Impact Newsletter: Resources on Systems Change Supporting Consumer Control

Resources on Systems Change Supporting Consumer Control

Having It Your Way. (2003). By C. Moseley, R. Gettings, & R. Cooper. This publication summarizes findings from a survey of states on current approaches to self-directed supports. It addresses eligibility, needs identification, allocation of funds, monitoring spending for adequacy and appropriateness, and assessing health and well-being. It explores challenges and responses in self-directed service policy and program operation. Available from NASDDDS at www.nasddds.org or 703/683-4202.
Medicaid and Systems Change: Finding the Fit. (1998). By R. Gettings & G. Smith. This report explores the various policy options available to the states as they redesign their MR/DD service delivery systems in ways that promote flexible, community-centered approaches to supporting people with developmental disabilities and making more effective use of public dollars. Available from NASDDDS at www. nasddds.org or 703/683-4202.
www.cms.hhs.gov/promisingpractices. The Promising Practices in Home and Community-Based Services Web site operated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, includes a series of reports on home and community-based services to assist states, in partnership with their disability and aging communities, to strengthen their community long-term support systems.
www.hcbs.org. The Community Living Exchange Collaborative Clearinghouse Web site facilitates sharing information, tools, and practical resources across states and local entities that are re-examining and re-designing how they provide supports.

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Retrieved from the Web site of the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota (http://ici.umn.edu). Citation: Gaylord, V., Moseley, C., Lakin, C. & Hewitt, A. (Eds.) (2004). Impact: Feature Issue on Consumer-Controlled Budgets and Persons with Disabilities 17(1). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration. Available from http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/171.

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