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Reports and Publications
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(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.
(2012, March). Private-Duty Industry Association Studies of DOL's Proposal to Revise FLSA's Companionship Exemption: What Do They Tell Us? Bronx, NY.: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute.
(2012, March 20th). Statement for the Record by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) For the Hearing on Ensuring Regulations Protect Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care Before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Education and the Workforce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives. Bronx, NY.: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute.
Library
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Center on an Aging Society, Georgetown University . (2004, June). Workers affected by chronic conditions: How can workplace policies and programs help? (Issue Brief Number 7). Washington, DC: .
The Employment Policy Group, University of Iowa, Center for Disabilities and Development. (2003). Using workplace personal assistance to improve recruiting and retention [Brochure]. Des Moines, IA: .
(2004, October). The cost of frontline turnover in long-term care. (Practice & Policy Report: 1-3). New York, NY: Better Jobs Better Care.
Presentations
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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).
Orslene, L. (2005, Jun 20) Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace. Presented at the Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace Webcast hosted by T-TAP.
Kraus, L.E. (2006, Sep 19) Promising Practices in Workplace Personal Assistance Services. Presented at the JAN 2006 Annual Conference hosted by Job Accommodation Network (JAN).
Links
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The Center, an affiliate of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD), is a technical assistance center that is dedicated to helping states enhance employment support programs. One of the Center's six task forces addresses current rules and regulations for workplace PAS, factors in the work place, and related concerns. Minutes of task force meetings, beginning in January 2003, as well as a small list of publications on workplace PAS are available.
Virginia Commonwealth University. Publishes reports and manuals on obtaining or managing workplace personal assistance services. Among them, Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide, 2003, (http://www.worksupport.com/Main/pass.asp) and Employer View of Workplace Supports (http://www.worksupport.com/Main/rrtcpapers.asp)
One of ten regional ADA Centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). It supports efforts to strengthen ADA compliance for eight states in the Southeast Region, shares publications and resources on the ADA that are accurate and reliable, provides technical assistance promptly to telephone or written inquiries about the ADA, offers training and distance education on the ADA, disseminates news and ADA in Action articles about implementation and enforcement of the ADA, makes referrals to regional ADA experts for specialized assistance, works with a distinguished ADA Leadership Network to promote coalition building among business, government, education, and disability communities, and develops effective solutions for the challenges in ADA compliance.
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