We offer five courses in a workshop format, combining on-site and on-line learning. Each workshop session includes many related web pages. Many of these web pages include links to articles in the Virtual Library and resources in the Commons Area. We suggest you begin with the first two courses and then select others that meet your needs. However, Disability Access is designed for YOU. Please feel free to check out the pages that fit your interests.
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DISABILITY ACCESS: EMPOWERING OURSELVES AND OUR FAMILIES focuses on the services available to people with disabilities, their rights, and how to find just about any information you possibly could ever need using the Disability Access CD-ROM, which will you receive for free. |
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FAMILY LIFE & DISABILITY provides information and solutions to common problems by people with disabilities and their family throughout the family members' life. These include coping with diagnosis, behavior problems, becoming independent, substance abuse and sexuality. |
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YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES workshop helps parents of young children with disabilities better deal with problems such as discipline, teaching self-care, coping with the stress of parenting, helping children 'catch up' in language, learning and other areas. We focus both on what parents can do to help their children and how parents can get services to help them. |
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STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES workshop helps parents and students with disabilities with problems they will face in and out of school. This includes friends, homework, special education, IEP meetings and teaching a healthy lifestyle. |
ADULTHOOD
& AGING
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ADULTHOOD & AGING is a workshop aimed at helping young adults become independent and helping older adults stay independent. It is for adults of all ages and those who care for them. We discuss finding employment, leaving home, relationships, making decisions, standing up for yourself, finding mentors and much more. We also address the difficult issues in parenting youth with disabilities. We face difficult issues, adjusting to disability after a lifetime of independence, accepting care, making sure you get the care you or a family member needs, death, dying and living as healthily as possible. |
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