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Charting the LifeCourse Showcase 2024: Continuing the Journey!
April 23-25, 2024 Kansas City, Missouri Last year, Rachel Milano-Davis shared the Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) Framework with us. She introduced how we planned to explore, learn and share CtLC as Values began to chart our path forward. Read the 2023 blog here. In April 2024, members of our Values’ team attended the 8th Annual […]
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I Am Olmstead!
This year, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Olmstead Decision. I am personally grateful to the United States Supreme Court for the impact this has on my life. About Olmstead The story of the Olmstead case begins with two women, Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson. They had mental illness and developmental disabilities. They […]
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Improving Incident Management
Incident Management (IM) gets a bad rap because it is often brought up when mistakes and bad things happen. Unfortunately, sometimes that is true. However, sometimes while supporting someone to live an everyday life, incidents do happen and spoiler alert… it’s not always a bad thing! Incident Management seeks to ensure the health and safety […]
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Join the True Friendships Project
Are you someone with a disability who wants to make and keep friends? Well, you’re not alone! Sometimes, it can feel a bit tricky to connect with others and build real friendships. That’s where the True Friendships Project comes in to lend a helping hand. This project is all about making it easier for people […]
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Our Website has Changed – Check it Out!
We are excited to announce updates to our website! What’s New? We’ve built out web pages with more information about our Pennsylvania Services. Before, we had a single web page that had brief descriptions of our services. Now, each of our services has their own page. Each service page includes expanded information about what the […]
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Residential Service
We offer holistic residential services to adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities or autism. “Holistic” means that we support the whole person. We wrap the person in the supports that are important to them. This includes: Our residential habilitation service is licensed under the Office of Developmental Programs. With licensing comes compliance standards related to […]
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Our Services
We offer services in partnership with people with disabilities living across the Commonwealth using Office of Developmental Program (ODP) services. In Home & Community Supports Support is provided to you in your home and community. The services focus on helping you learn and sustain the skills that are important to you as you live your […]
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Trauma Informed Care: The Healing Power of Choices
I think most people can think back to a time when we felt trapped and helpless. Maybe it seemed like the world was spiraling out of control. Perhaps our life was unraveling before our eyes, or we had just lost something that mattered to us deeply. The reality is, many things in life are out […]
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Relationship Resource Guide
Welcome to the True Friendships: Friendship is for Everyone Relationship Resource Guide! True Friendships hopes to make it easier for all people to make and keep friendships. The True Friendships project is focused on creating opportunity and capacity for friendships for all. We will continue to build this guide as we progress with the project. […]
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How to Make Friends
On this page, you will find information and tools you can use to make and maintain friendships. This includes explainers for what friendship can look like, how to start conversations with new people, and much more! Guides and Tips How to Use Social Media to Keep Relationships Going From ConnectAbility Canada. Guide to Making Friendships […]