Once your Participant Directed Program (PDP) has been approved, the next step is to set up the “business side” of the program. This part may sound intimidating at first, but with the right tools and support, it becomes manageable — and even empowering. For detailed guidance, be sure to reference the PDP Toolkit and theContinueContinue reading “SD #20: Setting Up the “Business Side” of a Participant Directed Program”
Category Archives: Transition Services
SD #19 – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and it’s the perfect time to reflect on the importance of employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For this month’s posts and Podcast/YouTube, we’re going to highlight not only what we are doing in L’s Participant-Directed Program (PDP) to build job readiness skills, but will also shineContinueContinue reading “SD #19 – October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month”
Transition 101 #9: Essential Life Skills for Transition Planning: The Autism Life Skills Lady Website
Image of washing machine, laundry detergent and a clothes basket April is Autism Awareness Month, so this month, I would like to highlight people and organizations that shine a light all year long on Autism Awareness and, more importantly, Autism Acceptance. In previous posts, we have discussed the three core pillars of transition: 1. FurtherContinueContinue reading “Transition 101 #9: Essential Life Skills for Transition Planning: The Autism Life Skills Lady Website”
SD#13: Key Assistive Technologies for Drafting an ISP
Image showing a variety of AT tools like magnifier, text to speech and audio As I have previously mentioned, my “day job” is as an Assistive Technology Specialist. In this post, we will examine how our kids can use technology to be active participants in the ISP process. While your child was in school, youContinueContinue reading “SD#13: Key Assistive Technologies for Drafting an ISP”
SD #12: 6 essential steps for finding, onboarding and training staff in a Participant Directed Program
Once you receive your budget amount from DDS, you can now begin to onboard your staff. While you need your final budget amount to determine how many hours you can pay staff for, you can start identifying potential employees before that. Below are the top 6 steps that you can do to set up staffingContinueContinue reading “SD #12: 6 essential steps for finding, onboarding and training staff in a Participant Directed Program”
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