The mission of SARTAC is to strengthen the self-advocacy movement by supporting self advocacy organizations to grow in diversity and leadership. SARTAC shared best practices tools, conducts interviews with self-advocacy leaders, shares success stories, provides training and assistance, and provides self-adovocates scholarships and leadership opportunities.
TASH advocates for human rights and inclusion for people with significant disabilities and support needs – those most vulnerable to segregation, abuse, neglect, and institutionalization. TASH works to advance inclusive communities through advocacy, research, professional development, policy, and information and resources for parents, families, and self-advocates. The inclusive practices TASH validates through research have been shown to improve outcomes for all people.
The Center provides reliable information and assistance to individuals with IDD, their family members and friends, professionals who support them and other members of the community on areas such as person-centered planning, decision-making, housing options, and financial planning.
Planning for the future is important for all families. You can’t do it just once. It’s an ongoing process. The Build Your Plan ® tool helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) think about and plan for their future. The interests, preferences, and skills of the person with IDD are the main focus. The tool guides you through important topics, including:
Click on Build Your Plan to get started. You can see your plan and make changes at any time.
This database is searchable by profession and by state.
Everybody should make a plan for the future. Planning helps you do the things you want to do.
A future plan tells the people in your life what you want to do. It tells them how they can help you do those things.
Planning for the future may require specialized legal assistance.
This tip sheet offers items for siblings to consider when starting the difficult conversation to plan for how their sibling will live in the future.
This plain language document shares questions a person may want to consider in a future home and gives tips on how you can get started thinking about a future home.
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