At Penn-Mar, our commitment to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and encourage them to live courageously never changes. What does change is the environment around us. Policies shift. Funding priorities move. And the systems people with IDD rely on are often shaped by decisions made far from their everyday...
Penn-Mar team members, families and self-advocates were out in force this past May, meeting with legislators in Harrisburg and co-hosting a Legislative Roundtable with Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability (PAR), the largest and most active association of intellectual disability and autism...
We've compiled a list of some entertaining, yet informative resources surrounding advocacy and those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Spotlight on the Americans Disability Act Disability Pride:Â The High Expectations of a New Generation Highlight on the Americans Disability Act, considered the most important civil rights law since the...