Tennessee Disability Pathfinder offers an extensive library of disability and aging adult care resources available at TNPathfinder.org.
MyTN is a mobile app providing easy access to a growing list of services throughout the state of Tennessee. Through secure accounts, users can obtain helpful information 24/7 with the touch of a button on their mobile devices!
With over 50 services currently available on the app, users can access services like COVID-19 Emotional Support Line, Mental Health Crisis Line, early intervention and safety programs, employment and unemployment information, and now disability resources with Tennessee Disability Pathfinder. View video below to see how.
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For more information, visit the MyTN webpage.
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The Tennessee Department of Intelectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) has provided a resource guide as a reference tool for those responsible for supporting persons in the community with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this guide, there are information sheets and forms that can be printed and reproduced as handouts. The guide also addresses doctor prescribed diets such as diabetic, low calorie, low fat, low salt, and high fiber.
Download the DIDD’s Basic Nutrition and Doctor Prescribed Diets Resource Guide here.
For more information, visit the DIDD webpage.
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The Council on Developmental Disabilities offers easy-to-understand information about disability issues and policies. You’ll learn about legislation, policy changes, resources, and new ideas – and what it all means for you. You’ll find lots of ways to get involved and help shape the policies and programs that matter to you.
- Subscribe to the Council’s newsletters and Breaking Ground magazine
- weekly policy updates
- monthly disability-related stories and news
- quarterly magazine full of interesting people, art, and happenings from Tennessee’s disability community
- Follow the Council on Facebook or Twitter for news, stories, and more ways to engage.
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Our colleagues at Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center have launched the Tennessee Employment Pathways Project. They will help parents learn how to connect their family members with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to paid employment.
There are two ways families can participate: (1) They are looking for parents or siblings willing to serve as informal mentors to other families just starting on the road to employment. (2) They are seeking parents with family members who are interested in finding work.
Eligible participants would attend an exciting “short course” focused on practical steps to connect a family member to paid employment. Some – but not all – will also be matched with an informal mentor who helped their own family member find paid work.
Learn more and sign up at the project website employmentpathways.org. Let others know about this exciting opportunity!
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Many camps are reenvisiong the way they are camping this year to provide fun activities for children with disabilities. We’ve created a short list of some of the Summer camps we found on our website. Start early on getting information and registering for summer camps, because slots fill up fast!
You can find more information on these camps and many more by visiting TNPathfinder.org: