Oklahoma

We envision a state where families and communities are equipped to keep people with disabilities supported, empowered, and on a journey towards a good life.

• Introducing LifeCourse principles to education and educators
• Introducing LifeCourse principles to support transitions
• Bridging gaps between the school system, DHS-DDS, Aging, Child Welfare in using LifeCourse principles in supporting persons and families
• Using LifeCourse principles in supporting persons and families while waiting on waiver services.
• Expanding and building capacity of LifeCourse Ambassadors in Developmental Disabilities Services
• Expanding and building capacity of LifeCourse Ambassadors in Community Living, Aging, and Protective Services
• Expanding and building capacity in the understanding, use, and create a culture change of the LifeCourse principles in Oklahoma Human Services
• Partnering with Oklahoma Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Project to provide training to educators, family members, and students in the LifeCourse principles.

• Oklahoma Is seeing a culture shift from the medical model (focusing on health and safety) to a person-centered culture shift (focusing on what’s Important to a person and for a person and how to support them) for persons with developmental disabilities and their families
• 7 DDS staff are LifeCourse Ambassadors (+ 1 in training)
• 1 DD Council LifeCourse Ambassadors
• 600 Oklahomans trained in LifeCourse principles and tools July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023
• LifeCourse principles and tools embedded Youth Leadership Forum (YLF), Partners In Policymaking (PIP), Leadership Education and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND), Oklahoma Aging Advocacy Leadership Academy (OAALA) programs

• Using LifeCourse to Plan Waiver Services: https://ouhsc.edu/thecenter/Publications/UCEDD-Videos#cbp=mediaid28860
• Oklahoma Human Services Developmental Disabilities Services LENS LifeCourse ‘suitcase’ created for use with Youth Leadership Forum and others. The video was made / shared for Person Centered Thinking Learning Community Gathering
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  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MT28PlGAObe-Gz9DhrROpC5F7tP3uobM/view

• Team CoP Website: Center for Learning and Leadership at University of Oklahoma (UCEDD)
• Team/State DD Agency: Oklahoma Human Services
• Team/State DD Council: Developmental Disabilities Council of Oklahoma

• Center for Learning and Leadership / UCEDD, OUHSC: https://ouhsc.edu/thecenter
• Oklahoma Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Services: https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs/services/dd/developmental-disabilities-services.html
• Oklahoma Human Services, Community Living, Aging, Protective Services: https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs/services/cap.html
• Oklahoma Disability Law Center: http://okdlc.org/
• Oklahoma Family Network: http://oklahomafamilynetwork.org/
• Think Ability: http://thinkabilityfirst.com/
• Oklahoma State Department of Education: https://sde.ok.gov/
• Oklahoma Autism Network: https://okautism.org/
• Department of Rehabilitation Services: https://www.okdrs.gov/guide/DRS
• Sooner Success: https://soonersuccess.ouhsc.edu/
• The Arc of Oklahoma: http://thearcok.org/
• Pervasive Parenting Center http://www.pervasiveparentingcenter.org/home.html
• Liberty of Oklahoma: libertyhealthcare.com