Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities

Three grahpics explain the way the MA ADRC project is coordinated between an Area Agency on Aging & an Independent Living Center. The Team Report details the essential role of the intake team in creating a “one-stop” ADRC by bridging the philosophies of two separate long term care services one serving older adults & one serving adults with disabilities. A flyer soliciting consumers, a flyer offering a program overview & an application for the ADRC Consumer Involvement Board is also provided.

This bulletin from the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services focuses on the operation of what have come to referred to as \"supports\" waiver programs - i.e., Medicaid home & community-based waiver programs that offer a broad, flexible array of comparatively low cost services and supports that are intended primarily to assist individuals living in their own home or the home of their family to avoid placement in a licensed, out-of-home residential facility.

This Data Digest from the AARP Public Policy Institute, Disability: Federal Survey Definitions, Measurements, and Estimates, examines different ways disability has been defined and measured in national surveys sponsored by the federal government. The brief discusses the sources of some of the variation in disability rates and illustrates how broader definitions of disability yield higher prevalence rates.

One of the most significant barriers to the development of comprehensive home and community-based support systems the availability of affordable, accessible housing. To help persons with disabilities of all ages locate housing, a handful of states have developed information and assistance programs that provider information on rental housing. This brief provides an overview of a sample of existing web-based housing registries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tennessee.

This study compared the use of treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among three distinct subpopulations of Medicaid-insured youths who have very different mental health needs and patterns of service use: those with federally documented disability, those in foster care, and those in families with low income. This one-year, cross-sectional study of community mental health services used administrative data.

This page provides a list of links to Web sites that provide interactive on-line decision tools related to long term supports and services, as well as other topics of interest for seniors and people with disabilities. Links include: Long Term Care Planning Tool; Nursing Home Compare; Home Health Compare; Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs; CHEQ: Comprehensive Healthcare and Earnings Query; MN Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities; Care Planner; BenefitsCheckUp

These materials were developed by the Sutton Group and are focused on people over 50 and adults with disabilities. The two handouts provide information on effective ways to market to both of these groups. A link is also provided to the Sutton Group website.

Wisconsin’s Functional Screen system is a web-based application used to collect information about an individual’s functional status, health, and need for assistance for various programs that serve the frail elderly and people with developmental or physical disabilities. The website includes numerous resources regarding both an adult and children's version.

The Lewin Group under contract with Wisconsin's Legislative Audit Bureau examined the implementation, early outcomes, and cost effectiveness of the restructuring of Wisconsin’s long-term care system for the elderly, the physically disabled, and the developmentally disabled. The report offers key-findings based on over the past few years evaluation.

The National Organization on Disability website offers resources for marketing to people with disabilities as well as to their friends, families, employers, and service providers. The website includes a list of comunications firms specializing in marketing to people with disabilities, strategies for reaching them, and guidelines for writing about them.