Focuses on empowering people with disabilities to live, work, and participate fully in their communities. Provides training, technical assistance, education, research, and services to promote best practices and build statewide and local community capacity. The team builds meaningful relationships with individuals with disabilities, their families, and the people they interact and work with on a day-to-day basis. Advocates for increased self-determination, independence, productivity, and a healthy and satisfying quality of life for self-advocates and the community at large. Programs and services include: - Evaluation Clinics: Autism spectrum disorder clinic Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders clinic LEND developmental clinic Transition in action clinic - Programs: Autism spectrum disorder program Birth to 3 program Deaf-Blind program Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders program LEND program RISE-UP program Oyate' Circle - Support Groups: Conferences Trainings resources