Around the state, or in the comfort of your home, we have learning sessions to help you advocate for and navigate the many services available to your child and family.
Learning Sessions
For children with intellectual and developmental disability practicing choice-making is especially important because it can lead to a more self-determined life as an adult. This means an adult with connections to the community, a sense of empowerment and a sense of safety because they know their opinions matter. We have everything you need to start choice-making for your child.
Videos
Toolkit
Fact Sheet: Early Choice Matter, Children Building Choice-Making Skills
Resources: Learning to Make Choices Early, Setting the Stage for Future Decision Making
Worksheet: Early Choices Matter, Children Building Choice-Making Skills, Knowing Your Child
Worksheet: Early Choice Matter, Children Building Choice-Making Skills, A Day in the Life of our Family – Older Children (ages 10 and up)
Worksheet: Early Choice Matter, Children Building Choice-Making Skills, A Day in the Life of our Family – Younger Children (ages 5 – 9)
Worksheet: Early Choice Matter, Children Building Choice-Making Skills, Mapping My Choices
Worksheet: Early Choice Matter, Children Building Choice-Making Skills, Mapping My Choices (examples)
Worksheet: Deciding Together Guide
Worksheet: Deciding Together Guide (instructions)
Materials for CLTS Support and Service Coordinators
Learn about all the resources and services for children with disabilities and special health care needs from birth through young adulthood. Topics include private health insurance, Medicaid, long-term supports, how to coordinate services and so much more.
Did You Know? Now You Know! (video: 31 minutes)
Spanish (video: 36 minutes)
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If you have questions about Medicaid, this training is for you. We’ll tell you how Medicaid works for children with disabilities. We explain everything from funding to eligibility to how services are received, using an easy-to-understand format.
Medicaid Made Easy (video: 31 minutes)
Spanish (video: 31 minutes)
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Learn about the transition to adult life for youth with disabilities and special health care needs. This training covers the role of schools, long-term supports, public benefits, the change to adult health care, supported decision making options and other legal options, advocacy, employment, housing and living, the basics of self-determination, and imagining community life.
What’s After High School? (video: 29 minutes)
Spanish (video: 28 minutes)