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10 Tips for Staying Organized in College
Going from high school to college is a big change. Learning how to stay organized with your schedule and courses is a big part in whether or not you'll be successful. This resource provides 10 tips for helping you stay organized.
Read more10 Tips for Voters with Disabilities
This resource from the US Election Assistance Commission provides tips about the voting process and options available to help voters with disabilities vote privately and independently.
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5 Tips for Families to Prepare for Emergency Situations
This resource, adapted from information from the Autism Society, provides helpful tips for families on how to plan and prepare for emergency situations with a loved one who has autism.
Read moreA Practical Guide for People with Disabilities Who Want to Go to College
This document provides a practical guide to help people with disabilities who want to pursue their education goals at a community college, career institute, four-year college, university, or graduate school. The guide provides an overview of the challenges and supports needed to help achieve this goal. These include: finding the right school, locating supports, managing your disability and your education, and using your new educational qualifications in the search for a better job. Other areas addressed include assessing your own interests and skills, funding your education, disclosing your disability, and locating supports and services to succeed in school. This versatile guide can be used by consumers, rehabilitation and/or case management personnel, and family members/friends or individuals with disabilities.
Read moreA Self-Advocate’s Guide to Medicaid
This resource provides information about Medicaid for individuals with autism, including a visual, easy to read version as well as a plain text version.
Read moreAASPIRE Healthcare Toolkit
This website has information and worksheets for adults with autism, supporters and healthcare providers. It focuses on primary healthcare.
Read moreACCESS Philly: Discount Museum Admission
Art-Reach creates opportunities for people from the disability community and/or living with low-income to have greater access to arts and culture.
Read moreAccessing Home and Community-Based Services
This handbook was designed to help people with disabilities find and use resources that empower us to live and be in charge of our own lives in our own homes and communities with the supports that we need.
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