For people with disabilities, this is achievable when you are surrounded by people that respect the many unique challenges you face and are committed to being a lifelong resource.
Achieva is an organization of individuals, professionals, and community partners to help you reach your individualized goals.
Supported employment uses person-centered tools to help people secure and keep a job in a field they desire to work in while offering benefits counseling to ensure vital government benefits are maintained.
Working with the entire disability community has provided us with an understanding of the issues you face & the knowledge to help you navigate your options.
Monday, 
This webinar will explore what emotional regulation means for students with disabilities, including what happens in the brain and body during stress. Participants will learn practical tools used in schools, along with strategies families can use at home to support regulation and partner with school staff.
Thursday,
Empowered Voices meet virtually on the third Thursday of each month from 6 - 8 p.m. Achieva's Empowered Voices Leadership Group is driven by the voices and interests of its self-advocates.
Thursday,
The PA ABLE Savings Program provides people with disabilities the opportunity for greater control of their finances and to plan a more secure future. It is a savings program offering people with qualifying disabilities a way to save that does not affect their means-tested benefits.
More than 900 Pennsylvanians with disabilities received essential assistance this year thanks to the Achieva Family Trust's Charitable Residual Program, which distributed nearly $2 million in grants during the last fiscal year.
In the early 1970s, Ginny joined Arc Allegheny — now part of The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh at Achieva. Her advocacy was hands-on and unrelenting. She led unannounced inspections, documented violations, confronted officials, and engaged the media to expose abuse at state-run institutions.
Achieva, a leading nonprofit provider of services for people with disabilities, has received a $1 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to support children with complex medical needs to go home.