Article Publication Date:
7/24/2007
Summary:
Otro Puente was a demonstration project conducted as part of the Massachusetts C-PASS grant. The purpose was to prepare, support and empower individuals with developmental disabilities to increase access to and control of Personal Assistance Services and Supports (PASS), and to identify barriers to consumer self-direction. Otro Puente examined the successes and challenges of participants from Latino cultural backgrounds, most were persons with cognitive challenges.
Topics:
Consumer/Participant Direction
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities
Sources:
Grantee produced
Massachusetts
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
Keywords:
CPASS
Latinos; Leadership Work Group; Self-Direction; flexible support; Medicaid-funded PCA;
Contact
Nilka Alvarez-Rodriguez
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
Nilka.Alvarez-Rodriguez@state.ma.us
Phone:
978-590-7039
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51339