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Background of the Mental Retardation System
This training tells the history behind the MR (Mental Retardation) System in Pennsylvania. It is a hard story to hear because people with disabilities were treated poorly through segregation and discrimination. There were families, self-advocates, and professionals who worked hard to make changes in the system. Now, people with disabilities have rights and legal support to demand fair treatment. We explain that Self-Determination and Everyday Lives are part of this civil rights movement. We encourage you to advocate for yourself and others to change the MR System.
About Partnership Trainings
Each FREE training module is two hours in length. Resource materials are provided to each family free of charge, and all participants receive handouts and a certificate of completion for each presentation. We offer Act 48 credits and some reimbursement, such as mileage and child care to families upon request. All Partnership curricula are available in alternate formats upon request. Request for alternate formats should be made two weeks before the scheduled training.
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