1. Reaching My Own Greatness A Training Developed By People First of Washington www.peoplefirstofwashington.org

2. People First of Washington We are people first, our disabilities are secondary! A strong and growing self-advocacy organization since 1981. One of the top self-advocacy organizations in the United States. They have developed 2 nationally recognized curriculums Reaching My Own Greatness (self-determination focus) and Mixed Voices a training program on inclusion. Reaching My Own Greatness Mixed Voices They also have numerous resources for training materials on self-advocacy, leadership, fund raising, etc. They created a book called No More BS that has been shared around the world and is in the Supreme Court Library. They have a number of other resources listed on their website. EDUCATE, ADVOCATE, CELEBRATE www.peoplefirstofwashington.org

3. What is Reaching My Own Greatness? An interactive educational teaching tool focusing on self-determination. Designed to help people realize that they can reach their own greatness Not necessarily to cultivate leaders Not necessarily only for those individuals you consider leaders already Participants can be people with and without disabilities Participants can be any age, although the curriculum is geared toward young people

4. What is RMOG? The full RMOG training includes topics on: What is Self-Determination? Who I Am What do I Want? How do I get what I want? Communication Road Blocks Responsibility and Community

5. Action Think Wants/ Needs Feelings Adapted from The Awareness Wheel Copyright 1989. Interpersonal Communication Program, Inc. Littleton, CO

6. RMOG is “Hands-On” Each RMOG unit has at least one activity, most units have multiple activities. Here are a few examples: Mirror, Mirror Magazine Collage Action Plan Body Language Bumps in the Road Community Collage

7. Dream Catcher Activity

8. Training Stipulations The training should be presented by a person with a disability and their support person. The Units should be completed in order, although you can skip units. e.g. You can complete Units 1 & 3, in that order, but you would not want to complete 3 and then 1 or skip around Always give credit to People First of Washington

9. Support People Can be teachers, parents, friends, other family members Support people do not actively participate, they observe and step in when called on

10. Blindness & Visual Impairment This training is very visual. There are some large print materials, but for the most part it has not been adapted for individuals with blindness or VI. You could adapt your own materials for a group with blindness or visual impairment

11. Contact Information Jane Leifeste, Transition Services Coordinator ARCIL, Incorporated 825 E. Rundberg Lane, Ste. E-6 Austin, Texas 78753 (512)832-6349 janeleifeste@arcil.com

12. Contact Information Erin Wilder, Regional Transition Specialist DARS/Division for Rehabilitation Services 6400 Highway 290 East, Ste. 201 Austin, Texas 78723 (512)407-1320 Erin.Wilder@dars.state.tx.us