KAPLAN MN556 Unit 2 Assignment Latest 2017 June Question # 00599656 Subject: Education Due on: 03/20/2019 Posted On: 03/20/2019 04:28 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

MN556
Primary Care Across the Adult Age Continuum III

Unit 2 Assignment

Obtaining Services Within Your Community

The purpose of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and
Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) as described in the current law, is to
“assure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families
participate in the design of and have access to needed community services,
individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote
self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion
in all facets of community life…”

Investigate resources within your community that assist individuals
with developmental disabilities and their families with assuming
self-management and support for daily living.

Discuss:

What is the availability and eligibility of these resources
and services?

How do these services assist with developing their competencies
and talents and help them gain control over life circumstances?

Choose a disability and discuss services offered in your
area that helps to improve the life circumstances of these individuals

Explain the importance of these services to the family as a
whole and how these services aid with care for these individuals

The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000. (2000). United States Government, Public Law 106–402106th Congress

Assignment Requirements

The finished Assignment should be a 5-page exploratory
essay, excluding the title page and references. The viewpoint and purpose of
this Assignment should be clearly established and sustained.

Before finalizing your work, you should:

be sure to read the Assignment description carefully (as
displayed above)

consult the Grading Rubric (under the Course Resources) to
make sure you have included everything necessary;

utilize spelling and grammar check to minimize errors; and

review APA formatting and citation information found in the
KU Writing Center, online, or elsewhere in the course.

Your Assignment should:

follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct
grammar, punctuation, etc.);

be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original
and insightful;

display superior content, organization, style, and
mechanics; and

use APA 6th edition format for organization, style, and
crediting sources including:

properly formatted header

12-point, double-spaced, Times New Roman font

use of in-text citations

title page and reference page

use of headings (if applicable)

Submit the Assignment to the unit Dropbox before midnight on
the last day of the unit.