Self-Advocacy Archives – Parents Helping Parents

Ready for Life? Building an Effective Transition Plan the ITP –Part II–

Empower Your Child's Success to Adulthood with a well-designed Individual Transition Plan

Ready for Life? Building an Effective Transition Plan the ITP –Part I–

Empower Your Child's Success to Adulthood with a well-designed Individual Transition Plan

Fostering Self-Advocacy Before, During, After Transition to Adulthood

Effective self-advocacy requires a solid understanding of strengths and needs. Learn to develop the skills to communicate this information clearly.

IEP Transition Form Webinar: Top Tips for Individualized Planning

Dissect the Individualized Transition Plan (ITP) three page form in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Learn the purpose, significance, and implementation...

Promoting Self-Advocacy in the Workplace for Individuals with Disabilities

¡Your young adult can learn to advocate for themselves at work! Learn about job accommodations, disability awareness and disability disclosure.

Be Internet SMART: Safe Internet Usage for People with I/DD

Concerned about challenges people with developmental disabilities may face while navigating social media? Learn how to prevent uncomfortable situations online.

Never Too Early to Start Preparing for Transition to Adulthood

Preparing for transition to adulthood by teaching self-advocacy skills & promoting high expectations for our children can lead to successful adult life outcomes...

Your Voice Matters: Student-Led IEP’s

Maximize Your Education: Attend Your IEP Meeting and Empower Your Future

What are SSI and SSDI with DAC? More than a bunch of letters …

Learn how and why to secure public benefits like Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance for your loved one with a disability.

How Executive Functioning Skills Affect Students’ Success

Come learn how executive functioning skills can affect a student’s success at home, in school, and through transitions to other academic settings.

Giving Your Child a Voice-Student Led IEP’s

Foster Your Child's Independence: A Guide to Empowering Students with Special Needs Through Self-Advocacy and Student-Led IEP Meetings!

Importance of Inclusion During Transition to Adulthood

Disability Rights: The Struggle for Access, Inclusion, and Equity

Learn about the changes in attitudes, perceptions, laws, and policies toward people with disabilities; the social movements, legal advocacy, and resistance that...

Dreams of Going to College

By RAISE and MPACT

Erin's Story: dreams of going to college and obtaining an education.

How High School Experiences Can Prepare You for Adulthood

By RAISE and MPACT

Julia's Story: how experiences in High School prepared her for adulthood.

Getting Ready to Be an Adult

By RAISE and MPACT

Carly's Story: Experiences in high school that helped her get ready to be an adult.

What Helps a Young Adult Be Prepared for Becoming an Adult?

By RAISE and MPACT

Nicks Story: Experiences preparing for adulthood including employment and education.

What is Self-Determination and What Does It Mean to You?

By RAISE and MPACT

Learn what self-determination is and what it means to youth and young adults.

What is Health Care Transition (HCT)?

By Got Transition

This video provides an overview with tips and information for youth and young adults who are transitioning from pediatric to adult health care.

How to Talk to Your Doctor

By National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability

In this video, you will learn the important aspects of how to create a positive doctor's visit.

Who Helps You Coordinate Your Health Care?

By Pacer Center

Teens discuss who helps them coordinate their health care.

What Can Medical Providers and Teachers Do To Help You Take Charge of Your Own Health Care?

By Pacer Center

Teens respond to questions about their preferred method of communication for health care information.

How Do You Prepare For A Medical Appointment?

By Pacer Center

Teens describe how they prepare for a doctor’s appointment.

Student-Led IEPs

By Annie Nygren

Watch this video to learn about Student Led IEPs.

What Does Guardianship Mean To You?

By Pacer Center

Teens discuss what guardianship means.

Student-Led Meetings: Empowering Student Voice

By Education Post

A discussion about truly listening to students and engaging them in the process of creating more equitable education for all.

10 Self-Advocacy Tips for Young People with Disabilities

Here are tips for self-advocacy for young people with disabilities, by young people with disabilities.

Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy

By Okaloosa Transition

Self-Advocacy: Find the Captain In You!

By Pacer Center

Follow the hosts of talk show, Midday In The Valley, as they explore and discover the powerful force of a term called: Self Advocacy.

What is Self-Determination Theory?

By Camp Stomping Ground

Research by psychologists on Self-Determination Theory indicates that intrinsic motivation flourishes in contexts that satisfy human needs for competence, auton...

Parents Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills: Helping Your Child toward Self-Determination

By Utah Parent Center

Learn how to teach Self-Determination skills to your son/daughter to provide a foundation for an included and productive life.

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

This spirited look at grassroots activism is executive produced by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama.

Who/What are Peer mentors?

By Let's Work California

You can ask your peer friends and peer mentors to help you do new things, like leading your IEP meetings, creating your goals for school and work, and much more...

What is Person-Centered Planning?

By Timothy Corey

In this presentation you will learn more about what Person Centered Planning is all about. The presenter uses a diagram to explain more about Person Centered Pl...

How to File a Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

By U.S. Department of Education

Helpful information if you believe your school has violated civil rights laws and you want to know how to file a complaint.

Teen Tech Tip: Google Calendars for Staying Organized

This video is about some appropriate tools to help with ADHD for teens and young adults, featuring some elements of Google Calendars.

It’s Your Life

By ConnectABILITY

This is a short video presented by Arch Disability Law Centre, explaining legal rights, for people with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Creating a One Page Profile for New and Uncertain Times

By Derek Nicholas Smith

Learn from Derek and his mom about creating a One-Page Profile as preparation during the pandemic.

Introduction to One-Page Descriptions – A Person-Centered Tool

By Helen Sanderson HSA

Learn how to create an important tool for communicating care and comfort instructions for an individual with special needs when the caregiver isn't present.

5 Key Principles of Person-Centered Planning: An Easy Read Guide

By Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities

In the video, you can learn about the 5 Key Principles of Person Centered Planning in easy read language.

Social Inclusion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

In this video, you will learn more about social inclusion of people with disabilities in the communities.

Person Center Planning

By Person Centered Planning

Definitions - What is meant by person centred approaches, thinking and planning? Michael Smull talks with Helen Sanderson.

Person Centered Planning that Makes a Difference

By Helen Sanderson HSA

Creating person centered plans that make a difference. Michael Smull talks with Helen Sanderson.

Person-Focused Career Planning Exercise

By Person Centered Planning

Demonstration of person-focused career planning exercise.

Person Centered Planning: 4 Plus 1 Questions

By Person Centered Planning

Michael Smull introduces a person centered thinking tool for analysis and action; 4 plus 1 questions.

Person Centered Planning: Routines

By Person Centered Planning

Michael Smull introduces a person centered thinking tool for understanding important to and for; routines.

Person Centered Planning: Sorting Important To and For

By This video was created by Person Centered Planning.

Michael Smull introduces the person centered thinking tool; sorting important to and for.