CURRICULUMS:
The SAFE Program
The SAFE Program is for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The program targets behaviors to increase safety and prevention of airborne diseases such as COVID-19 in the workplace. The SAFE program will provide training in an easily understood format for those with ASD and/or IDD. The program focuses on teaching specific behaviors to reduce the risk of acquiring and transmitting. infectious airborne diseases like COVID-19 and the flu.
Read more and download the curriculum here.
Chance To Ride
As part of a Field Initiated Project (FIP) funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), our research team expanded on Chance to Ride, a travel training curriculum for transitional aged youth with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) developed by the Kennedy Collective. The curriculum consists of 6 lessons and provides powerpoint slideshows for the trainer as well as the trainee.
Read more and download the curriculum here.
Peer Support Toolkit
It is always important to include people with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) on research teams, especially when the research is to learn about or gather information to help and support people with IDD. When people with IDD are included in the research process, it helps make sure that the research is important and meaningful to people with IDD, as well as their family members, caregivers and service providers. One way to help include people with IDD in research is by using Peer Support. Peer support happens when a person with lived experience provides support and help to someone else with that same lived experience. For this toolkit, lived experience refers to people with an Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability (IDD) who work on research teams.
Learn more and download the toolkit HERE!
FYREworks Partnership-Based Research Training
Online training developed for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who are serving on research teams.
Read more and access the training HERE!
RESOURCES:
The ADA and Fixed-Route Buses
This webpage has information for bus operators and anyone who needs to understand bus accessibility. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has regulations that describe how operators of fixed-route buses should provide accessible transportation. Watch videos and download the fact sheet below to learn more about this important topic.
Transportation Resource Toolkit
38 Page Booklet outlining transportation resources for Families and Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) living in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Developed by Beth Pfeiffer, Ph.D., OTR/L, BCP, FAOTA Temple University and Jessica Bischoff, OTS Salus University.
Mobility Match
Mobility match is an online interactive tool to help people with developmental disabilities, their families and the professionals who support them consider what community mobility options match the persons skills and abilities.
Acknowledgement: Support for development of this tool was provided by the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) to Dr. Anne Dickerson at East Carolina University (ECU). Specifically, the initiative was supported at 25% ($6,658) by ECU and at 75% ($19,972) by the NCCDD and the funds it receives through P.L. 106-402, the Developmental Disabilities Bill of Rights and Assistance Act of 2000.