Interagency Coordination
 

One of the major barriers to the acquisition of assistive technology devices and services faced by persons with disabilities is a lack of coordination between the major disability service agencies in Idaho and nationwide. As a result, increasing coordination between Idaho’s state agencies is the foundation underlying all projects’ activities. To this end, the project has established ties to key stakeholders in all of the state’s disability agencies, various commissions, and other state-sponsored organizations. The ultimate goal of the IATP’s interagency coordination efforts is to create a seamless service delivery system. This remains a pivotal, yet unrealized goal of the project. The major strategy used by the IATP to increase interagency coordination is maintaining an active Customer Board. The IATP Customer Board is the heart of the project, exercising discretion over all of its activities. The board continues to be very active in the identification of barriers to the acquisition of assistive technology, the development and implementation of program activities to overcome those barriers, and the evaluation of overall project effectiveness. The IATP maintains relations with the following groups and organizations.