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Obtaining Services Within Your Community
The purpose of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) as described in the current law, is to "assure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion in all facets of community life..."
Investigate resources within your community that assist individuals with developmental disabilities and their families with assuming self-management and support for daily living.
Discuss:
What is the availability and eligibility of these resources and services?
How do these services assist with developing their competencies and talents and help them gain control over life circumstances?
Choose a disability and discuss services offered in your area that helps to improve the life circumstances of these individuals
Explain the importance of these services to the family as a whole and how these services aid with care for these individuals
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. (2000). United States Government, Public Law 106-402106th Congress
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use of in-text citations
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