Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members

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Author(s)

Angela N Amado

Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members (Manual)

PDF

Cost:

Free

Pages:

84

Activity Worksheets (Worksheets)

PDF

Cost:

Free

Pages:

56

Description

A manual providing concrete, "how-to" strategies for supporting relationships between people with disabilities and other community members. It describes why such friendships are important to people with disabilities and why it is important to promote community belonging and membership. The manual includes specific activities to guide users in creating a plan for connecting people. This manual is designed for agency staff, but can also be used by parents, support coordinators, teachers, staff, and people with disabilities to support community relationships. Additional Activity Worksheets are available.

Details

Date

2013 

Type

Curriculum 

Publisher

Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)