Anyone
who
is
concerned
about
a
child
is
encouraged
to
contact
the
Clinic
for
more
information.
You
can
call
the
Child
Development
Clinic
at
(801)
584-8510
or
toll
free
at
(800)
829-8200.
Services
are
provided
and
billed
based
on
a
sliding
fee
scale.
Specific
financial
eligibility
and
charges
can
be
determined
by
contacting
the
Clinic.
Service
will
not
be
denied
because
of
inability
to
pay.
For
more
information
on
Children
With
Special
Health
Care
Service
Programs,
you
may
contact
the
Nursing
Case
Manager
in
your
area:
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Cedar
City
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:
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(435)
586-2437
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Moab
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:
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(435)
259-5602
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Ogden
|
:
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(801)
626-3645
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Price
|
:
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(435)
637-3671
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Provo
|
:
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(801)
370-8754
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Richfield
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:
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(435)
896-5451
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St.
George
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:
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(435)
673-3528
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Vernal
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:
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(435)
781-5475
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GETTING
SITUATED...
3
-
14
YEARS
By
the
age
of
three
years,
you
should
have
a
clear
idea
of
what
your
child's
school
years
will
hold
for
him
or
her.
A
representative
from
your
local
School
District
and
a
Transition
Coordinator
from
an
organization
like
KIDS
ON
THE
MOVE
will
have
helped
you
to
understand
the
many
options
available.
The
School
District
will
provide
testing
designed
to
help
determine
the
best
placement
options
for
your
child.
An
Individual
Education
Plan
(IEP)
will
be
developed
for
your
child
to
ensure
that
individualized
goals
are
created,
with
a
clear
plan
on
how
to
obtain
those
goals.
Working
as
a
team,
you,
the
Transition
Coordinator,
and
a
representative
from
the
School
District
will
begin
the
long
process
of
securing
your
child's
bright
future.
UP
AND
RUNNING...
14
-
22
YEARS
Transition
from
the
public
school
system
to
the
adult
world
can
be
a
stressful
time
for
any
student.
Critical
decisions
need
to
be
made,
and
important
issues
need
to
be
considered,
in
order
for
the
student
to
make
a
successful
transition
into
adulthood.
This
time
can
be
especially
stressful
for
a
student
with
disabilities
and
his
or
her
parents.
Without
careful
planning
and
preparation,
this
transition
can
be
very
difficult
and
full
of
setbacks
and
disappointments.
There
are
two
major
purposes
for
transition:
#1
To
identify
and
develop
the
skills
and
activities
needed
to
prepare
students
to
be
able
to
live,
work,
and
participate
in
the
community
as
successfully
and
independently
as
possible
by
the
time
they
leave
the
school
system.
#2
To
identify,
establish,
and
put
in
place
the
support
services
necessary
to
insure
that
this
participation
is
maintained
over
time.
The
Alpine
School
District
has
a
transition
and
Employment
Center
called
ATEC
(Alpine
Transition
&
Employment
Center).
ATEC
provides
disabled
students
within
the
district
the
following
services:
1.
Transition
Services
for
Students
with
disabilities,
ages
14-21
years.
This
includes
School
to
adult
Vocational
Skills,
Employment,
and
Independent
Living.
2.
Day
Training
for
Adults
with
disabilities.
This
includes
Supervised
Employment
at
the
ATEC
Employment
Center
in
the
following
areas:
-
Wood
Shop
-
Custodial
Laundry
-
Seasonal
Contracts
-
Collating
-
Recycling
3.
Supported
Employment
for
adults
with
disabilities.
This
includes
Individual
Employment
and
Small
Group
Employment
at
businesses
throughout
Utah
Valley.
They
also
have
Job
coaches
providing
support
as
needed.
ATEC's
mission
is
"to
enhance
self
esteem
and
to
cultivate
skills
necessary
to
enjoy
life
as
productive,
independent
citizens.
Positive
training
is
provided
to
develop
personal
gifts
and
talents
resulting
in
citizens
who
make
confident
choices
in
directing
their
own
future".
For
more
information
or
a
referral
to
a
similar
program
in
your
area,
please
contact
the
Alpine
Transition
Employment
Center
at:
ATEC
350
North
State
St.Lindon,
Ut
84042
Phone:
(801)
785-8727Fax:
(801)
785-8790
FULL
SPEED
AHEAD…
22
YEARS
AND
OLDER
MRAU
joins
VOR
in
applauding
the
decision
made
by
the
United
States
Supreme
Court
regarding
the
right
of
choice
for
disabled
individuals
seeking
places
of
care.
Quoting
VOR's
Amicus
Curiae
brief,
the
Supreme
Court
[on
June
22,
1999]
in
Olmstead
v.
L.C.
and
E.W.,
held
that
"Each
disabled
person
is
entitled
to
treatment
in
the
most
integrated
setting
possible
for
that
person--recognizing
that,
on
a
case-by-case
basis,
that
setting
may
be
an
institution."
In
the
6-3
ruling,
the
Justices
ruled
that
unjustified
institutionalization
is
discrimination,
but
also
emphasized
that
"nothing
in
the
ADA(Americans
with
Disabilities
Act]
or
its
implementing
regulations
condones
termination
of
institutional
setting
for
persons
unable
to
handle
or
benefit
from
community
settings."
The
decision
is
a
victory
for
VOR
and
other
organizations
that
support
choice
in
residential
settings,
and
discourages
advocates
in
support
of
total
deinstitutionalization.
Plaintiffs
in
Olmstead
were
two
mentally
disabled
adults
who
once
needed
institutional
care.
They
progressed
to
the
point
where
community
care
was
feasible,
and
strongly
desired
by
each
of
them.
In
handing
down
its
decision
in
support
of
the
plaintiffs'
request
to
receive
community-based
care,
the
Court
emphasized
that
a
State
must
be
granted
the
flexibility
to
meet
its
obligations
to
maintain
a
range
of
facilities
for
the
care
and
treatment
of
persons
with
diverse
mental
disabilities.
A
State
may,
the
Court
ruled,
assert
a
fundamental-alteration
defense
that
would
consider
the
resources
available
to
the
state
to
provide
community-based
care
to
the
litigants,
as
well
as
its
obligation
to
serve
others
under
its
care.
The
decision
by
the
Supreme
Court
sets
forth
three
conditions
which
must
be
met
prior
to
transferring
an
individual
from
an
institution
to
a
community-based
setting:
(1)
the
State's
treatment
professionals
determine
that
such
placement
is
appropriate;
(2)
the
affected
persons
do
not
oppose
the
transfer;
(3)
the
placement
can
be
reasonably
accommodated,
taking
into
account
the
resources
available
to
the
State
and
the
needs
of
others
with
mental
disabilities.
Family
involvement
remains
critical
in
placement
decisions
under
the
first
two
elements.
Relying
on
VOR's
brief,
the
Court
cautioned
that
no
one
should
read
the
ADA
to
compel
States
"to
phase
out
institutions,
placing
patients
in
need
of
close
care
at
risk,"
while
also
recognizing
community
based
care
is
more
appropriate
for
many
people
with
mental
retardation
and
other
disabilities.
The
Supreme
Court's
decision
signals
a
victory
for
all
people
with
mental
retardation
and
their
families.
Lawmakers
are
now
directed
to
honor
choice.
