AuSM Workshop – Maximizing Your Disability Services in Minnesota: Person-Centered Planning and Creative Solutions

Two people sit at a desk reviewing paperwork together. One person points to a printed document with charts and graphs, while the other holds a pen and gestures toward the page. A laptop, clipboard, and additional documents are spread across the table, suggesting collaborative planning or problem-solving.Date: July 9, 2026; 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Presented by: Jillian Nelson
Pricing: $59.99 (non-member), $49.99 (member), $39.99 (autistic individual)
Held Virtually: workshop available for purchase for one month after the workshop

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Join us for a workshop focused on empowering individuals with disabilities and their families in Minnesota through person-centered planning and innovative approaches. This session will guide participants on how to leverage available disability services effectively while fostering a personalized, strengths-based approach to support and services.

Key topics include person-centered planning, creative solutions to everyday challenges, navigating the system, effective communication with service providers, and self-advocacy.This workshop aims to equip you with practical knowledge, skills, and creative ideas to navigate disability services in Minnesota successfully. Together, we’ll explore new avenues for achieving independence, fulfillment, and personal growth.

Objectives:

By the end of the session, participants will…  

  1. Explain core principles of person-centered planning and how they support individualized, strengths-based decision-making.
  2. Identify practical strategies for accessing and coordinating disability services in Minnesota.
  3. Apply creative problem-solving approaches to address common barriers in daily life and support planning.
  4. Demonstrate effective communication techniques for working collaboratively with service providers and systems.
  5. Recognize ways to strengthen self-advocacy and family advocacy in pursuit of greater independence, fulfillment, and long-term goals.

Presenter

Jillian Nelson is a queer autistic adult from Saint Paul and is the full-time Policy Director for AuSM. Jillian is passionate about disability justice and teaching others to advocate for themselves, as well as reforming existing systems through legislation and advocacy to create a more equitable and accessible society for people with all types of disabilities. Jillian is a 2023-24 Humphrey Policy Fellow. She is passionate about diversity and intersectionality – and how that unfolds in the mosaic experience of people with disabilities.

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