Mark Olson
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About Me
First and foremost, for my 17yo daughter with autism, Lindsay.
LTO Ventures is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company that develops live / work / play communities for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). Our intentional community model combines a continuum of “person-centered” residential, employment and social-recreational options suited to the needs and desires of each individual within a master-planned, community-based, Olmstead-compatible campus.
LTO Ventures’ model combines the best design, financial and operational elements of senior living, gated residential and master-planned communities, as well as college campuses, and mixed-use live-work environments. The design model is enhanced by best practices developed from research into supportive and sustainable residential options for adults with ASD. The financial model will eschew government and insurance funds and be self-sustaining through our on-site businesses, as well as partnerships with for-profit businesses, donations, investments, grants and volunteers.
For more information about LTO Ventures as well as out Autism Entrepreneurs Center, please visit us:
http://www.ltoventures.org
http://www.facebook.com/LTOVentures
I am an authority on CHOICE and innovation in residential and employment solutions for ASD adults, and am pleased to share that knowledge. I also am considered an activitist on funding and regulatory issues including Medicaid.
"Choice v Olmstead" -- http://ltoventures.org/news/articlesop-ed/choice-v-olmstead/
Testimony to Oversight and Government Reform Committee -- http://bit.ly/YRWvbG
Let me extend to you my personal welcome to our AutismOne Social Network. AutismOne is now the “one-stop-shopping center” for information about autism. We have the annual conference in Chicago, AutismOne radio, the Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy, the AutismOne Social Network and the AutismOne Store.
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Ed Arranga Executive Director AutismOne.org