Program Descriptions

Community Outreach & Education

ATI facilitates community outreach & education through a variety of mediums, including:

• Quarterly issues of our newsletter, Access News, is distributed to more than 1,250 agencies and individuals throughout Cortland and beyond;

• Facilitation of community outreach presentations at local human service provider agencies, schools, vocational and educational institutions, among others, including: Northwoods Nursing Facility, Cortland Regional Medical Center and Cortland Jr. Sr. High School;

• Participation in community events (information booth), including the Cortland County Business Showcase, Senior Enrichment Day, Kidsville, the Lumberjack Festival, Dairy Parade, Cortland Junior/Senior High School Open Houses, Cortland County Summer Youth Employment Orientation, and others;

• Presentations at local schools and regional organizations regarding disability awareness, stigma, and etiquette;

• Hosting meetings for emergency preparedness providers, support groups, affordable housing task force, annual homeless count;

• Annual training on disability issues for Election Inspectors;

• Presentation at SUNY Cortland Scholar’s Day;

• Annual Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebration;

• Public service announcements (PSA's) on the local cable access channel and on local radio stations;

• Monthly column in the Cortland Standard, regarding disability and advocacy issues, called “Eye on Access”;

• Press releases to local and regional media contacts about Agency activities and events;

• ‘Letters to the Editor’ published in Cortland Standard, regarding disability issues;

• Testimony at local and statewide public hearings related to housing, transportation, voting, recreation and other topics;

• Regular advertisements in the Cortland Standard, Penneysaver, and Sunday Democrat newspapers and circulars regarding Agency activities, programming and events;

• Distribution of promotional items, including pens, note pads, calendars, and t-shirts, with the Agency’s emblem and contact information;

• Ongoing development of the Agency’s web site (www.aticortland.org);

• Publication and distribution of a monthly events calendar;

• Development of ATI brochure and program-specific brochures;

• Distribution of event and activity flyers to individuals and agencies; and

• Weekly e-mails to local human service agencies regarding Agency activities relating to peer mentoring and employment opportunities.

For more information on this service, contact:

info@aticortland.org