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You direct your own services. Or you support someone who directs their services. Participant-Directed Services (PDS) changed your life and you shared your stories.

PDS Stories

Holly

Holly's Story

"The Services My Way waiver has really increased my independence..."
Read Holly's story

Colton

Colton's Story

"I am the first student with intellectual disabilities to live on campus..."
Read Colton's story

Tanya

Tanya's Story

"What we really need is a cultural shift and mind change..."
Read Tanya's story

Joanne's Story

"I can go where I want, when I want..."
Read Joanne's story

Debbie

Debbie's Story

"We can hire our family members, why not?"
Watch Debbie's story

Frank

Frank's Story

"...it was fun because I got to meet new people."
Read Frank's story

Shirley

Shirley's Story

"...allows me to have a productive career and a vibrant social life."
Read Shirley's story

Laura

Laura's Story

"...my support person and I took the train to Orlando..."
Read Laura's story

Jordan's Story

"...[my family and] I can choose the person working with [me]..."
Read Jordan's story

Derek

Derek's Story

"I vote every election...church is important to me..."
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Barb's Story

"...having control about who supports me is important."
Read Barb's story

Colin

Colin's Story

"I like to choose what to do and I teach my aides..."
Watch Colin's story

Robert J

Robert J's Story

"No one should be excluded from anything in life..."
Read Robert J's story

William

William's Story

"I made a choice, my life, my way."
Read William's story

Robert Z

Robert Z's Story

"Challenge things that don't make sense to you."
Read Robert Z's story

Gretchen's Story

"I work for an agency... I also volunteer."
Read Gretchen's story

About the Project

This project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council; in part by grant 2001PASCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.

Disclaimer

Some of the stories shared here may contain music, video or images to which the story-teller does not own the rights. The story-teller chose the music, video or images as a way to educate others about their PDS experience. Where copyrighted material is used, we provide a music, video or photo credit for the fair use of the material.

For more information about PDS

Contact us at pdss@temple.edu.

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