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Intro to DD Intro to DD Textbook: Persons with Moderate & Severe Textbook: Persons with Moderate & Severe Disabilities Disabilities Subjects: Family , Friends & Society: Supporting People with Disabilities (Ch.3) DUE TODAY: Topic Summaries for Project#1 (presentation) and Project #2 (paper or blog)

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Intro to DDIntro to DDTextbook: Persons with Moderate & Severe Textbook: Persons with Moderate & Severe DisabilitiesDisabilities

Subjects: Family , Friends & Society: Supporting People with Disabilities (Ch.3)DUE TODAY: Topic Summaries for Project#1 (presentation) and Project #2 (paper or blog)

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Family, Friends & SocietyFamily, Friends & Society

Supporting people Is the need for a network of support any

different for people with disabilities? Remember our “circles” exercise?

What and who do we have around us in our lives? Who supports us?

Formal Supports Natural Supports

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Formal SupportsFormal Supports

History: used to isolate people While attempting to provide supportPromotes dependence and highlights

difference Purpose: bring together services for

active participation in community and quality of life

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Questions: Questions:

What are barriers to participation? How do we combat those barriers? How do we foster inclusion?

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Formal SupportsFormal Supports

Civil Rights legislation Government –supported Programs The role of advocacyadvocacy

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Americans with Disabilities Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Act (ADA) 19901990

A national mandate against discrimination of persons with disabilities in areas such as: Private employmentPublic services and accommodationsTransportationTele communications

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Americans with Disabilities Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Act (ADA) Level the ‘playing field’ Examples:

Graded sidewalks, wider doorways, placement of facilities such as sinks

Accessible transportation (buses) Fair hiring practices; reasonable

accommodations by employer Telecommunication devices by people who are

deaf

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Individuals with Disabilities Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Education Act (IDEA) 19901990

Brown vs. TopekaCivil rights legislation paved way for equal

schooling for all children PA ARC, Mills vs. DC

Free and appropriate public education for all

IDEA mandates all eligible students, regardless of disability- to receive special education to meet their individual needs.

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Individuals with Disabilities Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)Education Act (IDEA) To receive specialized services student

identified as having 1 of 12 conditions including: MR, Learning disabilities, behavior disorders,

speech/language impairments, vision loss or blindness, hearing loss or deafness, physical impairments, health impairments, autism and TBI

Assessment tools, testing with interdisciplinary team

IEP: Individualized Education Program Early intervention and Pre School programs

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School Reform – IDEA 1997To ensure higher expectations for

students with disabilitiesAccountability for states and schools on

how these students are progressing (exclusion from standardized testing)

Alternate assessments on performance standards

Individuals with Disabilities Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)Education Act (IDEA)

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Government Supported Government Supported Programs Programs Textbook pgs: 52-53Textbook pgs: 52-53

Federally funded programs providing support to people with disabilities

Income SSI – Supplemental Security Income:

basic economic support (work disincentives)

Soc Sec Disability insurance: 18 yrs+

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Government Supported Government Supported Programs Programs Health Care

Medicare: national insurance program for elderly and eligible people with disabilities

Nursing home care, physician services, medical supplies, ambulance, outpatient care

Medicaid: payments for health care sercies to eligible residents

Hospital and physician services, treatment, screening

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Residential Living ICF: Intermediate Care Facilities

Residential living and other services to people with MR (severe/profound), 24 hour care

HCBS: Home and Community Based Services (Waiver)

Non-institutionalized settings, include home care

Government Supported Government Supported Programs Programs

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Employment Vocational Rehabilitation: train people with

disabilities in employment skills, career guidance, supported employment

Coordinated Planning and service delivery: state planning councils, coordinate services of various gov agencies, advocacy systems

Incentives for Employment (1999): addresses barriers preventing people from gainful employment (loss of benefits)

Government Supported Government Supported Programs Programs

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Education IDEA: free appropriate education for all

students regardless of disability

Government Supported Government Supported Programs Programs

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Advocacy Organizations &Advocacy Organizations & Service Providers Service Providers Formal disability advocacy organizations

such as: The ARC, UCP, ACLD, DDI and othersNYS OPWDD

Strong family and community involvement Strong advocacy for legislative measures Developing concept within society of “self

advocacy” (choice, autonomy)

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Natural Supports Natural Supports

Different from formal/structured supports through agencies or organizationsFriendsNuclear family & Extended familyNeighbors, church membersCo-Workers

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Natural SupportsNatural Supports

Families History…limit or little support for families from

a financial, clinical or educational standpoint. This has evolved

Agencies offer family counseling and support, family involvement in plans of treatment/service, special needs trusts and future planning

Families serving on Boards and on advocacy and rights committees

Respite care/ Residential Habilitation programs

Assist family in becoming more socially active, reduce feelings of isolation

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Natural SupportsNatural Supports

Friendships are important to quality of life

Social relationships increase skills in interaction, coping, love for example

Bonds benefit those who are disabled and those who are not

Integrated classrooms Person first

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Community / SocietyCommunity / Society

Beyond just acceptance or tolerance Integration Combating discrimination in many forms Providing people with disabilities access

to things: recreation/leisure activities, doctors, housing, employment

Changing views, beliefs and philosophies

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Community / SocietyCommunity / Society

Pg.64 of our text Successful Participation in community life

depends on 3 interrelated factors: 1) competence of individual with training and

support to adapt to societal expectations 2) access to the community’s generic service

system 3) the willingness of community members to

serve as natural supports

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Review for Test #1Review for Test #1

Chap 1: Understanding People with DDDefinitions, acronyms, types of disabilities,

IQ levels, labels Chap 2: Valuing People with DD

History, different models Chap 3: Friends, Family Society

Formal supports, Natural Supports, ADA, IDEA, gov programs, integration