Resource Roundup spotlights Birmingham-area resources for people with disabilities
“We teach people with disabilities how to advocate for themselves and to know their rights and responsibilities so that they can have more choices in life and be more independent.“
Alabama Care guest anchor Elaina Burt talks with vendors at the annual Disability Resource Roundup about the services available to individuals with disabilities and their families in the Birmingham area and learns about the organizations providing them.
Resources mentioned in broadcast:
www.childrensal.org/services/chips-center
www.supportstofamilies.org/teams/alabama/
www.uwca.givepulse.com/group/241757-United-Way-Area-Agency-on-Aging
www.exceptionalfoundation.org/
www.rehab.alabama.gov/services/crs
Alabama Care is partially supported by the Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities (http://www.acdd.org/). The views expressed are not necessarily the views of these organizations.
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