POLICY
Programs and resources which offer training, support and technical assistance for and about people with disabilities and families to help understand and shape policy at the local, state and national levels. For a complete list of Institute on Disabilities programs, visit the Programs page. If you know the name of the program, try the "Quick Links to Programs" function at the top right section of every page.
- Leadership Development
Teaching people with disabilities, family members, and students to assume leadership roles in their communities and at the local, state, and national levels.
- C2P2 - Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking
Training individuals with disabilities, parents of young children with disabilities, and university graduate students, providing up-to-date information, leadership training, and skill building.
C2P2 - Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking: Program Page - C2P2 EI - Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking for Families of Children in Early Intervention
Offering information about local, state and national issues that affect young children with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on early intervention issues.
C2P2 EI - Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking for Families of Children in Early Intervention: Program Page - Families First
Empowerment training on the basics of early intervention—teaching about early intervention system, meeting with other families, becoming an equal member in your child's Individual Education Plan.
Families First: Program Page - The Pennsylvania Training Partnership for People with Disabilities and Families
The Partnership makes available training and technical assistance, developed and provided by people with disabilities and families.
The Pennsylvania Training Partnership for People with Disabilities and Families: Program Page
- C2P2 - Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking
- Emergency Preparedness
Helping Pennsylvanians with disabilities, families, and support personnel think about and prepare for emergencies.
Emergency Preparedness: Program Page - Person Directed Services and Supports (PDSS)
The two-year Developmental Disabilities Council funded Person Directed Services and Supports (PDSS) Project includes a demonstration project, research and advocacy.
Person Directed Services and Supports (PDSS): Program Page - Technical Assistance
Providing technical assistance at the local, state, and international levels to individuals, agencies, and government entities, focusing on increasing the independent productivity and inclusion of all people with developmental disabilities.
Technical Assistance: Program Page - Visionary Voices | Leaders. Lessons. Legacy.
A history of the Intellectual Disability Movement in Pennsylvania, bringing together interviews with leaders in Pennsylvania's Intellectual Disability Movement with a collection of historically significant archival documents.
Visionary Voices | Leaders. Lessons. Legacy.: Program Page
