Welcome to IMDetermined.org. Living with Disability. Self-Determination Assessment Tools - The University of Oklahoma. The Air Self-Determination Assessment focuses on two main components: Capacity and Opportunity.
Capacity refers to the knowledge, abilities, and perceptions which allow the student to be self-determined. Opportunity refers to the student's chances to use their knowledge and abilities. The Air Self-Determination Scale is available free of charge in a variety of forms: student form, (Spanish) student form, parent form, and educator form. Self Determination. What it means and how to help your student develop self determination One of the most significant concepts to emerge in the last few decades is the awareness of the importance of self-determination in the life of an individual with a disability.
For too long, professionals made decisions for people with disabilities with little input from the individual or parents. While these decisions were motivated by good intentions, they may have overlooked the desires, hopes, and aspirations that remained hidden within the person with disabilities. As our society has become more sensitive to the needs and rights of the disabled, we have moved to the concept of self-determination as a crucial element in the design of a life plan. Self-Advocacy for people with learning disabilities and ADD.