Building a Great Life Webinar Series 2021 Calendar of Webinar Topics
Building a Great Life By Understanding Housing Rights, Part One
H-O-M-E-resource-manual-and-training-curriculum-3-6-14.pdf (uconnucedd.org)
Connecticut for Livable Communities.pdf (ctphilanthropy.org)
The Cohousing Association of the United States
High tech homes for the disabled – YouTube
Accessible Smart Home On Wheels Overview and Tour – YouTube
Overview of Employment: Policies and Practices:
ADA at 30 – My Perspective by Michelle Duprey
National Disability Rights Network (2011). Segregated and Exploited: The Failure of the Disability Service System to Provide Quality Work. Segregated & Exploited (ndrn.org)
UConn UCEDD (2020). The Inclusion Notebook – Problem solving in the classroom and community- So You’ve Been Told Your Child Can Never Work? Customized Employment and Hope for Those Previously Considered Unemployable. TIN-winter-2020-final.pdf (uconnucedd.org)
The following are links to websites that contain many additional references for those wishing to learn more!
- Integrated Employment — Erik W. Carter (erikwcarter.com)
- State Employment Leadership Network. SELNHub – SELN Hub
- U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy. Employment First | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
- Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) Employment First (apse.org)
- Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center. WINTAC | Working together with Vocational Rehabilitation programs and their partners to effectively implement the requirements of WIOA
Understanding Benefits, Financial Responsibility, and ABLE Accounts:
ABLE Guide by SARTAC Fellow Chris Blake
https://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/
Financial Empowerment | National Disability Institute
FDIC: Money Smart for Young People
Benefits Counseling and the Path to Employment – Ticket to Work – Social Security (ssa.gov)
Social Security Online – The Red Book – A Guide to Work Incentives (ssa.gov)
Home – ABLE National Resource Center (ablenrc.org)
ABLE Accounts for Individuals with Disabilities | ABLEnow (able-now.com)
Building a Livable Community through Friendships, Relationships, and Belonging:
Circles of Support diagram with directions (credit to Beth Mount)
John McKnight’s An Associational Map (used with author’s permission)
Actions That Build Community (used with author John O’Brien’s permission)
Professor John McKnight: Community Building
The Richness of Living a Life that Includes Risk – February 11, 2021 – Watch Recording
Overview of the Lifecourse Framework:
https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/lifecourse-framework/
Specific tools for families to use when exploring, planning and problem-solving when thinking about family member:
https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/foundational-tools/family-perspective/
Specific tools for a person to explore or plan their Good Life:
https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/foundational-tools/person-centered/
Life Experience Guides organized by different life stages:
https://www.lifecoursetools.com/lifecourse-library/exploring-the-life-stages/
https://cptv.org/buildingagreatlife/
Building A Great Life examines the case for closing Connecticut’s state institutions that provide congregate residential care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, many with complex needs who receive a high level of state care and support. Could cost savings realized by closing the Southbury Training School and three regional centers be significant enough to ensure help for the two-thousand Connecticut families on a Department of Developmental Services waiting list for state supports? The one hour documentary explores how the notion of closing state institutions in favor of community living for persons with intellectual disabilities is both a moral and fiscal debate.