Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide daily support to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) so they can live and participate in their communities as friends, neighbors, coworkers, students, family members, volunteers, voters, and taxpayers. Ideally, these supports are provided inside the individual or family home and in typical community settings, allowing other family members… read more
Creative Solutions to the Community Living Crisis When: This is a six-part webinar series. Episodes are every week (with a one week break on March 6th) on Fridays at 1:00 PM Eastern, starting February 21st, running through April 3rd. About the series: Supporting people with disabilities to live in the community and live valued lives… read more
https://media.blubrry.com/tashamplified/content.blubrry.com/tashamplified/TASH-Amplified-s1e8-12-May-2016-Jones-Gallus-Deinstitutionalization.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:46 — 56.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Season 1, Episode 8 — 12 May 2016 About this episode Professors Jennifer Jones and Kami Gallus discuss the results of their interviews with family members who initially opposed the transition out of an institution into community living for their… read more
Meet Marie from Maine! Marie is a 55 year old woman, who lives in her own home in Maine. In this picture, she is boating with friends on Big Narrows Lake where she spends time every summer near her hometown of Lincoln. Life wasn’t always this blissful! When Marie was only 11 years old she… read more
