FAQ

• What are the Principles of Self-Determination?
• What is Effective Social Skills Programming? For parents of children with difficulties in the area of social interactions with others.
• What are the guidelines for reporting and writing about people with disabilities?
• What does this Acronym mean? Syndromes & Conditions, Associations, Education, Massachusetts, Government, Miscellaneous, Internet Acronyms, Acronyms related to Genetics
• What is a Behavioral Consultant? Who Are They and How Do I Find the Right One?
• What is Caregiver Burnout? article by Dr. M. Ross Seligson
• What is Citizen Advocacy? an Introduction
• What is Disability Etiquette? Communicating with People with Disabilities
• What is Family Centered Care?
• What is Gentle Teaching? by Dave Yeiter
• What Government Benefits are available for People with Disabilities?
• What are Group Ground Rules? by Adele Faber and Elain Mazlish
• What is the History of Independent Living? by Gina McDonald and Mike Oxford
• What is Inclusion in Education?
• What is the Internet and how do I use it to find disability-related information?  A beginners guide to the Internet
• What are the Laws related to disability?
• What is Legislative Advocacy? Contacting your legislator 
• What is Medicaid? Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services: A Primer
• What is People First Language and why do we need it?
• What is Self-Determination? Brief Paper on Personal, Family and Community Strategies to Enhance Consumer-Direction and Self-Determination by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Ph.D.
• What is the Social Role Valorization Theory? Overview by Joe Osburn
• What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
• What are Tax deductible Medical Expenses?
• What is the Ticket to Work Program?
• What are some significant dates in disability history?
• What is Transitioning?
  • Understanding Transition Services:  A Parent's Guide to Legal Standards and Effective Practices
  • Moving On: Planning for the Future, Transition from school to adult life, Institute for Community Inclusion
• What are the Ten Commandments for Parents of Special Needs Children?
• What did Nike do to upset the disability community?
• What are Medicaid Waivers?

Massachusetts Residents Only

• What disability-related newsletters are available in Massachusetts?
• What is CHIPS?
• What is CCM?
• What is the Assistive Technology Resource Center
• What is the Home Modifications For Persons With Disabilities Loan Program
• What are the Excellence in Inclusive Education Awards?
• What is a Kaileigh Mulligan Waiver?

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