The SILC Survey Committee reviewed sample community needs assessment surveys from other states to inform the design of Hawaii’s own State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) needs assessment. The collected documents are three reference surveys from Idaho, North Carolina, and California.
Meeting Documents
- 2022 STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT FINAL for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) Survey Committee Meeting
The 2022 Idaho SILC State Plan for Independent Living community survey, a model needs-assessment instrument. It opens with the Idaho SILC mission, an explanation of the SPIL and the five CIL core services, and ADA/access background, then poses 26 voluntary, anonymous questions covering housing situation and barriers, life skills, transportation access, independent living supported services (paid/unpaid help, payers like Medicaid, gaps in care), interests/topics for learning, and optional demographics (language, age, race/ethnicity, contact info). It is detailed and disability-specific, with extensive 'check all that apply' barrier lists.
- NC Independent Living Needs Assessment 2023 Final for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) Survey Committee Meeting
The North Carolina SILC's 2023 Independent Living Needs Assessment, used as a reference model. Its 28 questions cover disability self-identification and type, the five most-needed unreceived services, barriers to accessing services/events, community accessibility (physical and communication access like ASL/Braille), transportation, emergency services and preparedness, housing and homelessness, mental health access, voting registration, and familiarity with North Carolina's named Centers for Independent Living. It closes with demographic questions (ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation, age, geographic/urban-rural location) and a November 30, 2023 return deadline with mail/email/online submission options.
- Needs Assessment for Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) Survey Committee Meeting
The California SILC statewide needs assessment survey, another reference example feeding the SPIL. It asks respondents to rate how helpful CIL services (housing, transportation, assistive technology, personal assistant services, youth services) are to themselves and to their community, then rate the severity of community barriers across housing (affordability, accessibility, repair, credit) and quality of life (recreation, health care, financial planning, income, youth transition, life choices). It includes open-ended questions about valued CIL services and 2024 improvements, plus demographics and a July 29, 2022 mail-back deadline to the Sacramento SILC office.
