Individual Support Planning (ISP) Guide

This document developed by the Disability Law Center provides information on what an Individual Support Plan, or ISP, is; how the ISP is developed; and how you can make changes…

Expectant Parents

…Future Together: A Guide for New and Expectant Parents – Provides a comprehensive overview of Down syndrome including sections on healthy starts, early intervention therapies, how to find support and

Siblings Learning About Down syndrome

Dr. Brian Skotko and Sue Levine have put together Down Syndrome Workshops for Siblings, workshop plans geared towards brothers and sisters of those with Down syndrome. The workshops may be…

ABLE National Resource Center

The ABLE Act, signed into law in December 2014, amends Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986 to create tax-free savings accounts for individuals with disabilities. By…

MassHealth

In Massachusetts, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are combined into one program called MassHealth. MassHealth members may be able to get doctors visits, prescription drugs, hospital stays,…

Adult Family Care/ Adult Foster Care

…Massachusetts Council for Adult Foster Care website provides an overview of the program and an AFC provider list. More details about AFC can be found on each individual provider’s website….

Functional Assessment: What Is It and How It Works

This article from Understood covers functional behavioral assessments (FBAs), a tool used by schools to understand student behavior. https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/evaluation-basics/functional-assessment-what-it-is-and-how-it-works…