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Tips for Building Independence at Home

A practical guide for families with everyday strategies to support independent living like encouraging choice, creating routines, and teaching daily tasks.

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Care Management Guide for Adults with Disabilities

This simple planning tool helps clients and families stay organized with monthly check-ins, seasonal prep, home maintenance, and budgeting reminders.

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Independent Living Skills Checklist

A printable checklist that helps clients and families assess key life skills, set goals, and track progress in areas like hygiene, cooking, safety, and more.

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Mind the Cliff

Graduation is supposed to be a launchpad. For students with disabilities, it often feels more like a cliff. After years of structured transition services focused on life skills, self-advocacy, and independence, many young adults leave school only to find that those supports vanish—overnight.

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