Do you know an adult with an intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) who needs help planning for the future? The Arc is here to help!
The Arc’s Center for Future Planning® supports and encourages adults with I/DD and their families to plan for the future. Future planning is important in creating a guide for a person with I/DD to lead a good life as independently as possible. A plan is important through all stages of life, but especially for the future when a parent or caregiver is no longer able to provide support.
The Center offers a website that provides information and assistance to families and individuals with I/DD on areas such as person-centered planning, decision-making, housing options, financial planning, employment and daily activities, and making social connections. The website also includes the Build Your Plan® tool that allows families to create accounts and begin to develop their plans online.
The Center has also released new videos, plain language content, and detailed resources to help people with disabilities plan for the future. These resources describe the important of future planning and discuss how to create a future plan. Using stories and tips from people with disabilities, the materials help people learn how to build a career, find a next home, pay for the future, grow a social network, and build good relationships.
Visit the Center for Future Planning to check out the new videos, view plain language materials about each area of planning, and get detailed information through the Build Your Plan® tool.
