AN AFFILIATE OF THE LIFE SPAN INSTITUTE & THE DEPT. OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

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Family Employment Awareness Training

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Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT) is a 2-part training developed for the purpose of reaching out to individuals with disabilities, their family members and service providers to increase expectations for competitive employment and awareness of employment-related resources.

Book: The Exceptional Life of Jay Turnbull

Book about the exceptional life of Jay Turnbull

Jay Turnbull inspired us to create the Beach Center. Now you can read about his life and about how Rud and Ann, with their daughters Amy and Kate and colleagues, created a life of dignity for him.

Foundations Treasure Chest

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Foundations for Early Childhood Self-Determination Treasure Chest is available to help families and practitioners support young children to start the process of self-determination earlier in life.

Knowledge-to-Action Guides

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Find resources that are aimed at locating, evaluating, and synthesizing three kinds of knowledge – experience-based knowledge, research, and policy.