Working wid de Bureau uh Special Education (BSE), Pennsylvania Department uh Education (PDE), PaTTAN provides uh full array uh professional development an’ technical assistance targeted tuh improving student results. Dis professional development an’ technical assistance takes many forms in order tuh meet de varied needs uh PaTTAN’s constituents. Week-long summer institutes, ongoing professional development series, webinars, on-site assistance, an’ individual student or teacher supports are some uh de means by which PaTTAN provides support tuh schools.

De Pennsylvania Office uh Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR, provides vocational rehabilitation services tuh help persons wid disabilities prepare fuh, obtain, or maintain employment.

De Office uh Developmental Programs (ODP) is one uh seven program offices operating under de Pennsylvania Department uh Human Services (DHS). De mission uh DHS iztuh improve de quality uh life fuh Pennsylvania’s individuals an’ families, as well as promote opportunities fuh independence through services an’ supports while demonstrating accountability fuh taxpayer resources.

De mission uh de ODP iztuh support Pennsylvanians wid developmental disabilities achieve greater independence, choice an’ opportunity in dem lives.

There are 4 bureaus dat comprise ODP:

• Bureau uh Supports fuh Autism an’ Special Populations
• Bureau uh Supports fuh People wid Intellectual Disabilities
• Bureau uh Financial Management an’ Program Support
• Bureau uh Policy an’ Quality Management

Combined, dese offices seek tuh continuously improve an effective system uh accessible services an’ supports dat flexible, innovative an’ person-centered.

De Office uh Long-Term Living (OLTL) iz committed tuh serving more people in communities rather than in facilities, giving dem de opportunity tuh work, spend more time wid dem families, an’ experience an overall better quality uh life. De majority uh people gine need assistance wid daily activities, such as bathing, dressing an’ meal preparation, at some point in dem lives, whether due tuh aging, injury, illness or disability. Knowing wuh types uh services needed, available an’ how tuh obtain dem iz not easy. Whether you need help now or are exploring future options fuh yourself or uh loved one, services an’ supports available through de Office uh Long-Term Living cuh assist you.

De Office uh Mental Health an’ Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) focuses dem efforts pon providing individuals who live wid mental illness an’ substance use disorders wid opportunities fuh growth, recovery an’ inclusion in de community, access tuh culturally competent services an’ supports uh dem choice, an’ uh quality uh life dat includes family members an’ friends.

Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership (PEAL) Centeriz uh primary partner in de Transition Quality Empowerment Project, wherein dem contribute knowledge an’ expertise in de areas uh yute an’ family engagement. De mission uh de PEAL Centeriztuh educate an’ empower families tuh ensure dat children, yute an’ young adults wid disabilities an’ special health care needs lead rich, active lives as full members uh dem schools an’ communities.

Pennsylvania Youth Leadership Network (PYLN) provides uh “yute voice” in de Transition Discoveries Initiative. PYLN promotes advocacy, self-determination, leadership, empowerment, an’ service learning in de areas uh transition, employment, education, an’ community engagement. De PYLN Governing Board iz uh inclusive group uh yute an’ young adults, aged 18-35. PYLN helps tuh support de development uh PYLN Affiliated Groups, which build inclusive leadership skills an’ focus pon service tuh dem communities.

De Transition Discoveries Initiative exists through de belief dat young people wid disabilities, families an’ de stakeholders who support dem mek up uh powerful network uh relationships, knowledge an’ experience fuhwuh working in transition. Through de power uh collaboration, our initiative connects dese networks into uh detailed road map fuh success.

De Autism Services, Education, Resources, an’ Training Collaborative (ASERT) izuh statewide initiative funded by de Office uh Developmental Programs (ODP). De goal uh de ASERT Collaborative iztuh provide streamlined access tuh information fuh Pennsylvanians living wid autism.

HUNE iz uh not fuh profit organization dat provides free bilingual English an’ Spanish training, technical assistance an’ individual assistance tuh families uh infants, toddlers, children, an’ youth wid disabilities an’ tuh professionals who work wid children. Dis assistance helps families tuh participate more effectively wid professionals in meeting de educational needs uh children an’ yutewid disabilities. HUNE works tuh improve educational outcomes fuh children an’ yutewid all disabilities (emotional, learning, mental, an’ physical) from 0-26 years uh age.

Pennsylvania Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (PIHEC) iz funded by de U.S. Department uh Education through de acquisition of uh Transition an’ Postsecondary Programs fuh Students wid Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) grant. De administration uh de grant iz being achieved through Millersville University under de direction uh Thomas Neuville, Ph.D., principal investigator, an’ Ann Marie Licata, Ph.D., serving as de co-principal investigator. We iz uh community collaborative designing, promoting, an’ supporting authentic, inclusive postsecondary education fuh students wid intellectual disability.