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- State Agencies related to PAS - Find State Agencies related to PAS
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Reports and Publications
All Community Organization related Reports and Publications
Recent additions:
(2012, June). Gradual Rebalancing Of Medicaid Long-Term Services And Supports Saves Money And Serves More People, Statistical Model Shows. Health Affairs, 31(6), pp.1195-1203.
(2011, March). Why don't employers hire and retain workers with disabilities? Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, March. doi: 10.1007/s10926-011-9302-8
(2010). Demographics and trends in wheeled mobility equipment use and accessibility in the community. Assistive Technology, 22(1), pp.40254.
Library
All Community Organization related Publications
Recent additions:
(2003, February). Policy brief: The applicability of the ADA to personal assistance in the workplace. Boston, MA: The Institute for Community Inclusion.
(2002). Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home. Health Services Research, 37(2), pp.397-415.
InfoUse & Program Development Associates. (2003). Consumer direction in personal assistance services: How to work together [CD Rom & Video]. Berkeley, CA: .
Presentations
All Community Organization related Presentations
Recent additions:
Harrington, C. (2003, Oct 27) Medicaid Long Term Care: Home and Community Based Services. Presented at the Unmet Needs in Personal Assistance Services: Prevalence, Consequences, Costs and Policy Options hosted by Disability Statistics Center at UCSF.
LaPlante, M.P., Kaye, S., Kang, T., & Harrington, C. (2003, Nov 18) Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services. Presented at the 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association.
Harrington, C., Newcomer, R., LaPlante, M., Kaye, S., Stoddard, S., Kitchener, M., Oxford, M. (2004, Apr 26) Meeting the Nation. Presented at the National Conference: "Meeting the Future Research and Training Needs of the Disability Community" hosted by Nartional Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (NARRTC).
Links
All Community Organization Links
Recent additions:
The Community Living Exchange Collaborative Clearinghouse collects and shares information about home and community-based services (HCBS) for people with disabilities of all ages from different states.
The site may also be of use to individuals with disabilities, older adults and providers to educate themselves on how to be active participants in changing systems. Researchers, policy makers and other interested parties will also find a wealth of information on the site about home and community based services.
The DCA is a unique coalition of consumers, workers, and concerned providers dedicated to ensuring a stable, valued and well-trained workforce in long-term care.
The National Alliance for Caregiving is dedicated to providing support and information to family caregivers and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.