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Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...bridge between school-based services and adult life....employment, or other work-based goals Independent living...living, self-care, and community participation Each goal...participation Each goal must be based on age-appropriate assessments...child reach those goals: instruction, related services, community...instruction, related services, community...
Education > Higher Education
Transition Plans Matter
...education, independent living or community participation. To accomplish this...plan. The transition plan must be based on the student's needs, taking into...provided may include such things as instruction, related services, community experiences,...as instruction, related services, community experiences, and the acquisition...
Education > Tutoring
Chess Helps Students with Special Needs
...student's life goals, Bridgepoint Academy emphasizes community-based instruction to expose students to "real...goals, Bridgepoint Academy emphasizes community-based instruction to expose students to "real situations."...Bridgepoint Academy emphasizes community-based instruction to expose students to "real situations." One such...
Financial > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)
You applied for a Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver six months...for a Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waiver six months...services: the supports that make community living possible. Without them, families...disabilities to live at home or in the community rather than in institutions. Each...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
...support group. The topic fits, the meeting times work, and the description sounds right. Then you see the format: online via Zoom or in-person at a community center 20 minutes away. Which one do you choose? The answer isn't obvious. Online groups eliminate transportation, childcare logistics, and geographic...
Social Engagement > Community Living
Community Living for Adults with Disabilities: Options, Services, and How to Get Started
...The question isn't whether community living is possible. It's which...how long the process takes. Community living doesn't mean one thing....decision to move-in. The Main Community Living Options. Community...Community Living Options. Community living arrangements fall into...rights. Staff hours vary based on assessed need, from a few...
Parenting > Support Groups
Parent-to-Parent Matching Programs: A Better Kind of Support
...not bad advice. But if you've tried showing up to a Facebook group or a community meeting in those early weeks, you know the gap between "you should talk...newly-diagnosed family and a "veteran parent" who's been matched to you based on diagnosis, child age, and family circumstances. The veteran parent isn't...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
How to Find and Access Respite Care: A Complete Guide for Special Needs Families
...familiar surroundings. You leave for a few hours or a full day. Center-based or facility respite happens at a community program, group home, or specialized...few hours or a full day. Center-based or facility respite happens at a community program, group home, or specialized care facility. Your child goes to them....
Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...child, develops a transition plan that identifies: Postsecondary goals based on age-appropriate assessments Transition services needed to reach those...needed to reach those goals, such as courses of study, related services, and community experiences Interagency connections to vocational rehab, developmental disability...
Global Insights > Culture
Understanding Disability Culture: Identity, Community, and Pride for Families New to the Conversation
...identity model: disability as one characteristic in a full life, shaped by community, history, and shared experience. For families encountering this shift,...culture is what happens when people with disabilities claim space, build community, develop shared language, and define their own experiences instead of accepting...
Financial > Housing Assistance
Housing Assistance for People with Disabilities: Section 8, Medicaid Waivers, and ABLE Accounts Explained
...creates the most stable foundation. Section 8 covers rent. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waivers fund home modifications, supported living arrangements,...most stable foundation. Section 8 covers rent. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waivers fund home modifications, supported living arrangements,...
Legal > Government Benefits
What to Do When Medicaid Cuts Your Child's In-Home Care
...what to do next. What Triggers a Cut Notice. Medicaid cuts to home and community-based services (HCBS) can come from state budget decisions or from managed...do next. What Triggers a Cut Notice. Medicaid cuts to home and community-based services (HCBS) can come from state budget decisions or from managed care...