Board Resource Center provides tools that assist individuals and organizations to support people they serve to live quality self-determined lives and contribute to their communities.Disability Thrive Initiative Lunch and Learn.Learn more about how the ADA protects your rights. The ADA is a civil rights law for people with disabilities.Lunch and Learn on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
#THRIVE MEANING SPANISH SERIES#
Disability Thrive Initiative Video Series on Improving Access to Remote Disability Services Using Technology.Julie Snyder, Life Planner, and Aging Specialist, Tierra del SolĪccessibility trainings and resources to create materials that are easy to use and access for everyone.įor plain language resources see “Communication and Language” category.Debbie Toth, Executive Director, Choice in Aging.Sarah Steenhausen, Deputy Director Aging Policy, Research and Equity, California Department of Aging.Susan DeMarois, Director, California Department of Aging.Resources and partnerships supporting older adults in their communities.How service providers are integrating people with IDD into aging programs.State strategies and programs to support aging people with IDD.The good news is that the California Department of Aging (CDA) and Department of Developmental Services (DDS), as well as community organizations around the state, are working to change that. Programs meant to help older adults aren’t always designed for people with IDD, and IDD services aren’t always fully prepared for the unique needs of the aging individuals they serve.
Supporting Healthy Aging for Californians with DisabilitiesĮveryone deserves the opportunity to enjoy a long life in communities where they can thrive! However, many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have a harder time accessing their communities and services they need to stay healthy as they age.
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