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training and education program that strives to change knowledge, attitude, and behavior to ultimately improve the quality of life for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD), their families, and the professionals in their lives.
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It's the last day of March, which also means it's the last day of Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month! In honor of this month, we've shared some new and favorite TALKS, TRAININGS, and TOOLS to help you, your family, your team, and others in our society raise awareness of people with DD.
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Holding a staff retreat or want to host a DD Awareness film viewing? Use our storytelling TALKS!
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Implementing staff training or are you a parent needing guidance? Check out our TRAININGS!
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Need to reinforce learning with tangible resources? Utilize our TOOLS!
Give me a shout if you have any questions!
Erica Dennison
THINK+change & Programs Director
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TALKS
Provocative, in-person or video shorts
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Hear from those with lived experience |
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Increase crucial conversations via no-cost TALKS (mini-documentaries) to help spur dialogue, recognize inclusion, and understand the unique challenges and successes people with disabilities and their families face by hearing from those with first-hand experience. |
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Caregiving Across the Continuum |
Features insightful stories of caregivers who support their loved ones who are adults with developmental disabilities. The series shares the perspectives of an adoptive caregiver, a long-distance caregiver, a biological caregiver, an elder caregiver, and a daughter.
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Victimization and People with Disabilities: It's Real |
Learn about victims with developmental and other disabilities who have experienced crimes of sexual assault, trafficking, financial exploitation, and Medicaid fraud; and solutions from professionals to help support survivors and to reduce victimization of people with DD.
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Breaking the Barrier of Disability Bias |
Reexamine your bias about disability and consider how disability bias – yours and others’ – affects people with disabilities.
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Higher Education and Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
Meet Sam, a young man with autism who talks about what he and other students on the autism spectrum need from the higher education system to be successful.
UPDATE: Since we last met with Sam, he continues to work on this issue and is actively using his voice this legislative session on Colorado House Bill 1107 - Inclusive Higher Education Opportunities. Learn about Sam's work here.
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TRAININGS
In-person or online targeted education opportunities
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Strengthen knowledge and skills on your own time |
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Podcast and Vodcast:
Adult Services for Coloradans with Developmental Disabilities
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This five-part vodcast (video) and podcast (audio) series provides information on the services and supports available to adults in Colorado with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
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Podcast and Vodcast:
Colorado Bureau of Investigation and People with IDD
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Features a Victim Assistance Coordinator with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and reviews what services CBI provides those who have experienced victimization, and how CBI can be a resource for a person with a developmental disability.
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Online Course:
Transforming the Special Education School-to-Prison Pipeline
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Did you know that the prevalence of youth with disabilities in juvenile corrections is 3 to 5 times greater than youth without disabilities? This course helps you better understand youth with IDD, special education, juvenile justice, behavior, bias, and how trauma-informed practices, and restorative practices can help.
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Online Course:
Supporting Crime Victims with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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This 4-part online, on-demand, self-paced, video slide-based lecture reviews topics such as disabilities and their characteristics, communication supports and suggestions, competence, consent, and capacity, ADA accommodations, incidence and prevalence of victimization, disability bias, and Colorado's adult IDD system.
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TOOLS
Tangible educational products
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Reinforce learning with tangible products |
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Integrate the use of TOOLS to strengthen learning and to have a better understanding of interacting and supporting people with DD. |
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Their Lived Experience, a Train-The-Trainer Guide about Blended Identities and Disability Bias |
THINK+change collaborated with people with disabilities who have lived experience and harmonized self-identities to film their perspectives concerning race, disability, and bias. The purpose of using this guide is to encourage you and your team to consider how disability and racial bias – affects their work with people with disabilities.
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Communication Quick Tips provides tips for communication with citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This 6th edition TOOL is perfect for law enforcement, adult protection workers, justice professionals, and others in the community who interact with citizens with IDD.
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Living with Disability Train-the-Trainer Guide |
This guide helps promote a better understanding of living with a disability through step-by-step instructions and accompanying videos for even the greenest trainer to use with their organization. Together we can improve the inclusion and acceptance of people with disabilities and their families in all areas of community life!
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Every Victim Matters Poster |
Hang the 20″x29″ Every Victim Matters poster in your lobby, break room, or other location in your building to display your company’s awareness and best practices for supporting victims with disabilities. The poster offers basic information about the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), and interacting with victims who are, blind or visually impaired, Deaf or hard of hearing, have a Service Animal, use a wheelchair, and have Developmental Disabilities.
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Want more information about THINK+change TALKS, TRAININGS, or TOOLS? Just ask – we'd love to connect. |
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Use any of the below podcast platforms? You can listen to us there too!
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Erica Dennison
THINK+change & Programs Director
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