Exploring
Later Life Options with older adults who
have mental disabilities - Facilitators
Manual is intended as a guide
for service providers to empower older
adults with mental disabilities to learn
about and possibly access an individualized
retirement lifestyle.
Making
Choices As We Age: A Peer Training Program
is a curriculum for training persons with
disabilities and their co-trainers how
to teach other adults with developmental
disabilities about: choice making, rights
and responsibilities, how to make healthy
choices, and about things to do in their
free time.
Person-Centered
Planning for Later Life - A Curriculum
for Adults with Mental Retardation
enables adults to actively plan for their
later years by teaching concepts and choice
making skills. The 20-week training, which
includes a student notebook, provides
classroom and community experiences for
making choices regarding healthy aging,
free-time activities, work and retirement,
and improving living arrangements.
Person-Centered
Planning for Later Life: Death and Dying
- A Curriculum for Adults with Mental
Retardation helps adults with
mental retardation understand death, dying,
and loss. The curriculum emphasize active
participation through both verbal and
visual presentation of materials.
