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  **RA: Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights**

  **FY 2008 Program Performance Plan**

  Strategic Goal 3

  Formula

  RA, Title V, Section 509
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  **Program      **To support the protection and advocacy system in each
  Goal:**        state to protect the legal and human rights of
                 individuals with disabilities.**

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  ***Objective 1 of 1:***   *Identify problem areas requiring systemic change and
                            engage in systemic activities to address those
                            problems.*

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  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                       
  The percentage of PAIRs                                     
  that reported that                                          
  their systemic advocacy                                     
  resulted in a change in                                     
  policy or practice.                                         
    (Desired direction:                                       
  increase)   1314                                            

  **Year**                **Target**       **Actual\          **Status**
                                           (or date           
                                           expected)**        

  2000                                     54                 Measure not in place

  2001                                     68                 Measure not in place

  2002                    56               81                 Target Exceeded

  2003                                     75                 Measure not in place

  2004                    77               86                 Target Exceeded

  2005                    79               89                 Target Exceeded

  2006                    80               84                 Target Exceeded

  2007                    83               (April 2008)       Pending

  2008                    83               (April 2009)       Pending

  2009                    83               (April 2010)       Pending

  2010                    83               (April 2011)       Pending
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**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Annual Protection and Advocacy
of Individual Rights (PAIR) Program, Annual Performance Report, RSA Form
509.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual

**Data Quality**. Appropriate reviews of annual data are conducted by
Department program specialists. Onsite, a random sample of files is
cross-checked with reported data for verification.  Of the 57 PAIRs, 39
reported successful systemic change during fiscal year 2001, 46 in
fiscal year 2002, 43 in fiscal year 2003, 49 in fiscal year 2004, and 51
reported success on this indicator in fiscal year 2005.

**Explanation**. Because PAIR programs cannot address all issues facing
individuals with disabilities solely through individual advocacy; they
seek to change public and private policies and practices that present
barriers to the rights of individuals with disabilities, utilizing
negotiations and class action litigation. The target for fiscal year
2006 through 2008 has been increased from 81 percent to 83 percent,
which was reached by averaging the actual performance over the past 3
years (fiscal years 2003 though 2005). Fiscal year 2006 data will be
available in April of 2007.