Washington TRIPIL Office

TRIPIL Washington Offices

Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living has offered services in out main office building in the Washington area since.

Location Information:

Washington Office
69 East Beau Street
Washington, PA 15301

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Phones:
Voice 724-223-5115
Fax 724-223-5119
TTY/TTD 724-228-4028

Services Offered In This Office:

This office offers 5 core services to community members with disabilities. They include:

In addition to these services, TRIPIL’s Uniontown office offers multi-staffed Service Coordination.

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Thursday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Friday by Appointment only

Events and Notifications

Housing Training
TRIPIL will be holding a housing training on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 from 10 am-3 pm at TRIPIL's Washington office, 69 East Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301.

Steve Gold, Nationally Know Disability Rights Attorney, will be our guest speaker. You can find out more at www.stevegoldada.com

Some of the topics that will be covered include;
- Low income housing tax credits in our area
- How are HOME monies being spent?
- How can our ConPlans be beefed up to help our consumers?
- Are the CDBG funds being used properly?
- Develop a strategy for our areas of the state.

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Education Issues Meeting
The next education issues meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 15th at 2 pm. It will be held in our Washington office. Do you know what it feels like to be bullied in school? If you want to help schools really do something to stop bullying, come to the Educational Issues Meeting.

For more information, call Michelle or Donya:

Charleroi - 724-483-4976
Uniontown - 724-439-1434
Washington - 724-223-5115
Waynesburg - 724-852-2016

Fair Housing Training
TRIPIL will be hosting a Fair Housing Training on June 24th at 1 pm in our Washington office. Jennifer Sinclair from Legal Aid will be present.

Dynavox presentation
Bryan Dawson from Dynavox is stopping by TRIPIL's Washington office to
show us the new Dv5 communication device. He will be here on Friday (May
23) at 2PM. Please feel free to stop by the boardroom on Friday if you
are interested!

A Training Opportunity from the Education Law Center!!
Learn about new state rules that can help children with disabilities

What:

A Webinar and audio-teleconferenced update on recent State-level developments affecting the educational rights of children with disabilities.

Topics include:

o Revisions to the PA Special Education Regulations (Ch. 14)
o New rules about positive behavior supports, restraints, and police referrals
o New State policies on inter-agency planning for children with behavioral health 
  needs and education in partial hospitalization programs
o New rules for inclusion of children with disabilities in vocational education programs

Who:

Presented by Sallie Lynagh,
Children’s Team Leader,
Disability Rights Network of PA and
Janet Stotland, Esq., Co-Director, Education Law Center – PA

When:

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Where:

TRIPIL's Washington office
69 East Beau Street
Washington, PA

Audience:

People with some prior knowledge about special education rules and regulations in PA.

For more information on the training or the site nearest you, contact Irene McClendon at 215-238-6970, ext. 301 or imcclendon@elc-pa.org. Please give your name and the site at which you would like to attend. Although this training is free, we suggest you pre-register to secure a space. Walk-ins are welcome as space permits.

Please notify Ms. McClendon by May 30, 2008 if you need special language or disability accommodations.

Educational Issues Meeting
Do you know what it feels like to be bullied in school?

If you want to help schools really do something to stop bullying, come to the Educational Issues Meeting on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 2 pm. The meeting will be held at our Washington office, 69 East Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301.

For more information, call Michelle or Donya:

Charleroi - 724-483-4976
Uniontown - 724-439-1434
Washington - 724-223-5115
Waynesburg - 724-852-2016

Free Informational Session
A free information session will be held on medical facilities and the needs of the disability community.

This session will cover:

o Americans with Disabilities Act
o Tax breaks for barrier removal
o People first language

The session will be on June 24th at 11 am at:

TRIPIL's Washington office
69 East Beau Street
Washington, PA 15022

For more information, call 724-483-4976 and ask for Paula.

Accessibility & Housing Issues Meetings
TRIPIL will hold 2 issue meetings on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 at our Washington Office, 69 East Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301.

The Barrier Removal Team will meet at 11 am to discuss accessibility isssues. The goal of the team is to work with code enforcement officers and medical facilities to improve access to the tri-county community. For more information on this meeting, please call and ask for Paula.

The Housing Issues Meeting will be held at 1 pm. The group will discuss accessible housing and housing for low income individuals. Lora DiDominic from the Fayette County Housing Authority will be there to answer your questions!! For more information on this meeting, please call and ask for Deb.

Lunch will be provided.

Washington Staff:

The Washington office is the main office and is currently staffed by:

Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living, Administration

Kathleen Kleinmann, Chief Executive Officer
Cara Zipko, Administrative Assistant
Jeffry D. Woods, IT Director
Jorge Martich, System Administrator
Robert Loar, Computer Specialist
Melissa O'Brien, Human Resources Director
Jan Crockett, Comptroller
Delores Robertson, Bookkeeper
Kristin R. Phillips, Bookkeeper
Teresa Marker, Assistant Bookkeeper

Tri-County Patriots for Independent Living

Andrew L. Cooper, Deputy Director
Donya Smith, Independent Living Specialist
Russell Lauderbaugh, Information and Referral
Flo Moffitt, Nursing Home Transition Specialist

TRIPIL Services

Mike Cogley, Executive Director
Christine Sheppard, Office Manager
Lisa Lee, Secretary
Marlene Wilcox, Registered Nurse
Jody Dzikowski, Service Coordinator Supervisor
June Crowley, Service Coordinator
Lauren Kelly, Service Coordinator
Kate Blaker, Service Coordinator
Joe Henderson, Service Coordinator
Kristina Sheppard, Assistant Service Coordinator
Diana M. Kemp, Assistant Service Coordinator
Deborah Crouse, Nursing Home Transition Coordinator
Billie Jo Amon, Nursing Home Transition Specialist
Ron Foil, Van Transportation
Shawn Palyas, Maintenance