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Addressing important issues for people with ID/DD

A Conversation with Dr. Temple Grandin

Topic: Challenging Behaviors, Counseling, Self-Advocacy, Staff Training
Format: Video, Q&A
Population: ASD
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

Our recent conversation with Dr. Temple Grandin centers around the sensory issues and the need to develop a person's area of strength.

Fire Safety for Staff Working with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

A Joint Publication of Fire Department, City of New York and YAI Network

Topic: Community Inclusion, Staff Training
Format: Workbook
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

This booklet is designed to address the fire safety needs of people with developmental disabilities. Education, training and strategies are offered to improve the safety of one of the most vulnerable fire risk populations. This fire safety program identifies unsafe practice and behaviors and provides ways to correct them.

How to be Fire Safe

Written and Created by Seeds Educational Services, Inc.

Topic: Community Inclusion, Teaching Techniques
Format: Lesson Plan
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

People with developmental disabilities may not be able to take life saving action in a timely manner in the event of a fire. Seeds Educational Services, Inc. (Seeds) has created a fire safety curriculum designed to meet the learning needs of people with cognitive disabilities.

Problem/Challenging Behaviors

A Conversation with Dave Hingsburger

Topic: Challenging Behaviors, Teaching Techniques
Format: Video, Q&A
Population: All
Age Group: Adolescent, Adult, School Age, Young Adult
Levels of Disability: All

David Hingsburger speaks about how to support people with challenging behaviors, and how to build skills using reinforcement.

The Hudson River

A Living Classroom

Topic: Children with Special Needs, Community Inclusion
Format: Lesson Plan, Manual
Population: All
Age Group: School Age, Adolescent, Young Adult
Levels of Disability: Mild (high functioning), Moderate

This manual will expose teachers to the extraordinary educational resource that the Hudson River is and introduce them to the many wonderful educational sites along the Hudson that they can visit with their students.

YAI Sexuality Policy

Topic: Management, Relationships and Sexuality
Format: Policy
Population: All
Age Group: Adult
Levels of Disability: Mild (high functioning), Moderate

The YAI policy on Relationships and Sexuality was designed based upon a model that was shared by an agency in New Zealand. We needed a much more specific policy that dealt with a myriad of issues for people with IDD and their families, as well as staff.