Texas

The Texas Promoting Independence Plan is the comprehensive, effectively working plan called for as a response to the U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead decision. The Plan includes all long-term care services and supports and the state’s efforts to improve the provision of community-based alternatives. The goal is to ensure that these programs effectively foster independence and acceptance of people with disabilities and provide opportunities for people to live productive lives in their communities.

This presentation addresses a recent pilot study of the implementation of Rider 37 in Texas, the six pioneers and their support network that facilitated in the transition process from a nursing facility to the community, and the stakeholders in Texas who participated in the interviews.

This program provides home- and community-based services to people who are elderly and to adults with disabilities as a cost-effective alternative to living in a nursing home. DHS employees provide case management services. Services are available across the state; however, the average length of time on the interest list varies by where you live.

This site provides a comprehensive reference guide which provides information on over 225 health and human service programs provided by state agencies in Texas. The profile for each program contains contact information; program, service, and target population descriptions; basic eligibility criteria; authorizing statutes; and information on how Texans can apply for the program.

The official state website offers information and links to government, business, travel, education, environment, healthcare and employment. Information specific to disability resources and family and child needs are also available.

This study was designed as a small scale, pilot qualitative study of the implementation of Rider 37 in Texas.

Beginning in 2001 and continuing in 2002 and 2003, technical assistance for the Real Choice Systems Change grantees has been provided by the Exchange Collaborative team (combined efforts of ILRU and Rutgers University/CSHP). These documents provide contact information for the TA providers and two charts indicating which Exchange Team is responsible for providing TA to the grantees. In 2002 & 2002, TA was divided according to states. In 2003, TA was distributed according to theme.

This document describes the program established by the United Cerebral Palsy of Texas and its partners to increase housing and homeownership opportunities for people with disabilities in 1995. The report explains the Texas Home of Your Own Coalition and how it brings together people and organizations with a broad range of expertise and experience in disability advocacy and in fields associated with homeownership.

In this report, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) traces the budget issues that states confronted in 2002 and examines how they addressed those issues. The report also describes long-term care legislation enacted in 2002 and long-term care planning work that is under way in many states.

The National Council on Disability (NCD) assesses the nation's response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999) that the unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities is a form of discrimination.