In disability services, we often ask ourselves: "Is this person making progress?" But progress toward what, exactly? And how do we know when someone has truly achieved independence in a skill or goal?
California's Self-Determination Program (SDP) gives people real control over how services are delivered. But before any of that freedom becomes real, there's a very practical step that trips up a lot [...]
When a Direct Support Professional helps someone learn to take the bus independently, that's not a "visit"—it's a coaching session. When five participants spend an afternoon cooking together, that's n[...]
AI doesn't do the caring. It clears the path for it.
What Home Care Leaders Need to Know About Managing Millennials, Gen Z, and Baby Boomers in Elderly Care As a home care leader attending the recent Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) conference, [...]
In this episode, we’re joined by Kristianna Moralls, founder of the Self-Determination Institute and parent of a young adult with disabilities. She shares the real-world impact of self-determination, [...]
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