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Resources & Links



Advocacy
Benefits Information
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities
Education
Housing & Community Issues
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Links
Medicaid
Money Management
Person Centered Planning
Secondary Transition Services
Social Security
Employment Services
Mental Health


Advocacy

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ADAPT: American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today

The Arc

The Arc of Indiana

Axis Disability Rights

Center on Human Policy

DAWWN: Disability Advocacy Work With Networking

INARF

Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services - IPAS was created to protect and advocate the rights of people with disabilities and is Indiana's federally designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system and client assistance program.

Self Advocates of Indiana


Benefits Information

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Asset Development and Financial Literacy Resource Library 

Indiana Disability Benefits and Work: Benefit Resources for Hoosiers with Disabilities

Indiana  and Federal Work Incentives:   2010 Fact Sheets


Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities

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Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS)

Center for Disability Information and Referral (CeDIR)—The resource library of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.

DDINFoSOURCE Library– videos, presentations, downloadable forms, fact sheets, and links to resources for professionals, caregivers and families supporting individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.

Educational Topics

Professional Resources

Web Sites of Interests


Indiana Bureau of Quality Improvement (BQIS) Outreach Services--includes a link to BQIS Outreach Services Fact Sheets for individuals with disabilities, families, caregivers and providers as well as a link to BQIS Outreach Services Resource Materials.

Indiana Direct Support Professional Education Program

Indiana Division on Disability and Rehabilitative Services

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration/Links to Advocates / Self-Advocates

Indiana Resource Center for Autism

Trainings—Information on Foundations for Direct Support Professionals or Train-the-Trainer Trainings.


Education

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Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004

IDEA Partnerships—The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning. 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
 
Indiana Department of Education/Division Of Exceptional Learners

Indiana K-12 Schools Information and Data

The Learn More Resource Center (formerly ICPAC): Indiana's Pre-K to College Connection

HEATH Resource Center - The HEATH Resource Center of the George Washington University is a national clearinghouse on post secondary education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S. Department of Education enables HEATH to serve as an information exchange about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other post secondary training entities.

Vincennes University Summer Bridge Program— Vincennes University Summer Bridge Program is designed to provide incoming and freshman-level students with a summer college orientation experience and the opportunity to get a head start on their academic goals.

College Internship Program (CIP) Summer Program— A two-week opportunity for teens 16-19 to experience college life at one of four campuses nationwide.

Think College Indiana— A website designed to help young people with developmental/intellectual disabilities and their families explore postsecondary options in Indiana

Housing & Community Issues

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Autism Speaks Housing and Residential Supports Services and Tool Kit

Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE)

CHANCE's Publications from the National Home of Your Own Alliance

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority

Mortgages - Refinance and Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities

Planning for Community Living Worksheet

Indiana Council on Independent Living (ICOIL) — promotes the philosophy of independent living for people with disabilities through its work on state planning and policy. Council members, many of whom are people with disabilities, are appointed by the governor.


Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Links

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Indiana Family and Social Services Administration(FSSA)  Oversees the five division of health care and social services for the state.

Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) Manages the delivery of services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Oversees the First Steps rehabilitation program for children from birth to age three.

Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services (BDDS)  Provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities to enable them to live as independently as possible in their communities.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS)— Supports people with disabilities as they seek and obtain employment.

Division of Family Resources— Receives applications and approves eligibility for Medicaid, Food Stamps, TANF (cash assistance) and childcare.  Operates in all 92 counties.  Administers childcare licensing and inspection program.

Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning— Administers Medicaid programs including the managed care system for Hoosier Healthwise participants.  Performs medical review of Medicaid disability claims.

Division of Mental Health and Addiction— Supports a network of mental health care providers, operates six psychiatric hospitals, and funds addiction prevention and treatment programs.

Division of Aging— Funds long-term care through Medicaid programs. Supports the development and utilization of alternatives to nursing home care.  Coordinates and funds services through a network of Area Agencies on Aging.


Medicaid

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services— Medicaid is a jointly funded, Federal-State health insurance program for certain low-income and needy people.

Indiana Disability Benefits and Work: Benefit Resources for Hoosiers with Disabilities

Indiana Medicaid Office— The Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) finances basic, cost-effective medical services for low-income residents of the State of Indiana.

Money Management

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Understanding all of the issues involved in the day-to-day handing of bills, income, taxes and savings is challenging. For people with disabilities or their family members—who need to be concerned about services, independence and future stability—money management and asset development can be layered with complexity. Asset development—saving for the future—can mean choices, opportunities, security and a better quality of life for people with disabilities. And these aren’t just dreams; they’re realistic, reachable goals.

The Center on Community Living and Careers is working with Indiana Financial Stability Coalitions and other organizations as well as community rehabilitation providers and community mental health centers to be sure that the disability community has information about successful money management that takes into account their special information needs.

The information below is provided here for trainers, provider organizations, and other agencies as well as for individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information on financial literacy and asset development, contact Ron Smith at the Center on Community Living and Careers at ronsmith@indiana.edu, or 812-855-6508, TTY: 812-855-9396.

Financial Literacy and Asset Development Resources [under development]

Why Building Assets is Important for People with Disabilities

Financial Soccer - An online, multiple choice game, developed by VISA, testing players’ knowledge of financial management skills.

“An Estate Plan for Built for Special Needs” - A Wall Street Journal article explaining in the importance of special needs trusts and other tools for parents of children with disabilities.
 
Money Smart Computer-Based Instruction [ A 10-module, online course developed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Money Smart is available in English or Spanish versions and can also be obtained on CD-Rom. 


Person Centered Planning

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Pacer Center – This website, from Minnesota's Parent Training and Information Center, contains guidelines for effective person-centered planning and links to other person-centered planning resources and sites.

The Family Village— Information on estate planning and special needs trusts.

Person-Centered Planning Education Site— This website, from Cornell University's Employment and Disability Institute, provides an overview and self-study course on person-centered planning as well as additional resources.


Secondary Transition Services

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For more information on Secondary Transition, see also CCLC Publications and visit the Indiana Secondary Transition Resource Center.

Indiana Resources & Links

Arc of Indiana
 
ASK Indiana— About Special Kids is a resource and information website for Indiana professionals and parents of children with special needs.

College Internship Program (CIP) Summer Program— A two-week opportunity for teens 16-19 to experience college life in Bloomington, IN, or one of three other campuses nationwide.

Diploma Considerations and Terms - Flow chart and explanation of Indiana's high school graduation requirements. [pdf]

ICAN/ISTAR - a website for the Indiana Classsroom Accountability Network and the Indiana Standardized Tool for Alternate Reporting.
 
Indiana Department of Education/Division Of Exceptional Learners

Indiana K-12 Schools Information and Data

Is College for You?: Setting Goals and Taking Action
 
IN Source—Indiana’s Parent Training and Information Center for families with special needs.

The Learn More Resource Center (formerly ICPAC): Indiana's Pre-K to College Connection

Planning for Community Living Worksheet

The Roadmap to Choosing and Employment Provider

Statewide Community Transition Councils (CTC) Directory—Strategies and tips from CTCs throughout Indiana.


The Transition IEP 

Planning for Transition—The first installment of a two-part INSOURCE podcast featuring Center on Community Living and Careers (CCLC) Director Teresa Grossi.
 
The Transition IEP—Part two of an INSOURCE podcast featuring CCLC Director Teresa Grossi. See above.
 

Fact sheets and information on the transition IEP process

2009 Transition IEP: What's New... and a Little Review - Webinar Recorded Session (Friday, November 20, 2009)


Vincennes University Summer Bridge Program— Vincennes University Summer Bridge Program provides incoming and freshman-level students with a summer college orientation experience and the opportunity to get a head start on their academic goals.

WorkOne Centers and Schools: Collaboration = Success - A 6-page booklet that describes how, by working together, schools and WorkOne Centers can strengthen students' career plans, enhance classroom curriculum, offer students opportunities to gain marketable skills, provide information about local employers, teach job seeking and job retention skills, and offer job placement services.


National Resources & Links

HEATH Resource Center— The HEATH Resource Center of George Washington University is a national clearinghouse on post-secondary education for individuals with disabilities. Topics included about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other post secondary training entities.

IDEA Partnerships— The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning.

“Learn About Transition Services for Youth”
 
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
 
National Postschool Outcomes Center

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center

National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center/ Indicator 13 Checklist: Form B (Enhanced for Professional Development)—a printable form and links to specific examples detailing appropriate, measurable postsecondary goals.

“Succeeding at College and at Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories” — videos from students produced by the New England ADA Center.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

Youthhood – a transition planning website for teens.

 

Social Security

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Indiana Disability Benefits and Work: Benefit Resources for Hoosiers with Disabilities

Social Security Red Book -- A guide to employment support for individuals with disabilities

Ticket to Work— Information on eligibility and participation in Social Security’s program to connect people with disabilities to Employment Network or offices of Vocational Rehabilitation Services that can assist with job training, finding jobs, work incentives, and more.

Work Incentives— Information from Social Security about work incentives for SSDI and SSI beneficiaries.


Employment Services

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Corporate Development Webinars

  "Working with Pitney Bowes," http://breeze.iu.edu/p82685031/,  [Power Point Presentation]

  "Working with Lowes," http://breeze.iu.edu/p61363365/,  [Power Point Presentation]

  "Working with CVS," http://breeze.iu.edu/p59954156/,  [Power Point Presentation]

  "Single-Point-of-Contact System," http://breeze.iu.edu/p76286721/, [Power Point Presentation]

  "Provider Networks and Corporate Development 2," http://breeze.iu.edu/p45438369/, [Power Point Presentation] 

  "Indiana Career Connect," http://breeze.iu.edu/p72777768/, [Power Point Presentation]

  "Candidate Selection,"  http://breeze.iu.edu/p43491039/, [Power Point Presentation]

  "Ticket to Work Update,"  http://breeze.iu.edu/p55024522/, [Power Point Presentation]


The Road to Work — An employment resource guide published by Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

En Camino A Trabajar— A Spanish language version of the employment guide published by Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

A Roadmap to Choosing an Employment Agency (Downloadable pdf file) -- This workbook , published by the Center on Community Living and Careers helps individuals and families ask the right questions when interviewing employment agencies.  Indiana residents can receive a free copy of the workbook by contacting Susan Henning-Harris skharris@indiana.edu  812-855-6508, TTY: 812-855-9396.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Building Effective Transition Partnerships—An 8-page booklet containing suggestions for planning and coordination between school representatives and Vocational Rehabilitation Services counselors.

The Vocational Rehabilitation Process for Specific Learning Disabilities: A Guide for Transition Partners—A  Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) PowerPoint that clarifies VRS policy PPM 510, assessment and eligibility decisions.

Indiana VRS Checklist for Learning Disorders—A checklist for completion by the Vocational Rehabilitation Services applicant and/or referring parents/guardians

Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS)

Project SEARCH— A collaborative model developed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital to provide innovative workforce and career development experiences to people with disabilities.

Project SEARCH Indiana— Information about the development of Project SEARCH in Indiana.

VRS Leadership Academy— An on-line learning environment where professional development and skills training is available for Indiana VRS personnel and stakeholders, as well as others with an interest in the field of disability services.   


Mental Health

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National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Alliance on Mental Illness in Indiana

National Mental Health Association

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

U.S. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association