Self-Determination

Friends…The Real Thing. the World Singing in Harmony, at least at Mikelle’s home.

The World is Singing in Perfect Harmony, at least in Mikelle’s home. Tonight, the air not filled with the sharp notes of political banter decrying division, worry, and missteps, but the sound of champagne bubbles of laughter. Mikelle’s delightful joy erupts from her toes and traverses up her curved mountain road spine and punctuates through

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Just What is an ABLE Account?

So much is hapening in the field of special education and rehabilitiation. We have the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act, which we will talk more about soon.  The other significant new breathrough passed by the Congress in …… are ABLE  Accounts, which in some ways resemble a college 529 Savings Acccoun.ABLE Like Medicaid programs, each

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Welcome to 21st Century Inclusion…This is important!

What? Huh? What do you mean? Let me explain. Among many of our parental worries, aspirations, and concerns, is the desire for our children with special needs to be included as typical citizens in our community. We look forward to seeing our kids working in a job which suits them perfectly. The idea of our

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Back to the Future- A Visit with Rocky Mountain Human Services

  It is always strange to walk back to the future. Earlier this month, I did just that, walked back into the organization I had helped found over twenty years ago. At that time, my inspiration was inclusion for people with disabilities at the end of the 20th Century. I wanted a premier organization to

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