Tools and Resources
Howard McBroom
Activist, Advocate and Public Speaker
Why are person-centered services so important?
Listen to Howard’s powerful statement in this video.
A Personal Perspective on
Person-Centered Fundamentals
Rights, respect and having control of one’s own life are key to person-centered practices and planning. Liz Grigsby describes how this starts with listening to each individual and shares a personal story of how assumptions about others’ disabilities can get in the way.
What is Duty of Care?
Duty of Care vs Dignity of Risk
Every day, workers in human services in Australia are faced with decisions where Duty of Care seems to apply. This video examines the vital differences between duty of care and dignity of risk. Emi Golding, Director of Psychology for the Workplace Mental Health Institute, explains when each applies and what to do about it. Enjoy!
Self-Determination
We asked self-advocates what self-determination means to them; this is what they told us!
Wecapable.com
Disability Etiquette: Basic Tips, Do’s and Don’ts
Tedx Talks – Chris Klein – Seeing Unique Abilities
Parenting Black Children (PBC):
a project of Access Nonprofit Center, is a team of parents, special education teachers, social work interns, disability advocates, church ministers, foster-care advocates, and others who have dedicated time to help to increase awareness, outreach, and education of developmental disabilities, mental health, and special education resources.
People with Disabilities’ Bill of Rights
Empowerment for Latinas with Disabilities and Their Allies
Understanding the Importance of Disability Advocacy
Disability advocacy speaks to the fundamental needs, rights and interests of people with disability. Advocacy is important because your voice is important. Be heard.
10 Tips For Communicating with People with Disabilities
Tips to help you avoid feel uncomfortable when speaking to or about people with disabilities
Plainlanguage.gov - Mary Dash’s Writing Tips: Mary Dash, Chief of the Congressional Correspondence and Quality Review Branch of the Internet Revenue Service, wrote these excellent writing tips.
Complete this checklist while supporting an individual during the planning process or use it as a self-review after the process is completed. Mark each item that reflects the CURRENT process used. Do not mark items that “should” be done or that the team “intends” to do.
Person-Centered Boot Camp Resources
Awareness is the first step to creating change. Begin to develop awareness of how disability
is spoken about at work and at home. Is disability spoken about as a positive, negative, or neutral factor in someone’s life? You can use this sheet to tally your observations.
Video discusses presuming competence of people with disabilities, which competence means believing people are capable and that they do understand you even if they don't outwardly show you that they do.
Do you see a very limited austistic person?
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Telling Myself the Truth: 5 Strategies for Fighting Internalized Ableism
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What “Strengths-Based” Really Means, From an Autistic Clinician
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Parenting a Disabled Child: Nurturing Self Worth | Shailen Singh TEDxTexasStateUniversity
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G Money: The MMA fighter with Down Syndrome battlingfor the right to fight
Help Me Grow L.A.
works together with local community programs and agencies to help families find support and get services more quickly. Help Me Grow LA connects all families to free or low-cost programs to help your child’s development. HMG LA also provides resources, tips and tools to help you support your child’s developmental milestones and skills.
Helpful Paid and FREE Apps For Smart Phones and Tablets
"Welcome! None of us expected to be here, but here we are. And I’m here to tell you, that you are still going to have a rich, rewarding, full and enjoyable life. I mean that! Please don’t let anyone suck you down into that world of “perpetual grief.”"
Disability Rights
California Resources
California Children's Services: Service Rights and Entitlement Programs Affecting Californians with Disabilities
Statewide Transition Plan Toolkit For Alignment with the HCBS Regulation Requirements
This document from Medicaid.gov suggests alternative approaches for states as they prepare and submit their Statewide Transition Plans for people with disabilities.
How to Access Regional Center Services for Your Child
The Regional Center provides countless services and resources to families parenting children and adult children diagnosed with developmental disabilities, most of them free of charge and beginning soon after diagnosis.
Regional Center Services
Regional centers provide a wide array of services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Each center provides diagnosis and assessment of eligibility, and helps plan, access, coordinate and monitor services and supports.
Resources are available in different languages.
(English | Armenian | Farsi | Hmong | Russian | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese | Korean)
How to Advocate for Students in Special Education
Parents of a child with a disability must learn to effectively navigate the maze of special education laws and go to bat for their kids.
Adult Day Services programs offer a safe, positive, caring alternative to nursing home care for those who do not need 24-hour skilled nursing. These programs are designed to help people stay mentally and physically active, reduce isolation, improve their health, and prevent decline of their abilities.
My Child is Newly Diagnosed with a Disability | Now what?
"Welcome! None of us expected to be here, but here we are. And I’m here to tell you, that you are still going to have a rich, rewarding, full and enjoyable life. I mean that! Please don’t let anyone suck you down into that world of “perpetual grief.”"
First 5 California promoverá, apoyará y optimizará el desarrollo temprano de la infancia para los niños de California y sus familias, desde antes de nacer hasta los 5 años de edad.
Green Mountain
Self-Advocates
"GMSA is a strong organization because it is run by and for self-advocates. We have created resources and training materials that should only be presented by people with developmental disabilities. We encourage staff, teachers, parents, and allies to support self-advocates in teaching this material..."
If your child has been struggling in school, you may be wondering what you can do to support them to get back on track. If you have been exploring different options for struggling learners, an individualized education plan (IEP) or special education services may have come up. But how do you know when an IEP is the right thing to ask for to help your child in school?
El Centro para la Excelencia en Discapacidades de Desarrollo de la Universidad Sonoran Departamento de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de la Universidad de Arizona.
A Person-Centered Culture and Practices Spanish manual for anyone interested in improving their knowledge about what person-centered services are.
El apoyo activo es una forma de trabajar con las personas con discapacidad intelectual para que participen más.
Cambiando Vidas meets on the second, third,and fourth Tuesdays of every month, and provides a critical space for immigrants with disabilities to come together, organize, and effect change. Learn more about Cambiando Vidas.
Cambiando Vidas meetings are conducted in Spanish. Interpreters are provided. Contact Alma Olavarría Gallegos with questions, accommodation requests, or to get more information.
Discapacidades Intelectuales: Parent Center Hub recursos
Monthly Meeting Schedule:
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Second Tuesdays: 3-5pm (May 9th)
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Third Tuesdays: 1-3pm (May 16th)
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Fourth Tuesdays: 3-5pm (May 23rd)