This presentation focuses on defining and learning about “smart home” technology and how these devices can be integrated into home and work environments to enhance independence, safety and quality of life. Funding resources for the acquisition of smart...
This webinar discusses three relationships between Parent Training and Information Centers and their state’s Vocational Rehabilitation. These partnerships have discovered and implemented multiple programs and statewide policies that have improved transition and...
This March 13, 2018 webinar discusses how vocational rehabilitation agency’s (VR’s) willingness to pay for a client’s post-secondary education can sometimes be a major point of contention. Issues range from the willingness to approve post-secondary education,...
This webinar, originally presented on February 13, 2018, explores creative models and best practices for parent centers seeking to reach families that have historically been under-served. Representatives from each of the four parent centers comprising the New York 1...
This webinar looks at positive ways that families can help support their youth with disabilities in post-secondary education opportunities. Youth and families both need to adjust to the new experience of post-secondary education and it is important to know the major...
Developing the capacity to manage financial resources effectively is an important part of preparing for adulthood. Families have significant influence over youth’s financial knowledge and can assist them in practicing money management and decision making skills. Learn...
by Cori Frazer When I was initially asked to write about intersectionality in the context of disability, I was excited. Intersectional disability justice is incredibly important to me. But the more I thought about it, I wondered where I could add to the fantastic work of the queer black and brown disabled organizers who developed […]
When I was little, I did not know of anyone who was like me to which I could aspire. I do not want that to be the case for others; I desire to be that role model for girls growing up today. I have grown up with multiple disabilities. Disability is a part of who […]
— A guest blog by Anomie Fatale — The only thing scarier than having a medical condition is having one that most doctors don’t know anything about. We try to assure ourselves that modern medicine has advanced to where all conditions are known and treatments have been safely tested. We don’t want to think about how […]
— A guest blog by Cara Liebowitz — Two years ago, I had almost given up hope that I would ever work a steady job. I was living on Long Island, in a suburb of New York City, just a short train ride away from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan: land of opportunity, jobs, and […]
As an individual with a significant physical disability, I was fully included in mainstream education classes, and I believe in the academic and social importance of the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). I graduated valedictorian from high school and went on to higher education; none of this would have been possible without full inclusion. And… Sometimes […]
This is the fourth and final blog in our #MeToo series in which our contributors tell their stories of being people with disabilities who are also victims of sexual abuse. At the bottom of this and each part in the series, you will find resources for assault survivors. In the interest of protecting individuals’ privacy, if […]
