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A Tool to Help Your Group Be More Culturally Competent

Disability groups need to welcome and include all people. This is a tool to help your group be more culturally competent. Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of skills. These…

Delsie’s Employment Story: My Job at the National Bank of Middlebury

Delsie smiling and leaning against someone who is out of frame.

This resource is a story. It is a part of GMSA’s “Hire Up!” Training. Delsie Farnsworth shares her employment history and current work duties. She brings up challenges of changing…

Living with Autism in the Community

This resource is a blog post. Kristofor Medina shares how it is to live with autism in the community. He shares his experience with anxiety and sensory overload. He asks…

Equal Employment for Persons with Disabilities

The author, Max Barrows, talking at a podium with three other people. They are in front of a building with columns. Max has his hand in a fist and it is raised in the air.

This resource is a blog post. Max Barrows shares the importance of persons with disabilities having real jobs with real pay. He explains why sheltered workshops are bad. He lists…

Get On Board and Make a Difference

In the spirit of “Nothing About us without us,” GMSA members often serve on local and state boards and committees. We put together a manual called “Get On Board and…

Basic Self-Advocacy Workshop: Being Part of Your Community

This resource is one of our six basic self-advocacy workshops. It is for 20 people or less. This workshop teaches participants roles people can have in the community. You will…

Promoting Autism Acceptance

Nicole LeBlanc reading a book in an elementary school classroom to a group of students

This resource is a blog post. Nicole LeBlanc shares the importance of emphasizing strengths when talking about adults with autism. She gives examples of strengths. She provides 10 ideas of…

Creating Partnerships: Including Self-Advocates As Trainers

Including self-advocates in training is critical to ensure that the perspective of the person receiving services is heard. Most often, self-advocates have years of experience, both good and bad, and…

Video – Dignity of Risk

This resource is a video. People with developmental disabilities have the right to dignity of risk. Max Barrows from Green Mountain Self-Advocates describes the concept of dignity of risk.