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What are the disability hub MN resources for

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professionals and how can they help you?

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Here's our clear roadmap for the 6 areas

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we're going to cover in this explainer today.

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First, we have the Informed Choice toolkit.

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Second, the Benefits Planning toolkit.

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Third, the Work toolkit.

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Fourth, the Housing toolkit.

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Fifth, the Youth in Transition toolkit.

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And finally,

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next steps for professionals.

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The Disability Hub MN website has a really

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wide range of helpful information for people,

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families,

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and professionals.

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Today we're going to look specifically at

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the resources and toolkits available for professionals.

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On the Disability Hub MN homepage,

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you'll just want to navigate right to Resources

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for Professionals at the top of the screen.

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This area provides tools and trainings to support professionals like you.

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There's several different toolkits that can support

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you with different areas of your work.

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Each toolkit actually gives you a simple step by step guide on a specific topic.

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These guides are designed to help you and your agency

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build the skills and knowledge you need

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so you can support people more effectively.

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Right now,

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there are toolkits for informed choice,

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benefits planning,

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housing,

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and youth in transition.

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In this explainer,

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we're going to give you a short overview of each one.

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You will also notice additional resources mentioned in the

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toolkits under planning tools in the top menu.

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These include great tools like Disability Benefits 101,

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Housing Benefits 101,

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the Vault,

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and Charting the LifeCourse.

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The Informed Choice toolkit.

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So the Informed Choice toolkit explains exactly what informed

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choice means and how supported decision making actually works.

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It gives you the tools and resources you need

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to help people understand their options in the community,

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so they can make the choices that work best for them.

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the Benefits Planning toolkit.

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Benefits planning helps people see how work is possible,

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how they can work to their full potential,

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save money,

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and really get ahead financially.

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The Benefits Planning toolkit gives you the information,

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resources,

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and tools you need to effectively support people with their benefits planning.

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Part 3,

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the Work toolkit.

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The Work toolkit has resources to help you talk with people about work.

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It supports every single step of the employment journey

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from making an informed choice about work and benefits,

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right through to exploring jobs that match

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a person's specific interests and abilities.

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You can use this toolkit to help guide conversations

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at literally any point in that journey.

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Part 4,

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the Housing toolkit.

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When it comes to housing,

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the Housing toolkit gives you clear steps and highly useful

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tools to help people with disabilities explore their housing options.

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It also helps you understand both the short term

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and long term housing supports they might need.

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Part 5,

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the Youth in Transition toolkit.

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The Youth in Transition toolkit gives you tools and resources

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to help young people successfully move from school into adulthood.

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It's designed to help you implement the youth in

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transition framework with the young people you support.

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Next steps for professionals.

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To dive into all of this,

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you can visit disabilityhubmn.org/for-professionals.

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Exploring that webpage is really the best way to understand how

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these toolkits can actively help you in your daily work.

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In addition to explore the planning tools on the website,

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just visit disabilityhubmn.org/hub-tools.

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You have a wealth of resources right at your fingertips.

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Which toolkit are you going to explore first to support the people you work with?