I have been receiving a lot of feedback on my decision to cease outreach activities for The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation...yeah some negative stuff, I will not quote anyone yet - so let me keep posting until the ppl I am getting backlash from understand I AM NOT REQUESTING FUNDS FOR THE FOUNDATION PLEASE SEE BELOW I WILL EXPAND THE LIST UNTIL THE ONES I WANT TO UNDERSTAND GET IT
My Ideas Are:
Why The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation Can't Move Forward
If there is no money to delegate to "new infrastructure" audit the existing infrastructure and assess the immediate deficits, establish a task force to address these deficits as identified by the specialists we assign the task.
Recommendation use the minds at the Universities in the country who special in sociology, health and education.
I think an inter-ministerial collaboration is essential as the Autism issues span health, education and social security in the main. This should be prioritized.
Incentivise the job and education sectors that feed into the needs of the Autistic and disabled.
Starting at the sixth form, where grants and scholarships can be offered to young people with special incentives to enter the sector and stay in Jamaica to address the various needs.
Government departments with the requisite skills and human resources should be drafted to write grant proposals to seek aid that can feed into the problem areas particularly to address in the short term some of the more pressing needs.
Look at the policies that exist that can keep the successful treatment centers and facilities open, such as exempting these schools and facilities from utility payments and taxes.
Agencies such as CHASE JSIF and other that give grants, could have a legislated focus for the next five years to grant fund schools and projects and support systems that feed into the disabilities sector.
These are ideas that have to be manifested by the 63 leaders of our land.
The Foundation can make persons aware but action has to begin.
Activities where empirical but credible data like screening fairs where people can be screened and registered and entered into a database can enable the gathering of usable data that is current and credible – until the proper methodologies employed through best practices in gathering data is enacted in the long term.
I have more thoughts but what do we do with thoughts that cannot be actioned?
This is a collaborative issue where Foundation’s and Association act as satellite support systems to combat the issue!
If there is no money to delegate to "new infrastructure" audit the existing infrastructure and assess the immediate deficits, establish a task force to address these deficits as identified by the specialists we assign the task.
Recommendation use the minds at the Universities in the country who special in sociology, health and education.
I think an inter-ministerial collaboration is essential as the Autism issues span health, education and social security in the main. This should be prioritized.
Incentivise the job and education sectors that feed into the needs of the Autistic and disabled.
Starting at the sixth form, where grants and scholarships can be offered to young people with special incentives to enter the sector and stay in Jamaica to address the various needs.
Government departments with the requisite skills and human resources should be drafted to write grant proposals to seek aid that can feed into the problem areas particularly to address in the short term some of the more pressing needs.
Look at the policies that exist that can keep the successful treatment centers and facilities open, such as exempting these schools and facilities from utility payments and taxes.
Agencies such as CHASE JSIF and other that give grants, could have a legislated focus for the next five years to grant fund schools and projects and support systems that feed into the disabilities sector.
These are ideas that have to be manifested by the 63 leaders of our land.
The Foundation can make persons aware but action has to begin.
Activities where empirical but credible data like screening fairs where people can be screened and registered and entered into a database can enable the gathering of usable data that is current and credible – until the proper methodologies employed through best practices in gathering data is enacted in the long term.
I have more thoughts but what do we do with thoughts that cannot be actioned?
This is a collaborative issue where Foundation’s and Association act as satellite support systems to combat the issue!
Jason Williams aka Don Yute of The Golden Child Music Group based in the United States is a major donor to The Maia Chung Autism and Disabilities Foundation
