Resources

NCD Report on Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities
The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report entitled The State of Housing in America in the 21st Century: A Disability Perspective. The report provides recommendations to improve housing opportunities for people with disabilities. The research contained in this report presents a comprehensive overview of the state of housing in the twenty-first century, and answers important questions about the current housing needs and options for people with disabilities living in the United States.
For more information click here: http://www.disability.gov/housing/news_%26_events

Transformation of Services in Ohio
How Ohio changed it's residential services to a prevalence of supported living over the past twenty years and ranks as one of the top four states in the nation.
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January 2009 edition of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
The January 2009 edition of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation focuses on social capital and its impact on vocational rehabilitation and community. Social capital (our relationships) is critical to health and happiness, but there has been very little in the disability field that has looked closely at this concept and the potential to strategically use social capital principles.
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Adult-Learner Centered Training Guide
This resource is designed to help explain how to redesign training in helping professions to assist learners (especially non-traditional learners) to be able to apply their learning more effectively and efficiently.
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Individualized Funding Models
Individualized funding initiatives exist internationally and across Canada under the guise of several different models and approaches. This document will identify the structures of these major models, and some of the problems or issues associated with individualized funding models.
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Medicaid: A Primer - Key Information on the Nation's Health Program for Low-Income People

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illness

"The Case for Inclusion: 2008." This report ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia on how well they are providing community supports to Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities being served by Medicaid. North Carolina's ranking in this study is 35th in the United States. See http://www.ucp.org/uploads/Case_For_Inclusion_Report_2008.pdf

MFP Fact Sheet Updated 11-19-08

DD Summit Recommendations – North Carolina

Best Practices for Implementing the Recommendations of
“Looking Forward: A Summit on the Developmental Disabilities System in North Carolina”

CMS Identifies 15 Chronic Conditions for Medicare Special Needs Plans

Money Follows the Person Grant Fact Sheet October, 2008

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Website

An Assessment of the Psychosocial and Environmental Problems for Persons with MR/DD

Money Follows the Person (MFP) info from CMS

MFP Demonstration Info Sheet

NC Money Follows The Person Info

Websites

The HCBS Quality Learning Community For those working with Home and Community Based Waiver Services

Clearinghouse for Community Living Exchange Collaboration

The Community Imperative
http://thechp.syr.edu/community_imperative.htm

The Center on Human Policy
http://chance.unh.edu/

The Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE)
http://chance.unh.edu/
The Center for Housing and New Community Economics (CHANCE) was established in March of 2001. CHANCE's mission is to improve and increase access to integrated, affordable, and accessible housing coordinated with, but separate from, personal assistance and supportive services.

Diverse City Press
Diverse City Press Inc. produces and distributes inspiring and informational books, audio CD's and video tapes, dealing with persons with developmental disabilities, and a range of social issues.
http://www.diverse-city.com/

Public Policy Impacts of Washington D.C. (PPIWDC)
PPIWDC Focuses on Creating Positive Impacts and Outcomes through public policy reforms, innovative programs and funding acquisition for people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations toward economic self-sufficiency, self-determination, and full community inclusion. Visit their website for more about their organization, goals, projects, etc.
http://www.ppiwdc.org/

Information on Intellectual Disabilities
A good website about intellectual disabilities and health. Note: some terms may differ slightly in the US, as this is a UK developed site, but overall quite a good site.
http://www.intellectualdisability.info/home.htm

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Resources

Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder - The Dialectical Approach

Treating Borderline Personality Disorder – The Dialectical Approach

Crisis Survival Skills: Part One – Distracting and Self-Soothing

Crisis Survival Skills: Part Two – Improving the Moment and Pros and Cons

From Suffering to Freedom – Practicing Reality Acceptance

Dialectical Behavior Therapy PDF

This One Moment – Skills for Everyday Mindfulness

DBT Skills Training Manual

Book about DBT

A resource to the community that assists others to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable people with disabilities to move from clients to citizens.

CRA Is The Home of 5 Star Quality and EBT