They provide year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities at no cost, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
Access all ODP trainings, resources, events, and communications through their website. You can create your personalized account. Additionally, the website offers access to “Everyday Lives: Values in Actions.” This guide supports ODP as it develops policy and designs programs. Providers of services will use these recommendations to support individuals and their families achieve an everyday life.
They provide innovative programs and services that empower persons with diverse disabilities to live well, while advocating on numerous levels to ensure all people with any type of disability are provided the opportunity to live well. Telephone: 717-731-1900 (v/tty) Living Well Hotline: 1-877-865-4893 (v/tty)
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA; P.L. 111-148) into law. One week later, he signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), which made numerous changes to PPACA. The health care reforms in these laws aim to expand coverage to millions of Americans and will require a large number of changes to health insurance products and the regulations that govern them. In the following website, you will be able to find more information on how to enroll, your health insurance options, how to file complaints, among other things.
The article contains from Frequently Asked questions and information for parents on what students transitioning from high school to college need to know in regards to accommodations. By Paul Meschter, M.S., CSP, a Pennsylvania licensed and school certified psychologist with over 25 years of professional experience.
EducationPlanner is a career and college planning website, it provides practical and easy-to-understand advice to help prepare students for the important decisions they will face in the future.
The following is an article written by the PA Family Network Coordinator, Cindy Gifford, about living safely within your community.
After a self-advocate summit about Community Living was held in 2018, the Autism Self Advocacy Network put together a list of articles and guides that explain some things you need to know if you are interested in Community Living.
