Info Sheets
The Institute's "Info Sheets" provide brief snapshots of selected programs as well as the Institute as a whole. These publications are available to read online or as PDFs* to download for printing.
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About the Institute
Institute Overview
Our Vision and Mission
A society where all people are valued and respected...
Highlighting Institute Programs and Services
Programs and Services
Programs and Services
A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service
Leadership & Career Studies
Leadership & Career Studies
An authentic four-year college experience for students with intellectual disability or intellectual disability and autism
Download Participant Directed Services Info Sheet
Participant Directed Services (PDS) in PA
Leading a self-determined community life
Independent Monitoring for Quality
Independent Monitoring for Quality
Interviewing thousands to learn about the overall quality of life for people who receive support in Pennsylvania
Home and Community Based Services
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)
Empowering people with intellectual disabilities and families by making community inclusion real
Olmstead and HCBS Info Sheet
Olmstead and HCBS
The decision which helped give people with disabilities community options
College of Employment Services
College of Employment Services
For Direct Support Professionals who guide people with disabilities toward fulfilling jobs
College of Direct Support
College of Direct Support
Supporting people in developing more fulfilling lives with the power of knowledge
Media Arts and Culture
Media Arts and Culture
Collaborative arts initiatives include oral history, archival preservation, exhibition and public performance
Families First program Info Sheet
Families First
Learn the early intervention system (Philadelphia) and become a leader in your community.
C2P2 Program Info Sheet
C2P2
Attend Competence and Confidence Partners in Policymaking and learn to work with policymakers to make a difference in the quality of life for people with disabilities.
FRIL Info Sheet
Families Reimagining Inclusive Lives (FRIL)
Working to empower parents of young children with intellectual and developmental disabilities to embrace inclusive options with practical tools to achieve inclusive lives
Early Intervention AAC and AT Consultations
Early Intervention AAC and AT Consultations
For Philadelphia families and interdisciplinary teams working with children below the age of three who demonstrate speech and language delays
Supports Brokers Info Sheet
Supports Brokers
...provide a waiver-funded service available to people who use the person-and family-directed, community living or consolidated waivers in Pennsylvania and
choose to self-direct one or more of their waiver-funded services and supports