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Lifestyle > Self-Care
ARCH National Respite Locator: How to Find Emergency Backup Care
...can step in for a child who needs specialized support. It's 9 p.m. The babysitter you've trained for...facility-based programs, and volunteer respite services. Some specialize in specific disabilities. Others...short-term relief care that's accessible when regular support systems break down. How the Locator Works. The...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Preventing Summer Regression in Children with Autism
...when children with autism lose the structured practice and therapeutic support that school provides. Research consistently shows that many autistic children...autistic children lose skills during extended breaks from school-based services and structured routines. A 2007 study published in Focus on Autism and...
Legal > Housing
Moving from a Nursing Home to Community Housing Under Olmstead
...understanding what the law requires, how support programs work, and what steps families...states must provide community-based services when: Treatment professionals determine...and the needs of others receiving services This decision created an affirmative...waiting lists and phase in community services, but they must demonstrate active...
Financial > Financial Planning
Housing Planning for Adults with Disabilities: Group Homes, Supported Living, and Home Ownership
...with around-the-clock staff support. The model provides structure,...regional cost variations. Higher-support models with nursing care or...operate Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that cover...waivers that cover residential support services, including staffing,...cover residential support services, including staffing, room,...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...workplace readiness services through your state's...they graduate. These services, called Pre-Employment...Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), are designed...skills while school supports are still in place....for IEP transition services. It's a parallel track....student gets more support, not duplicated effort....which are mandated services your student can request....
Career > Skills Training
Job Corps for Adults with Disabilities: Free Career Training and Support
...U.S. Department of Labor program that provides free career training and support services to young adults ages 16 through 24. It's the nation's largest...Department of Labor program that provides free career training and support services to young adults ages 16 through 24. It's the nation's largest residential...
Career > Interviewing
Phone Interview Accommodations for Hearing and Speech Disabilities
...Google Meet, Microsoft Teams all support real-time captioning) Video call...answer questions in writing Relay services (Video Relay Service for ASL users,...writing Relay Services (Video Relay Service for ASL users, Captioned Telephone...for ASL users, Captioned Telephone Service for real-time text) In-person interview...
Career > Interviewing
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
...Interview Coaching. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Every state operates a VR program that provides...program that provides free or low-cost employment support, including interview coaching, for people with...interview coaching, for people with disabilities. Services vary by state, but most VR counselors can connect...
Career > Finding Jobs
Supported Employment Services: Job Coaching and Placement Assistance
...community, with structured support that helps someone learn the...stay employed long-term. That support comes in two main forms: job...jobs in the community, with support that adjusts as skills develop,...provides on-site training and support during the learning phase...the learning phase Ongoing support includes long-term check-ins...
Career > Finding Jobs
Ticket to Work Program: Using SSA Benefits to Find Employment
...provides free employment services to SSI and SSDI recipients...counseling, and placement support from approved service...support from approved service providers. Your healthcare...proposition. Not "free career services" as a standalone offer,...without dismantling the supports that keep you stable....explore employment but need support and protection to try...
Career > Advancement
Executive Coaching and Career Counseling for Professionals with Disabilities
...often caught in a gap between services designed for job seekers and...designed for job seekers and services designed for executives who...find professionals who can support high-level career planning...The disability employment support system is built primarily...integration, and on-the-job support. That's essential work, but...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Voice-Activated Emergency Calling for People Living Alone with Disabilities
...Response: Professional Emergency Service. Amazon's Alexa Urgent Response connects...connects you to a professional emergency service when you say "Alexa, call for help."...the situation, contact emergency services on your behalf, and stay on the line...activity alerts, and a dedicated support line for caregivers. Setting Up Alexa...