Website: National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities
NASUAD works to develop, improve, and sustain state systems that provide home and community based services and supports for elders and individuals with disabilities.
Webpage: The Watson Institute: Behavior Stories
These behavior stories are intended to be used by teachers, parents and caregivers to teach children with autism and other developmental disabilities appropriate behaviors in various situations.
Guide: Navigating Autism Services: A Community Guide for Missouri
This guide was developed by Missouri’s Office of Autism Services to help individuals with autism and their families understand the services available in Missouri.
Website: Disabled World
This website offers disability-relevant news, assistive device reviews, and articles on various topics such as health, travel, sports, fitness and nutrition.
Guide: No Box to Tick
This booklet is designed for families and caregivers of individuals with disabilities to assist them in learning more about these individual’s spiritual and emotional needs in order to better support them.
Website: Religion and Spirituality Division of the AAIDD
The website shares resources that provide individuals with developmental disabilities and their families many opportunities and information to assist them in expressing spiritual and religious beliefs.
Research Brief: University of Minnesota: Status of Institutional Closure Efforts in 2005
This Policy Research Brief from the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota observes and summarizes research and policy considerations that state legislators may face as they make decisions pertaining to people with disabilities and institutions in their own states.
Brief: University of Minnesota: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities in Relation to SSI Redetermination
The study focused on the experiences of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and non-recipients and their families, particularly the impact that continuing or discontinuing SSI benefits has on individuals with disabilities after age 18.
Fact Sheet: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center: Inclusion in a Faith Community
This fact sheet addresses steps that a person with a disability or their family can take when searching for a faith community to join.
Website: University of Minnesota: Institute on Community Integration
The Institute on Community Integration engages in research, training, technical assistance and information sharing.
