{"id":77,"date":"2023-01-17T20:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2023-01-25T20:52:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T20:52:35","slug":"best-shared-practices-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"Best &#038; Shared Practices \u2013 Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?page_id=73\">Return to all Best Practices<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!-- TOWNPRESS POSTS : begin -->\n<section class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"c-content-box lsvr-townpress-posts__inner\">\n\n        \n        \n        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__content\">\n\n            \n                <ul class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__list\">\n\n                    \n                        \n                            <li class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__item lsvr-townpress-posts__item--featured\">\n\n                                <article class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post post-610 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-best-practices-community\">\n                                    <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-inner\">\n\n                                        <header class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-header\">\n\n                                            \n                                            <h3 class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?p=610\" class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                                    Best Practices &#8211; Community                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n\n                                            <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta\">\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-date\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    May 19, 2016                                                <\/span>\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-categories\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    \n\t\t\t<span class=\"post__terms\">\n\t\t\t\tin <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"post__term-link\">Best Practices &#8211; Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t                                                <\/span>\n\n                                            <\/p>\n\n                                        <\/header>\n\n                                        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-content\">\n\n                                            \n                                                <p><strong>Submission date: <\/strong>5\/19\/16<br \/>\n<strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Berta Santos<br \/>\n<strong>Provider name:<\/strong> n\/a<br \/>\n<strong>APD Area:<\/strong>\u00a011\/Southern<\/p>\n<div class=\"CollapsiblePanelContent\">\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong>: Supported Living provider enrolls the indiviudals she supports in the LIHEAP, program via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamidade.gov\/socialservices\/housing-assistance-energy.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.miamidade.gov\/socialservices\/housing-assistance-energy.asp<\/a>, this link takes you to the program oversite information and application information. LIHEAP is a program for low income individuals that provides a $150- $300.00 credit per year per elegible persons towards their electric bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Benefits? <\/strong>\u200bIndividuals who are residing in Supported Living and have limited budgets. Many of this providers&#8217; consumers are no longer receiving a Supported Living Stipend and are managing to stay in their residences of choiuce with this little extra help<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> Any individual on the Waiver who is on a limited budget would benefit from enrolling in this program to see if they qualify for the assistance. This is for individuals and families living in the community and responsible for paying their electric bill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/li>\n\n                        \n                    \n                        \n                            <li class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__item lsvr-townpress-posts__item--featured\">\n\n                                <article class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post post-612 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-best-practices-community\">\n                                    <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-inner\">\n\n                                        <header class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-header\">\n\n                                            \n                                            <h3 class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?p=612\" class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                                    Best Practices &#8211; Community                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n\n                                            <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta\">\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-date\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    April 1, 2016                                                <\/span>\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-categories\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    \n\t\t\t<span class=\"post__terms\">\n\t\t\t\tin <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"post__term-link\">Best Practices &#8211; Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t                                                <\/span>\n\n                                            <\/p>\n\n                                        <\/header>\n\n                                        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-content\">\n\n                                            \n                                                <p><strong>Submission date: <\/strong>4\/1\/16<br \/>\n<strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Pat Metcev<br \/>\n<strong>Provider name:<\/strong> Linda Lalonde at Occupational Octaves Piano Florida<br \/>\n<strong>APD Area:<\/strong>\u00a0n\/a<\/p>\n<div class=\"CollapsiblePanelContent\">\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong>: This entity brings forward a &#8220;world of music&#8221;. The article was featured in the Brandon newsletter. This piano teacher has assisted people with autism to learn to play music. The results have included better overall reading in school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Benefits? <\/strong>All people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> Doing research in different interest areas for community educators to link to community interests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/li>\n\n                        \n                    \n                        \n                            <li class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__item lsvr-townpress-posts__item--featured\">\n\n                                <article class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post post-614 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-best-practices-community\">\n                                    <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-inner\">\n\n                                        <header class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-header\">\n\n                                            \n                                            <h3 class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?p=614\" class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                                    Best Practices &#8211; Community                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n\n                                            <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta\">\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-date\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    April 3, 2015                                                <\/span>\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-categories\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    \n\t\t\t<span class=\"post__terms\">\n\t\t\t\tin <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"post__term-link\">Best Practices &#8211; Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t                                                <\/span>\n\n                                            <\/p>\n\n                                        <\/header>\n\n                                        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-content\">\n\n                                            \n                                                <p><strong>Submission date: <\/strong>4\/3\/15<br \/>\n<strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Robyn Tourlakis<br \/>\n<strong>Provider name:<\/strong> Jason Da Silva<br \/>\n<strong>APD Area:<\/strong>\u00a0n\/a<\/p>\n<div class=\"CollapsiblePanelContent\">\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong>: Jason Da Silva and Alice Cook developed a crowdsourced map called AXSmap. AXSmap rates the accessibility of businesses. People can use the site as a directory and also can add to the map by leaving reviews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.axsmap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.axsmap.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Benefits? <\/strong>Individuals with a wide range of disabilities can benefit from the ability to rate places based on accessibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> This could be useful tool to increase community awareness and access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/li>\n\n                        \n                    \n                        \n                            <li class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__item lsvr-townpress-posts__item--featured\">\n\n                                <article class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post post-616 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-best-practices-community\">\n                                    <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-inner\">\n\n                                        <header class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-header\">\n\n                                            \n                                            <h3 class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?p=616\" class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                                    Best Practices &#8211; Community                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n\n                                            <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta\">\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-date\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    April 1, 2015                                                <\/span>\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-categories\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    \n\t\t\t<span class=\"post__terms\">\n\t\t\t\tin <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"post__term-link\">Best Practices &#8211; Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t                                                <\/span>\n\n                                            <\/p>\n\n                                        <\/header>\n\n                                        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-content\">\n\n                                            \n                                                <p><strong>Submission date: <\/strong>4\/1\/15<br \/>\n<strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Pat Metcev<br \/>\n<strong>Provider name:<\/strong> Tampa Electric Company (TECO)<br \/>\n<strong>APD Area:<\/strong>\u00a0n\/a<\/p>\n<div class=\"CollapsiblePanelContent\">\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong>: TECO has a program for customers called Medical Watch. Medical Watch does not guarantee uninterrupted electric service, but does identify to customer when there will be planned service interruptions. They also contact people prior to disconnection due to non-payment. The objective of the Medical Watch program is to encourage customers to notify TECO of their situations so special procedures can be implemented if they are dependent on electric powered medical equipment to sustain life. Participants are responsible for backup equipment and power supply. This program is available in Hillsborough (813-225-5051) and Polk County (863-298-6051) and for other counties people would call (888-223-0800).<\/p>\n<p>Another program allows people to pre-register with a local response team. This team provides aid to persons during evacuations and with shelter needs. TECO has this program in Hillsborough (813-307-8063), Polk (863-298-7027), Pasco (727-847-8137), and Pinellas (727-464-3800) Counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Benefits? <\/strong> Persons who are dependent on life sustaining electric powered equipment and those needing assisting during evacuation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> Check with your local electric company for programs offered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/li>\n\n                        \n                    \n                        \n                            <li class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__item lsvr-townpress-posts__item--featured\">\n\n                                <article class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post post-618 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-best-practices-community\">\n                                    <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-inner\">\n\n                                        <header class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-header\">\n\n                                            \n                                            <h3 class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?p=618\" class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                                    Best Practices &#8211; Community                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n\n                                            <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta\">\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-date\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    July 22, 2008                                                <\/span>\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-categories\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    \n\t\t\t<span class=\"post__terms\">\n\t\t\t\tin <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"post__term-link\">Best Practices &#8211; Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t                                                <\/span>\n\n                                            <\/p>\n\n                                        <\/header>\n\n                                        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-content\">\n\n                                            \n                                                <p><strong>Submission date: <\/strong>7\/22\/08<br \/>\n<strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Robyn Tourlakis<br \/>\n<strong>Provider name:<\/strong> null<br \/>\n<strong>APD Area:<\/strong>\u00a023<\/p>\n<div class=\"CollapsiblePanelContent\">\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong>: HART (Hillsborough Area Regional Transit) offers a free travel training program that gives step by step instructions for utilizing the bus systems, including reading the routes, the schedules, and using the bus independently. Individuals have a travel trainer that assists and individualizes the travel education based on needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Benefits?<\/strong> Group Home Residents<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> Individuals benefit as they are able to access free of charge training (813-623-5835 ext 1105 or 1240) which can enhance their ability to access their community without paid supports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/li>\n\n                        \n                    \n                        \n                            <li class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__item lsvr-townpress-posts__item--featured\">\n\n                                <article class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post post-620 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-best-practices-community\">\n                                    <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-inner\">\n\n                                        <header class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-header\">\n\n                                            \n                                            <h3 class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?p=620\" class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-title-link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                                    Best Practices &#8211; Community                                                <\/a>\n                                            <\/h3>\n\n                                            <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta\">\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-date\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    March 10, 2006                                                <\/span>\n\n                                                <span class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-meta-categories\" role=\"group\">\n                                                    \n\t\t\t<span class=\"post__terms\">\n\t\t\t\tin <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"post__term-link\">Best Practices &#8211; Community<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t                                                <\/span>\n\n                                            <\/p>\n\n                                        <\/header>\n\n                                        <div class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__post-content\">\n\n                                            \n                                                <p><strong>Submission date: <\/strong>3\/10\/06<br \/>\n<strong>Submitted by:<\/strong> Christine Stevenson<br \/>\n<strong>Provider name:<\/strong> null<br \/>\n<strong>APD Area:<\/strong>\u00a0null<\/p>\n<div class=\"CollapsiblePanelContent\">\n<p><strong>Practice<\/strong>: Compass Bank, Ocala (Marion County, APD Area 13) has expanded a practice that originated for the benefit of senior citizens who have trustees or family members who have access to or control of their finances. At present it is experimental and reserved for group home residents. A representative brings banking services to the group. The bank rep comes to the home and tutors the residents on everything from using and safeguarding a debit card, to overseeing a caregiver who has access to their funds, even if the caregiver is their financial agent. Compass Bank is obviously not oblivious to the opportunities for and realities of exploitation, and they are taking action by educating and empowering individuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Benefits?<\/strong> Group Home Residents<\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> Group home residents receive individualized support and tutoring to lessen their vulnerability to exploitation, from a community support. This practice may plant the seeds for individuals to expect to have increasing control of their own funds rather than to complacently relinquish the responsibility to caregivers\/providers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                            \n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/article>\n\n                            <\/li>\n\n                        \n                    \n                <\/ul>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        \n            <footer class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__footer\">\n\n                <p class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__more\">\n\n                    \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/?cat=5\"\n                            class=\"lsvr-townpress-posts__more-link\">More Community Best Practices<\/a>\n\n                    \n                <\/p>\n\n            <\/footer>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- TOWNPRESS POSTS : end -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to all Best Practices<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/florida.qlarant.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}