Curricula and Training Materials
Title:My Voice, My Choice
Link: http://hsri.org/leaders/curriculum.htm
Description: My Voice, My Choice is a curriculum for self-advocates and others interested in system change related to self-determination, community integration, and financial responsibility.
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Title:Project S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
Link: http://www.nwrel.org/learns/tutor/spr1999/art3.htm…
Description: Project S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is an inclusive service-learning program, designed for middle and high school students, which engages youth with and without disabilities in community service.
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Title:Self-Determination Curriculum
Link: http://www.uncc.edu/sdsp/pdf/curriculum_components…
Description: The Self Determination Synthesis Project (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) provides a list of available curriculum materials that can be used to teach self-determination knowledge or skills, or selected component skills of self-determination (e.g., choice making, problem solving).
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Title:Tools for Mentoring Adolescents
Link: http://www.mentoringworks.org/Training_Institute_T…
Description: Tools for Mentoring Adolescents were developed by the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota in collaboration with the Search Institute to support and strengthen relationships between mentors and mentees.
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Title:The Arc’s Self-Determination Scale
Link: http://www.beachcenter.org/Books/FullPublications/…
Description: The Arc’s Self-Determination Scale (Adolescent Version) is a student self-report measure of self-determination designed for use by adolescents with cognitive disabilities. The scale has 2 primary purposes:
– To provide students with cognitive disabilities and educators a tool that assists them in identifying student strengths and limitations in the area of self-determination; and
– To provide a research tool to examine the relationship between self-determination and factors that promote/inhibit this important outcome.
Source: EST
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Title:Jabbers Dreams n’ Goals Game
Link: http://www.hsri.org/docs/jabbersdreams.pdf
Description: The Riot! has created Jabbers Dreams n’ Goals – a game that helps people to think about their life and develop life goals. After
playing the game, participants will have a better idea of the kinds of dreams and goals they
have and which ones they want to work on.
Source: EST
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Title:Jabbers Gifts ‘n Giving Game
Link: http://www.hsri.org/docs/jabbersgifts.pdf
Description: The Riot! has created Jabbers Gifts ‘n Giving – a game that helps people to think about what non-material gifts they have that they can
give to somebody else. The idea is to match up what players have to give with what others may
need. Using this game in tandem with Jabbers Dreams n Goals works great!
Source: EST
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Title:Disability History and Awareness: A Resource Guide
Link: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/DisabilityHistoryandA…
Description: This resource guide, developed with input from the Florida Youth Council YITRC, contains a list of ideas designed to help schools and school districts in Florida that want to do more to promote disability history and awareness.
The guide also includes a copy of Florida’s Disability History and Awareness Legislation (drafted in part by the Florida Youth Council), a parent letter template, a flier highlighting the contributions of select individuals with disabilities, information for teachers on how to include disability awareness in the curriculum, and documents on disability etiquette and people first language. Also included is a listing of Web sites that contain a variety of games, activities and lesson plans that can be integrated within an overall curriculum for students at all levels.
Source: Florida Youth Council
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Title:Speak Up! Action Manual for Peer Leader Teams
Link: http://www.self-advocate.org/speakUpMaterials/
Description: The Speak Up! Action Manual for Peer Leader Teams is designed for any youth who want to:
Learn about self advocacy
Practice tools for making choices and decisions about their future
Find support and resources about subjects that interest them
Youth peer leader teams can use the Speak Up! Manual to work with other youths. The Speak Up! Manual has:
Activities
Scenes/role plays
Resources
Discussion ideas
A team of youth reviewers provided ideas for the manual.
Source: Youths for Advocacy
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