AABA – Aspire Advocacy Bay Area
Need IEP Help?
We are creative, focused, and committed.
Because we each have children with multiple disabilities, we understand the journey personally and professionally. Our educational backgrounds, volunteer work, and real-world IEP experience will help you understand the process and advocate effectively for your child.
The special education maze is difficult to navigate. Most people cannot do it alone. The stakes are high, the path convoluted and confusing. AABA – Aspire Advocacy Bay Area can help you obtain the individualized services your child needs. This allows them to receive what is rightfully theirs – a free and appropriate public education.
For the past 20 years, we have worked collaboratively and effectively with a wide variety of people – from the California State Department of Developmental Services to local school district staff and many families. Please call now for a free, 30-minute consultation.
A Person-Centered Plan and the Self-Determination Program
Do you or your family member need a Person-Centered Plan?
In 2021, all California Regional Center clients will be able to join the Self-Determination Program.
The Self-Determination Program allows each person to choose individualized supports and services in their community.
How does a Person-Centered Plan work?
After signing up for the Self-Determination Program, the first step is to develop a Person-Centered Plan (PCP). Aspire Advocacy can help you through this process.
In order to create your Person-Centered Plan, we will have a meeting and invite people who know and support you. YOU get to decide who comes to the meeting. It can be family, friends, and support staff. This meeting can take place in your home, or anywhere you feel comfortable. You and your team will identify opportunities for you to develop personal relationships, participate in your community, increase control in your life, and develop the skills and abilities needed to achieve your goals.
Leigh is certified to create Person-Centered Plans since 2019.
We will help you set up the meeting and write a detailed plan just for you. A few weeks after our meeting, you will have a custom-tailored plan that your Regional Center caseworker and you will use to write up your Individual Program Plan.
Your person-centered plan will provide your staff with incredibly valuable information on how to best support you in daily life.