Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care (PCHC) is conducting a storytelling
project entitled, “Bridging the Gap…One Story at a Time.” This storytelling
project is designed for individuals who have intellectual/developmental
disabilities (I/DD) as well as mental illness to share their stories in a
way that engages people, changes perceptions and connects them to the
community. In helping individuals tell their stories, PCHC hopes to
reduce disparities by increasing cultural sensitivity, creating public
awareness, dispelling societal assumptions, and increasing acceptance of
people who have I/DD and those with I/DD as well as mental illness. As
a participant of the “Bridging the Gap…” project participants will be able
to tell their stories through various methods, including: video recording,
audio recording and written interviews.
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Do you remember the “blue girl”??? Believe it or not, it’s been 6 years
since the Dysphagia Summit was held and 5 years since the Dysphagia Resource
Directory was produced and distributed. As people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities (I/DD) age and live longer than ever before,
they may become more inclined to acquire eating, drinking and swallowing
difficulties contributing to dysphagia-related symptoms.
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Our Mission
Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care’s mission is to enhance access to
community physical and mental health care through education, public
health outreach, advocacy and empowerment as well as to improve health
care outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental
disabilities.
Our Work
PCHC was created in 1989 to support Philadelphians with
intellectual/ developmental disabilities (I/DD) and expanded
in 1999 to support individuals throughout the entire
Southeastern Region of Pennsylvania.
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