| PA Health Law Project |
Topic, Health and Insurance |
direct advocacy on behalf of individual consumers while working on the kinds of health policy changes that promise the most to the Pennsylvanians in greatest need. |
| PA House Finance Agency |
Topic, Housing |
works to provide affordable homeownership and rental apartment options for senior adults, low- and moderate-income families, and people with special housing needs. |
| PA Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (PIHEC) |
Topic, Post-Secondary Education |
PIHEC creates fully inclusive opportunities for students, provides consultation and technical assistance for developing accessible inclusive higher education opportunities for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| PA Secondary Transition Guide |
Topic, Transportation |
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| Parent Education and Leadership Center (PEAL Center) |
Advocacy, State, Education |
provides information, education and support for families of children with disabilities or special health care needs; children, youth and young adults with disabilities or special health care needs ages 0-26 |
| Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation |
Assistive Technology, Topic |
provides education and financing opportunities for people with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians, helping them to acquire the assistive technology devices and services that improve the quality of their lives. |
| Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency |
Topic, Emergency Preparedness |
People with Disabilities |
| Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition |
National, Health and Insurance, Inclusion |
committed to transforming the mental health system statewide by promoting, supporting and advocating for peer support in Pennsylvania. |
| Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Center |
Topic, Education |
provides a full array of professional development and technical assistance targeted to improving student results. |
| Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy |
State, Self-Advocacy |
The Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy works to improve the lives of Autistic people. It believes that all Autistic and disabled people have the right to follow their dreams and be fully involved in decisions that affect their lives.
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| PITTSBURGH COALITION ON THE INTERSECTION OF DISABILITY, RACE, ETHNICITY AND POVERTY |
Advocacy, Topic |
Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Americans with disabilities face unique systemic challenges as a result of their intersecting identities. The goal of the Coalition is to have conversations on intersectionality and seek potential holistic practical solutions to the difficult economic challenges faced by individuals of color with a disability.
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| Pittsburgh Coalition on the Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty |
Advocacy |
The Coalition's mission is to address the systemic challenges people with disabilities in BIPOC communities face as a result of their intersecting identities. |
| Residential Services Barber National Institute |
Topic, Community Involvement & Community Living |
opportunities for adults to live in a supportive environment as fully participating members of the community |
| Resources from Supported Decision Making Panel |
Supported Decision Making |
Resources include a video recording and presentation slides from PADDC's webinar called “Supported Decision Making Panel Discussion.” The webinar was designed to provide a general overview of supported decision making and discuss what is happening nationally on this topic. |
| SAFE: A Personal Safety Training Guide for Adults with Disabilities and Care Providers |
Abuse & Personal Safety |
This is a curriculum designed to educate adults with disabilities about abuse and their rights. The major theme of the curriculum is empowerment. For the purpose of this curriculum, empowerment is defined as the power of knowledge. The curriculum is designed to help participants know their rights. Their right to safety, their right to speak out and their right to get help. Knowledge and empowerment are core principles in personal safety. The creation of this curriculum was funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council. |
| Secondary Transition, PA Training and Technical Assistance |
Topic, Transportation |
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| Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center |
Self-Advocacy, Self-Advocacy |
The Center strengthens the self-advocacy movement by supporting self advocacy organizations to grow in diversity and leadership. |
| Self Advocates United as One (SAU-1) |
State, Self-Advocacy |
Self Advocates United as 1 is a group of people who envision a world where people with developmental disabilities and their families are united to share knowledge, empower others, and use their voices to transform their communities and people’s lives. |
| Self Determination Housing Project |
Topic, Housing |
The mission of SDHP is to promote self-determination and control in housing for all people with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
| Sexual Health Resources for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities |
Sexuality |
Everyone has a part to play in providing sexual health education to youth with developmental disabilities. |
| Sierra Transportation LLC |
Transportation |
To provide high quality, safe, efficient and personalized transportation to their clients. |
| Skills of Central PA |
Topic, Employment |
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| Smart Homes Made Simple |
State, Assistive Technology |
This project raises awareness about how people with disabilities can gain control over their environment and live safely and more independently in their own homes using generic smart home technology. |
| Supported Decision Making, PA |
State, Topic, Supported Decision Making |
Supported Decision Making Pennsylvania is committed to providing Pennsylvanians with the insights and tools needed to make informed choices. From healthcare and education to community planning, our resources simplify complex decisions. We believe in fostering confident decision-making, ensuring that everyone in our state has access to the support they need to succeed.
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| Supporting People Through Supported Decision Making |
Topic, Supported Decision Making |
From Achieva: explore supported decision-making and alternatives to guardianship. Learn about debunking myths, championing autonomy, and navigating legal frameworks. Discover crucial insights on healthcare decisions, financial supports, and Pennsylvania's new guardianship law.
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