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Title: ADA
Training Program for Motorcoach Companies - Pocket Handbook
Date: April 2001
Publisher: Easter Seals Project
ACTION and the American Bus Association
Summary: Handbook for transportation providers describing ADA transportation
regulations, as well as how to provide good customer service to people with
disabilities.
Format:
PDF 252KB
Title: Adolescent to Adult:
Health and Other Transition Issues for Children and Youth with Special Health
Care Needs
Date: June 2005
Publisher: The Washington
State Adolescent Health Transition Project
Summary: This power point presentation provides basic information about
health and other transition issues for youth with special health care needs. It
provides definitions and statistics about transition and youth and young adults
with disabilities, consensus statements about transition for this population,
barriers to successful transition, promising practices for successful
transition, resources and tools, words of wisdom from adults with disabilities,
and more. This power point has been presented to public health audiences.
It may be adapted for other audiences, with credit given to the Adolescent
Health Transition Project, Washington State Department of Health Children with
Special Health Care Needs Program.
Format:
PowerPoint 433KB
Title: Adult
Family Homes: A Residential Option for People with Developmental Disabilities
Date: January 2001
Publisher: The Arc of King County
Summary: An Overview of AFHs. it was initially developed by the Senior Family
Network, an advisory committee for the Senior Family Caregiver Support Project
of The Arc of King County, and Region 4 DDD.
Format:
MS Word
58KB
Title:
An Affirmation of Community; A Revolution of Vision
And Goals: Creating a Community to Support All People Including Those With
Disabilities
Date: 1998
Publisher:
The Center for
Self-Determination
Summary: A call to action for a revolution of vision and goals by creating
a community to support all people including those with disabilities and an
illustration of the depth of change required if we are truly to become
responsive to people with disabilities.
Format:
PDF 86KB
Title: Alphabet Soup - To Help
You Navigate the Acronym Maze
Date: Unknown
Publisher: Unknown
Summary: List of commonly used acronyms (example: "ADA" = Americans
with Disabilities Act) and their meanings.
Format:
MS Word
77KB
Title: The Arc's Justice Advocacy Guide: An
Advocate’s Guide on Assisting Victims and Suspects/Defendants with Intellectual
Disabilities
Date: October 2006
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: Extensive packet of information in victim and suspect rights and
responsibilities, legal process and resources for people with disabilities who
interface with the criminal justice system.
Format:
PDF 269KB
Title: Autism: Reaching
for a Brighter Future - Service Guidelines for Individuals with Autism Spectrum
Disorder/Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Date: 2006
Publisher: Ohio State University
Summary: Electronic book on Autism from the Ohio State University
developed through the efforts of the Autism Task Force, a group comprised of
parents and professionals.
The guidelines are intended as a tool that can be used to help families,
educators, medical professionals, care providers and other service providers
make informed decisions about children and young adults with ASD/PDD.
Format:
PDF 970KB
B
Title:
Care Notebook
Date: June 2003
Publisher: Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: A Care Notebook is an organizing tool for families who have
children with special health care needs. Use a this Care Notebook to keep track
of important information about your child’s health and care.
Format:
PDF 790 KB
Title: Cerebral
Palsy - Critical Elements of Care
Date: June 2002
Publisher: Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: The Critical Elements of Care (CEC) considers care issues across the
life span of the child. The
intent of the document is to educate and support those caring for a child with
Cerebral Palsy. The CEC is
intended to assist the Primary Care Provider in the recognition of symptoms,
diagnosis and care management
related to a specifc diagnosis. The document provides a framework for a
consistent approach to management
of these children.These guidelines were developed through a consensus process.
The design team was multidisciplinary
with state-wide representation involving primary and tertiary care providers,
family members, and a representative
from a Health Plan.
Format:
PDF 717KB
Title:
Challenging Incompetence: The Meaning of
Self-Determination
Date: 2000
Publisher: The Center for
Self-Determination
Summary: The foundation of self determination rests on a set of principles
deeply rooted in equality and both civil and human rights. Standing in apparent
contrast to this movement for equality is the legal and ethical basis for
guardianship. This formal stripping away of rights guaranteed by the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights present a formidable obstacle to the
exercise of self-determination.
Format:
PDF 40KB
Title:
Child Care and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Date: 2001
Publisher: Washington State Department of Health/Children's
Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Summary: This booklet answers some basic questions about ADA and gives
resources. This booklet does not offer specific legal advice nor discuss state
regulations related to child care.
Format:
PDF 408KB
Title:
Client Rights
Date: Unknown
Publisher: Washington
State Division of Developmental Disabilities
Summary: User-friendly list and description of the rights of people with
developmental disabilities.
Format:
MS WORD
55KB
Title:
Community for All Toolkit - Resources for Supporting
Community Living
Date: 2004
Publisher: The Center on Human Policy at
Syracuse University
Summary: This tool kit provides: General information to strengthen real
community inclusion; background information for advocates involved in campaigns
to close institutions; general information on community services, and resources
for finding out more; material to counter arguments commonly used by
pro-institution advocates; sample position papers, letters to the editor, op-ed
pieces, and other materials that can be adapted for your own use; ideas for
organizing and advocacy; information about policy and governmental action, and
strategies that states can use in closing institutions.
Format:
PDF 15MB
Title:
Creating Options - 2004 Financial Aid Resources for
Individuals with Disabilities
Date: 2004
Publisher: HEATH Resource Center
Summary: This resource paper provides an overview of student financial aid
and discusses the roles and responsibilities of those who play a significant
part in the process of providing aid to students with disabilities. The paper
also addresses the financial aid application procedure and suggests timelines
and resources for those individuals who are seeking financial aid. The
information in this paper was based on the best available information at the
time of publication in January 2004 and reflects
information for the 2004-2005 school year. The HEATH staff have prepared this
resource paper for students, parents, and all professionals who assist students
with disabilities in securing financial assistance for postsecondary education.
Format:
PDF 248 KB
Title: Developmental
Disabilities and Alzheimer's Disease: What You Should Know
Date: 1995
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: 44 page booklet (large type) for anyone concerned about
Alzheimer's disease and developmental disabilities. Describes Alzheimer's
disease, how to find out if someone has it, and how it affects adults with
developmental disabilities. Provides information on what to do and suggests
where to seek help.
Format:
PDF 4.3 MB
Title: Dictionary for Parents
of Children with Disabilities
Date: 2001
Publisher: South Dakota
Special Education Programs
Summary: Contains terminology used in the fields of testing/evaluation,
early intervention, special education, medical services, therapeutic services,
family supports, vocational training, independent living and guardianship.
Format:
PDF 330KB
Title:
Division of Developmental Disabilities Waiver Plan - Fact Sheet
Date: March 13, 2004
Publisher: Washington
State Division of Developmental Disabilities
Summary: Description of the new waiver system to replace the CAP waiver
for services (ended March 31, 2004). DSHS is now offering services under
four targeted waivers – Basic, Basic Plus, Core and Community Protection - each
with specific limits on benefits, services and enrollees.
Format:
MS WORD
104KB
Title: Disaster Preparedness
for People with Disabilities
Date: 1994
Publisher:
American Red Cross
Summary: Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities has been
designed to help people who have physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive
disabilities to prepare for natural disasters and their consequences. In 1984,
the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Red Cross created a booklet titled
Disaster Preparedness for the Disabled and Elderly. That booklet, which is no
longer in print, served as the foundation for material contained here. In the
last 12 years, new information has been published about disaster preparation for
people with disabilities, and relevant documents, guidelines, and other
materials have been reviewed and added, as appropriate, in this updated booklet.
Anyone who has a disability or anyone who works with, lives with, or assists a
person with a disability can use this booklet. It contains information that can
help you organize a personal disaster plan and includes plans for the care of
service animals and/or pets during a disaster. This booklet is designed with
checklists and extra space for you or your helper to use to organize information
that will help you prepare for a disaster.
Format:
PDF 1.3 MB
Title:
Evaluating Your Agency and Its Services: A Checklist for Job Seekers with
Disabilities
Date: September 2002
Publisher: Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: Tool to help evaluate employment services. For those currently
using an agency for help with employment, this checklist can help make sure you
are getting what you need.
Format:
PDF 80KB
Title: Facts
About Medicaid in Washington
Date: July 2002
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics and
the National Association of
Children's Hospitals and Associated Institutions
Summary: Two page flyer providing an overview of Medicaid benefits for children
living in Washington State.
Format:
PDF 843 KB
Title:
A Family Handbook on Future Planning
Date: December 2003
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
and RRTC/ADDisabilities - University
of Illinois at Chicago
Summary: A Family Handbook on Future Planning is a guide to help families
develop a future plan for their sons or daughters with cognitive, intellectual
or developmental disabilities that provides personal, financial and legal
protections for these individuals after the parents either die or can no longer
provide care or support.
Format:
MS WORD
668 KB
Title:
Family Resource Guide
Date: 2002
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: The Family Resource Guide is written for families raising
children with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. It
tells you about benefits, supports and services that might help you and your
child.
Format:
PDF 328KB
Title:
Filthy Lucre: Creating Better Value in Long Term Supports
Date: 2001
Publisher: The Center for
Self-Determination
Summary: This paper is concerned with initiating a new dialogue on the
issue of setting the amount of dollars for an individual, and distributing
dollars through person-centered budgets.
Format:
PDF 59KB
Title: Four
Strategies to Find a Good Job: Advice from Job Seekers with Disabilities
Date: May 2003
Publisher: Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: An ICI study with job seekers revealed four strategies that can
make it easier to find a job.
Format:
PDF 201KB
Title: From
Stress to Success: Making Social Security Work for Your Young Adult
Date: December 2001
Publisher: Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: How does Social Security affect families as their children move
into adulthood? This brief shares families' experiences and suggests ways that
families can manage SSI and use it to help a young adult prepare for their
career.
Format:
PDF 201KB
Title: Getting the Most from
the Public Vocational Rehabilitation System
Date: Fall-Winter 2004
Publisher: The Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: Every state has a vocational rehabilitation agency that is
designed to help individuals with disabilities meet their employment goals.
Vocational rehabilitation agencies assist individuals with disabilities to
prepare for, get, keep, or regain employment. This publication answers questions
frequently asked by individuals with disabilities. For consumers.
Format:
PDF 201KB
Title:
Getting Started - Handouts for New Parents of a Child
with Developmental Disabilities
Date: 2003
Publisher: The Arc of King County
Summary: Several brief handouts from the informational to the
inspirational for parents with a newly diagnosed child with developmental
disabilities. Handout titles include: The Dignity of Risk,
When Dealing with Decision Makers, Tips for the Long Haul - Avoiding Burnout,
Welcome to My Home - I Think, Myths and Facts About People with Disabilities,
People with Developmental Disabilities - Who Are They?, Alphabet Soup - to Help
You Navigate the Acronym Maze
Format:
MS WORD
54 KB
Title:
Guardianship Process Improvement Team Report
Date: April 2004
Publisher: Washington
State Division of Developmental Disabilities
Summary: DDD chartered a statewide Guardianship Process Improvement Team
(PIT) in October 2003 to address the time-consuming guardianship and substitute
decision-making problems that challenge employees of DDD. The PIT included
members from all DDD regions as well as Adult Protective Services, Aging and
Disability Services Administration, The Arc of Washington State, and the
Washington Protection and Advocacy System. This report addresses the work of
that team and covers concerns that include informed concent; data; training and
information; fees; legal assistance; guardianship monitoring; conflict of
interest; roles of DDD and other agencies, and the Federal Health Insurance and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Format:
MS WORD
138 KB
Title: Guia
para Padres - con Niños que Necessitan Cuidado Especializado (A Guide for
Parents of Children that Need Specialty Care - English Included
Date: 2004
Publisher: Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: General information and resources for parents of a child receiving
specialty medical care. Booklet presents information in both English and
Spanish.
Format:
PDF 509 KB
Title:
Guide to Ticket to Work - A Social Security
Incentives Program
Date: March 2004
Publisher: Washington State Department
of Social and Health Services
Summary: Questions and answers about the Ticket to Work program, which
permits SSI and SSA recipients to continue to receive some benefits while
working and earning an income.
Format:
PDF 161KB
Title: Helpful Connections
Multilingual Resource Guide
Date: 2006
Publisher: Eastside Human Services
Forum
Summary: Helpful Connections has 22 sections providing a wide range of
information subjects like banking, children’s education, neighborhood activities
and social services. ERIC designed the guide to be more than a mere telephone
and address directory. Each section begins with a useful description targeting
people who are unfamiliar with U.S. culture and services. Helpful Connections is
available in Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese as well as
English.
Format:
Title: How to Talk
so Schools Will Listen
Date: 2001
Publisher: Parent Educational Advocacy Training
Center
Summary: Two-page fact sheet summarizing IEP strategies for parents of a child
with special needs.
Format:
PDF 67KB
Title: IDEA Parent Guide
Date: July 2006
Publisher: National
Center for Learning Disabilities
Summary: NCLD has created this Parent Guide to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to help parents become an informed and
effective partner with school personnel in supporting shildren's special
learning and behavioral needs. This publication includes information about:
how the federal law generally works in most states; what the law requires to
determine whether your child has a learning disability; what is new to IDEA
since Congress last updated the law in 2004; what questions you should ask and
what information you should prepare in order to be a full and active advocate
for your child; and what resources are available to you.
Format:
PDF 984KB
Title:
Include Me - Guide to Inclusive Child Care
Date: February 2001
Publisher: Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
Summary: A handbook and resource guide for parents of children with special
needs about inclusive child care.
Format:
PDF 480 KB
Title:
Inclusive Childcare Video and Print Resources
Date: 2000
Publisher: Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: A list of videos and printed materials was compiled from internet and
library searches using keywords of “child care”, “inclusion”, “children with
special health care needs”, and “disabilities”. The search was conducted between
July 1, 2000 and November 30, 2000 for the purpose of researching potential
video and print resources health education for school and public health nurses
to share with families and caregivers. This project was funded by a contract
with the Washington State Department of Health Children with Special Health Care
Needs Program Program. Resources are arranged by health condition.
Format:
MS WORD
91KB
Title: King County
Developmental Disabilities - A Guide to Employment Services
Date: August 2007
Publisher: The Washington Initiative
for Supported Employment
Summary: This book is intended to be a helpful tool for people to get
acquainted with the concept of supported employment and to learn about
employment support services for adults after school age.
Format:
PDF 854 KB
Title:
Making Dreams a Reality: Using Personal Networks to Achieve Goals as You Prepare
to Leave High School
Date: August 2002
Publisher: Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: Getting ready to leave high school can be both exciting and
stressful. Young adults with disabilities need to figure out their interests and
develop goals for the future. Although young adults with disabilities may become
more independent during this time, the support and encouragement of others
remains crucial for success. ICI interviewed high school students with
disabilities and their parents/guardians to learn about their plans.
Format:
PDF 83 KB
Title: Mental Retardation and
Grief Following a Death Loss
Date: January 1998
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: 32 page booklet using stories, question and answer and
suggestions on how to discuss and deal with grief surrounding the death of a
loved one.
Format:
PDF 3.9MB
Title: Moving On to High
School: A Tip Sheet for Parents of Children on Individualized Education
Plans
Date: March 2004
Publisher: The Institute on
Community Inclusion (ICI)
Summary: Time spent in school is probably the single greatest feature of a young
person's life. So it only makes sense for parents to make sure their sons and
daughters get what they need from school. Even though families don't have much
influence over how schools structure courses, there are things they can do to
make the most of what schools have to offer. This tip sheet is based on the
experiences of students with disabilities in public schools and their families.
Format:
PDF 115 KB
Title: Navigating Medicare and
Medicaid 2005: A Guide for People with Disabilities, Their Families, and
Their Advocates
Date: February 2005
Publisher: The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
Summary: This guide explains the critical role Medicare and Medicaid have
come to play in the lives and the futures of roughly 20 million children,
adults, and seniors with disabilities - and gives people with disabilities new
information to help them get the most from these programs.
Format:
PDF 202 KB
Title:
Person-Centered Planning: A Tool for Transition
Date: February 2004
Publisher: National Center on Secondary
Education and Transition (NSCET)
Summary: This brief provides a concise description of person-centered
planning and an explanation of the benefits of this process. The brief also
provides action steps for implementing person-centered planning, references
within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act that support the process,
and a list of additional resources.
Format:
PDF 55KB
Title: Pooled Trust Programs
for People with Disabilities: A Guide for Families
Date: 2002
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: The purpose of this guide is to assist parents, family members or
other caregivers of people with mental retardation and related developmental
disabilities to learn about financially planning for an adult or minor child
with a disability. The guide focuses on a special method of planning called
pooled trust programs. Trusts established to cover supplemental needs add
significantly to an
individuals quality of life, paying for things that the parents paid for during
their lifetime.
Format:
PDF 159 KB
Title: Promoting Cultural
Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel
Providing Services and Supports to Children with Disabilities & Special Health
Needs and their Families
Date: 2004
Publisher: Georgetown University
Center for Child & Human Development
Summary: This checklist is intended to heighten the awareness and
sensitivity of personnel to the importance of cultural diversity and cultural
competence in human service settings. It provides concrete examples of the kinds
of values and practices that foster such an environment.
Format:
PDF 38KB
Title:
The Poverty of Human Services
Date: 2001
Publisher: The Center for
Self-Determination
Summary: Self-determination addresses one of the great ironies of our
human services approach to supports, the near absolute impoverishment of
individuals within the most costly system of "care" in the world.
Format:
PDF 30KB
Title:
A Primer on People First Language
Date: November 2003
Publisher: Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center - University of
Colorado
Summary: User-friendly handbook on using People First language.
Format:
PDF 328KB
Title: Q&A
- Division of Developmental Disabilities Voluntary Placement / Foster Care
Program
Date: October 2000
Publisher: Washington
State Division of Developmental Disabilities
Summary: Brochure describing the voluntary
placement/foster care program for children with developmental disabilities
living in the state of Washington.
Format:
PDF 84KB
Title:
Residential and In-Home Supports for Individuals with
Developmental Disabilities (Washington State)
Date: January 2001
Publisher: The Arc of King County
Summary: Publication describing different residential and support options
for adults with developmental disabilities living in Washington State.
Format:
MS WORD
359 KB
Title:
Respite and Crisis Care: The Lifespan Respite Approach
Date: December 2003
Publisher: The Arc of King County
Summary: PowerPoint presentation outlining the importance of respite for
caregivers of children and adults with disabilities in the state of Washington.
Format:
PowerPoint 2.3 MB (also available in HTML at
www.arcofkingcounty.org/rcccwa/rcccwa.htm )
Title:
Section 8 Made Simple - Using the Housing Choice Voucher Program to Assist
People with Disabilities (2nd Edition)
Date: June 2003
Publisher: Technical Assistance Collaborative,
Inc.
Summary: Comprehensive guidebook on using the Section 8 housing program to help
people with disabilities obtain housing, including home ownership assistance.
Format:
PDF 1.7 MB
Title: A
Self-Directed Service System in Washington State
Date: 2004
Publisher: Washington
State Division of Developmental Disabilities
Summary: PowerPoint presentation outlining choice in support and
employment services for people with developmental disabilities in Washington
State.
Format:
PowerPoint 469KB
Title:
Self-Directed Support Corporations (Microboards)
Date: 2001
Publisher: The Center for
Self-Determination
Summary: PowerPoint presentation. Small groups form a board around
the person who needs support by ensuring an opportunity to truly be person
centered.
Format:
PowerPoint 60 KB
Title: Status of Institutional
Closure Efforts in 2005
Date: September 2005
Publisher: Institute on Community
Integration
Summary:This Policy Research Brief examines and summarizes the research and
policy issues that state policymakers may face as they consider whether to
increase, reduce, or close institutions in their own states.
Format:
PDF 87KB
Title: Social Security -
Disability Starter Kit
Date: 2003
Publisher: Social Security Administration
Summary: The Disability Starter Kit helps get ready for a disability
interview or online application. Kits are available for adults and for children
under age 18. The starter kits provide information about the specific
documents and the information that SSA will request. The kits also provide
general information about the disability programs and the decision-making
process that can help take some of the mystery out of applying for disability
benefits. Each Disability Starter Kit contains a: Factsheet that answers
questions most people ask about applying for disability benefits, Checklist of
documents and information we will request, and Worksheet to help you gather and
organize the information that will be needed.
Format:
Title:
Starting Point: Resources for Children
with Special Health Care Needs
Date: 2004
Publisher: Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: Starting Point is a guide to help you find and contact resources
that you and your child need. The guide is for Washington families who have
children with special health care needs. Starting Point has phone numbers,
email, websites, and a list of services for each resource. Talk with your own
health care provider about these and other services your child may need.
Format:
MS WORD
1.6 MB
PDF 789 KB
Title:
Starting with Me: A Guide to Person-Centered Planning for Job Seekers
Date: July 2002
Publisher: Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: Reviews a three-stage career development process, with emphasis
on using a person-centered approach to help individuals with disabilities make
satisfying job choices.
Format:
PDF 69KB
Title:
Stories of Success: Using Networking and Mentoring Relationships in Career
Planning for Students with Disabilities and Their Families
Date: February 2001
Publisher: Institute for
Community Inclusion
Summary: This brief includes examples of how students and families have
successfully used networking and mentoring relationships to learn about jobs and
find employment, and explains how students and their families can learn to build
and use their personal networks throughout the career planning process.
Format:
PDF 350KB
Title:
Summer Camps and Programs for Children with Special
Health Care Needs
Date: 2007
Publisher:
Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: This Directory can help you find summer camps or programs for
children with special needs and their siblings. The camps are listed
alphabetically. Your children can go to other camps too. Call the camps for more
information about including your child. The directory is produced by Children’s
Resource Center and the Center for Children with Special Needs
at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center.
Format:
PDF 714 KB
Title:
Supplemental Security Income: So You Have Decided
to Apply
Date: April 2003
Publisher: National Center on Secondary
Education and Transition (NSCET)
Summary: This parent brief is part 2 of a 3-part series on supplemental
security income. The brief is tailored for parents of youth with disabilities
and provides a detailed description of the process for applying for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI). The brief outlines four elements, including a) the
process of making an appointment with a Social Security Administration
representative, b) the specific steps in applying for benefits, c) criteria that
the Social Security Administration uses to determine an applicant's eligibility,
and d) information about the evaluation conducted if the Social Security
Administration cannot initially make a decision about your child's eligibility.
Format:
PDF 130KB
Title:
Supplemental Security Income: Your Right to
Appeal
Date: September 2003
Publisher: National Center on Secondary
Education and Transition (NSCET)
Summary: This brief guides parents through the Supplemental Security
Income appeals process, providing information about why many applications are
denied, how the decisions are made, and how applicants can respond effectively.
The brief provides detailed information about the four levels of appeal and
discusses three case studies.
Format:
PDF 119KB
Title:
The System of the Future
Date: 2003
Publisher: The Center for
Self-Determination
Summary: Article outlining a plan to make Medicaid, SSI, vocational and
other programs more responsive to the principles of self-determination for
people with disabilities.
Format:
PDF 250KB
Title:
Taxicab Pocket Guide
Date: 2003
Publisher: Easter
Seals Project Action
Summary: Brochure outlining the rights and responsibilities of taxicab
drivers and customers.
Format:
PDF 116KB
Title: Tips for First
Responders Field Guide
Date: 2006
Publisher: Center for Development and Disability,
University of New Mexico
Summary: These tip sheets were produced as part of an ongoing, collaborative
project on emergency preparedness and people with disabilities. This field
guide offers information on how to assist persons with a wide range of
disabilities, including: Seniors, People with Service Animals, People with
Mobility Challenges, People with Mental Illness, Blind or Visually Impaired
People, Deaf or Hard of Hearing People, and People with Cognitive Disabilities.
A laminated, ring-bound copy can be ordered using the order form on the last
page of the document.
Format:
PDF 269KB
Title: Tool Kit for Hispanic
Families
Date: 2005
Publisher:
United
States Department of Education
Summary: This toolkit will show the family what to expect from schools,
teachers and their child, at all ages and grade levels. It explains how to help
the child through school, what resources are available, and what the family and
their community can do to help a child learn.
Format:
PDF 739KB (English)
PDF 1.3 MB (Spanish)
Title: To Work or Not to Work
- Addressing Parental Concerns
Date: June 2004
Publisher: Training and Technical
Assistance Program (T-TAP)
Summary: “To Work or Not to Work” … that is a
question being asked by many individuals with disabilities and their family
members as they begin to think about going to work in their local communities.
This fact sheet addresses frequently asked questions by family members and
provides answers to dispel the concerns. After reading this, it is hoped that
family members will agree that the answer to the question: “To Work or Not to
Work” is “To Work!”
Format:
MS WORD
101 MB
PDF 41 KB
Title: Transition: From
Youth to Adulthood
Date: 2004
Publisher: The Advocacy Center for
Persons with Disabilities
Summary: Your guide to the services and information that can make
transition a success for young people with disabilities. Where, why, when and
how to make the most of the years between 14 and 22.
Format:
PDF 1.1 MB English
PDF 1.2 MB Spanish
Title: Voting
Date: July 1996
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: Tri-fold pamphlet on citizenship and voting for people with
developmental disabilities.
Format:
PDF 396 KB
Title: Voting - Preparing for
Citizenship: A Guide for the Teacher and Citizen Advocate
Date: July 1996
Publisher: The Arc of the United States
Summary: 4 page booklet designed to encourage and guide families,
professionals and others in their efforts to help citizens with developmental
disabilities realize their right to vote.
Format:
PDF 401 KB
Title: Washington Public Mental Health System
Benefits Booklet for People on Medicaid
Date: Unknown
Publisher: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Summary: Booklet of basic information, contacts and organizations
providing mental health services to people on Medicaid in Washington State
Format:
PDF 1.4MB
Title: When Your Child with Special Needs Goes
to School
English Version --
Spanish Version --
Russian Version --
Vietnamese Version
Date: June 2001
Publisher: Children's Hospital Regional Medical
Center
Summary: Checklist and organizer to help parents of children with special
medical needs who are starting or returning to school.
Format:
PDF 103KB (English) --
PDF 104KB (Spanish) --
PDF 200KB (Russian) --
PDF 224KB (Vietnamese)
Title: Working Together Successfully:
Washington State Adolescent Transition Resource Notebook
Date: September 2003
Publisher: The Washington
State Adolescent Health Transition Project
Summary: This notebook is a resource on transition from adolescence to
adulthood for young adults with special health care needs and disabilities.
Audiences likely to find this information useful include families, students,
school personnel, community agency workers, health care providers and other
groups working with youth in Washington State.
Format:
PDF 5.6MB
Title: You Can Ride
Date: 2002
Publisher: Easter Seals
Project Action
Summary: This book is a reference guide on how to use public
transportation for people with disabilities who can’t read. It should
be used as part of a travel training program that teaches people with
disabilities how to use public transportation.This book cannot serve as a
substitute for travel training and it is not a stand-alone product. Someone
should assist riders with determining whether they should use fixed-route or
paratransit service, planning their trip, identifying transfer points, and
suggesting solutions for any problems that might arise. A family member, friend,
staff person or travel trainer should use the visual cues in each panel of the
book to point out things that are important when using public transportation.
Format:
PDF 2.6MB
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