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A look at Mainstreet, an inclusive housing project
The services cliff and its impact Parents face considerable anxiety as adult children with disabilities encounter the services cliff - an end to support services - when transitioning from high school. A lack of access to support services for young adults at this...
Family Resource Toolkit from DESE
Schools must provide a Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) regardless of where students are spending the day. DESE released a letter that offered guidance for families on coping with the changing landscape of education, as well as a Family Resource Toolkit last week...
How to Properly Use PPE
Thanks to our friends at the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, MFOFC has been working hard to distribute protective masks across the state. We wanted to make sure everyone had information about how to properly use them. Thank you to our partners at...
Family leaders share their social isolation stories on WBUR
MFOFC Co-Chair, Sophia Johannson, and MFOFC family leader, Elizabeth Bostic, made waves on the radio this past week on a piece produced by Boston's NPR News Station, WBUR. These two moms, along with another family caregiver in Massachusetts, painted a vivid picture of...
Coping with Covid-19: MFOFC Family Leader featured on ABC News
A current member of this year's Southeast Family Leadership Series, Michelle Winchell, has been collaborating and sharing the experience and insight she gained from her background in education to help others navigate remote learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. We...
COVID-19 Special Education Resources
Life has changed drastically for many, including students receiving special education services in Massachusetts. Parents now have the added responsibility of monitoring and making sure their children are keeping up with their school work. MassPAC/FCSN has created...
Multilingual Covid-19 Resources
In a search for materials available in Vietnamese for the families she serves, Oanh Bui, MFOFC family leader, compiled this great list of links to information about Coronavirus (Covid-19). She not only found a wealth of resources in Vietnamese, but a bunch of other...
Imagining Better: Person-Centered Planning and Living Arrangements
Here at MFOFC, we are driven by the vision of empowerment for individual and family support that includes planning, choices and decision-making. Person-centered planning is very much in line with this vision, as it puts the individual at the center, helping them...
Imagining Better: Innovative housing complexes for individuals with disabilities
In Connecticut, Favarh – The Arc of The Farmington Valley is playing a role in the construction of specialty housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Check out how this project is generating excitement with features using enhanced accessibility and technology.
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