The One Page Profile
This post is a resource on the One Page Profile “One Pager” – a simple, one-sheet overview to introduce your child with a disability to the IEP team or others. Updated from a March 2018 post.
The One Page Profile—or “One Pager”—is a simple, strengths-based sheet that gives people a real sense of who your child is. It’s a quick, person-centered way to introduce your child to an IEP team (or any team, really) that might otherwise focus mostly on what’s “wrong” or what needs fixing.
I started making these back in 2018, after Tiffany Stafford shared the one she made for her daughter, Ellie. Since then, I’ve used them for my own daughter, and IEP teams are almost always surprised and moved by them. Honestly, that still surprises me—because this kind of basic, human info feels like it should be a given when a team is trying to support someone.
The One Pager
The One Pager helps people understand the whole picture: what lights your child up, what their strengths are, what helps them thrive, and what their hopes are for the future. It shifts the conversation from “What’s the problem?” to “Who is this person, and how can we support them in the best way possible?”
I’ve got a template on Canva that’s free for you to use and make your own. No need to ask—just CLICK HERE to get to the template on Canva, and start building something beautiful.
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