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Partners in Time
Module 1 Getting Started+
Unit 1 Getting Started
Unit 2 How to Navigate the Course
Unit 3 Minimum System Requirements
Unit 4 Staying Safe on the Internet
Unit 5 How Long the Course Takes
Unit 6 Tips for Success
Unit 7 What You'll Learn in the Course
Unit 8 Overview of Six Modules
Unit 9 Lessons, Assignments and Exercises
Unit 10 Extra Help Along the Way
Unit 11 Course Exams
Unit 12 Certificate of Completion
Unit 13 A Special Thanks to...
Module 2 Learning Lessons from the Past+
Unit 1 Module 2: Learning Lessons from the Past
Unit 2 When History Repeats
Unit 3 Breaking the Cycle
Unit 4 Time and Again...and Again...and Again
Unit 5 Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Dehumanization and Devaluation
Unit 6 Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Exploitation
Unit 7 Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Segregation and Isolation
Unit 8 Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Ignorance
Unit 9 Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Abuse, Neglect and Homicide
Unit 10 Time and Again...and Again...and Again: Resignation
Unit 11 Exercise: Towards a Positive Future
Unit 12 Exercise: Towards a Positive Future - Answer Key
Unit 13 Module Conclusion
Module 3 Ancient Times to 1949-
Unit 1 Module 3: Ancient Times to 1949
Unit 2 Embracing Our Shared Past
Unit 3 Living with a Disability
Unit 4 Living with a Disability: Institutions Emerge
Unit 5 Living with a Disability: Life in the Shadows
Unit 6 Living with a Disability: Scientific Segregation
Unit 7 Educating People with Disabilities
Unit 8 Educating People with Disabilities: From School to Asylum
Unit 9 Educating People with Disabilities: The Growth of Special Education
Unit 10 Work: The Final Frontier
Unit 11 Work: The Final Frontier - Elizabethan Poor Laws
Unit 12 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines
Unit 13 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines - Answer Key
Unit 14 ChangeMaker: Dorothea Lynde Dix
Unit 15 ChangeMaker: Alfred Binet
Unit 16 ChangeMakers: The Kennedy Family
Unit 17 Module Conclusion
Unit 18 Exam #1
Unit 19 Exam #1: Answer Key
Module 4 1950 to 1979+
Unit 1 Module 4: 1950 to 1979
Unit 2 The Times They Are A'Changing
Unit 3 The Times They Are A'Changing: Life Beyond the Institution
Unit 4 The Times They Are A'Changing: The Parent Movement
Unit 5 The Times They Are A'Changing: A Driving Force
Unit 6 The Times They Are A'Changing: Patient or Person?
Unit 7 The Times They Are A'Changing: From Cure to Teaching
Unit 8 The Times They Are A'Changing: The Normalization Concept
Unit 9 Life in the 1950s: Alone Against the World
Unit 10 Life in the 1950s: Alone Against the World - Institutions Continue to Grow
Unit 11 The 1950s: Special Education Expands
Unit 12 The 1950s: Special Education Expands - Using the Courts
Unit 13 The 1950s: Getting to Work
Unit 14 The 1950s: Getting to Work - When Education Ends
Unit 15 The 1950s: Getting to Work - Landlord and Employer
Unit 16 The 1960s: Basic Rights for All
Unit 17 The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - Pressures to Reform
Unit 18 The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - Smaller Institutions
Unit 19 The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - Community Services
Unit 20 The 1960s: Basic Rights for All - A Glimpse of the Future
Unit 21 The 1960s: Full Speed Ahead for Special Ed
Unit 22 The 1960s: Full Speed Ahead for Special Ed - The Placement Debate
Unit 23 The 1960s: Full Speed Ahead for Special Ed - Special Education and the War on Poverty
Unit 24 The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options
Unit 25 The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options - Day Programs Continue Expansion
Unit 26 The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options - Equal Opportunities, Unequal Wages
Unit 27 The 1960s: Expanding Employment Options - A New Agenda
Unit 28 The 1970s: A New View
Unit 29 The 1970s: A New View - Support from the Courts
Unit 30 The 1970s: A New View - Reducing the Size of Institutions
Unit 31 The 1970s: A New View - Independent Living Becomes a Reality
Unit 32 The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs
Unit 33 The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - Parents Work for Change
Unit 34 The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - The Court Sets the Standard
Unit 35 The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - Mainstreaming
Unit 36 The 1970s: FAPE, LREs and IEPs - Innovative Approaches
Unit 37 The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails
Unit 38 The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails - Try Another Way
Unit 39 The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails - Applying the 13th Amendment
Unit 40 The 1970s: The Readiness Model Prevails - Legislative Support
Unit 41 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines
Unit 42 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines - Answer Key
Unit 43 ChangeMakers: The Courts - Justice Prevails
Unit 44 ChangeMaker: Burton Blatt
Unit 45 ChangeMakers: Rosemary and Gunnar Dybwad
Unit 46 ChangeMaker: Marc Gold
Unit 47 The Times They Are A'Changing
Unit 48 Exam #2
Unit 49 Exam #2: Answer Key
Module 5 1980 to 2005+
Unit 1 Module 5: 1980 to 2005
Unit 2 The Times: 1980 to 2005
Unit 3 The Times: 1980 to 2005 - Challenging Man-Made Obstacles
Unit 4 The Times: 1980 to 2005 - Activism and Self-Advocacy
Unit 5 The Times: 1980 to 2005 - Advances in Technology
Unit 6 Living in the 1980s
Unit 7 Living in the 1980s: Legislative Support
Unit 8 Living in the 1980s: Smaller Settings Grow Dramatically
Unit 9 Living in the 1980s: A Glimmer of Hope: Home Ownership On the Horizon
Unit 10 Living in the 1980s: The Growth of Family Supports
Unit 11 Learning in the 1980s
Unit 12 Learning in the 1980s: A New View
Unit 13 Learning in the 1980s: What is Integration?
Unit 14 Working in the 1980s: Supported Employment Takes Hold
Unit 15 Working in the 1980s: Sheltered Centers Continue to Thrive
Unit 16 Working in the 1980s: Unequal Pay, Equal Work
Unit 17 Working in the 1980s: Legislative Support
Unit 18 The 1990s: An Era of Sweeping Change
Unit 19 Living in the 1990s
Unit 20 Living in the 1990s: Closing the Institutions
Unit 21 Living in the 1990s: Family Support Continues to Grow
Unit 22 Living in the 1990s: Homeownership - The American Dream Opens
Unit 23 Living in the 1990s: The Olmstead Decision
Unit 24 Learning in the 1990s
Unit 25 Learning in the 1990s: IDEA '97
Unit 26 Learning in the 1990s: Full Inclusion is Advocated
Unit 27 Working in the 1990s: Supported Employment Continues to Grow
Unit 28 Working in the 1990s: Natural Supports
Unit 29 Working in the 1990s: Transition Challenges Continue
Unit 30 Living in 2000 and Beyond
Unit 31 Living in 2000 and Beyond: Innovation Brings New Freedoms
Unit 32 Living in 2000 and Beyond: Implementing the Olmstead Decision
Unit 33 Learning in 2000 and Beyond
Unit 34 Working in 2000 and Beyond
Unit 35 Working in 2000 and Beyond: Self-Employment - The Wave of the Future
Unit 36 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines
Unit 37 Exercise: Ripped from the Headlines - Answer Key
Unit 38 ChangeMaker: People First
Unit 39 ChangeMaker: Ed Roberts
Unit 40 ChangeMaker: Madelaine C. Will
Unit 41 ChangeMaker: The Media
Unit 42 Module Conclusion
Unit 43 Exam #3
Unit 44 Exam #3: Answer Key
Module 6 Vision for a Brighter Future+
Unit 1 Module 6: Vision for a Brighter Future
Unit 2 Exercise: Describing Your Ideal Future
Unit 3 Technology: The Wave of the Future
Unit 4 What is Assistive Technology?
Unit 5 Breaking Barriers: Accessing AT
Unit 6 Assistive Technology or Accommodation?
Unit 7 Assignment: Assistive Technology in Action
Unit 8 Let's Get Started
Unit 9 Envisioning a Better Future: Housing - Vision for the Future
Unit 10 Envisioning a Better Future: Housing - In Their Own Words...
Unit 11 Reality Check: Housing
Unit 12 Assignment: What's Your Vision for Housing?
Unit 13 Envisioning a Better Future: Learning
Unit 14 Envisioning a Better Future: Learning - In Their Own Words...
Unit 15 Reality Check: Learning
Unit 16 Assignment: What's Your Vision for Learning?
Unit 17 Envisioning a Better Future: Working
Unit 18 Envisioning a Better Future: Working - In Their Own Words...
Unit 19 Reality Check: Working
Unit 20 Assignment: What's Your Vision for Working?
Unit 21 Envisioning a Better Future: Living
Unit 22 Envisioning a Better Future: Living - In Their Own Words...
Unit 23 Reality Check: Living
Unit 24 Assignment: What's Your Vision for Living?
Unit 25 Envisioning a Better Future: Leading
Unit 26 Envisioning a Better Future: Leading - In Their Own Words...
Unit 27 Reality Check: Leading
Unit 28 Assignment: What's Your Vision as a Leader?
Unit 29 You're Not Alone
Unit 30 ChangeMaker: Tom Nerney
Unit 31 ChangeMakers: Pioneers in Positive Behavioral Supports
Unit 32 ChangeMakers: Julie and Katie Beckett
Unit 33 ChangeMakers: Pioneers in Futures Planning
Unit 34 Course Conclusion
Unit 35 Partners in Time Feedback
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