Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1.Establish and convene a steering committee comprised, at minimum, of the Council, the MailmanCenter at the University of Miami, the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities at the University ofSouth Florida, and Disability Rights Florida who will advise on and oversee all facets of the servicedelivery system.a.Facilitate a minimum of four remote meetings.b.Solicit input and assistance from the Steering Committee on all facets of work.2.Plan and conduct an Access to Services through Knowledge (ASK) state-wide research projectdesigned to identify key community resources along the lifespan.a.Utilize focus groups and/or structured interviews to work with families of individuals with I/DDacross the lifespan in Florida’s 15 Family Care Council areas to:i.Discover the types of services needed by families.ii.Catalog and report on existing ways that families access and share information includingweb-based platforms.iii.Determine elements that would strengthen the usefulness of the information tofamilies and the barriers they face when trying to locate resources (including thosefound on web-based platforms).iv.Identify key community resources across all life stages.1)Include public, private, for-profit, and nonprofit community-basedorganizations that deliver services (e.g., hospice offering respite; YMCA offering freeyoga classes; senior center offering craft activities, meals) in all 67 counties.b.Present research findings to the Council.
