Conducting Community Forums: Engaging Stakeholders, Mobilizing Communities
How to plan and hold effective community forums to gain insight into the needs of people with disabilities.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69866
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Strategic Partnerships and Relationships with Other Disability Organizations
Training from the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) Program about strategic partnerships and relationships with other disability organizations.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69865
Using Consumer Satisfaction Information for Planning
This training from the Independent Living Research Utilization Program (ILRU) provides information on how you can gather feedback and input directly from consumers in your state to improve Independent Living programs. The presentation includes information about methods to gather and analyze data. Part 1 is about gathering information and part 2 is about implementing improvements.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69863
National I&R Center Webinars
The I&R Support Center holds a call or webinar on a monthly basis with I&R Specialists concerning topics of interest to those who work in the field of aging and disability I&R/A. Notes, PowerPoint presentations, and an audio recording from each call can be found here.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69796
HCBS Business Acumen Webinars
The Disability Network Business Acumen Center holds a call or webinar on a monthly basis with partners concerning topics of interest to those who work in the field. Notes, PowerPoint presentations, and an audio recording from each call can be found here.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69795
NCI-AD Webinars
The National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) is an initiative designed to support states’ interest in assessing the performance of their programs and delivery systems in order to improve services for older adults and individuals with physical disabilities. NCI-AD is a collaborative effort between ADvancing States and HSRI. The following is an archive of webinars about the NCI-AD initiative.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/69794
MLTSS Education Video- UnitedHealthcare
Gary Sullivan, a member of UnitedHealthcare in Tennessee, shares his perspective on the benefits he’s received from being a UnitedHealthcare member. Gary, who was a practicing attorney until his retirement, has been wheelchair-bound due to his muscular dystrophy for many years, and has significant need for help with activities of daily living.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/68157
FLSA Home Care Rule Toolkit
A resource for participant direction program stakeholders, this toolkit is in response to new rules promulgated by the US Department of Labor (DOL) that will take effect January 1, 2015. This webpage is designed to be your one-stop location for information and resources about the FLSA Home Care Final Rule and it's impact on participant direction programs. Resources include webinars, toolkits, and flowcharts. More resources will be added as they are developed.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/65649
Weathering the Storm: The Impact of the Great Recession on Long-Term Services and Supports
The recession continues to affect state programs for older individuals and adults with physical disabilities. Demand for publicly funded services has grown, and resources, including staff, are stretched thin, according to this new 50-state study. 31 states have cut non-Medicaid aging and disability services programs in FY 2010, and 28 states were expecting to cut these programs in FY 2011. Find the research report, brief, video and compiled State profiles.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/52789
You decide. Your help. Consumer Directed Video
Interested in how to use media to market your program? Minnesota has developed short video clips to make it easier for consumers to learn about “You Decide. Your Help.” The following video segments show viewers how to use the consumer directed service option to provide the help you need to continue to live at home. These clips give viewers the basic information on what the option is, who is eligible and who to contact for more information.
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50992
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