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Connecticut offers a range of special education services to support students with disabilities in building independence, employment skills, and community involvement. Farmington works closely with the state to connect students and families with these resources, ensuring they have access to the tools and opportunities needed for a successful transition to adulthood.
Connecticut offers a range of special education services to support students with disabilities in building independence, employment skills, and community involvement. Farmington works closely with the state to connect students and families with these resources, ensuring they have access to the tools and opportunities needed for a successful transition to adulthood.
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) partners with individuals, their families, and support groups to help individuals with intellectual disability lead fulfilling lives within their communities.
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Free family pass to Camp Harkness
CT’s vocational rehabilitation (VR) program.
▪ The Level Up Program provides students with the tools, training and resources to work competitively and forge a path to independence. This is a short-term, fading service.
Our level up coordinator Helena Talarczyk and here is a checklist of services that can be provided.
General job questions? Curious about disability supports in a job? JAN
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) partners with individuals, their families, and support groups to help individuals with intellectual disability lead fulfilling lives within their communities.
Farmington Autism Waiver Info Flyer!
ASRC (Autism Spectrum Resource Center) Provides lifelong access to opportunities for persons on the autism spectrum with the goal of being fully-included and participating members of their communities.
AANE For over 25 years, AANE has proudly supported the Autistic community, and we remain unwavering in our commitment to neurodiversity-affirming principles.
College Autism Spectrum helps students with ASD explore and navigate college options before, during and through the college process.
College Readiness for Neurodivergent Students 10 essential skills to develop from College-Ready.com
CT State Autism Adolescent Resources Handout
People need supports to lead good lives. Using a combination of lots of different kinds of support helps to plot a trajectory toward an inclusive, quality, community life. This tool will help families and individuals think about how to work in partnership to support their vision for a good life
Looking for additional resources outside of school? This 7-page, comprehensive list of resources broken down into categories. Excellent resource!
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
What is Person Centered Planning? What Is Person-Centered Planning?
Person-centered planning is an ongoing individual planning process that is designed to capture your dreams and desires and translate them into a plan of action. Person-centered planning is a way to listen and take direction from you and the people who know you best. It focuses on your preferences, strengths and talents rather than your limitations. Person-centered planning organizes and uses natural supports like family, friends and acquaintances and formal community supports and services to help you achieve the things that are important to you. Examples may be MAPS & Charting the Lifecourse.
Supported Decision Making What is supported decision-making?
Supported Decision Making (SDM) is an alternative to conservatorship or guardianship that offers individuals with disabilities more independence. People can use SDM to make their own decisions instead of having someone else make decisions for them. When you use SDM, you can have more control over your life – more self-determination. When people with disabilities have more self-determination, they can have better lives. They are more likely to work, live independently, and be safer. An SDM plan says when you want help, how you want to be helped, and who will help you. The people in your life who support you make an agreement to follow your plan.
Conservatorship What is conservatorship?
Conservatorship is a court-ordered mechanism to ensure the well-being of adults who lack the capacity to manage their own affairs, whether it's their finances or personal care.
Guardianship What is guardianship?
Legal guardianship is granted for some adults with intellectual disability to help manage care, housing, supervision, and other important parts of life. The term “respondent” is someone for whom a guardianship petition has been filed. If the Probate Court grants guardianship, the respondent is then referred to as a “protected person.”
Power of Attorney in CT What is a Power of Attorney?
A Power of Attorney is a legal document you use to allow another person to act for you. You create a legal relationship in which you are the principal and the person you appoint is the agent. A Power of Attorney specifies the powers you give to your agent. The powers can be limited or broad. For example, if you are selling your house, but unable to attend the closing, you can give someone the power just to sign the deed in your absence. Most durable powers of attorney, however, give your agent the power to do almost anything you could do.
Special Needs Trusts, A Guide for Parents
State Department of Education Special Education Transition Resources
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