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Understanding Home and Community-Based Waivers for People with Disabilities

April 2, 2024

Finding Housing Information and Resources in Allegheny County

March 19, 2024

Dyslexia and Grant Funding 101

October 25, 2023

Marcia Maust will provide an informative presentation on the thinking style of the dyslexic learner and how that perceptual talent can lead to the development of a learning disability.

Future Planning Conference 2023 - Empowering People On The Autism Spectrum

October 5, 2023

Achieva Family Trust's 3rd Annual Future Planning Conference focuses on Empowering People on the Autism Spectrum. Topics include future planning, supporting young people as they enter college or work.

Fund My Future PGH and PA ABLE

September 21, 2023

Do you have a child with a qualifying disability? Would you like to save through PA Able? This webinar covers PA Able accounts and introduces a program, Fund My Future PGH, that educates on finances.

Understanding the Services of Allegheny County, PA Department of Human Services

March 28, 2023

What is Allegheny County Department of Human Services? What is the Office of Developmental Programs and the Office of Developmental Supports? How can you find Community Resources for basic needs?

SSI/SSDI Benefits and Working

March 23, 2023

Representatives from Disability Rights PA, Achieva Family Trust's Benefits Counseling, and The Social Security Administration cover working and benefits rules, types of waivers, eligibility, and more.

Saving For The Future With PA ABLE and Fund My Future PGH

February 21, 2023

By providing supportive personal assistance and access to savings support sessions, children from birth to age 18 are given a jump-start toward their future.

Understanding The Basics of OVR

January 18, 2023

Are you a person with a disability who is interested in knowing more about college or working? Would you like to know how to tap into available resources from OVR? If so, this presentation is for you!

Preparing Transition Students and Young Adults for the Workforce, and to be Financially Successful

December 6, 2022

This presentation covers different Medicaid categories including Healthy Horizons and Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities (MAWD), CHIP, and Waiver.

Future Planning Conference 2022 Focus on the Future

November 1, 2022

Supported Decision Making For Adults With Disabilities

April 7, 2022

Supported Decision-Making (SDM) allows people with disabilities to make choices about their own lives with support from a team of people they choose.