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The MTDH Accessibility Ambassadors
The environment
plays an important part is attaining health goals. The Montana Disability and
Health Accessibility Ambassadors program evolved from our Year 2 work. We
contracted with Montana Centers for Independent Living to
demonstrate methods for assessing program and facility accessibility
of community health and fitness programs. Our
adaptation of a framework
developed by Nary and White (2000) at the University of Kansas
produced self-assessment models for fitness programs and also created the infrastructure
for consumer-based organizations to conduct fitness program assessments.
In Year 3, we have contracted with Centers for Independent Living to assess health department program accessibility. Again, this framework is also designed to produce self-assessment models for health departments. We expect that the initial assessments will identify several positive models for promoting accessibility that other departments could adopt.
Our Ambassadors:
Billings:
Bob Bushing
230 South Santa Fe Dr.
Billings, MT 59102
406.652.4290 or 406.248.7455Dave Swanson, Larry Ketchum, Harold Eyre
Living Independently For Today and Tomorrow
3333 2nd Ave. North
Billings MT 59101
(406) 259-5181
daves@liftt.org
larryk@liftt.org
Bozeman:
Amy Caliendo
Montana Independent Living Project, Bozeman
626 Ferguson Ave suite 1 #C
Bozeman MT 59718
(406) 522-7300
milpamy@qwest.net
Butte:
Dale Lester
125 S. Main Apt 311,
Butte, MT 59701
406-723-0198
Melissa Hansen
Montana Independent Living Project, Butte
1941 Harrison Ave
Butte MT 59701
(406) 782-4834
milpmelissa@qwest.net
Todd Hoar
Silver Bow County Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc.
305 W. Mercury
Butte, MT 59701
406-723-2070
thoar@co.silverbow.mt.us
Deer Lodge:
Jeremy Perriman
406-949-0420
Dillon:
Marie Giere
303 South Idaho St.,
Dillon, MT 59725
406-683-5350
Glendive:
Kathie Bach and Bobbie Becker
LIFTT
P.O. Box 621
Glendive, MT 59330
406-377-4062
Great Falls/Black Eagle:
George Northcutt
North Central Independent Living Service, Black Eagle
2806 16th Ave S.
Great Falls MT 59405
(406) 952-4635
Sharon Tiedemann
North Central Independent Living Service, Black Eagle
1120 25th Ave NE
Black Eagle MT 59414
(406) 452-9834
ncils.tiedemann@sofast.net
Helena:
Blair Williams
Big Fish Public Relations
740 Front Street
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 465.2841- Office/Cell
BigFishPR@Yahoo.comBob Maffit, Jeanne Schutt, and Ken Christensen
Montana Independent Living Project, Helena
1820 11th Ave
Helena MT 59601-4768
(406) 442-5755
milpbob@qwest.net
John Polotto
P.O. Box 190724
Hungry Horse, MT 59919
406-387-5546
Missoula:
Mike Mayer and Travis Hoffman
Summit Independent Living Center, Inc.
700 S.W. Higgins, Suite 101
Missoula, MT 59803
(406) 728-1630
mmayer@summitilc.org
thoffman@summitilc.org
Staff:
Meg Traci
Rural Institute
52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812-7056
406.243.4956
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