Disability Rights Montana

“The full board of directors will receive a copy of 990 before it is filed.”

“Board members are required to disclose a conflict of interest if one exists at each board of directors meeting. Conflicts are documented in the board of directors meeting minutes.”

“15a. The BOD evaluates the Executive Director on an annual basis. A salary survey of other non-profit and Protection and Advocacy agency Executive Directors is completed by the Director of Finance and Administration and presented to the BOD president for review and presentation to the full BOD, who then determines the salary for the Executive Director.15b. The compensation plan of all staff employed by the agency was created by a private professional personnel agency and evaluated and approved by the BOD. Any changes to the compensation plan require BOD approval.”

“All documents are available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP).PROVIDE STATEWIDE NETWORK OF SERVICES TO ALL CLIENTS AND CLIENT APPLICANTS OF THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM. THERE WERE 33 INFORMATION AND REFERRALS PROVIDED, 119 CASES HANDLED FOR A TOTAL OF 144 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (PAAT).PROVIDES FUNDS TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE, CONSUMER RESPONSIVE STATEWIDE PROGRAMS OF TECHNOLOGY RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES. THERE WERE 3 INFORMATION AND REFERRALS PROVIDED, 12 CASES HANDLED FOR A TOTAL OF 15 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY (PABSS).PROVIDES INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY SEEKING VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. THERE WERE 25 INFORMATION AND REFERRALS PROVIDED, 29 CASES HANDLED FOR A TOTAL OF 54 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (PATBI).PROVIDES INFORMATION, REFERRALS AND ADVICE, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE IN SELF-ADVOCACY TO INDIVIDUALS WITH TBI AND THEIR FAMILIES. THERE WERE 44 INFORMATION AND REFERRALS PROVIDED, 21 CASES HANDLED FOR A TOTAL OF 60 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR VOTING ACCESS (PAVA).THIS GRANT IS TO ENSURE FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING REGISTERING TO VOTE, CASTING A VOTE, AND ACCESSING POLLING PLACES. TRAINING WAS PROVIDED STATEWIDE REGARDING VOTING ACCESSABILITY. THERE WAS 0 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL PROVIDED, 0 CASES HANDLED FOR A TOTAL OF 0 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: REPRESENTATIVE PAY MONITORING (RPM): THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (SSA) HAS CHOSEN THE FEDERALLY MANDATED NATIONAL PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDED DISABILITY RIGHTS MONTANA, TO BE ITS PARTNER IN ASSURING THAT BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE WHO ARE ALSO THE BENEFICIARY'S EMPLOYER ARE RECEIVING ADEQUATE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS. SSA HAS ASKED DRM TO ASSIST THEM IN CHECKING ON THE WELFARE OF CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE. OUR REVIEWS ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE SSA UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL DISABILITY RIGHTS NETWORK AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY'S AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT REVIEWS OF EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVE PAYEES (SOCIAL SECURITY ACT SECTIONS 205(j)(2)(A) AND 1631(a)(2)(G)(i)). REVIEWS ARE PART OF SSA'S ROUTINE EFFORT TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE PROGRAM. THERE WERE 14 CASES HANDLED FOR A TOTAL OF 14 INDIVIDUALS SERVED. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: MONTANA JUSTICE FOUNDATIONTHE MONTANA JUSTICE FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDS WERE AWARDED TO ESTABLISH SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT ADVOCACY COUNCILS AND PARENTS' TRAINING, AS WELL AS CONDUCTING LAW CLINICS IN VARIOUS TOWNS THROUGHOUT MONTANA.”