Welcome to the inaugural digital edition of My Life Now.
After a successful decade as a print magazine, The Community Living Education Project (CLEP) is thrilled to re-launch this publication in an online format.
Our mission with this publication remains the same: to spotlight individuals who have transitioned from developmental centers, nursing homes, or family homes to vibrant community settings. We celebrate their journeys of empowerment and self-discovery and share how they have embraced choice and control in their lives.
In this edition, we shine a spotlight on Carmelys Vincent, a remarkable individual whose story epitomizes the essence of a person-centered approach to community living.
You are invited to read our July 2024 Newsletter, Sharing Possibilities in Community Living.
Contents include information about Disability Pride Month, Family Networking Sessions, Webinars, and In-Person Events.
You can also subscribe to our monthly email Newsletter HERE.
You are invited to read our June 2024 Newsletter, Sharing Possibilities in Community Living. Contents include information about the 25th Anniversary of Olmstead, The Art of Lois Curtis, Family Networking Sessions and upcoming events.
You can subscribe to our monthly email Newsletter HERE.
You are invited to read the our May 2024 Newsletter, Sharing Possibilities in Community Living. Contents include information about accessible New Jersey beaches, efforts to strengthen the direct care workforce in New Jersey, and upcoming events.
You can subscribe to our monthly email Newsletter HERE.
We remember Lois Curtis not only as a disability rights activist and icon, but also an American artist.
Do you know what "Person-Centered Thinking and Planning" and "The Dignity of Risk" are, and how they are related?
On June 22, 1999 the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that would profoundly shape where and how people with intellectual and developmental disabilities could live their lives.
Temperatures are rising in New Jersey! Do you know how to keep people with disabilities and chronic health conditions safe when the temperatures rise? Remember that people with disabilities and people who take medications that interfere with the body’s heat regulation system are at higher risk for heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
Plan ahead of time to keep yourself and others safe!
You are invited to view this webinar on "Navigating Change: The Recipe for Transitioning from Educational Entitlement to Adult Life." Part of Successful Transitions: A Webinar Series for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, and Professionals.
Presented by:
Nkechi Okoli, MSW, LSW, Statewide Director, Office of Transition to Adult Life & Employment, New Jersey Division Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
Originally recorded on May 23, 2023.
