Archived conference materials / Presentations

This presentation will address 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 presentation highlighted The Community Living Exchange Collaborative Web site and the various features available to a wide array of audiences, including states, policy makers, advocates, researchers, consumers, and other entities involved in building systems that provide services and supports that reflect the needs and preferences of individuals of all ages with disabilities.

This teleconference is designed to assist grantees that are preparing new curricula for trainings and other activities or who are engaged in the effective communication of information. Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich is the presenter for this teleconference, and she is an Association Professor in the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, where she teaches social work with elders, social work practice, and methods in professional education.

This link to the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)website contains the presentations from the 2004 CMS Conference held March 2-3, 2004.

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.

Transcript of 10/10/2003 audio teleconference addressing Arkansas SAHELLO Web based information project. The SAHELLO project covers two very rural counties in the Southwest Arkansas. The purpose of the SAHELLO project is to develop and implement an integrated model of healthcare and social services delivery system for consumers and to make that a system consumer driven model.

This webcast focused on forms of abuse/violence/sexual assault against women and men with disabilities, barriers that get in the way of reporting abuse, and strategies that women and men with disabilities believe are important for enhancing their safety. Survey information, gathered directly from individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities as well as victims of domestic violence, disability organizations and criminal justice agencies, was shared with participants.

Democracy is not a spectator sport. This guide was written to help you use the skills you already have to change government actions that affect your life. As an individual, you may wonder what you can do to change things. As a grassroots group, you may think that the deck is stacked against you. The Power Point slides provide strategies for grass roots advocacy. Materials are especially useful for advocates and consumers.

This web cast focused on the emerging use of person-centered or person-directed planning as a cross-disability approach to develop an individualized service plan that best incorporates the values of self-determination. Sherrie Anderson, Dianne Duerscheidt, and Debra McLean presented.

This presentation focuses on workers' compensation laws and systems as they pertain to domestic service workers, and in particular, personal assistance workers, in 50 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and the tribal government of the Navajo Nation.