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Temporary Emergency Respite Funding
When a family member(s) cannot be present in
the home due to an emergency situation, DOORS will pay a fixed amount to
the family to hire a qualified respite worker who will provide care and
supervision to the child/adult.
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Adult and Transitional
Services
Nationwide, there is a documented severe lack
of appropriate services for learners with autism who have "aged out" of
the educational system. Therefore, Douglass Adult Program, a division of
the Douglass
Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC) was established to provide
comprehensive, individualized adult services to these individuals and
their families.
Transitional Services was established to
provide state-of-the-art educational, vocational and behavioral day
services to individuals with autism or related developmental disabilities
who:
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Are at least 14 years of age, and
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Present with significant, long standing
challenging behaviors (e.g. aggression or self injury), and
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Are unable to be currently maintained in
other, less restrictive educational or vocational settings.
The Adult Program (21+) offers a range of
life-skills development services including: employment, life skills and
community integration.
For more information on these programs, please
visit the
Division of Transitional and Adult Services page. |
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 Family Social Outings
DOORS organizes and sponsors various
activities where all family members are welcome to participate. These
outings include brunches, picnics, baseball games etc.
Grandparents Support Group
DOORS hires the facilitator of this group
which meets on a monthly basis at the Ryders Lane building of the DDDC to
discuss issues relative to their grandchildren's disability.
Weekend Respite
Allows the family some much-deserved time
away. DOORS pays, up to a set amount, for appropriate supervision,
housing, meals and activities for the student/client and qualified respite
worker.
Week-long Overnight Camp
The salaries of counselors/consultants are
paid for by DOORS. The greatest majority of individuals hired are DDDC
staff i.e. teachers, speech pathologists, home programmers and assistant
teachers. They provide our campers with one on one or two on one
consultant to camper ratios and insure a safe, fun filled camp experience.
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Special Community Outings
DOORS pays the full cost of these excursions,
including a trip last year to the circus for all students.
parents and siblings where social skills are
practiced through recreational activities.
Pre-School Saturday Social
Program
DOORS pays 4 individuals (2 supervisors and 2
assistants) to plan and operate a Saturday program for the pre-school
students and their
School Support
DOORS contributes funds for special projects,
events, and equipment.
 After School/After Work
Recreation
Provided for up to three days per week.
Activities include swimming, bowling, roller and ice skating, and
gymnastics. Students are paired one-to-one with college students and
typically developing peers.
Teacher Appreciation
Activities
DOORS pays the full cost of many of these
activities, which honor the hard working, caring, dedicated staff of the
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