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Financial and Estate Planning for Children With Special Needs
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Legal Professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSP All States Family support and future planning ToolkitGuide for parents and legal guardians raising children with disabilities that provides financial considerations they need to factor, with expert-driven solutions.
Care During COVID-19: An “Essential” Working Family’s Story
/0 Comments/in Advocacy, From the Frontlines, Grassroots, Public PolicyBy Sethany Griffin I am a member of The Arc and both a provider for adults and children with disabilities and a mother of an adult with autism and an intellectual delay. My son Karl is 19, and he typically attends an adult transition program five days a week where he learns vocational skills in […]
Future Decisions
/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Service provider / DSP All States Family support and future planning Fact sheetEveryone’s ability to make decisions changes across a lifetime, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). People with IDD and their families must plan for these changes so that decisions can be made, even in a crisis. In this resource, learn how to plan for future decisions and ensure the wishes of people with disabilities are accounted for and respected.
Planning Can’t Wait: Preparing for Life’s Emergencies
/0 Comments/in From the FrontlinesThinking about your child’s future after you’re gone is hard for most parents. For the parents of people with disabilities, the topic can be so daunting that it can feel impossible to broach. The result? Families all over the country shelve this conversation as long as possible. But the COVID-19 pandemic has been a stark […]
National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
/0 Comments/in Advocate, Chapter of The Arc, Family member, Nonprofit professionals, Person with a disability, Service provider / DSP All States Family support and future planning Report, TrainingThe National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making provides education and training on how supported decision-making is used around the country, including supported decision-making and guardianship rules in each state.
Health
/in Related to Life in the CommunityAll people, including people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities1 (IDD), should have timely access to high quality, comprehensive, accessible, affordable, appropriate health care that meets their individual needs, maximizes health, wellbeing and function, and increases independence and community participation. The health care system must be aligned to principles of nondiscrimination, comprehensiveness, continuity, appropriateness, and equity. […]
Education
/in Related to Life in the CommunityAll children and youth with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities1 (IDD) must receive a free appropriate public education that includes fair evaluation, ambitious goals, challenging objectives, the right to progress, individualized supports and services, high quality instruction, and access to the general education curriculum in age-appropriate inclusive settings. These are essential for achieving the nation’s four […]
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