You are on your way! There are many steps and people to connect with. The Front Door liaison provides information about connecting and submitting an application to one of the regional Care Coordination Organization that serves your region.  Here comes the paper storm! Get prepared with keeping track of emails and applications mailed and assessments conducted in one place. We recommend a 3-ring binder using Table of Contents as a guide for creating tabs.
Self-Direction starts with a vision: Consider this 1 minute video: https://inclusionalberta.org/fms-online-guide/visioning-is-conversation/. Parents/guardians/caregivers are encouraged to have conversations with many people to create a vision for the disabled person (regardless of age). Vision Planning has many levels: short term goals to just get started; medium term to identify new opportunities and to reflect upon the identified short term goals; long term vision planning addresses the overarching goals such as ‘independent living in the community’, ‘employment or volunteer opportunities’, ‘healthy living’.