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Information for PAS Users 
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) can be crucial to your ability to live independently. Whether you are new to PAS or have been using them for years, you may have questions or need more information.
The Center for Personal Assistance Services has gathered resources for you
to find out what you need to know about Personal Assistance Services
Training Resources
Promising Practices
Below are the promising practices relating to PAS Users.
PAS Center Reports and Publications
A list of publications produced by the PAS Users
project. The citations provide links to abstracts, press releases, and
either the entire publication, or information about where to obtain it.
All PAS Center reports and publications related to PAS Users
Recent additions
Solovieva, T.I, Walls, R.T. & Dowler D.L. (2010). Personal Assistance Services (PAS) for Individuals with Disabilities: Self-Care at the Workplace. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 36(3), pp.339-343. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2010-1035 LaPlante, M.P. & Kaye, H.S. (2010). Demographics and trends in wheeled mobility equipment use and accessibility in the community. Assistive Technology, 22(1), pp.3-17. Misra, S., Orslene, L.E. & Walls, R.T. (2010). Personal assistance services (PAS) for workers with disabilities: Views and experiences of employers. Journal of Rehabilitation, 76(1), pp.22-27.
Library
Important publications related to PAS Users. Abstracts and information
on how to obtain the complete publication is provided with each citation.
All PAS User publications
Recent additions:
Solovieva, T.I, Walls, R.T. & Dowler D.L. (2010). Personal Assistance Services (PAS) for Individuals with Disabilities: Self-Care at the Workplace. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 36(3), pp.339-343. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2010-1035 Robert B. Hudson (Ed.) (2010, Winter/Spring). Advancing Home and Community-Based Services: Transforming Policies, Programs, and Service Delivery in Long-Term Care Boston, MA: Public Policy & Aging Report. Retrieved August, 2010 from http://www.hcbs.org/files /193/9616/PP&AR.pdf
Presentations
A list of important presentations related to the PAS Users.
All PAS Users Presentations
Recent additions:
Kang, T. (2007, Nov 07) Disparities in service utilization and expenditures for individuals living at home or in the community in California. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association (APHA).
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Kraus, L. (2007, Nov 06) New promising practices in workplace personal assistance services. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association (APHA).
More information
Jans, L. (2007, Nov 06) Personal assistance services (PAS) cooperatives: A service delivery model to benefit PAS consumers and workers. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association (APHA).
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Links
The Center for PAS has assembled a list of links to organizations,
resources and information available on the web related to PAS Users.
All PAS User links
Recent additions: Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.nia.nih.gov/NR /rdonlyres/6A0E9F3C-E429- 4F03-818E-D1B60235D5F8/0/ 100711_LoRes2.pdf
This guide is for people who care for family members or others with Alzheimer's disease (AD) at home. Includes information about how AD changes a person; coping with these changes; helping family and friends understand AD; making your home safe for the person with AD; and managing everyday activities like eating, bathing, dressing and grooming. Disaster Resources for People with Disabilities
http://www.jik.com/disast er.html
Emergency Preparedness for with disabilities, their families and support networks. Covers specific individual preparedness for people with disabilities and activity limitations and content includes:
- Guides
- Hazard Specific
- Lessons Documented
- Specific Functional Need Focus
- Forms, Checklists, Tools, Samples, etc.
- Videos
- General Preparedness Information
Emergency Preparedness Initiative - a program of the National Organization on Disability
http://www.nod.org/index. cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewP age&pageId=1564
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, NOD launched the Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) to ensure that emergency managers address disability concerns and that people with disabilities are included in all levels of emergency preparedness including planning, response, and recovery.
EPI has since become a nationally recognized leader in emergency preparedness for people with disabilities and special needs through the delivery of national outreach, education, and awareness programs. Additionally, EPI offers training programs to ensure that preparedness officials across the country include people with disabilities in their emergency planning, preparation, response and recovery activities at the community level. EPI works to ensure that people with disabilities take an active role in emergency plan development and practice before, during, and after emergencies.
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