HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2021-167 DD PlanBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOL
NO.2021
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RESOLUTION TO APPROVE KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES PLAN 202I.2023
WHEREAS, the County has obligations under Chapter 7lA.l4 RCW to provide certain services
to individuals as detailed in the statute pertaining to developmental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Washington Administrative Code 388-850-020, each county shall
submit a written plan for developmental disabilities services to the Washington
State Department of Social and Health Services, Developmental Disabilities
Administration (DDA), every two years in alignment with the state's fiscal
biennium.; and
WHEREAS, according to the county guidelines from the Developmental Disabilities
Administration, the biennial developmental disabilities plan is intended to be
developed by the county developmental disabilities advisory board; and
WHEREAS, the plan aims to encourage and support the ability of communities to include
peoqle with disabilities, influence the direction of developmental disabilities
services; and
WHEREAS, the plan will help determine the direction of contracted services with input from
persons with disabilities, families, and the community; and
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Developmental Disability Advisory Committee made the
formal recommendation to approve the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities
Plan202l-2023 which is attached hereto and hereby incorporated by this
reference; and
NOW THEREFORE' BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Kittitas
County now hereby adopts the Kittitas County Developmental Disabilities Plan 2021-2023 that
is referenced herein.
DATED this
g^A or N ovepn bLf ).2021, at Ellensburg, Washington.day
BOARD OF ONERS
KITTITAS TON
of the
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Kittitas County
Public Health
Department
KITTITAS COT]NTY
Dtr,Vtr.LOPMtr,NTAL DISABILITIE,S PLAN
"We value every individual as a contributing member of our community."
2021-2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEVELOPMENTAL DTSABILlTlES ADVISORY CO^ MlrrEE (DDAC)
KITTITAS COUNTY PROFILE
KITTITAS COU NTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABI LITI ES PROG RAAA
OTHER DISABILITIES SERVICES IN KITTITAS COUNTY
ASSETS, GAPS, OPPORTUNTIES, CHALLENGES
IMPLEMENTATION : GOALS, STRATEG I ES, OBJ ECTIVES, ACTIVITI ES
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A: ELIGIBILITY FOR DDA SERVICES
APPENDIX B: KITTITAS COUNTY SERVICES
Pictured on cover page (left to right): StreetKat (performer), Devin Beach, Harry Engel, K.B. Shinn,
and Jacqueline Robi nson.
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AC KN OW LE DG EME NTS
The 2021-2023 Kittitas County Devetopmental Disabitities Plan was devetoped by members of the
Kittitas County Developmentat Disabitities Advisory Committee (DDAC), in partnership with Kasey
Knutson, the Devetopmental Disabilities Coordinator at the Kittitas County Pubtic Heatth Department,
and Robin Read, Community Consultant.
Toby Attphin
Devin Beach
Kathaleen Briggs Earty
Shannon Garoutte
DDAC Members 2017-2021
Deborah Kirby
Nancy Littquist
Sarah Otiason
Anne Pftug
Charli Sorenson
Carla Thomas
John Ufkes
Brett Wachsmith
APPROVAL
The DDAC approved the final plan on September 14,2021and recommended adoption of the ptan to
the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners.
ADOPTION
The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners adopted the plan on
Brett Wachsmith, Chair
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Cory Wright, Commissioner
>nL 2021
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BACKGROUND
Per Washington Administrative Code 388-850-020, each county sha[[ submit a written ptan for
devetopmentat disabitities services to the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services,
Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration (DDA), every two years in atignment with the state's fiscal
biennium.
According to county guidetines from DDA, the biennial
developmentat disabitities ptan is intended to be
developed by the county developmentat disabitities
advisory board and it aims to:
1. Encourage and support the abitity of communities
to include people with devetopmental disabitities.
2. lnfluence the direction of [oca[ devetopmental
disabitities 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 shoutd set
program priorities, objectives, and tasks that inform and
Developmental Disabilities Definition
Devetopmentat Disabitities are a
diverse group of chronic conditions
due to mentat/neurotogical or physical
impairments or a combination of both.
ln general, devetopmental disabitities
cause individuals difficutties in certain
areas of life, such as language,
mobitity, learning, setf-hetp, or
independent living.
facititate the attocation of resources in alignment with the program mission and vatues.
ln Kittitas County, the Developmentat Disabitities Ptan reflects the priorities of the Devetopmental
Disabitities Advisory Committee and is used to guide the distribution of both state and [oca[ funding
sources.
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DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Washington State Devetopmental Disabilities
Administration requires developmentat disabitity
boards to exist as part of the county contracts that
provide funding for employment and other support
services for people with devetopmental disabilities.
Kittitas County's Developmentat Disabitities Advisory
Committee (DDAC) is responsibte for devetoping the
biennial plan and making recommendations to the
county about developmental disabitities services and
funding. lt consists of ninel 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 developmental
disabilities to realize his/her personal goats as full
participants in the community. Committee members
are people with devetopmental disabilities, or
parents of; poticymakers; and invested community
members who aim to bring the voices of peopte with
devetopmentat disabitities (DD) to the community.
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Brett Wachsmith, Chair
"l serve on DDAC as a liaison to
the Board of Commissioners.
l'm proud of what has been
accomplished and I am eager to
see this committee tackle the
upcoming goals."
Nancy Lillquist
"My role is to be a tiaison
between the DDAC and the
Eltensburg City Council - to
inform the Council of DDAC
activities, and to let the DDAC
know of City initiatives that
may be relevant to the DDAC's
work. "
Shannon Garoutte
"l worked for people with
different abitities for many
years and saw the struggles
they had to deal with on a daily
basis. I also saw att that they
had to offer to me on a
personal levet and to the
community. I wanted to give
back to them."
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Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
The RCW provides authority to county
governing authorities to establish a
"developmentat disabitity board to ptan
services for persons with developmental
disabitities, to provide directly or indirectty a
continuum of care and services to persons
with developmental disabilities within the
county or counties served by the community
board. ... Members appointed to the board
shall include but not be limited to
representatives of pubtic, private, or
votuntary agencies, representatives of local
governmental units, and citizens
knowledgeabte about devetopmental
disabitities or interested in services to
persons with developmenta[ disabitities in the
community."
I At the time of publication of this document, three positions on the DDAC are vacant.
Toby Allphin
"l am on the committee as a
parent of a son with special
needs. We feel very good that
we live in a country that
cares. "
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Kathaleen Briggs Early
"l'm on the board because I
want to serye our community
at-large, and especiatly those
who are more likely to be
underserved and
underrepresented, "
Auggie, Honorary Member
"l'm a 4-year-old Australian
Cattte Dog mix and Devin's
service dog. I started coming to
board meetings with Devin a
few years ago. I stay very
focused in board meetings but
when I'm off-duty, I tike to
clown around to make my
human friends smile -
especially since the pandemic
began. "
Devin Beach
"Too often, structural and/or
attitudinat barriers silence the
voices of the Developmental
Disabitity community. As a
muttiple-disabled woman, my
goat is to educate and
empower the community to
accept, inctude and empower
individuals with developmental
disabitities. "
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During the2017-2019 ptanning process, DDAC devetoped a vision, mission, and guiding principtes to
hetp guide their efforts and recommendations to the county.
Vision
Att peopte with devetopmental disabilities witl have the opportunity to reach their futt potential,
achieve their dreams, live fulfitted lives, and be contributing members of our community.
lvlission
To foster an inctusive environment that supports citizens with devetopmental disabilities and their
families to participate in and contribute to a[[ aspects of the community
Guiding Principles
INCLUSION is the abitity to be present and included in our neighborhoods, schools, community
groups, religious spaces and recreational activities. lnctusion offers us opportunities to meet
others, participate in community [ife, and feel wetcome.
POWER AND CHOICE mean recognizing what we want and how to achieve it. Power is having the
abitity to direct or inftuence our own lives. Choice is the opportunity to make decisions that are
right for us and includes the opportunity to succeed or fait.
HEALTH AND SAFETY mean the abitity to [ive and work in a safe place, to have access to quality
health care, and to learn what we need to do to take care of our heatth and safety needs.
COMPETENCE is learning to do things that make our lives better and being supported to do things
for ourselves. lt inctudes communicating effectivety with those who provide us with supports and
being abte to direct those supports.
CONTRIBUTION is feeting good about oursetves, being valued 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 [ife.
Connection to others provides support and opens doors to new opportunities and experiences.
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KITTITAS COUNTY PROFILE
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 (Blewett, 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 poputation of about 48,140 people and about hatf tiving in unincorporated areas, there is one
primary care physician per 1,890 residents, one mental heatth provider per 560 residents, and one
dentist per 2,280 residents.2 (University of Wisconsin Poputation Heatth lnstitute, n.d.) These ratios
would be even worse taking into account onty those providers who accept Medicaid as insurance.
Access to medical, dentat, and mental heatth care is made more difficutt by the shortage of providers
in addition to the fact that one in every ten adutts lacks heatth insurance. (University of Wisconsin
Poputation Heatth lnstitute, n.d.)
Residents of Kittitas County experience higher rates of physicat inactivity, adult smoking, excessive
drinking, mental distress, child mortatity, and sexuatty transmitted infections compared to Washington
State as a whole. Residents have less access to heatthy food sources and exercise opportunities and
lower rates of vaccination for flu and COVID-19. However, there are lower rates of tow birthweight
babies, diabetes, HlV, atcoho[-impaired driving deaths, teen births, and preventable hospital stays.
(University of Wisconsin Population Heatth lnstitute, n.d.)
Unemptoyment rates are 5.5%3, twelve percent of chitdren live in poverty, income inequality is high,
and the median househotd income is significantly lower than Washington State as a whote. Severe
housing probtems are prevalent as we[[: significantty fewer people own homes, and 20% of househotds
spend 50% or more of their income on housinga. However, violent crime is significantty lower than
Washington State, and high school graduation rates are higher. (University of Wisconsin Population
Heatth lnstitute, n.d. )
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3 Compared to 4.3% for Washington State as a whole.
a Compared to 14% for Washington State as a whote.
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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearty 13% of the population, both in Kittitas County
(approximately 5,800 peopte), and nationwide is disabted. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019) ln Washington
State, 72% of DDA clients tive with their parents or relatives. Nine percent live in their own homes, 8%
are in supported tiving environments, and about 3.5% tive in adult famity homes. (Washington State
Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration, 2020)
Types of Disabilities in Kittitas County, Washington
Hearing difficulty - 5.0%
Vision diftrculty - 1.8%
Cognitive difficulty - 4.9%
Ambulatory diffrculty - 5.67"
Self-care difficulty - 1.6%
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lndependent living difftculty - 4.2%
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EMPLOYMENT & INCOME
ln the United States, about 24% of peopte 16 and over with a disabitity are emptoyed compared to over
67% of people without a disabitity. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019) ln Washington State, nearty 37% of
people with disabitities are employed compared lo76% of people without disabitities. (Washington
State Division of Vocational Rehabiltation, 2017) About 57% of peopte with disabitities are not in the
labor force (compared to 19% of people without disabilities), however many of those who are
unemptoyed or out of the labor force report some type of barrier to employment, such as lack of
education or training, lack of transportation, and the need for job accommodations. (Washington State
Division of Vocationat Rehabittation, 2017)
Difference ln Employment Rates for Washingtonians (2015)
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(Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabiltation, 2017)
Peopte with disabitities are tess tikety to work in a for-profit setting, a private company, or local
government; and more tikety to work for private non-profits, state and federal government, or be setf-
emptoyed. They are atso less tikety to work in management, business, science, and arts occupations,
and more tikety to work in service; sales and office; natural resources, construction, and maintenances;
or production, transportation, and material moving occupations. (U.5. Census Bureau, 2019)
Percent of Employed Poputation 16 and ove[ by lndustry
25
(U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)
The median annual earnings of peopte with disabitities is 524,106, compared to 536,066 for people
without disabitities. Peopte with disabitities are atso significantly more tikety to tiving in poverty with
32.4% tiving betow 150% of the poverty [eve[, compared to only '17 .8% of peopte without disabilities.
(U.S. Census Bureau, 2019)
The COVID-19 pandemic has drasticatly affected emptoyment opportunities in Washington State,
especiatty for people with developmenta[ disabilities. After several years of maintaining about 65% of
working age adutts with developmental disabitities who received supportive employment services who
earned a wage, this percentage dropped lo 44% by Juty of 2020. (Washington State Devetopmental
Disabitities Administration,2O2l) ln 2019, 4% of people receiving supportive emptoyment services
earned subminimum wage and 24%were job seeking with no wages reported. The higher the acuity
tevet, the tower percentage of peopte receiving minimum wage or setf-emptoyed. (Washington State
Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration, 2020)
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Acuity
According to Washington Administrative Code 388-828-9200, acuity is defined by an atgorithm that
determines the tevel of employment support a DDA ctient can receive. The algorithm considers the
following factors in determining acuity:
. Activities of daily living
. Behavioral support
r lnterpersonatsupport
. Environmentatsupport
. Leveil of monitoring
. Employment support
. Speed of compteting tasks
. Quality of completing tasks
o Medical support
o Seizure support
Acuity
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Total
clients
No
hourslwoges
reoorted
Hourslwages
reported Minimum wage earned
Average
hours worked
per month
High Acuity
Clients 10 5 (50%)5 (s0%)3
(80% of those workinq)6
A4edium
Acuitv 24 6 (25%)18 (75%)6
(33% of those workine)27
Low Acuity 6 0 (0%)6 (100%)3
(50% of those workinq)33
TOTAL 40 11 (27.5%l 29 (72.5%l 12
(30% of those workinc)
EDUCATION
Just over 14% of students enro[ted in school districts in Washington State had a disability during the
2020'2021 school year. Fewer Washington State students with disabilities met grade tevel standards
compared to students without disabitities (Engtish Language Arts 21% vs.66%, Math 16% vs.54%,
Science 17%vs.51%). Sixty-four and a hatf percent of students with disabitities graduated in four
years, compared to 85.5% of students without disabitities. About22% of students with disabitities
continue with their high school education after four years, and over 13% drop out (compared to 6% and
over 8% for students without disabilities, respectively.) Students with disabitities also have lower rates
of regutar attendance (83% vs. 90%), significantly lower rates of kindergarten readiness (22% vs. 55%),
and higher rates of suspension and expulsion (6% vs. 2%). (Washington State Office of Superintendent
of Pubtic lnstruction, 2018-2021)
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EDUCATION REPORT CARD
Better than state Same as state Worse than state
% enrolled (2O2O-2O211
% met grade level standards-EH
(2018-2019)
% met grade level standards-lilath
(201 8-201 9)
% met grade level standards-
Science (2018-2019)
% graduated in 4 years (2020)
% contlnuing after 4 years (2020)
% dropping out (2020)
% with fewer than 2 absences per
month on average (2020)
% entered kindergarten ready in
6 areas of development and
learnlng (2019-2020)
% excluded due to behavioral
violation (suspension or expulsion)
% enrolled (2O2O-2O21'1
% met grade level standards-ElA
(2018-2019)
% met grade level standards-i{ath
(201 8-201 9)
% met grade level standards-
Science (2018-2019)
% graduated in 4 years (2020)
% continuing after 4 yean (2020)
% dropping out (2020)
% with fewer than 2 absences
month on average (2O2O')
% entered kindergarten ready in
6 areas of development and
learning (2O19-2O2O\
% excluded due to behavioral
violation (suspension or expulsion)
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50%
47%
93%
4%
3%
93%
50%
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16%
20%
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Not Avaitable
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46%
79%
3%
18%
93%
Not Avaitable
61%
84%
66%
51%
Not Avaitabte
Not Availabte
15%
16%
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Not Avaitable
Not Avaitabte
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Not Availabte
85%
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59%
88%
10%
2%
91%
57%
85%
64%
39%
Students
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Not Availabte
Not Availabte
Not Avaitable
Not Avaitabte
Not Available
Not Availabte
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Not Available
Not Availabte
36%
Not Availabte
Not Avaitabte
Not Avaitable
88%
Not Available
Not Availabte
80%
58%
32%
5%
Not Availabte
Not Avaitabte
Not Avaitable
Not Availabte
Not Avaitabte
Not Availabte
Not Availabte
Not Available
Not Available
95%
s5%
64%
Not Avaitabte
Not Available
Not Available
Not Avaitable
Not Availabte
Not Available
Not Avaitabte
15%
23Yo
23%
Not Avaitabte
Not Available
Not Availabte
Not Avaitabte
86Yo
Not Available
Not Availabte
63%
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Not Avaitable
Not Availabte
88%
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SERVICES
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Developmental Disabilities
Administration (DDA) provides funding to counties for employment and other support services for
people with developmental disabitities. Eligibility for services is determined by DDA and is based on
Washington State residency, evidence of a quatifying devetopmental disabititys that began before age
18, and evidence of substantial limitations. DDA's caseload has increased by an average of 3% per year
over the past few years and their budget has grown an average of 15.3% each biennium for the past
decade (from 51.91 bittion in 2011-2013 to 53.76 bittion in20'19-2021.) (Washington State
Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration, 2020) \n2020, Washington State had more than 14,000
peopte with developmental disabitities who quatified for services but didn't receive them due to lack of
state funding (no-paid services caseload). That's about 29% of all people on the DDA casetoad.
(Washington State Developmental Disabitities Administration, 2020)
There are 33 chitdren and 174 adutts in Kittitas County currently enrotled in DDA. Fifty-four individuats
are on the no-paid casetoad, or 26%. ln 2019, Kittitas County served 70 individuals in employment
services (2 in group supported emptoyment and 36 in individuat emptoyment) and community inctusion
services (35).6 (Washington State Developmental Disabitities Administration, 2020)
The average number of days per week that Washington State individuats in supported living programs
accessed community-based activities dropped from nearty 5 days per week in 2017 -2019 to around 3-
3.5 days per week in 2020 (Washington State Developmental Disabitities Administration, 2021), tikety
because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 The Revised Code of Washington 71A.10.020(5) defines a developmental disability as: "a disability attributabte to
intellectual disabitity, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or another neurological or other condition of an individuat
found by the secretary to be closely retated to an intellectuat disabitity or to require treatment similar to that
required for individuals with intettectuat disabilities, which originates before the individual attains age eighteen,
which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitety, and which constitutes a substantiat timitation to
the individual."
6 See next section "Kittitas County Devetopmental Disabitities Program" for definitions and descriptions of each
service/program. Pages 12-13.
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KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
The Washington State Department of Social and Heatth Services, Developmentat Disabitities
Administration (DDA) provides funding to counties for emptoyment and other support services for
people with devetopmental disabilities. Etigibitity for services is determined by DDA and is based on
Washington State residency, evidence of a quatifying developmentat disability' that began before age
18, and evidence of substantial limitations (see more detaited information about etigibitity for DDA
services in Appendix A). The funding varies based on availabitity, number of people receiving services,
and the needs of each individual and is intended to hetp peopte keep a job or gain skitts for obtaining
employment. Kittitas County has received an average of around 5600,000 per year for the past 5 years
from DDA.
Additionatly, per Revised Code of Washington 71.20.110, counties are required to annually budget and
levy a property tax for developmental disabitities or mental heatth services. ln Kittitas County, this tax
is sptit equatty between developmentat disabitities and mental health services. Commonty referred to
as "mitlage", the county has discretion on how these funds are spent. The developmental disabitities
program has received around 5100,000 annually from this tax over the past 2 years.
Kittitas County's developmental disabitities (DD) program is overseen by the Kittitas County Pubtic
Heatth Department through a qualified and experienced DD Coordinator. The county pubtishes an open
Request for Quatifications (RFQ) to solicit quatified employment support providers. Responses to the
RFQ are reviewed thoroughly by the DD Coordinator and DDA staff, and if quatifications are met, the
provider is placed on a list of avaitable employment services providers for clients to choose from when
they quatify for services. A Request for Proposals (RFP) is atso pubtished to soticit proposals from local
agencies who propose to provide indirect services retated to community information and education,
training, and/or other activities that witt benefit peopte [iving with developmentat disabitities, their
famities, and/or service providers. The proposats are reviewed by the DD Coordinator and the
Developmentat Disabitities Advisory Committee, who make funding recommendations for approval by
the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners.
DD services funded by DDA fatt into two major categories: Consumer Support Services and Additional
Consumer Services, each of which contain several different specific seryices that can be provided.
Each type of service as wetl as the targeted outcomes for that service are described betow.
Approximatety 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.
TTheRevisedCodeof Washington71A.10.020(5) definesadevelopmentatdisabitityas: "adisabitityattributabteto
intellectual disability, cerebral patsy, epilepsy, autism, or another neurotogical or other condition of an individual
found by the secretary to be ctosely related to an intellectuat disabitity or to require treatment similar to that
required for individuats with intettectuat disabilities, which originates before the individual attains age eighteen,
which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely, and which constitutes a substantial timitation to
the individual."
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CONSUMER SUPPORT SERVICES
I N DIV I DU AL SU PPORT E D E lvlPLOY ttlENT
lndividuat Supported Employment (lSE) services are part of
an individual's pathway to employment and are taitored to
individual needs, interests, and abitities. They are
intended to promote career devetopment. These are
individualized services necessary to hetp persons with
developmental disabitities obtain and continue integrated
employment 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, emptoyers, and/or
coworkers through activities such as on-the-job training, job
restructuring, and technical assistance to employers and
2020
coworkers. ln Washington State, clients receiving ISE received an
average of 2.5 support hours per week, worked an average of 10
hours perweek, and earned an average of 5138.00 perweek in
2019. (Washington State Devetopmental Disabitities Administration, 2020)
2021-2023 Targeted Outcomes for ISE
r lncrease the percentage of lSE clients reporting hours/wages from72.5% (2020)to 80%
by June 30,2023.
o lncrease the percentage of working ISE ctients who make at least minimum wage from
41% (20201 to 100% by June 30, 2023.
. lncrease the average hours per month worked by emptoyed high acuity clients from 6
(2020) to 10 by June 30, 2023.
C O lvl lvlu N I TY I N C LU Sl O N
Community lnclusion (Cl) services are designed to promote
individuatized skitt devetopment, independent living, and
community integration for individuats to learn how to
engage in their local community activety and freely.
Service providers assist individuals in participating in
activities that provide opportunities to develop
relationships and to learn, practice, and appty skitts that
result in greater independence and community inctusion.
Examples of community access services may be aiding in
obtaining membership or participating in community
organizations, training for votunteer work, and support in
buitding retationships.
2020
2021-2023 Targeted Outcomes for Cl
o lncrease the percentage of ctients participating
in volunteer work from 3% (2020) to 10% by June
30, 2023.
e Ensure that at teast 50% of clients participating in volunteer work can do so for at least
20 hours per month on average.
Number of lndividuals
Receivinq Service 40
Organizotions
Providing Service
Elmview
Entrust
Amount of Funding s227,869
Individuol Supported
Employment services ore
for worki ng-age adults.
Number of lndividuols
Receivinq Service 34
Organizations
Providing Service
Elmview
Entrust
Amount of Funding s121.713
Community lnclusion
Services are for adults
who are not in the
workforce, mostly
seniors.
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ADDITIONAL CONSUMER SERVICES
COMMUNITY I NFORMAT/ON AND EDUCATION
These services are intended to inform and/or educate the
public about developmentat disabitities and retated
services. This may include
information and referral
services; activities aimed
at promoting public
awareness and
involvement; and
community consultation,
capacity building and
organization activities.
Kittitas County reaches 450+ people per year on average
with these services.
rRAlN/NG
There are two types of training that can be funded: Staff
Training and Board
Training.
. Staff Training inctudes
costs incurred by the
program for the
planned, structured
activities for the
purpose of providing,
or improving, or
enhancing job-retated
knowledge and skills of
2020
Organization Yokimo Valley
Memorial
Services
Early
intervention
services
Funding s2,106
Organization Kittitas Valley
Opoortunities
Services Parent and
familv support
Funding 515,000
Organizotion wtsE
Services Trainine
Funding 515,550
Organization Robin Read
Consultinq
Services Facilitation ond
olannins
Funding Sele
staff, providers, volunteers, or interning
students in the provision of devetopmental disabitity services.
. Board Training inctudes costs incurred by the program for planned, structured activities designed to
provide, improve, or enhance program-related skitts of board or advisory committee members.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Other activities can fund a variety of different projects. There was no funding designated for Other
Activities in 2020.
. lnfrastructure projects: Projects in support of clients not of working age. Examples include
planning services like benefits planning and generic job devetopment.
r Start-up projects: Projects that directty benefit the agency. Examples include equipment purchases
and agency administrative support.
o Partnership projects: Cotlaborative partnerships with school districts, employment providers,
families, employers, and other community coltaborators needed to provide employment supports
and services to young adults to become emptoyed.
Community Information
and Education primarily
serves young children
(birth to pre-K), school
age children, and their
fomilies.
Training is designated
for organizations and
their staff who provide
DDA-funded services as
weII as the
Developmental
Disabilities Advisory
Committee.
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2021 -2023 Targeted Outcomes
r ldentify children with developmental disabitities by administering the Ages and Stages
Questionnaire to at least 20 children in Kittitas County per year.
r Conduct at least 35 parent support meetings per year.
. Complete at teast 16 hours per year of professional development for service provider
staff or boards/advisory committees.
. Utilize at least 5% of availabte funding to assist with activities that address emerging
needs.
. Devetop priorities, goats, and strategies for the DDAC and the next biennial ptan by
June 30, 2023.
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OTHER DISABILITIES SERVICES IN KITTITAS COUNTY
White the seryices funded through the Kittitas County government focus on employment supports,
community inctusion, earty intervention, and family supports; the overarching service system provides
more comprehensive opportunities for support. The graphic betow, created by the Devetopmental
Disabitities Advisory Committee, disptays the comptexity of the service system in Kittitas County. A
detaited list of these services can be found in Appendix B.
Overview of Service System
For People with Developmental Disabilities
ln Kittitas County
Ptrsnt b Parent
Connecling FlmilieB
DDA WaiverPEgrams:
Re8pite CaE
Fomily Advocacy
Program:
ParEnt Coalilioll
Persons wilh
disabilitias
and their
familiesFacebaok- Community
collnect
Ellcnsburg Senior Center
&
Upper Kiflitas County
Senior CenteE
iteals, sctivitles, ererciie,
snd h€altfi checks,
B Heard, B Strong, B
Proud-Advocacy dnd
Community Educatiofi
college Oisability
SErYiceS tnd
StudBnt
Accornrrodalion Pars'on C6fttered
PlsIning
County funded
Ernplsyment6nd Day
Sswices: Eknvie$/,
Entrust, and lh€ Trellis
Center
Division ol
VocationaI
RehEbilitstion
$ehool Distict Sp€cial
Educslion Sewiee$:
504 Plan, lEP, snd
OIIA Servi{as-
Case
ManagemEni.
Personal Care,
sndWsiver
Frograma Career Path
Services
Educational
Path Services
Housing flesourcet:
Adult Family Home
and SuFported
Living Services
thrugh DDA Social geeurity
Dirabilily/SSl
benefitB pl6nning
CentEl Washington Oi*ability Resources:
lndependent LivingL Transition servicesr Peer
lientodng, Rccreafion, and Resource Library
HopeSourcs: Hourlng,
nutitian, snd lransportaiion
a€ryicft
Children's Village- Yakimt
ChildrEn's Hosdtal- Seatfl e
Central UtA Community
Heallh: ChildrEn with special
Hesllh Carr l{eedr Progrnm
r": i,il l: r :
::r.;l l'jl.r'lr':
TrEllis Center-
Community Retpite
Aduisory
Cornmitte€
IlevrlopmentEl
DisEbilitieB
CDunty-rride
Triflsitisn
Term
STEIll Events:
&ight Beginnings
Ages & StagEs
Qu6tionnai]E
Wsshington
Stite Fatnrrg
lletYrcrk
Bright BrginningE
Eiith to Three
Eady lnterrrenlion
Programs
Spirit Therapcutic
Riding Center &
shrdowWing Rilnch
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ASSETS, GAPS, OPPORTUNTIES, CHALLENGES
ASSETS
The Developmental Disabitities Advisory Committee has conducted an anatysis of services in Kittitas
County based on available information. Assets are strengths in our community that may be able to be
built upon. Gaps are areas where the county is not meeting the need of people with developmental
disabilities. Opportunities are potential actions that could be taken to improve services. Fina[[y,
chattenges are areas that may need additional resources to solve.
. Dedicated and committed DDAC
r A community that cares about and embraces people with developmental disabitities
. Professionals with vatuable training and people with lived experience
. Local poticy makers who value community input
. A strong network of social support for parents of people with disabitities
r Few quatified service providers
. Lack of vocational/trade education and job training programs that align with area employers
o Limited number of continuous community emptoyment and transition ptacements
. Social skilts curricutum for students in special education does not address sex education,
dating, buttying, social anxiety, depression, and substance abuse
. No mental health court program
. No one tenth of one percent sates tax for mental heatth and substance use disorder treatments
. Limited opportunities for respite care
. Lack of awareness about the issues faced by people with developmental disabitities by poticy
makers, law enforcement, and the pubtic
o Services that are culturalty appropriate
. Lack of adequate transportation to access services, jobs, and the community
OPPORTUN ITIES
. Resources and opportunities for joint programs with Central Washington University and their
students
. Central Washington University and the agricutture industry are underutitized for employment
opportunities.
. lncreased momentum to pass the one tenth of one percent sates tax for mental health and
substance use disorder treatments
o Buitding altiances between existing nonprofit agencies and private citizens to create more
housing options
o lnvotve peopte with developmental disabitities in DDAC and other related activities
o lncrease awareness and opportunities for advocacy
r lmprove how peopte with disabitities can access information about services
Build momentum for a mental health court program
o lncrease engagement and education with law enforcement agencies
GAPS
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CHALLENG ES
. Many chitdren with developmental disabitities live in single parent families further timiting the
time and resources these families must seek and use existing services
o A greater number of Hispanic chitdren and famities are entering the service system and witl
continue to do so, creating access and cutturatty appropriate practice chattenges for the
service system.
. Most adult persons with cognitive disabitities in Kittitas County live with their famities rather
than independentty or in supported residential ptacements. fu baby boomer parents age,
community responsibility for vutnerabte adutts witI increase.
. Peopte with developmental disabitities are often not involved in decisions that affect them
. lt's difficutt and compticated to know what services are availabte and how to access them
o High rate of no-paid case load
r lnteractions with law enforcement often have poor outcomes
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PRIORITIES
The fotlowing priorities were setected by the Kittitas County Developmentat Disabitities Advisory
Committee through a process that included facititated brainstorming, affinity diagramming,
prioritization, goal setting, and action planning. These four priorities witt be utitized, not only for the
DDAC, but atso for funding and programmatic decisions during the biennium. Requests for funding and
programs beyond the emptoyment support services will, ideally, atign with these areas. Additionatty,
the DDAC identified a core value of ensuring the inclusion and involvement of people with DD and
their families in addressing these priorities.
POLICY MAKER ENGAGEMENT
Policy makers at the state or [oca[ levets often do not have much knowtedge or awareness about the
issues faced by people with developmenta[ disabitities and often people with DD don't have a seat at
the table discussion issues that affect them. To bring the voices of peopte with DD and increase
knowledge and awareness, our goal is to serve as liaisons to policy makers to increase awareness
and facilitate solutions to the issues faced by people with DD. The goat witt be accomptished
through strategies involving poticy makers at the city, county, and state levets.
COMMUNITY INCLUSIVITY AND ACCEPTANCE
People with DD often remain invisible to the general community which can lead to discrimination,
conftict, and even violence. Our goal is to help our community be more inclusive and accepting of
people with DD through pubtic events and communications.
RESOURCE AND SERVICE EDUCATION
Even in a small rural community such as Kittitas County, it can be difficutt to know what resources and
services are available. To make this information and the resources more accessibte, we aim to
education families, individuals, and the public about services available for people with DD. We witt
do this through improving and communicating current information about services.
CONFLICT REDUCTION AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION
People with DD often find themselves in conflict with the public, law enforcement, or the courts due to
a lack of understanding and/or difficutties in communication. To reduce conflict and improve
communication with people with DD, we witl collaborate with [oca[ law enforcement, improve
common language about people with DD, and advocate for the estabtishment of a mental health court
program.
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IMPLEMENTATION: GOALS, STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES
A goat is what we aim to do to address our priorities. The strategies are how we will accomplish our
goat. The objectives provide meosuroble torgets for strategy implementation. Finatty, the activities,
timetine, and person responsible outtine our action plan for making progress.
Strategy A \Aake recommendations to BOCC about services, gaps in services, and budget for DD
services
Objectives
1. Present recommendations to the county DD coordinator about the county DD
budget by November of each year.
2. Comptete a biannuat DD plan that inctudes a picture of DD in Kittitas County, a
description of services, an anatysis of gaps in services, and priority areas of
improvement every other year by June.
3. Provide feedback and recommendations to BOCC about DD issues as needed
and/or upon request.
PERSON RESPONSIBLEACTIVITIESTIAAELINE
Review and make recommendation on
county DD budget Annual[y in October )DAC
Establish a DD biennial plan subcommittee Every odd year in January DDAC
Review and update DD biennial plan Every odd year by May DDAC
Present ptan to BOCC during special
meeting
tvery odd year by June DDAC
DDACldentify other priority areas or emerging
issues to provide feedback on Annuatty in January
iducate and inform other [oca[ policy makers about the issues faced by people with DD.Strotegy B
Objectives 1. Conduct a presentation to at least one other locat poticy maker group annua[[y.
PERSON RESPONSIBLEACTlVITIESTIMELINE
Create a standard, yet customizabte
presentation or presentation outline By December 2021 DDAC or Subcontractor
By December 2021 DDACldentify tist of other poticy maker groups tc
present to
DDAC or SubcontractorPrioritize groups and set up catendar of
presentations By January 2022
By March 2022 DDAC or SubcontractorSchedute presentations
Tailor and conduct presentations Annuatly, as scheduted DDAC or Subcontractor
Strategy C \dvocate to the state legislature about issues affecting peopte with DD.
Objectives
'1. ldentify at least one priority issue each legistative session to advocate for or
against by January of each year.
2. Provide at least 3 different communications to legistators about the issue during
the legistative session.
TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLEACTIVITIES
Review and research list of legistative
priorities by state association Annuatly by December )D Coordinator
Serve as a liaison to policy makers to increase awareness and facilitate solutions to
the issues faced by people with DD.Goal I
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Present legislative issues to DDAC for
prioritization lannuattv
by January
loo
coorainator
Select priority legislative issues lAnnuatty by January IOOIC
ldentify communication methods lAnnuatty by February IOOIC
Finatize communication to legistators lAnnuatty by February IOOAC or Subcontractor
Strategy A Support the annuat Let lt Shine event through promotion, outreach, ptanning and other
activities upon request.
Objectives
1. Assign at teast 2 members of DDAC to participate in the ptanning committee for
the Let lt Shine event by October of each year.
2. Promote the Let lt Shine event through at least 10 different venues by Aprit of
each year.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Nominate and finalize 2 members to
)articipate in planning Annually by December DDAC
ichedule monthly updates of event
rlanning and requests for assistance \4onthty DD Coordinator
Sreate promotional plan {nnua[[y by February lvent Planning Committee
londuct promotion Annuatty in March )DAC
Attend event Annuatty in Aprit )DAC
Strotegy B loordinate activities for DD awareness months, weeks, and days.
Objectives 1. Setect at least one DD awareness date per year to participate in.
2. Conduct at least 2 activities for the DD awareness date annualty.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
ldentify possibte dates for DD awareness
ectivities By December annuatly DDAC
Finalize dates By December annuatty DDAC
dentify key partners By January annualty DDAC
istabtish subcommittee or subcontractor By January annuatty DDAC
)etermine activities 3y February annua[[y iubcommittee or
iubcontractor
Conduct/ implement activities {nnuaIty DDAC or Subcontractor
Strategy C lonnect Parent to Parent social media messages to other retevant sociat media outlets.
Objectives 1. lncrease Parent to Parent social media connections by at teast 3 annualty
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
ldentify current Parent to Parent social
media connections By JuLy 2022 DDAC
Create list of possible new connections By September 2022 DDAC
Prioritize new connections By October 2022 DDAC
Reach out and make connections By December 2022 DDAC
Strategy D 3reate and/or distribute short videos about people with DD and Disabitity 101
Objectives 1. Distribute videos about peopte with DD through at least 3 different venues or
modes of communication annuatty.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
ldentify what videos currentty exist By January 2023 DDAC
Goal ll :Help the community be more inclusive to and accepting of people with DD.
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Decide if additionat, [oca[ videos are
needed lev
reoruav zozr
looo.
ldentify venues of communication lBy March 2023 IDDAC
Schedule and conduct screenings,
distribute lav
lune zozr
looo.
Strategy A resources for peopte with development
accessibte and readity avaitabte.
ities and support systems are
Objectives
1. Ensure a list of resources is avaitabte through at least 3 different modes of
communication.
2. Ensure the tist of resources is updated at least annuatty.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
By December 2021 DD Coordinator:onnect with transition counciI about
:urrent resource tist
By March 2022 DDACdentify and fitt gaps
DDACdentify new venues to distribute
information By June 2022
DD Coordinatorichedute annual update of list 3y Juty 2022
Educate families, individuals, and the general public about services available for
people with DD.
Goal lll
Strategy A lupport the process to create a mental heatth court program by advocating for the
inctusion and representation of people with DD.
Objectives Ensure at least one representative of DDAC is inctuded in conversations about a
mental heatth court program.
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TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLEACTIVITIES
3y September 2021 )DACldentify representative
lepresentativelnclude updates at least quarterty at DDAC
neetings fuarterly
Sonduct research on how these programs
affect people with DD
By December 2021 lepresentative
Strategy B
rrovide community information on changing our tanguage and the way we speak about
)D and people with DD.
Objectives 1. Provide messaging on DD language through at least 3 different venues, at least
twice per year.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
DDAC
Cottect information and resources on
"changing our [anguage and the way we
speak about DD and people with DD"
By October 2021
DDACldentify venues for distribution By November 2021
Create primer/ infographic By December 2021 DDAC or Subcontractor
Distribute/ communicate Annuatly DDAC or Subcontractor
GoaI lV Help to reduce conflict and improve communication with people with DD.
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Objectlves 1. Estabtish cottaboration with at least 60% of Kittitas County's law enforcement
agencies.
ACTIVITIES TIMELINE PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Coltect information about what (if
rnything) [oca[ law enforcement does for
lraining and information about interacting
lnd providing services to peopte with DD
)ecember 2022 DDAC
Research best practices and potential
funding opportunities for improving
seryices and interactions between law
enforcement and peopte with DD
March 2023 DDAC
Estabtish cottaboration to improve
interactions with locat law enforcement June 2023 DDAC
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APPENDIX A: ELIGIBILITY FOR DDA SERVICES
lndividuats who want to participate in Emptoyment and Day Programs must be etigibte to be on a
Waiver Program through DDA that provides employment funding. Funding for these services comes
through a federa[ program under Titte XIX Medicaid catted the Home and Community-Based Services
(HCBS) Waivers. The HCBS waivers altow the state to use Medicaid funding while "waiving" Medicaid
rutes that require services to be provided in an institutional 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 listed
on the following page.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A WAIVER PROGRAM?
Etigibitity for waiver services includes people with developmental disabitities who:
. Are ctients of DSHS Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration (DDA),
r Meet disabitity criteria established by the Social Security Administration (SSA),
. Are etigibte for Medicaid services in an institution,
r Have been determined to need home and community-based services in order to live in the
community, and
. 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 (Parental income is
not considered for children.)
TYPES OF WAIVER PROGRAMS
BASIC PLUS WAIVER
This waiver program is for peopte who tive with their families, on their own, in an adult famity home,
in another setting with assistance or an Adult Residential Care Assisted Living Facitity (ARC) and are at
high risk of out of home placement. Services covered include the fottowing:
. Hours per year availabte for Supported Employment or, Community Access, based on DDA
assessment and emptoyment status.
. Up to 56,192 is avaitabte for any combination of Skitted Nursing (Nursing Detegation);
Community Guide; Environmental Accessibility; Adaptations; Speciatized Medical
Equipment/Suppties; Occupationat Therapy; Specialized Psychiatric Services; Physical Therapy;
Speech, Hearing and Language Services; Staff/Famity Consultation and Training; Behavioral
Heatth Stabitization; and Transportation to a Waiver Service.
. Behavioral Heatth Stabitization Services
r 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 placement and need up to
24-hour residential services. Services covered inctude: Residential Services, Behavior Support,
Therapies, Environmental Adaptations, Skilled Nursing, Employment services, Speciatized Medical
Equipment and Supplies and more.
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CO Mlvlu NIW PROT ECT I O N WAM R
This waiver is for people who need Z4-hour on-site awake staff supervision and therapies to maintain
their own and community safety. Services covered inctude: Residential Services, Behavior Support,
Therapies, Environmental Adaptations, Skitted Nursing, Emptoyment services, Specialized Medical
Equipment and Suppties and more.
|NDIV|DUAL &. FAtvllLY SERVICES WATVER (IFS)
This waiver became effective June 1, 2015, and offers support to ctients living 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 ctient and the famity. Services covered inctude the following:
o IFS funding levels range from 51,200 to 53,600, depending on assessed need (determined by
assessment).
r IFS services include Respite; Behavior Support and Consultation; Community Engagement;
Home and Vehicte Modifications; Peer Mentoring; Assistive Technology and Speech;
Occupationa[, and Physical Therapies; Person Centered Ptan Facititation; Speciatized clothing
and nutrition; Skitted Nursing; and Transportation to a Waiver Service.
. IFS services can be used in any combination, not to exceed a client's annual atlocation.
cH I LD REN', S /NrENs/vE t N - H O tAE BE H AV t ORAL SU P PORT (C I I BS )
This waiver combines wrap-around ptanning with positive behavior supports to empower famities to
remain together. To be etigibte for CllBS, your chitd must be between the ages 8 through 20 years old
living with their famity and are assessed at high or severe risk of out of home placement due to
chaltenging behaviors. Services covered are determined by the lndividual Support Ptan with an average
cost of service, including respite, of 54000 per month per ctient for any combination of the fottowing
services: Skitted Nursing, Nurse Detegation and Behavior Support and Consuttation; Environmental
Accessibitity Adaptations; fusistive Technotogy; Therapeutic Equipment and Supplies; Specialized
Medical Equipment/Suppties; Speciatized Nutrition and ctothing; Vehicte Modifications; OccupationaI
Therapy; Specialized Psychiatric Services; Physicat Therapy; Speech, Hearing and Language Services;
Staff/Famity Consuttation and Training; and Transportation.
ACCESSING WAIVER SERVICES
STEP 1
ln order to access county funded services, individuats with devetopmental disabitities must be
determined etigibte for services through the Developmentat Disabitities Administration (DDA). To appty
for DDA services in our area etigibitity papenrrork can be requested from the foltowing number, email
or web address:
Tol[ Free: 1 -866-715-3646
Emait: R1 ServiceRequestB@dshs.wa.gqv
Website: http!: / / www. dshs.wa. qov/ &la/ service-and - information - reques!
STEP 2
Once an individuat has been determined etigibte for DDA services, and has been assigned to a Case
Resource Manager (CRM), a person-centered DDA assessment witt be compteted. The assessment
determines what services a person may be etigibte for. lf certain criteria are met, a request to be
ptaced 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 includes employment 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 witl provide information about [oca[ employment vendors. lt is
recommended that the person seeking services and their family representatives take time to meet with
[oca[ providers to determine which provider is going to be the best fit. Once a person has selected their
employment provider, the emptoyment provider will 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: https: / / www. facebook. com / BHeardBStronqBProudl 7/,
https: / / bheardbstronebproud. wordpress. com /
CENTRAL WASHINGTON DISABILITY RESOURCES
301 East 2nd Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-962-9620
Website: http: / i mvcwdr.orq
CHILDREN'S VILLAGE
3801 Kern Rd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 509-574-3200
Website: https: / /www. vakimachildrensvittaqe. orq/ our-services. asp
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS PROGRAM
Community Heatth of Central Washington
521 E Mountain View Ave
Eltensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-306-1740
Website: https: / /www. chcw.orqlstepscvshcn -children - soecia[-health -care/
CLE ELUM ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL PROGRAMS
2960 SR 903
Cle Elum, WA 98922
Phone: 509-649-4807
Website: https: / /www. cersd. orq/ paqe / special -proqrams
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION
100 East Jackson Avenue, Suite 100
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-0405
Website: https: / /www.dshs.wa. qov/ dda
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
100 East Jackson Avenue, Suite 100
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-0408
Website: https: / /www.dshs.wa.qov/dvr
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EASTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
1893 Raitroad Street/PO Box 8
Easton, WA 98925
Phone: 509-656-2317
Website: http: / /www.easton.wednet.edu
ELLENSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
1300 East 3'd Avenue
Etlensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-8'117
Website:httos: / /www- esd40'l .ors / str rdents-fa ies/ student-services / soeciat- services
ELMVIEW
204 East 6th Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-6688
Website: https: / /www. elmview.orq
ENTRUST COMMUNITY SERVICES
415 East Mt. View Avenue, Suite 301
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-6688
Website: https : / / wwUl.glmview. orq
HO PESOU RC E. ELLEN SBU RG
700 E Mountain View, Suite 501
Eltensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-925-'1448
Website: http: / /www. hopesource. us
HOPESOURCE-CLE ELUM
1 10 Pennsytvania Ave
Cle Elum, WA98922
Phone: 509-674-2375
Website: http: / /www. hopesource. us
KITTITAS COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Kittitas County Pubtic Heatth Department
507 N. Nanum St. Suite 102
Ettensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-933-8233
Website: https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/heatth/communitv/devetopmentat-disabitities.aspx
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KITTITAS SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
7571 Kittitas Hwy
Kittitas, WA 98934
Phone 855-380-8843
Website: https: / /www. ksd403.orelpaqe/speciat:educatiolr
PARENT TO PARENT AND PARENT COALITION
Kittitas Vattey Opportunities
Phone: 509-929-7277
Website: https: / / kc-p2p.wixsite.com/ home
SEEDLINGS CENTERS FOR EARLY LEARNING
220 East Helena Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-872-5132
Website: https: / /www.epicnet.orql
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMI NISTRATION
801 Fruitvale Btvd.
Yakima, WA 98902
Phone: 800-772-1213
Website: https: / /www.ssa.qovl
SPIRIT THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
1051 Sorenson Road
Etlensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-929-1401
Website: http: / /www.spirittrc. com /
TRELLIS CENTER
170 Bare Rd
Eltensburg, WA 98926
Phone: 509-968-4040
Website: http: / /www. thetreItiscenter.com/
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