From the personal profile we create
two manuals:
Future Caregiver Manual - This
manual educates staff about the person they are assisting. This is
critical documentation given the high turnover for caregivers of the
disabled.
Family and Future Guardian Manual In
addition to the personal profile it includes copies of legal documents
(wills, special needs trusts, guardianship papers), medical records,
important documents, government agency support plans, and a description of
the state social service system supporting people with disabilities.
Uses of a
Life Plan
Assists family in transition planning
when person with disabilities moves from home to a new residence -
Families need to document everything about the person to insure
they receive the proper care in the new location. This also gives
families a way to convey their perspective of living with the person with
disabilities to future caregivers.
Advocacy and transition planning tool
when person with disabilities graduates from school -
Many families are not prepared for the
confusing and eligibility based world of Social Services. The more
organized and informed a family is the more effectively they can advocate
for the services and supports they need.
Legal claims involving personal
injury litigation and divorce related child support -
This document when combined with DS&A's line
item budget provides outstanding justification for claims involving these
types of legal proceedings.
Care Plan to justify individualized
budgets used in Self-determination -
The Life Plan becomes an excellent care
plan that can form the basis of the individualized budgets used in
Self-Determination - the states individualized budgeting alternative.
 | FINANCIAL PLANNING
We help families create written financial strategies for achieving their
financial goals and objectives. These plans not only take into account the financial
needs of the special person but the other financial objectives of the family (retirement,
college funding, etc...).
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| CORPORATE TRUSTEES
Many families want to provide assets to help fund supplementary needs of
their special person. However, many people don't have relatives or friends to turn
to for money management issues. In those situations families can turn to the trustee
investment services provided through Disability Services & Advocacy,
LLC.
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| LEGAL & STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
Many people acquire a disabling condition as a
result of an injury. In some cases, these people and their
families receive a legal and structured settlement to compensate them
for this injury. Disability Services & Advocacy, LLC provides
financial & investing planning services that ensure the funds last
the lifetime of the person with the disability.
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| SUPPORT BROKER
We serve as a liaison and resource center, to help families locate services, agencies and
professionals who would service the needs of our special population.
Use the Community Provider directory on this web site for information
on agencies serving the Special Needs community. We are also a
support broker for D.D.D. (Division of Developmental Disabilities) and provide support
broker services for the Governor's Self Determination Initiative.
We emphasize Transition Planning Services including: |
Many families would like an organization to
assist in
advocating for their family member.
This includes
attendance at the school I.E.P.
meetings and the
planning meetings of the
social service
agencies. In addition, families
want help in
monitoring the care provided
their family member
in a group home,
hospital, nursing
home or institution.
| LEGAL PLANNING
We refer clients to attorneys who specialize in Special Needs Planning.
These attorneys create Special Needs trusts and the appropriate wills that allow the
special person to receive income for payment of certain services, while not receiving any
portion of their estate which may cause them to have to pay for any previously provided
government benefits.
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| EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
We hold workshops and seminars for organizations and families in the
special Needs community on the Life Planning Process, transition planning and the
Governor's Initiative on Self Determination. In addition, we provide a database of
organizations and resources available to the Special Needs community on
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How often & how is the Life Plan updated?
The Life Plan, Financial Plan and Legal Plan are documents that have no
ending while parents/guardians are still alive. You will have to
update them each year, if needed. Future guardians, trustees, and
caregivers will also continue to update the Life Plan so it will always
remain current and accurate. Disability Services & Advocacy, LLC provides
security protected internet access to update the Life Plan document and
print out revisions to the book.
Why use Disability Services & Advocacy, LLC?
Our unique service facilitates the task of preparing the Life Plan, Family Financial Plan and Legal Plan so they can be completed in a
coordinated and timely manner. Once we have compiled all the
information about your family and your special child/adult, we organize it
and produce the documents.
DISABILITY SERVICES & ADVOCACY, LLC wants to help you
accomplish the very important task of helping to plan your life and
providing the guidance and vital information to future caregivers of your
special child/adult.
Contact us at 732-238-6133 or via email at williamsengland@aol.com
for more information.
