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training and education program that strives to change knowledge, attitude, and behavior to ultimately improve the quality of life for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD), their families, and the professionals in their lives.
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Greetings ~
A new year brings new TALKS, TRAININGS, and TOOLS from THINK+change! Did you know all of the products that THINK+change produces are original content-based and are inspired via our direct advocacy work and lived experience of those we personally work with through The Arc of Aurora?
This quarter we offer you:
Storytelling/mini-documentary TALKS series
Online TRAININGS course
Podcast/vodcast TRAININGS series
Tangible TOOLS
Do you like the solutions-focused products we create and want to get involved? Well, you're in luck, because we are currently seeking sponsors for our 2022 TALKS and TRAININGS! Email me to request a 2022 Sponsorship Packet to view our product plans for this year and how you can be linked with a positive social impact!
Stay curious,
Erica Dennison
THINK+change & Programs Director
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TALKS
Provocative, in-person or video shorts
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VIDEO STORYTELLING
A Right to Love: The Connection of Love and Disability
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Relationships are part of the human experience, regardless of disability. But, those with disabilities may face implicit bias, assumptions, and, microaggressions from those in the community who are unprepared to understand the unique nuances of those relationships. This mini-documentary series shares the perspectives of two married couples, a person who identifies as femme queer, and a relationship coach for neurodiverse individuals on what we need to know about people with disabilities and their right to love.
Who should watch
People with disabilities and anyone who interacts with people with disabilities including parents; guardians; educators; advocates; case management agencies; home care providers; program-approved services agencies (PASA); and direct support professionals.
Why you should watch
Reexamine your biases about people with disabilities when it comes to love, marriage, intimacy, and dating, and consider how assumptions – yours and others’ – affect citizens with disabilities. Together we can improve understanding of the need for more inclusion and acceptance of people with disabilities and their right to love.
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Prefer a podcast? This series is also available as a full-length podcast on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Spotify. |
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TRAININGS
In-person or online targeted education opportunities
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ONLINE TRAINING COURSE
The Power of a Collective Voice, Master the Art of Creating a Speakers Bank
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A Speakers Bank can be a group of volunteers connected to a disability organization that can speak about topics affecting them and their loved ones. Together we can help people with disabilities and their families speak their truth about topics and issues that are important to them and you!
You will walk away with a basic understanding of:
- What is a Speakers Bank;
- Why and how to create a Speakers Bank;
- How to prepare speakers;
- Steps to help deliver a dynamic speech; and
- Ways to increase public speaking confidence.
What to expect
- A 45-minute, self-paced, video slide-based presentation;
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Members of The Arc of Aurora team as your trainers;
- Six downloadable TOOLS; and
- Closed captioning in English.
Who should take this course
- Disability organizations interested in creating a Speakers Bank; and
- Those interested in joining a Speakers Bank and improving public speaking skills.
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PODCAST & VODCAST
Human Rights, the Final Settings Rule, and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
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Unless rights are modified by court order, a person with a disability has the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed to all other people under federal and state laws. However, Colorado systems allow for procedures that remove or suspend the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with the intent to teach or maintain their safety. This 3-part podcast/vodcast series reviews policies, practices, and procedures that might undermine a person’s ability to access their community rights, and how we can ensure the protection of people with IDD without unnecessarily eliminating their choice and dignity of risk.
Episode 1: Human Rights and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers
- Describes what human, civil, and political rights are;
- Defines what it means to have rights removed, restricted, or suspended when enrolled on the Colorado HCBS Developmental Disability (DD) Waiver;
- Reviews processes to protect individuals with an IDD;
- Explains the Human Rights Committee (HRC) makeup within Community Centered Boards (CCB);
- Clarifies what Informed Consent is; and
- Shares whom to complain/report to if a person’s rights are unnecessarily restricted/suspended.
Episode 2: Final Settings and the Rights of People with IDD
- Defines what the Final Settings Rule is;
- How it applies and why it matters for people with IDD to have real and meaningful choices in their day-to-day lives; and
- How people can manage safety while also allowing natural hazards via The Dignity of Risk.
Episode 3: A Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) perspective with special guest, Paul Spragg
Dr. Paul Spragg specializes in clinical, school, and forensic psychology and applied behavior analysis for children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders to include Intellectual Disabilities, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. This interview reviews:
- The history of HRC, and what its intent was;
- How the rights of people with IDD will change once the Final Settings Rule is fully implemented; and
- How the disability community and its professionals can balance liability, safety, and supervision.
Why you should tune in
We're all born with universal rights, and professionals and families need to acknowledge that people with IDD have the same opportunities as anyone else to succeed or fail. It's similarly important to understand how the Final Settings Rule will propel HCBS into the future so those with IDDs are afforded opportunities to choose, make decisions, and take control over their lives via active engagement and inclusion.
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TOOLS
Tangible educational products
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Communication Quick Tips provides tips for communication with citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This 6th edition TOOL is perfect for law enforcement, adult protection workers, justice professionals, and others in the community who interact with citizens with IDD.
We offer two types of Communication Quick Tips:
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Colorado Quick Tips: includes how to communicate with those who have an intellectual disability, developmental disability, or autism. Colorado Quick Tips also includes information on Colorado’s mandatory reporting law and a listing of all The Arc chapters in Colorado. Colorado Quick Tips is 3″x5″, printed back-to-back and in color, and has 5 panels and 4 vertical folds.
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National Quick Tips: designed for professionals who live in the U.S. but outside of Colorado. National Quick Tips includes information on how to communicate with citizens who have an intellectual disability, developmental disability, or autism; is 3″x5″ and printed back-to-back in color, and has 4 panels with 3 vertical folds. One panel is left blank for you to label with your (and local partners’) disability-relevant contact info.
How many Quick Tips come in an order?
Each shrink-wrapped pack comes with 25 Quick Tips to give to 25 people. Multiple packs can be ordered at once.
What's the cost?
There is no cost for Communication Quick Tips and we only have a shipping and handling fee.
Who should order Communication Quick Tips?
Law enforcement, adult protection workers, justice professionals, and others in the community who interact with citizens with IDD. Consider ordering Communication Quick Tips to gift to your local law enforcement or victim services agency!
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Want more information about any THINK+change TALKS, TRAININGS, or TOOLS? Just ask – we'd love to connect. |
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Use any of the below podcast platforms? You can listen to us there too!
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Erica Dennison
THINK+change & Programs Director
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