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Acquiring knowledge related to disability, existing resources, service delivery systems and policies creates opportunities for empowered families.
- FACT Oregon Parent Training & Information Center (NEW LINK)
- Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Disability Rights Oregon’s publication, “Special Education: A Guide for Parents & Advocates”
- Kids Together IEP Advocacy
- Oregon Department of Education, Special Education (NEW URL)
- NICHCY Developing Your Child’s IEP
- Special Education Guide
- Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
- CO ER Essential Care Kit Template – Support System
- CO ER Essential Care Kit Template – One Page Patient Profile
- Family to Family Health Information Center
- Family to Family Health Information Center (Spanish)
- Family to Family Health Information – Planning for Health Emergencies
- Family to Family Health Information – Planning for Health Emergencies (Spanish)
- Hospital Passport Template
- Independence Northwest Patient Communication Resources
- Senate Bill 1606 Patients with Disabilities Access to Trusted People in Hospital
- Senate Bill 1606 Fact Sheet by DRO, OCDD & OHSU
- Senate Bill 1606 Fact Sheet by OHA
- Ready.Gov
Creating Opportunities supports Oregon’s Employment First Policy
We Believe…
- Everyone can work and there is a job for everyone. Our job is to be creative and tenacious in providing support.
- Communities embrace people who contribute.
- Everyone has something to contribute and needs to contribute.
- People are healthier, safer and happiest with meaningful work.
Information Resources:
This online tool will help you determine if your child’s development is on schedule. The ASQ questionnaire can be used for children from birth to 5 years.
Learn about developmental milestones for children ages 3 months to 5 years and reference the “milestone checklist” to assess your own child’s development. You will also find links to facts about a variety of developmental disorders, including autism.
- Disability is Natural
- Kids Together Inc.
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
- Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)
- Oregon Institute on Disability and Development at Oregon Health and Science University
- Oregon Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Coalition
- Oregon Self-Advocacy Coalition
- Oregon Training and Consultation
- Pacer Center
- University of Oregon Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
- Sibling Leadership Network
Creating Opportunities offers Person-Centered Planning Facilitation at no cost to families! To schedule a Person-Centered Plan for your child, email support@creatingops.org.
- Center on Technology and Disability YouTube Channel
- Search for “AT in Action” Videos on You Tube
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