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Achieva offers informative resources from each of the families within our organization. Filter by keyword, category or topic to assist in your search.

Supporting & Valuing All Team Members: Empowering Lives Through the LifeCourse Framework

July 29, 2025

This webinar explores the LifeCourse framework, highlighting teamwork, tools, family engagement, and system change to better support people with disabilities and elevate their voices and goals.

What's Your Student's Post High School Plans?

November 9, 2023

Gain insights on transitioning to adulthood for people with disabilities. Learn about planning, work experience, and utilizing resources like ODP and waivers in PA for a seamless employment transition

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.

Employment Outcomes for Students in Inclusive College Programs

May 25, 2023

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.

Why Paid Work Experience is Important to Students with Disabilities

October 13, 2022

Join us for an enlightening discussion with Mary Hartley, Executive Director of the PEAL Center, as we shed light on the importance of paid work experience for students with disabilities.

Successful Models of Employment for Individuals with Disabilities

February 16, 2022

This webinar covers successful models of employment for people with disabilities and strategies that can be used to gain employment. Presenters are Achieva, CCAC, University of Pittsburgh, Goodwill

Transitioning into Adulthood Program

February 16, 2022

Planned by Achieva and JFCS (Jewish Family and Community Services) in honor of Jillian Zacks, the recipient of this year's Shore-Whitehill Award. This program includes bios and covered topics.

Community-Based Assessments

April 24, 2020

A Community-Based Assessment (CBA) is an opportunity for an organization to invite a person who is exploring career options to come to their place of business to "try on" an existing job.