Slides from Getting Help as an Adult: Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
Learn what services the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) provides. The ADRC has been called the “gatekeeper” to adult programs. Find out when, why and how you will need to connect with them. We will be joined by Amy Eastlick, Disability Benefits Counselor from Crawford County ADRC.
File: ADRCTransition-Talks-Tuesday-2.21.2023.pdfResources discussed on the Transition Talks Tuesdays presentation by the Rock County ADRC on 11.9.21
File: ADRCresourcesheet11.9.docxResources shared at Transition Talks Tuesday: Getting Help as an Adult the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC).
File: TTTADRC11.9.21.pdfResource from the slide presentation on Disability Benefits Incentives.
File: Disbenefits-resource-sheet12.6.22.docxAs we look ahead to our students/children turning 18, we need to keep an eye on health care. What steps need to be taken to move into the world of adult health care? What skills can be taught (even in middle school)? How can we tell what a student needs to know? Tim Markle from the Southern Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and the Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative, and his young adult son Hunter, will be our presenters
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As we look ahead to our students/children turning 18, we need to keep an eye on health care. What steps need to be taken to move into the world of adult health care? What skills can be taught (even in middle school)? How can we tell what a student needs to know? Tim Markle from the Southern Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and the Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative, and his young adult son Hunter, will be our presenters
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Presentation slides by ERI on Disability Benefits Incentives.
File: Benefits-Counseling-Presentation_December-2022.pdfResource sheet for Project SEARCH and Campus Connect
Options in MMSD: hear about the exciting and innovative post-secondary options for students with disabilities. We were joined by Jason Penticoff with Project SEARCH. Project SEARCH offers authentic vocational learning and work opportunities in a hospital setting. Were also joined by Jessika Schultz with Campus Connect. Campus Connect offers post secondary support for MMSD scholars who attend Madison College.
Supported Decision Making and Guardianship
There are alternatives to guardianship. Supported decision-making empowers individuals with disabilities to make informed decisions about their life that protect their rights and ensure their safety and privacy. It involves family and friends working together to help them make complex decisions. Presented by Tami Jackson, Public Policy Analyst and Legislative Liaison for the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD)
This is the resource sheet.
File: ResourceSheetSDM1.24.23.docxSupported Decision Making and Guardianship
There are alternatives to guardianship. Supported decision-making empowers individuals with disabilities to make informed decisions about their life that protect their rights and ensure their safety and privacy. It involves family and friends working together to help them make complex decisions. Presented by Tami Jackson, Public Policy Analyst and Legislative Liaison for the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD)
These are the slides from the presentation.
File: SDM_Training_SDC2022.pdf