Newest Additions

Community Service Training Program:Obtaining & Maintaining Volunteer Sites & Providing Volunteer Services

Topic: Community Inclusion, Staff Training
Format: PowerPoint/Presentation, Manual
Population: All
Age Group: Adult
Levels of Disability: Mild (high functioning), Moderate

Participating in community volunteer work provides individuals with developmental disabilities with a better understanding of the community, enhanced personal and social integration skills and increased self esteem.

Fabric Painting

An Activity Lesson Plan

Topic: Leisure and Crafts
Format: Lesson Plan
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: Mild (high functioning), Moderate, Severe, Profound (low functioning)

Fabric painting is easy, practical and beautiful. This lesson plan provides step-by-step instructions for making fabulous T-shirts, pillows and dish towels using stencils or painting free-hand. Download now and start painting!

Food for Thought: What Food May Mean To People With Disabilities

An Article by Dave Hingsburger

Topic: Healthy Lifestyles, Counseling
Format: Newsletter
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

Understanding what meaning food holds for people with disabilities is critically important when trying to teach about nutrition and health. Dave Hingsburger does a wonderful job of helping staff to realize how our consumers think about food and gives excellent insights on how we might change the way we work with people in terms of using reinforcement and teaching healthy eating habits.

Grief: When You are at a Loss After a Loss

Vita Community Living Services -The Direct Support Worker NewsletterVolume 1: Issue 5

Topic: Counseling, Staff Training
Format: Handout/Review Sheet, Newsletter
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

Everyone needs the opportunity to take leave of and morn the passing of loved ones. The attempt to protect people with disabilities from grieving is a compassionate but mistaken gesture. Amanda Gee and Dave Hingsburger share valuable guidelines for supporting people with developmental disabilities through their individual ways of grieving

Outside Adults Are Invaluable Assets

From "The Best of YAI" Newsletter

Topic: Children with Special Needs, Staff Training, Working with Families
Format: Newsletter
Population: All
Age Group: Early Childhood, School Age
Levels of Disability: All

Engaged, involved families can be an invaluable asset in an educational environment. To encourage parent participation, the YAI/NYL Roosevelt School has a unique open door policy. Download this article to learn how one school is using creative thinking, flexibility and humor to help a diverse group work smoothly together.

Performances and Plays

An Activity Lesson Plan

Topic:
Format: Lesson Plan
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

People of all abilities can enjoy and learn much through the experience of being performers. This lesson plan provides detailed guidelines for choosing, writing and performing plays.

The Skin You’re In

Topic: Healthy Lifestyles, Staff Training
Format: PowerPoint/Presentation
Population: All
Age Group: All
Levels of Disability: All

This PowerPoint training teaches staff how to support people with limited mobility to keep their skin healthy. The training discusses nutrition needs, sun exposure and prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.