Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities

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The State of 21st Century Long-Term Services and Supports: Financing and Systems Reform for Americans with Disabilities

The National Council on Disability is calling on administration to reform long-term services and supports systems to better serve people with disabilities and the elderly. In this new report, the NCD looks at current state activities, identifies the problems with our currently fragmented federal system and offers recommendations on future needs.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50830

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Distressed Conditions in Developments for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities and Strategies Used for Improvement

A new GAO report examined public housing developments occupied primarily by elderly persons and non-elderly persons with disabilities. Review the data on severely distressed housing and the ways in which such housing can be improved. This report examines the methods used to reduce the level of social distress and strategies to improve physical and social conditions.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50829

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Disability Statistics Website

Visit DisabilityStatistics.org to access comprehensive, up-to-date U.S. disability statistics via graphs and charts, tables, and written descriptions. The disability statistics on this website are estimated by Cornell University using the following data sources: Current Population Survey, Census 2000, American Community Survey. View the 2004 Disability Status Reports; the latest data is available in PDF or HTML and listed by state.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50828

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Disability & Emergency Preparedness Resources Interactive Map Website

This unique web-based tool provides an accessible, interactive clearinghouse directory of regional, state, and local disability-related emergency management resources. As a service to first responders, emergency managers and people with disabilities, N.O.D.'s Emergency Preparedness Initative (EPI) is providing regional, state, and local disability-related emergency management resources. Click on the map to view a list of links to disability & emergency preparedness resources in your area.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50825

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Consumer and Family Perspectives on Services Provided by Connecticut’s State Agencies: Do citizens with disabilities perceive agency activities as supportive of self-determination and consumer empowerment?

To what extent have several key state agencies and bureaus embedded concepts such as partnerships with families and citizens with disabilities, consumer decision making and self-determination into the training of their staff? This report is a follow up companion to a previous study and provides a good window onto 'grass roots' perspectives of consumers and families receiving services while informing agencies about how their particular efforts compare to those undertaken by others.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50823

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Northeast Florida AAA Continuity of Operations and Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

The State of Florida is vulnerable to a variety of hazards that threaten its citizens and the Northeast Florida AAA had developed both a number of resources in disaster preparedness. The Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan encompasses recognition of responsibilities in the event of a disaster. The continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan establishes policy and guidance to ensure the execution of the AAA mission essential functions.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50815

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Maryland Access Point (ADRC) Advisory Board and Sub-committee Job Descriptions

The role of the Maryland Access Point (MAP) Advisory Board is to guide the design and operations of the Resource Center. MAP developed the attached job descriptions to assist board members in carrying out their roles efficiently. The board is composed of individuals representing all populations served by the program, including individuals who have a disability or a chronic condition and public, private, and government agencies that provide services to individuals served by the program.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50814

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The State of the States in Developmental Disabilities Website

This website is from a research project administered by the University of Colorado. The site houses a list of publications, offers state profiles data and a complete list of helpful links. Visit the website to review the charts and tables for each state or to order a publications such as the new State of the States in Developmental Disabilities: 2005.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50813

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Variation by Disability in State Predictors of Medicaid 1915c Waiver Use and Expenditures

The December Gerontologist highlights a study which reviewed the state-level Medicaid 1915c data from 1992-2001 and compared state predictors of waiver utilization and expenditures for waivers serving both older and working age individuals relative to waivers serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The results found that increased community-based-care capacity appears to be an important factor in efforts to expand the availability of Medicaid community-based-care.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50812

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Employment Of Persons With Disabilities in Connecticut

The Real Choice System Change project at the University of Connecticut’s Center for Disabilities administered a Community Inclusion Assessment to determine the level and quality of inclusion in Connecticut communities. The papers in this series are based on a (non-random) sample of 250 individuals with disabilities who completed an in-depth survey. Real Choice Briefing Paper #2 explores employment issues.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50809

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