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Community and Internet Resources


Life Planning: Throughout the Life Span

National

New Sign Institute for Community Inclusion, at UMass Boston, strives to create a world where all people with disabilities are welcome and fully included in valued roles wherever they go, whether a school, workplace, volunteer group, home, or any other part of the community. Their website features many articles on the employment of people with disabilities.

International Association for Life Quality provides a directory of resources and articles focusing on Life Span Services to help families plan for the future of their adult child/sibling with a disability.

Special Needs Answers, a website developed by the Academy of Special Needs Planners, provides parents access to articles, resources, and news related to special needs planning. This website also features a directory of Special Needs Lawyers as well as a directory of Pooled Trusts by state.

For more on the topic of Life Planning:

Books / Guides

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