennsytvania Ave
Cle Elum, WA98922
Phone: 509-674-2375
Website: http: / /www. hopesource. us
KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Kittitas County Public Heatth Department
507 N. Nanum St. Suite 102
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-933-8233
Website:httos: / /www.co. kittitas. wa. us / hea Ith /r m uni tv / develonnrenta [ - cli sabitities. aspx
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KITTITAS COUNTY HEALTH NETWORK
110 W. 6th Ave, #393 (maiting)
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-933-7544
Website: https: / /heatthierkitri tas. orgldda-services
KITTITAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
7571 Kittitas Hvvy
Kittitas, WA 98934
Phone 855-380-8843
Website:httns: /. ksd403. ore / oage / sneci at-education
PARENT TO PARENT AND PARENT COALITION
Kittitas Vattey Opportunities
Phone: 509-929-7277
Website: httos: / /kc-o2p.wixsi te.com/home
SEEDLINGS CENTERS FOR EARLY LEARNING
220 East Helena Avenue
Etlensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-872-5132
Website: https:l/www . eDicnet. ors /
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMIN ISTRATION
801 Fruitvate Blvd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 800-772-1213
Website: https: / /www.ssa.qov/
SPIRIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
1051 Sorenson Road
E[tensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-929-'1401
Website: htto: / /www pirittrc. corn /
TRELLIS CENTER
170 Bare Rd
Etlensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-968-4040
Website: htto: / /www. t Itiscenter. com /
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APPENDIX C: COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS
Respondents
Do you have an inteliectual or cjevetopmentat disabitity, or are
you aepresenting someone who does?
INo 4.296
ls the individual with an intellectual or developmentat
disabitity 1 B years old or olde., either yourself or someone
you're representing?
Yes ' I anr a pe.son with an
inteltectual or devetopmental
disability 23.60h
12.2o/o
0102030405060
Responses
No
Yes
14.3%
45.7%Yes - I represent someone wjth
inteltectuat or deveiopmentaI
disabilities
0 20 40
Responses
60
ln what city within Kittitas county does the individuat
with intettectuaI or devetopmentat disabitities tive?
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
coo
E
61
Eltensburg Cle Elum
2
I
Kinilas RosLyn Other Snoquatmie
Pa ss
South Cte
Elu m
0
Thorp
0
Ronald Vantage
N=72
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DDA Service status
Deniedservices ] 2.go7o
Onawaidist 4 4.2%
Unknowno.does notuppty Irr.r*
Has notapplied f stv"
Receives waiver sewices
What is the current status of services from the DDA for the
individuat with inteItectual or devetopmental disabilities?
As someone who receives waiver services, are you aware of
the "exception to rute" process for respite care services?
47.1%
52.90k
Yes
No
10 20 30
Responses
21
40 s0 60 0 10
72.21k
16
20
I
30
What are the biggest gaps in services for peopte with intetlectuat and
devetopmentaI disabitities in the community?
Setect aUthat appty.
Responses
I
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
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Supports and Services
Do you or the individuat get the supports and
services needed in Kittitas County?
Do you have enough supports to work or
volunteer in the community?
Yes 36.50,t
No
10
Responses
No
Yes - ALI
Yes - So6e
r
I
16.4
17.90k
63.50,6
65.70k
01020304050
Other:
. Trettis {x2). Agingand LongTerm
L;are
. Alternative LivinE
Provider
. Parentadvocacvfor
the child with
intellectual disabitities
. Kittitas lnteractive
Management (KlM)
Supported Living
. Family member
. SSI
. Ambitions
30 40
. DSHS
. KVH Famity Medicine
. Aim Star Learning
. Privately-emptoyed job
coach
. ldon't receive services
20
Responses
From where do you get the services you need in Kittitas County?
Se{ecf al{ that apply.
60
lrr
,C+.
llr',
ooF -$,oe *f' ^.... os
gt""e'(9
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What are the barriers to working or volunteering for a person
with i ntettectua I or developmenta I d isa bitities?
Se/ecf all that apply.
coo
&
coo
g
35
30
20
15
10
5
0 I
Not enough jobs
availabte
Gonlusingsysten/ Notenoughquatitied Difiicuttiesonthejob
adnrin burden iob coaches
Iransponation O!her Appropriate clothing
*
Extremely dissatjstied
1.5
How satisfied are you with.... ?
Seryrces and supports currently received
35
30
25
20
15
10
Extremety satistied
1 5.10h
Somewhat satislid
47%
Neithersalisliednordissatislied Somelvhatdisssatrstiod
12.1oA 24.296
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How satisfied are you with .... ?
Access to caregivers
25
20
15
coo
E 10
0
Exlremely satistr€d
15.90,r
Somewhat satisfied
19Eo
Neithersallsfiednordissattsfied Somewhatdisssatisiied
15.9% 34.90k
Extremety d is s atisfred
14.3
How satisfied are you with. ... ?
Access to respite seryices
25
coo
&10
5
Erlremety satisfied
9.5%
Sonrewhat saiislid
'12.70h
Neilhersatisliednotdissatisried Somewhatdisssatrstied
34.9% 27%
Exlremely dissalisf led
1 5.996
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What makes it hard to do things in the community?
Se/ect all that apply.
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2627
lln r
Other:
. Buttying by co worker .
. Ghosts of exoeriences
in Ettensburg Middte
and High SchooI
. Finding information
about available .activities when a
person can't navigate
computers. Everything
requrres ustng
electronic devices and
my brother cannot use.
a ce[[ phone or
computer.
. Need theraov services
in this area. fhere is
none available
They need more adutt
famity homes in
eastern Washington, I
worry about herwhen I
can no [ongertake
care of her.
Cotd weather
enhances mv oain and
reduces my 5bitity to
be out in the
community
Not much availabte in
Rostyn.
f;l
,":..t
""'i"tr".;;*""9.s'""-
What amenities, services, or opportunities do you feel are missing in
your community that woutd improve your quatity of tife or hetp you feet
more connected with your community?
1. Social Gonnection & Community Activities "more opportunities to be in
the community" "more opportunifies for sociaI connebiions"
2. -Caregiving/Respite Care "m.ore qu-atified caregivers and respite hours for
famity members" "increased hours for support 5taff"
3. Mental Heatth Services "the mental. wetl.-being is something to consider
nurturing" "counseling for sibtings"
4. Emptoyment "consistent and trained job coaches" "emptoyment
opportunities are [acking"
5. Housing"affordabte housing"
6. Transportation "so many peopte do not have transportation to and from
events that are happening in the community"
7. Schoots "more opportunities for training, schooting, transition services,etc."
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How often does the individuat access transpoftation from:
45
d0
30
2S
20
15
10
5
0
65.1 7o
coo
oE
4-6 tinres a week
18.3%
2-3 limes a week
flr *r15%1 SYo
7.90k
Daily Neverr Public transportation t Transportation from a famity member or f riend
What are the barriers to accessing pubtic transportation?
Se/ect all that apply.
Other:
30
25
20
15
10
5
0 I
Hours ot
operalion
ll
lack ot Lack ol
kno\ltedge cOmlo{
2
5
B
l
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
T
1I
Persor l.ivesrntural i.corsrstcrl Abkto!4ve cdntusjor flobilfy ch.il..grnL
;rnnors.fel! r'.antu/or or lheorsetves {throlles.r to,!.!rga!d
rdealafe. oursdcol uf.v.rlibte 'nap5 c.n.,rlions
2
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Do you feel prepared for an emergency such as a
medical emergency, pandemic, or natural disaster?
No 40%
600,4
10 t5 20 30 3525 40
Responses
Please share any additional information you think woutd improve
services for peopte with intettectuatand developmentaI disabitities in
Kittitas County.
1. Resources "just tacking resources in our community"
2. Accessibitity to lnformation "it has been real.ty diff icutt to
understand what services are avaitabte" "the use of ptain tanguage"
3. Housing/Living'tack of emptoyees for supported tiving is dire" "more
housing and shetter for peopte in Kittitas County"
4. Activities "having more things to do and more varietyfor peopte with
disabitities" "f u[[ day prograris woutd be a benefit"
5. Transportation "having a later bus route" "prioritized shuttte service
for appointments"
6. Quatity "it's just terribte how they treat their ctients in generat"
7. Awareness "it woutd be great to have locaI doctors that understand
my son's ASD disabitity"
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