Advocacy

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Dream Big: Tools for Supporting Individual Choice & a Robust Community-Based Life - Living Well NH Quality Frameworks
This training focuses on the DSP’s role in supporting choice for persons with disabilities in five life domains: Employment, Health Care, Life-Long Le...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Direct Care, Employment, Healthcare, Individual Rights, New Hampshire, Values and Ethics Audio & Video, Community Based Organization, Online Learning
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Digital Shareables
Use these free mental health education and outreach materials in your community and on social media to spread the word about topics like eating disord...
 Behavioral Health & Wellness, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Emergency Preparedness, Healthcare, Personal Stories, Positive Behavior Intervention, Support Services Government Information, Scholarly & Creative Works, Supports & Services
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) is the leading human rights organization for all individuals with Down syndrome.
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP), Health & Genetics Advocacy, Healthcare, Individual Rights, Personal Stories, Support Services Community Based Organization, Online Learning
Turning Rights Into Reality: How Guardianship and Alternatives Impact the Autonomy of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - National Council on Disability (NCD)
The report examines how people with ID/DD are treated differently than other adults who are the subjects of guardianship proceedings, including in sev...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Guardianship and Supported Decision Making, Individual Rights Government Information, Scholarly & Creative Works
Key Elements to Ensure the DSP Workforce Has the Competency to Protect Health and Welfare in the Context of a Person-Centered Approach - NCAPPS
"Key Elements to Ensure the DSP Workforce Has the Competency to Protect Health and Welfare in the Context of a Person-Centered Approach is an Iss...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP), Health & Genetics Advocacy, Direct Care, Healthcare, Person Centered Planning Government Information, Scholarly & Creative Works, Supports & Services
The Evolution of Disability Rights Litigation (and some stories) - Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
The Evolution of Disability Rights Litigation (and some stories) is a series of educational videos discussing milestones in disability rights in the U...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Individual Rights, Personal Stories Audio & Video
Institutions to Independence - Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
This documentary tells the story of services in Minnesota from the 1860s into the 21st Century through the telling of stories of people with developme...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Healthcare, Individual Rights Audio & Video, Community Based Organization
Independence To Inclusion
"Independence to Inclusion," is a documentary film produced in 2014 by the MN Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities. While m...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP), Inclusive Education Advocacy, Employment, Individual Rights Audio & Video
A History of Human Services, Universal Lessons, and Future Implications - Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
This website contains a complete video recording of a two day lecture "A History of Human Services, Universal Lessons, and Future Implications&qu...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Direct Care, Individual Rights Community Based Organization, Online Learning
Partners in Policymaking Online Courses
The free, on-demand Partners in Policymaking Online Curriculum consists of five courses that can be complete by anyone seeking to understand key issue...
 Community Living, Direct Support Professional (DSP) Advocacy, Direct Care, Employment, Individual Rights Community Based Organization, Online Learning