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Real Choice for Real Opportunity: Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Families Speak Out
05/04/2009 | Requests *Summary
In March of 2006, 144 Minnesotans with disabilities and their families gathered to voice their concerns and ideas about meaningful choices and to learn about promising practices in employment and day services. People shared their experiences, strategies and best practices. Common themes from the workshops are gathered here and include definitions of meaningful daytime choice, things that contribute to it, things that prevent it, things that need to be improved, and recommendations.
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Available Files
- Report PDF (181K, 8 pages)
Keywords
Community Inclusion; Independent Living; Medicaid; Stakeholder Involvement; Ticket to Work; Transition Planning; vocation rehabilitation; Workforce Investment Board; Day Training and Habilitation; DT&H; daytime choices
Topic
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Employment Programs
Type/Tool
Archived conference materials / Presentations, Reports
Source
RTC; Research and Training Center on Community Living; University of Minnesota
State
Minnesota, All States/Territories
Date Created
06/05/2009
Contact
Research and Training Center on Community Living
University of Minnesota
weste050@umn.edu
612-624-6328
University of Minnesota
weste050@umn.edu
612-624-6328
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