The California Gatherings Resource Note #111
The back story of the Lanterman Act; training opportunities in Planning for a Good Life and Health Care Decisions. Visits: 8826 Total: 419366
Life quality
Full inclusion and the value of students with severe disabilities
Michael W. Smull How are these core values to be taught? Simply adding them to a curriculum will not work. These are values that are learned by being practiced. While occasional excursions to segregated settings may acquaint you with elders, or others who benefit from your gifts, the real lessons are learned from everyday experience. … Read more
Getting from Where I Am to Where I Want to Be! A Transition Workbook (fillable version)
What’s this all about? Your answers to these questions can help you put together a transition plan. A plan to help you reach the best possible future. The questions are written in the first person, so that the focus is always on you, the person in transition. You can use this in several ways: (1) … Read more
Listen to Me! (fillable pdf version)
Listen to Me! was developed at a time when Essential Lifestyle Planning (ELP) was one of the gold standards of person-centered planning. While it still sets a high standard, since that time, many other methods of planning with individuals for the lives they want to lead have been developed. Please make sure that you understand … Read more
Measure for Measure: person-centered quality assurance
In the summer of 2000, representatives of nine national developmental disabilities organizations joined together to launch theDevelopmental Disabilities Quality Coalition (DDQC). The purpose of the DDQC is to prospectively address the public issues surrounding the quality and availability of community services for persons with developmental disabilities. The Wingspread Conference was organized around a series of … Read more
It’s MY Choice
It is hoped that the information in this guide is written in a way that is easy to understand. This was done so that: people with developmental disabilities who read, can read it and use it; people who advocate for those who cannot read can explain it more easily; we can all understand. Its-My-Choice by … Read more
Choking is Scary!
Here’s a way that you can work on a plan with your support staff to keep from choking. Visits: 922 Total: 419366
One Person At a Time: Quality of Life and Quality Assurance
Written in 1996 (by Robert Schalock)and reprinted in 1997, this article suggests that quality of life measures could be/should be a valued component of quality assurance standards. Are we there yet? Visits: 1047 Total: 419366
ANDI for Consumers
A workbook for helping people with disabilities evaluate the places they live and work. This is a workbook about PROGRAM EVALUATION. That means looking at the things a program is good at (its strengths) and the things it should work on (its needs). It is a way to help a program improve and get better … Read more
Chris’ Move
This is a story about Chris and his move from Sonoma Developmental Center back to the Bay Area. Visits: 976 Total: 419366