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How Work Can Affect Supplemental Security Income Benefits
This training will address how the Social Security Administration (SSA) will reduce SSI benefits using the “countable income calculation” when the person receiving benefits has earned income.
Applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
This video reviews the steps needed to apply for SSI successfully.
What Is IHSS? (Part 2) PB1
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program Overview video.
What Is IHSS? (Part 1) PB 1
A video overview of DPSS's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program.
Legal Options for Decision Making
Please join Stephen W. Dale, Esq., for a discussion on the legal alternatives around decision-making, including conservatorships, supported decision-making, and powers of attorney.
How to Put Together a Successful IEP Transition Plan
Learn how to put together an IEP transition plan for your child. We cover everything from setting realistic IEP goals to preparing for post-transition services after high school.
"Twice Exceptional & Proud: On Being Gifted with ADHD" Q&A Session for Parents of ADHD & 2E Students
ADHD expert Sharon Saline answers ADDitude readers' questions about gifted children and adults who have ADHD — and struggle with the misconceptions surrounding both.
Twice Exceptionality: When Giftedness Meets ADHD
Learn more about twice-exceptionality in this video.
What is 2e Twice Exceptional? How to know if a student is 2e?
Parents and teachers, 2e means Gifted AND learning disabled at the same time. This video dives deep so you know exactly how to support your child.
Thriving with Dyslexia: Math Whiz Elijah Ditchendorf
Know that you’re different, but you’re not less than someone else.” So says Elijah Ditchendorf, a math and science whiz with dyslexia. Watch as he shares his passion for math and science and the college scholarship he earned.
Signs of Dyslexia at Different Ages
Dyslexia can also look different as kids get older. Learn common signs of dyslexia at different ages and how to help.
What Is Dyslexia? | Dyslexia Explained
Reading expert, Margie Gillis, EdD, explains what dyslexia is, dyslexia symptoms, common dyslexia teaching strategies, and dyslexia treatment exercises.
Dyslexia and the Brain
In this video, Guinevere Eden, PhD, explains which parts of our brain we use when we read, how our brains change when we learn to read, and the difference that a successful dyslexia intervention can make in brain function
Inside a Dyslexia Evaluation
Get an inside look as Matthew M. Cruger, PhD, a clinical psychologist and senior director of the Learning and Development Center at the Child Mind Institute, evaluates a child for learning and thinking differences.
Dyslexia: Reading Difficulties for Elementary Students and Strategies for Home
Watch and learn about dyslexia and strategies to use at home.
Dyslexia, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
This video covers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia.
Understanding Dyslexia and What Helps
This presentation covers the basics of what dyslexia is and how to support your child. We discuss what structured literacy is, how to find a program that is right for your child, and what you can do at home to help
Dyslexia Awareness Part 1: Module 1 - About Dyslexia
This video is designed to help teachers, educators and parents understand dyslexia, both its strengths and challenges, gain essential knowledge in how to recognise and support it, and create a dyslexia inclusive classroom.
Building Bridges: Interacting with Adults Who Have Developmental Disabilities
Adults with developmental disabilities and their caregivers share stories about their interactions with healthcare professionals. Viewers gain perspective and recognize behaviors that improve communication, heighten satisfaction, and build strong connections with patients.
Parenting Tips for Kids With Intellectual Disabilities
Leading IDD expert Dr. Ambrose shares his top 5 tips for parenting a child with intellectual disability.
Transitioning to Adulthood: Intellectual Disability & Developmental Disability
This video will help you prepare for adulthood, including transferring your medical care to a doctor that cares for adults.
What is IDD?
IDD, or Intellectual and Developmental Disorders, is a term to describe a broad group of conditions that include physical, learning, and behavioral disorders. This video covers what these conditions are, how they impact people, and services and strategies that help support those living with these conditions.
What Is An Intellectual Disability?
In this video, Dr. Rachel Ferrari breaks down what an intellectual disability is as well as the signs and symptoms.
Teaching Emotionally Disturbed (Behavior) Students
This presentation will provide several strategies and tips for teaching students with emotional and behavioral EBD disabilities
Child with Emotional Disturbance
Watch to learn more about children with emotional disturbance.
Autism Vs Emotional Disturbance
Understand the difference between autism and emotional disturbance.
Emotional & Behaviorally Disturbed Students (EBD)
This video provides an overview of supporting students with emotional and behaviorally disturbed students.
Why everything you know about autism is wrong
In this talk, Jac combines these ideas with their own personal story to explain why we need to rethink the way that we understand autism.
What is Autism?
Discover more about autism and the myths that surround it.
Early Signs of Autism
The tutorial consists of six video clips comparing toddlers who show no signs of ASD to toddlers who show early signs of ASD
The IDEA's Special Education Categories: Autism
Learn more about autism and how to advocate for your child.
What Are the Available Options for ADHD Treatment for Children?
Expert, Thomas E. Brown, PhD, discusses the various ADHD treatments for kids. This includes behavioral therapy for ADHD and ADHD medication.
ADHD and Anxiety
Dr. Stephanie Sarkis explains the ways anxiety can surface in children with learning and thinking differences and offers suggestions that could help you and your child better manage it.
ADD/ADHD | What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Thomas E. Brown, PhD, discusses ADHD diagnosis, ADHD symptoms, available ADHD treatment options, and ADHD medication.
Helping a Student with Attention and Focus Challenges
This video describes how to support individuals in the area of focus and attention.
When Should You Consider an Evaluation for your Child/Student?
Learn about the evaluation process used to assess for a learning disability or ADHD in this 60-minute webinar co-sponsored by PHP and Morrissey Compton Educational Center.
Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD with Coexisting Conditions
Many children with LD (learning disabilities) or ADHD have coexisting condition. Learn more about coexisting conditions here.
Invisible Disabilities: A Day in the Life
Discover how hidden disabilities can impact every day life.
Signs of Adult ADHD
In this video, leading psychologist, Dr. Judy Ho, and MedCircle host, Kyle Kittleson, provide eye-opening insight to the Adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment.
How to (Explain) ADHD
Learn some of the most common challenges associated with ADHD.
What is ADHD?
There are different types of ADHD: inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive, and combined. ADHD impacts kids, teenagers, and adults but is treatable with the help of professionals.
Self Care: What It Really Is
Self care is what's needed for your well-being and should always leave you with more energy and feelings of revitalization.
Building Caregiver Resilience
Caregiving can be filled with ups and downs throughout a loved one’s treatment journey. Building resilience can be beneficial to you and your loved ones, improving emotional wellbeing and coping abilities.
A Self-Care Action Plan
Self-care can seem like a daunting task when you've already got a lot on your plate, so let's take a little time to reflect on what works best for you, and make an action plan.
Secrets of Being a Parent of a Child With Disabilities
Motivational words from other parents of children with disabilities
Caregiver Mindset
What is mindfulness, acceptance and healthy cognition? Something that caregivers can use every day in nearly every circumstance!
Sexuality and Special Needs, "Let's Talk about Sex"
How can you talk with your loved one about sexuality?
6 Online Safety Tips for People with Disabilities
It’s so important to learn certain online safety tips for people with disabilities to ensure you’re safeguarded.
Talking with Police: How People with Disabilities Can Stay Safe and Get Accommodations They Need
This video from the Arc of Northern Virginia provides information on how to navigate interactions between people with disabilities and police officers.
Community Safety Roleplaying for People With Disabilities
Learn about safe ways to express yourself while you navigate your community
How People With Disabilities Can Prepare for an Emergency
Environmental disasters have a disproportionate impact on people living with disabilities — these 4 tips could save your life or your loved one’s.
Community Safety Tips for People With Disabilities
Learn about strategies to stay safe as you navigate your community.
How To Stop A Tantrum By A Board Certified Behavior Analyst
Heather Nunziato, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with Brett DiNovi & Associates, discusses how this tantrum could have been avoided if the hypothesized functions of the behavior were access to the computer and social attention from the caregiver.
Positive Behavior Supports and Behavior Intervention Plans
If you become familiar with PBS theory, you may gain a better understanding of what’s at the root of a behavior and how your child's BIP works to address behavior concerns.
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for People with Learning Disabilities
A video outlining what Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is and how it is used to support people with learning disabilities and/or autism
Behavior and Discipline Pt. 2
Learn more about positive behavior interventions for behaviors in school.
Behavior and Discipline Pt. 1
Learn more about school-based behavior.
How to Create Emotional Safety for Someone with Anxiety- Dealing with Anxiety in Children
When you learn how to change your fundamental approach to anxiety, you can create a space for your kids to change their relationship to anxiety - so that they can be healthy, resilient, self-assured and functional.
Coping Skills for Kids with Anxiety
In this video you’re going to learn how to teach your kids coping skills for anxiety.
10 Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids
When kids are anxious, it’s natural to want to help them feel better. But by trying to protect them, you can accidentally make anxiety worse. It's best to help kids overcome anxiety by teaching them to deal with it as it comes up.
What Are the Different Kinds of Anxiety?
Learn about the different types of anxiety that a child may experience.
Three Assistive Technology Tools to Help Students with Dyslexia
Instructional Technologist, Christine Dinh, will discuss three assistive technology tools that can help students with dyslexia.
How Assistive Technology Supports Students With Disabilities
Discover how assistive technology can be utilized in schools to support students.
The life-changing power of assistive technologies
With clarity and poise, he shares how his first motorized wheelchair empowered him with independence and ability -- and why assistive technology should be available to anyone who needs it.
Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
Learn how to work with school teams to consider Assistive Technology for your child as part of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
IEP vs. 504 Plan: What Is the Difference Between IEP and 504 Plan?
Understand how IEPs and 504 Plans are different with this video.
Related Services for Children with Autism
Learn about the options and opportunities for related services for children with Autism.
Legal Timelines
Increase your understanding of IEP timelines.
Learning Rights The Law An IEP Walkthrough
Discover all the parts of the IEP from goals to test scores.
Understanding Your Child's IEP
Learn more about your child's IEP, test scores, and IEP goals with this video
IEP Meeting Tips for Parents: 8 Insider Tips on Navigating an IEP Meeting
Learn more about how to navigate IEP meetings from parents and former teachers.
Who are members of the IEP team?
Discover the various members of your child's IEP team.
Eligibility
Learn more about special education eligibility categories.
Back to School 2020: Preparing for an IEP Meeting
Prepare for your child's IEP meeting with this video.
What are the eligibility categories for Special Education?
Get an overview of each of the special education eligibility categories.
What Are IEPs? IEP, IDEA, and Special Education Services Explained
Get your questions about IEPs, IDEA, and Special Education Services answered with this video.
The Inclusion Classroom: An Inclusive Education Movement
A detailed overview of some of the student benefits of being in an inclusion classroom, for special needs students.
What Is Inclusion ?
Discover the difference between integration, perceived inclusion, and true inclusion.
What is Special Education?
A general overview for those new to special education.
Baby and Toddler Milestones, Dr. Lisa Shulman
Discover the communication milestones in children 0-5.
What are Baby Monthly Milestones? How Should a Baby Grow?
Find out more about baby milestones by month.
Growth & Developmental Milestones | Pediatric Nursing Stages of Development
Learn more about the stages of development and developmental milestones.
"Developmental Milestones" by Dr. Holly Hodges and Dr. Bianca Shagrin
Learn more about 0-5 developmental milestones.
Discussing Race & Race-Related Issues with Children
Receive some insight into how to begin to understand concepts related to racism, the importance of discussing race-related issues with your children, and strategies to assist in navigating those conversations.
Self-Advocacy & the Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC)
An overview of the committee that exists within the Westside Regional Center.
Parents Teaching Self-Advocacy Skills: Helping Your Child Toward Self-Determination
The Self-Determination video will provide you with a foundation of how to teach self-determination and self-advocacy skills to your child.
Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy
A brief video that defines and demonstrates the difference between self-determination and self-advocacy.
Self Determination Experience Works
Hear more about self-determination and it's benefits from those that have experienced the program.
Self-Determination: A Way to Give Regional Center Clients More Choice Over the Services They Receive
Discover what self-determination is and how to participate in California
Self-determination and Self-Advocacy for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Discover more about self-determination and self-advocacy
10 Self-Advocacy Tips for Young People with Disabilities
Watch to learn 10 tips on self-advocacy from young people with disabilities.