Its been three years now
Time really flies because I can’t believe that I have been in Self-Determination for 3 years now. It seems like only yesterday that I was enrolled into the program. The […]
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September 2021
Legislature eyes changes in SDP
With the Self-Determination Program going into its 3rd year, it’s time to assess and revise the Program. The Legislature has introduced two bills SB 136 and SB 518 that clarify
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5 Principles of Self-Determination
(A) Freedom, which includes the ability of adults with developmental disabilities to exercise the same rights as all citizens to establish, with freely chosen supporters, family and friends, where they want
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Celebrate Life
A lot of work went into getting my plan approved, As I have said before, on the day my plans and budget were approved we had a party. I am
Disability Pride
Society tells us that having a disability is a bad thing. It is a reason for scorn, segregation, pity, guilt, shame, and we are broken. These are terrible messages to
We have waited so long…
It seems like as soon as we get into the system, all we do is wait We have to wait for our service coordinator to return our calls. It took
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Solidarity
Individual effort and initiative should be celebrated, but some issues are too big to be solved by ourselves. To make systemic changes that affects a whole group of people, we
I want to be stretched
We covered the usual material at my Annual Review. Since there was no pressing problem, the meeting ran smoothly and we got out in short order. The only suggestion my
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A day later
It has been a day since my Annual Review and the dust has begun to settle. I am pleased at how it went. I still wish it could have been
My vision for Self-Advocacy
We are unique with differing abilities, support needs, backgrounds, and dreams. This is cause for celebration and a source of meaning and dignity. We practice Self-Advocacy from the time we
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