Phil Pangrazio President CEO Gus La Zear VP

Phil Pangrazio, President & CEO Gus La. Zear, VP & General Manager, Ability 360 Sports & Fitness Center www. ability 360. org

We are a Center for Independent Living (CIL) The term “CIL” means we are: • Consumer-controlled • Community-based • Cross-disability • Nonresidential private nonprofit 501(C)3 • Provides an array of IL services.

Mission Ability 360 offers and promotes programs designed to empower people with disabilities to take personal responsibility so they may achieve or continue independent lifestyles within the community.

Ability 360: Advocacy and Programs By and For People with Disabilities Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Home Modification Information & Referral Living Well with Disability Peer Support / Mentorship ALTCS Home Care Services Reintegration from Nursing Homes Socialization Through Recreation Sports and Fitness Center Transitional Housing Theatre 360 Ø Advocacy / 1: 1 & Systems Change Ø ADA Tech. Asst. Ø Independent Living Skills Instruction Ø Early Intervention to People Newly Disabled Ø Employment Assistance for Social Security Beneficiaries - Ticket to Work Incentive Consulting Ø Empowering Youth in Transition

The Project Vision – Why? • Need for Services, Growing Population of People with Disabilities…Over 900, 000 Arizonans. • Convenience/Ease of Accessing Services for Consumers • Opportunities for Greater Collaboration / Partnerships / Synergies. • Enhanced Visibility / Image in community and from funders.

The Project Vision • Co-Location of Multiple Agencies that Serve PWDs • State of the Art Universal Accessible Design Features • Ability to Comfortably Accommodate Hundreds of People with Disabilities • Location to be Public Transit Oriented, Bus, Light Rail • Economies of Scale--Sharing of Space, Common Areas • Major Conference Space for Hosting National, Regional, & Local Events • State of the Art Technology, Video Conferencing, Captioning • Plenty of Meeting Space • Plenty of ADA Parking—beyond the standard • Sports & Fitness Center for people with disabilities

Partner Organizations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ability 360 Arizona Center for Disability Law Raising Special Kids Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association MS Society Joni & Friends Arizona Autism United Valley Center of the Deaf Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona Symbius Medical

Project Vision • State-of-the-art, universally accessible, 45, 000 square-foot sports, recreation, fitness and aquatics Center. • Ability to accommodate competitive and recreational sporting programs for persons with disabilities. • Ability to accommodate fitness, health and wellness programs for persons with disabilities. • Spacious and accessible sports courts, runners track, pool, fitness/training equipment, locker rooms, showers and dressing areas for people with physical and sensory disabilities.

History of Collaboration • • • United Way CDBG Home Mods City of Phoenix, MCDI, Mayor, City Council, Phoenix 2006 Bond Program SJHMC, Barrow Rehab, Barrow Connection ADRC, Office of Aging, AAA’s AHCCCS, ALTCS, Managed Care Orgs. U. S. Dept. of Ed, SSA Daring Adventures Arizona Disabled Sports

Collaborations / Partnerships Cont: • • • Arizona Paralyzed Veterans Association. Banner Wheelchair Suns Basketball Phoenix Heat Quad Rugby ASU Power Soccer Program U. S. Paralympic Committee Wounded Warriors—Military Branches Kids Camps for Parents School Districts Group Homes, DD Providers, Behavioral Health Corporate Groups

Ensure Project is Consumer Lead! • Get your disability community champions involved. • Harness and unleash the power and influence of your disability community. • Let them sell the concept to funders!

Avoid Duplication!!! • Programs should be complimentary to existing community programs • Leverage where possible their resources • Avoid duplication or competing interests • Power in Partnerships

Knowing your community partners • Locally, regionally, nationally and internationally • Community Strengths a. Geographically b. Demographically • Community areas in need of improvement a. Geographically b. Demographically

Program Sustainability • • Where does the interest come from? Listening to your clients What is your Why? Piloting Programs a. Seasonally b. Monthly c. Weekly • Variety in Schedules

Programs Offered Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair hockey Quad rugby Goal Ball Wheelchair tennis Hand cycling Golf Volleyball Power-soccer Swimming Scuba-diving Snorkeling Aquatics Recreation programs Other Paralympic sports Fitness / Health

Major Donors • • • City of Phoenix--$5. 3 Million David E. Reese--$1. 5 Million Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust--$1 Million Kresge Foundation--$500, 000 Nina Mason Pulliam Foundation--$250, 000 Arizona Tourism & Sports Authority--$132, 000 Wells Fargo Bank--$20, 000 Thunderbirds Charities--$100, 000 BHHS Legacy Foundation--$75, 000 Rhett Butler Family Foundation--$60, 000 Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation--$25, 000 Rhett Reese--$10, 000

Three Points of Success 1) Enhanced visibility—donors and community • City of Phoenix Bond Funding • Finding a champion—David Reese • Support of large foundations…Pulliam, Piper, Kresge • Community recognition & support

Three Points for Success 2) Collaborations with tenants & outside groups • Use of meeting & conference space (rental income) • Collaborations on events (trainings, workshops, advocacy, conferences, fairs, fundraising, vendor sponsorships) • Increased staff interaction & knowledge • Increase in numbers of consumers served and participating in programs.

Three Points for Success • • 3) Increased access and accommodations ADA accessibility (bathrooms, parking, elevators, workstations, sidewalks, automatic doors, motion detected faucets, toilets, lighting, etc. ) Assistive listening / looping systems for hearing impaired Multi Media Technology Environmentally friendly building--MCS

Mistakes to Avoid 1) Get frontline staff involved early in design • Get staff “buy-in” on the architectural design and interiors (colors, paints, carpets, sinks, kitchenettes, etc. ) • Have staff meet with the architect and review plans. • Have staff critique anything related to ADA accessibility (lever handles, door openers, elevator controls, bathroom features, etc. ).