Alberta Council of Disability Services
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Alberta Council of Disability Services
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Service Providers that achieve Creating Excellence Together (CET) Accreditation Level 2 demonstrate that they have gone beyond the minimum requirements of accreditation and are providing exemplary services to individuals with developmental disabilities. They are recognized for their innovation and excellence.
CET Accreditation Level 2 incorporates all of the Level 1 standards and indicators, plus 20 additional indicators. While these are not mandatory for funding or for providing quality of life for individuals accessing service, they do measure the efforts of the service provider to implement advanced policies, procedures, and innovative practices that exceed the minimum standard for the sector.
To be considered for Accreditation Level 2, all Accreditation Level 1 indicators must be met at the 90% level (as per the Accreditation Level 1 Measurement System). Once there is verification that Accreditation Level 1 has been met, the site-survey report is forwarded to ACDS' Commission on Accreditation for review.
The Accreditation Level 1 portion of the survey is funded by Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD); organizations are billed by ACDS for the Accreditation Level 2 part. Seeking to achieve Accreditation Level 2 in organizational and service excellence is a major undertaking and reflects an organization's drive to be the best that it can be.
To order the CET Standards: Download the ACDS product order form