Taking the Road Less Traveled . . . to a Person-Centered Plan!

In the film “Sustaining Families in Quality of Life Over the Long Haul,” Ann Trunball recites a Robert Frost poem: “I shall be telling this with a sigh, somewhere, ages and ages hence. Two roads diverge in a wood.” Ann then brings in disability inclusion: “Two roads: one, segregation; the other, integration. Jay with the support of family and others – chose the road less traveled – integration!"

Dr. Turnball is a professor in the Special Education Department at University of Kansas. Also, she was the proud mother of Jay Turnbull, a man with Autism and depression, who died at the of age forty-one. Dr. Turnbull advocates for the importance of integration through the power of person-centered planning. In developing a Person Centered Plan, individuals are included through support, connections and great expectations.  To view the video, go to: http://www.uconnucedd.org