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PRIORITIES The fotlowing priorities were setected by the Kittitas County Devetopmentat Disabitities Advisory Committee (DDAC) through a process that included facititated brainstorming, affinity diagramming, prioritization, goal setting, and action ptanning. These five priorities witl be utitized, not only for the DDAC, but also for funding and programmatic decisions during the biennium. Requests for funding and programs beyond the employment support seryices witt, ideally, atign with these areas. EMPLOYMENT There is a need in Kittitas County for more emptoyers witting to emptoy peopte with intettectual and devetopmentat disabitities, as we[[ 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% nationatly. Our goal is that there are sufficient vendors staffed with job coaches and enough willing employers to meet the emptoyment needs of people with intellectuaI and developmental disabilities. The goal wi[[ be accomplished by engaging top emptoyers in employing people with inteltectual and devetopmentat disabitities as wetI as engaging vendors in job coach recruitment and retention. HOUSING AND SUPPORTED LIVING Housing and supported living is a major concern for people with intettectual and developmental disabitities. Many peopte face uncertain futures as their parents age, supports are needed in order to be able to live as independently as possibte, 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 sotutions, 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 devetopmentaI disabitities. Current activities are limited 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 witt 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 local parks and recreation efforts in offering additionaI opportunities. TRANSPORTATION While transportation options are numerous for a sma[[ rura[ 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 zz