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Linda Stancil
Problem Statement -
 The stakeholder: The Mother of a severely disabled
young man who recently aged out of the education
system.
 Problem: She needs a way to find
options/programs/help for her son.
 Insight: Because trying to navigate available programs
on your own is frustrating and exhausting.
A way to find
options/programs/help for a
severely disabled young man.
1. Website for state pgms
2. Info hotline
3. Continue school
counseling after
graduation
4. Offer info on sites
tracking adult
assistance
5. Offer info in Doctors
offices
1. TV commercials on
adult assistance pgms
2. Youtube vids on adult
assistance pgms
3. Ads on Youtube vids for
adult assistance pgms
4. Form group for parents
of disabled adults
5. Social Services track
pgms for disabled
adults
A way to find
options/programs/help for a
severely disabled young man.
1. Included pgm info in
disability checks
2. Convention for
caregivers
3. College credit for
assisting disabled
adults
4. Flyers in grocery stores
on pgms
5. Mass mailing flyers
1. Newspaper ads on
pgms
2. Info flyer in DMV mail
3. Info flyer in Tax forms
4. Create our own
employment pgm
5. College credit for
visiting disabled adults
with pgm info
A way to find
options/programs/help for a
severely disabled young man.
1. High school credit for
working with the
disabled
2. Night pgms at schools for
the disabled
3. Incentives for employers
to offer work to the
disabled
4. Require pre-med
students to work with
disabled
5. City/County jobs for the
disabled
1. Tax incentive for
businesses that hire the
disabled
2. Job listings for the
disabled in
unemployment centers
3. Seasonal work for the
disabled – gift wrapping?
4. Get Wal-mart to hire
disabled baggers
5. Job-fair for disabled
adults
A way to find
options/programs/help for a
severely disabled young man.
1. Job-fair for assistants to
the disabled
2. Engage religious groups
in job hunts
3. Engage religious groups
in providing jobs
4. Engage religious groups
in recruiting assistants
5. Company sponsorship of
a disabled adult
1. Religious group
sponsorship of a disabled
adult
2. Civic group sponsorship
of a disabled adult
3. Engage civic groups in
hiring disabled adults
4. ‘Monster’ site for jobs for
the disabled
5. Prizes for recruiting
companies to hire
disabled adults
A way to find
options/programs/help for a
severely disabled young man.
1. Create a business run by
disabled adults
2. Open a gym for the
disabled staffed by the
disabled
3. Require employers to hire
disabled -1/50 employees
4. Program info in water bills
5. ‘Matching funds’ for
political campaigns require
disabled hiring
1. Encourage service groups
for disabled kids to hire
disabled adults
2. Open farm/garden for
disabled workers
3. Sports team sponsor sports
league for disabled adults
4. Sports team sponsor
programs for the disabled
5. Cable tv channel devoted to
programming for the
disabled
A way to find
options/programs/help for a
severely disabled young man.
 Top three ideas:
1. Most practical: Engage civic/religious groups in
hiring/finding jobs for disabled adults
2. Most disruptive: Offer tax incentives for hiring
disabled adults
3. Favorite: Create affinity program for parents of
disabled adults
Engage civic/religious groups in
hiring/finding jobs for disabled
adults
A community partnership of sorts, where civic or
religious groups help find assistants and either create
or help locate jobs in the community for disabled
adults. The groups provide built-in mentors for the
workforce and in-depth knowledge of their own
communities.
Offer tax incentives for hiring
disabled adults
Will never be practical, but giving a tax advantage to the
company that hires (and keeps) disabled adults
appeals to me.
Create affinity program for parents
of disabled adults
Such programs already exist in some places, but there is
no nationwide group; so the parent of a disabled adult
in California may be able to access the knowledge base
of other parents but a similar Mom or Dad in West
Virginia has no such assistance.
A group like this could act as an information clearing
house as well as a support group for both parents and
disabled adults.

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Ideate – design thinking action lab

  • 2. Problem Statement -  The stakeholder: The Mother of a severely disabled young man who recently aged out of the education system.  Problem: She needs a way to find options/programs/help for her son.  Insight: Because trying to navigate available programs on your own is frustrating and exhausting.
  • 3. A way to find options/programs/help for a severely disabled young man. 1. Website for state pgms 2. Info hotline 3. Continue school counseling after graduation 4. Offer info on sites tracking adult assistance 5. Offer info in Doctors offices 1. TV commercials on adult assistance pgms 2. Youtube vids on adult assistance pgms 3. Ads on Youtube vids for adult assistance pgms 4. Form group for parents of disabled adults 5. Social Services track pgms for disabled adults
  • 4. A way to find options/programs/help for a severely disabled young man. 1. Included pgm info in disability checks 2. Convention for caregivers 3. College credit for assisting disabled adults 4. Flyers in grocery stores on pgms 5. Mass mailing flyers 1. Newspaper ads on pgms 2. Info flyer in DMV mail 3. Info flyer in Tax forms 4. Create our own employment pgm 5. College credit for visiting disabled adults with pgm info
  • 5. A way to find options/programs/help for a severely disabled young man. 1. High school credit for working with the disabled 2. Night pgms at schools for the disabled 3. Incentives for employers to offer work to the disabled 4. Require pre-med students to work with disabled 5. City/County jobs for the disabled 1. Tax incentive for businesses that hire the disabled 2. Job listings for the disabled in unemployment centers 3. Seasonal work for the disabled – gift wrapping? 4. Get Wal-mart to hire disabled baggers 5. Job-fair for disabled adults
  • 6. A way to find options/programs/help for a severely disabled young man. 1. Job-fair for assistants to the disabled 2. Engage religious groups in job hunts 3. Engage religious groups in providing jobs 4. Engage religious groups in recruiting assistants 5. Company sponsorship of a disabled adult 1. Religious group sponsorship of a disabled adult 2. Civic group sponsorship of a disabled adult 3. Engage civic groups in hiring disabled adults 4. ‘Monster’ site for jobs for the disabled 5. Prizes for recruiting companies to hire disabled adults
  • 7. A way to find options/programs/help for a severely disabled young man. 1. Create a business run by disabled adults 2. Open a gym for the disabled staffed by the disabled 3. Require employers to hire disabled -1/50 employees 4. Program info in water bills 5. ‘Matching funds’ for political campaigns require disabled hiring 1. Encourage service groups for disabled kids to hire disabled adults 2. Open farm/garden for disabled workers 3. Sports team sponsor sports league for disabled adults 4. Sports team sponsor programs for the disabled 5. Cable tv channel devoted to programming for the disabled
  • 8. A way to find options/programs/help for a severely disabled young man.  Top three ideas: 1. Most practical: Engage civic/religious groups in hiring/finding jobs for disabled adults 2. Most disruptive: Offer tax incentives for hiring disabled adults 3. Favorite: Create affinity program for parents of disabled adults
  • 9. Engage civic/religious groups in hiring/finding jobs for disabled adults A community partnership of sorts, where civic or religious groups help find assistants and either create or help locate jobs in the community for disabled adults. The groups provide built-in mentors for the workforce and in-depth knowledge of their own communities.
  • 10. Offer tax incentives for hiring disabled adults Will never be practical, but giving a tax advantage to the company that hires (and keeps) disabled adults appeals to me.
  • 11. Create affinity program for parents of disabled adults Such programs already exist in some places, but there is no nationwide group; so the parent of a disabled adult in California may be able to access the knowledge base of other parents but a similar Mom or Dad in West Virginia has no such assistance. A group like this could act as an information clearing house as well as a support group for both parents and disabled adults.