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The Formal and Informal PAS ProjectAboutThe primary goal of this 5-year research project is to study the relationship between formal and informal PAS and caregiving support, and the role of assistive technology (AT) in complementing PAS. The project is directed by Mitch LaPlante and co-directed by Steve Kaye, assisted by Taewoon Kang, research statistician. Companion CenterThe University of California Disability Statistics Center is a companion center that provides information on disability statistics. The site provides disability resources, a listing of publications, and information on finding disability data and understanding disability statistics. National Disability StatisticsThe Center for Personal Assistance Services has compiled state and national data on the prevalence of overall disability and of self-care difficulty, by gender, age, race and ethnicity, type of disability, family income, benefit recipiency, employment status, and living arrangement. State and national disability data Reports and PublicationsA list of reports and publications produced by the Formal and Informal PAS project. The citations have links to press releases, abstracts, and either the entire publication or information on where to obtain it. All project reports and publications Recent additionsLaPlante, M., Kaye, H.S., Kang, T., and Harrington, C. (2004). Unmet need for personal assistance services: Estimating the shortfall in hours of help and adverse consequences. J. Gerontol. B. Psychol. Sci. Soc. Sci. 2004 59: S98-S108. LaPlante, M.P., Harrington, C., & Kang, T. (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): 397-415. PresentationsA list of presentations given by the Formal and Informal PAS project with links to summaries and powerpoint files. All Formal and Informal PAS Presentations Recent additionsComing Presentation! LaPlante, M. (2004, February 2). Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services. Presented at the Personal Assistance Service (PAS) and Caregiving Across the Life Span: Forging a Disability and Aging Partnership to Build Capacity Through Research and Development hosted by ICDR Subcommittee on the New Freedom Initiative (ISNFI). LaPlante, M.P., Kaye, S., Kang, T., & Harrington, C. (2003, November 18). Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services. Presented at the 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association.
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