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Digging Deeper into the Inclusion Revolution

A few years ago, I wrote a blog appropriately titled " What Happens When the "Yellow" Bus Stops Coming " and in this blog I covered: inclusive housing opportunities, inclusive post-secondary education programs for those with disabilities and how resources like Vocational Rehabilitation can help those with disabilities secure and maintain competitive integrated employment. I am back in 2024 to cover how we can continue to advocate for an "inclusion revolution" for those with disabilities in all capacities.  Receiving the news that your family member- son or daughter, niece or nephew or grandchild, has a disability of any kind is life-changing. Parents and caregivers of those with disabilities- such as autism- don't often know what to do. They often get lost in a sea of acronyms for services- ALTCS, AHCCS, DDD and VR or acronyms like IEP or ISP. These acronyms become all to overwhelming for all involved which makes it t...