Matt Ziegler, M.Ed.
Project Coordinator
Matt has a wide array of experiences and 18 years of involvement in working with individuals with disabilities including: person centered planning, normalization, self determination and self actualization, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Autism, cultural diversity, special education advocacy and law. Matt has worked professionally in residential services as a direct service provider as well as supervisor, day training and habilitation services as a program manager and as a parent advocate with a large non profit parent advocacy group. Matt currently works on projects related to Person Centered Planning, self determination and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Organization: Research and Training Center on Community Living
E-mail: (ziegl010@umn.edu)

• Developing Exemplary Practices to Support Self-Determination
  Numerous approaches have been developed to enhance the self-determination of persons with ID/DD. The majority of these have been t... (More)
  
  
• Evaluating the Impact of Environmental Interventions on the Self-Determination of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  The purpose of this project is to learn about the exercise of self-determination among adults with intellectual and/or development... (More)
  
  
• The Impact of Environment on the Self-Determination of Adults with ID/DD
  Over the past several years, many important systemic and environmental interventions intended to increase the self-determination o... (More)
  
  
• Person-Centered Approach to Health Care for Adults with Physical Disabilities
  The University of Minnesota, in collaboration with Courage Inc., The Metropolitan Center for Independent Living, and AXIS Health-C... (More)
  
  

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Diversity Workgroup Environmental Scan (PDF) - The purpose of this environmental scan is to find out what local (Minneapolis/St. Paul ) metro area organizations and selected state agencies are doing around the topic of diversity, both inside and outside their respective organizations. (2009); File Size: 1.75 MB

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  Technical Reports

• Ziegler, M., & McBride, M. (2001). Person Centered Planning Project Quality of Support Plan Evaluation Matrix. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration.
  
  

  Training Curricula

• McBride, M., & Ziegler, M. (2000). Making Personal Visions A Reality. An Education and Technical Assistance Program for the Training of Person Centered Planning Facilitators. Ottawa, Canada. Train-the-Trainer Awareness Training.
  
  
• McBride, M., & Ziegler, M. (2000). Making Personal Visions A Reality. An Education and Technical Assistance Program for the Training of Person Centered Planning Facilitators. Ottawa, Canada. Facilitator Training.
  
  
• McBride, M., & Ziegler, M., (1999). Making Personal Visions A Reality. An Education and Technical Assistance Program for the Training of Person Centered Planning Facilitators in South Carolina. Train-the- Trainer Manual.