Training Materials: The TONI-4 Test

The TONI-4 offers clinicians an assessment of intelligence, aptitude, abstract reasoning, and problem solving. This language-free intelligence test is ideal for evaluating those with questionable or limited language ability, as it requires only that the test taker point, nod, or blink in order to indicate chosen responses.

View the Training Materials – a link to purchase The TONI-4 Test.

Training Materials: Videos on Autism Awareness Training for First Responders

Debbault Legacy Productions,LLC (DLP) is a production partnership formed in 2004 that is dedicated to providing the finest in professional training tools for autism education awareness. DLP’s videos illustrate autism-related safety and risk and twenty-first century training issues for law enforcement and first response agencies. An example of one such video is autism Fire-Rescue and Emergency Medical Services.

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Training Materials: Autism Risk and Safety Management

Autism Risk and Safety Management is a website that has information on Autism training and resources for law enforcement. Emergency first responders, parents, educators, care providers, and the autism community. It also includes resources for Books on Autism. Autism Training Videos and Autism News.

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Articles: National Fire and Prevention Association Quarterly Newsletter

E-Access is the National Fire and Prevention Association’s quarterly newsletter which was designed to help reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life for people with disabilities. The website lists information on Emergency Evacuation Planning, Safety in the Home, Student Planning Guide, Safety in the Workplace, Lesson Plans for teachers and the NFPA report: “Physical Disability as a Factor in Home Fire Deaths”.

View the Articles/Newsletters – E – Access, a quarterly newsletter from the National Fire and Prevention Association.

Website: I Know My Fire Safety Plan

I know my Fire Safety Plan, is a fire-safety social story which is designed for high functioning children with autism ages six to nine. It is a short personalized story that breaks down the important points into easy to follow steps.

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Website: U.S. Business Leadership Network

The U.S. Business Leadership Network promotes the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce and in the marketplace through career preparation for people with disabilities, improving customer experiences for people with disabilities, and certification of disability-owned businesses. This organization also creates publications to assist businesses and students to create and pursue internship and employment opportunities.

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Website: Think College!

This website provides information about the Think College initiative run by the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts – Boston. This initiative works to promote and enhance postsecondary education for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. This website provides targeted information to students, families, and professionals to describe information and resources that each of these groups can use to enhance their postsecondary experience.

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Website: Special Olympics

The Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competitions in Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. These activities encourage people with disabilities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and further participate in their community.

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Website: Ticket to Work

This website explains the Ticket to Work incentive program offered by the Social Security Administration and how to find out more information about joining in this program. This website includes video resources, fact sheets, and other publications about the Ticket to Work program as well as connects interested people with a help line that can assist you in determining if you are eligible for the Ticket to Work program and help people who are interested register for this work incentive program.

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Website: Social Security Work Incentives

This section of the Social Security Administration (SSA) website describes the special rules that make it possible for people with disabilities who receive Social Security of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and still receive social security payments and Medicare or Medicaid. This section provides links that detail the rules about work incentives that apply in regards to each program.

View the Website – Social Security Work Incentives.