 | 2012 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
This report has statistical information about people with disabilities. |
| A National Review of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This article is about waiver services for people with some form of autism. |
| A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Transition-Age Youth withwith Disabilities in Relation to SSI Redetermination (Poicy Research Brief)
This Brief explains transition to adulthood through the lens of SSI eligibility. |
| A Survey of State Disability Policy, 2010
A report about state policy related to disabilities. Information in the report is from a national survey from 31 states. The purpose of the report is to provide policymakers with information on policies they can pursue in their own states. |
| Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports
A detailed report on the long-term services and supports provided in each state in the United States. |
| An Independent Evaluation of .... Minnesota's Medicaid HCBS Services
Report containing the results of an independent evaluation of Minnesota's Medicaid HCBS waiver program for people with developmental disabilities. |
| AUCD Legislative News In Brief
In Brief provides a weekly federal legislative update on issues important to people with disabilities and their families. The publication focuses on AUCD's legislative goals developed by the association. |
| Back to Work: Recent SSA Employment Demonstrations for People with Disabilities
This report describes how well four demonstrations increased the short-term economic self-sufficiency of people who receive SSI and SSDI. |
| Benefits For Children With Disabilities
This booklet tells how children and youth can make use of SSI and SSDI benefits. It is written to parents and updated every year. You can download a copy for free as a PDF file. |
| Costs, Cuts, and Consequences: Charting a New Course for Working-Age People with Disabilities
This report asks how money spent at the Federal and state levels is helping working-age people with disabilities move into good jobs.
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| Delivering on the promise - report of federal agencies' actions to eliminate barriers and promote community integration
Fact sheet detailing results of the federal report, "Delivering on the Promise - Report of Federal Agencies' Actions to Eliminate Barriers and Promote Community Integration"
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| Developing Individual Budgets and Reimbursement Levels Using the Supports Intensity Scale
This report describes recent progress in moving state developmental disability systems using HCBS waivers toward greater efficiency and equity. |
| Disability at the Dawn of the 21st Century and the State of the States (2002)
This book provides a detailed state-by-state analysis of public financial support for persons with MR/DD, mental illness, and physical disabilities. |
| Employment First Manual
This covers key elements needed to support Employment First programs. It is available to buy both as a book, and as an online presentatio. |
| Family Support Services in the United States: 2008 (Policy Research Brief)
This brief is about family support Services for people with ID/DD. |
| Federal Perspectives
A newsletter that provides a monthly summary of national issues shaping publicly-funded disability services. |
| Forging a Federal State Partnership
This is a study of the changes in public policy toward persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities over the past fifty years. |
| GAO 2012 Annual Report: Employment for People with Disabilities
A report about different government programs and how they could be better. Section 30 of the report is about government programs related to employment for people with disabilities. |
| GAO Report: States’ Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
This 2012 report shows states responses to new laws expanding Medicaid. |
| How is the Affordable Care Act Leading to Changes in Medicaid Today? State Adoption of Five New Options
This article talks about health reform and changes to Medicaid. |
| Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports (11th Edition)
This book is the newest classification and diagnosis system for intellectual disability. |
| Mini-MAX User’s Guide
A document explaining how to use a research friendly Medicaid database. |
| MN State Services for the Blind-Child Services
MN State Services for the Blind-Child Services provides information and support to families of Blind, Visually Impaired or DeafBlind children ages 0-14. |
| Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program: A Profile of Participants
A report about the participants in a government program that helps people on Medicaid move from institutions to live in the community. You can download it as a PDF file. |
| National Goals for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This book comes out of a federal conference that was held in 2003. It describes the current knowledge and national goals in areas that affect the lives of people with developmental disabilities in the United States. |
| Olmstead: Reclaiming Institutionalized Lives
A state of the states report on the implementation of the Olmstead decision |
| ONE STEP AHEAD: Resource Planning for People with Disabilities Who Rely on Supplemental Security Income and Medical Assistance
This guide offers suggestions to people with disabilities who receive MA and SSI as to ways to have money or property without risk of losing their MA or SSI benefits.
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| Planning for Success: Supplemental Security Income and Age 18 Disability Redetermination
A manual for transition-aged youth that explains how the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program works for adults. |
| Red Book on Employment Support
A web-accessible federal publication that provides A - Z information on employment supports for people who receive SSI or Social Security benefits. |
| Rights and Reality II
An action guide to rights of people with disabiities in Wisconsin. |
| Section 8 Made Simple: Using the Housing Choice Voucher Program To Assist People with Disabilities, 2nd edition
Section 8 Made Simple is a 98-page publication covering the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in detail. |
| Senate Bill 1270
This is a short workbook. It has recommendations from work groups that came together to think of ways to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities in California. |
| Survey of State Case Management Policies and Practices
The report from a survey of developmental disability case management services across the United States. |
| The Growth of Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Programs: A 2012 Update
This report summarizes a study of how states are using managed care models to provide long-term care. Several states include people who have ID/DD. |
| Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services: A Primer
A thorough explanation of the role of the Medicaid program in supporting people with developmental and other disabilities to live and work in the community. |
| Waisman Center Transition to Adult Health Care Resources
These guides help youth with disabilities learn how to manage their health care needs when they become adults. There are also guides for parents, all can be downloaded for free. |
| Work Incentive Simplification Pilot (WISP): Recommendations of the Technical Advisory Panel Regarding the Evaluation Design
A report that gives recommendations for evaluating the Work Incentive Simplification Pilot (WISP), a simplification of the Social Security Disability Insurance work incentives. |
| Working While Disabled—How We Can Help
This booklet talks about working while getting money from the Social Security Administration. |
| "Show Me the Money": Flexible Funding for Job Success
This website is intended to help people use flexible funding to find and keep the jobs they want. Flexible funding is one part of self-determination. |
| A Guide to the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision
A brief report that describes the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act and how this impacts the future of health reform. |
| A History of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
This website explains the history of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). It shows the records of many important meetings and hearings, and the manuals, reports and reviews from different times in history. |
| A National Review of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
This article is about waiver services for people with some form of autism. |
| A Patient’s Guide to Medicare Part D
A short guide that answers frequently asked questions about Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage). |
| A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Transition-Age Youth withwith Disabilities in Relation to SSI Redetermination (Poicy Research Brief)
This Brief explains transition to adulthood through the lens of SSI eligibility. |
| Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports
A detailed report on the long-term services and supports provided in each state in the United States. |
| AUCD Legislative News In Brief
In Brief provides a weekly federal legislative update on issues important to people with disabilities and their families. The publication focuses on AUCD's legislative goals developed by the association. |
| Back to Work: Recent SSA Employment Demonstrations for People with Disabilities
This report describes how well four demonstrations increased the short-term economic self-sufficiency of people who receive SSI and SSDI. |
| Business.Gov Employing People with Disabilities
This points users to information all around the web about hiring people with disabilities. |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) on-line resource for Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
An online tool that provides basic information about Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS). |
| Changing Priorities: The Federal Budget and Housing Assistance, 1976-2007
This report provides an overview of HUD budget trends from fiscal year 1976 through fiscal year 2006 as measured in inflation-adjusted dollars. |
| College Funding for Students with Disabilities
This fact sheet briefly explains how students with disabilities can pay for college. |
| Disability Rights (Home Page in the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice website)
A website of the United States government. This Disability Rights section seeks to help people with disabilities to have equal opportunity by the implementatation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| Disability.gov
A one-stop shopping website that pulls together information about topics related to disability from across the federal government. |
| DisabilitySecrets.com
A website with tips and advice about applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI or SSD), and Supplemental Security Inncome (SSDI). |
| Employment First Manual
This covers key elements needed to support Employment First programs. It is available to buy both as a book, and as an online presentatio. |
| Facilitating Competitive Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
This CD features six national experts who talk about employment ideas for people with disabilities. |
| Financing Resources for Affordable Housing: A Brief Overview
This document briefly describes several financial resource options to be used for the development of affordable housing. |
| GAO 2012 Annual Report: Employment for People with Disabilities
A report about different government programs and how they could be better. Section 30 of the report is about government programs related to employment for people with disabilities. |
| GAO Report: States’ Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
This 2012 report shows states responses to new laws expanding Medicaid. |
| GAO Report: States’ Plans to Pursue New and Revised Options for Home- and Community-Based Services
A report from the Government Accountability Office about the four Home and Community-based Service options for Medicaid beneficiaries. |
| Grants.gov
Grants.gov is a simple, unified “storefront” for all customers of Federal grants to find, apply for, and manage grants electronically. |
| Guidelines for Successfully Enrolling People with Disabilities in Managed Care Plans
These are for states to use in setting up managed care programs that would include people with disabilities. |
| HCBSSelfDirection.org
A CMS-funded website that provides technical assistance to states in developing, evaluating and maintaining HCBS waiver programs. |
| HHS Office on Disability
This office makes sure everything done by the US Department of Health and Human Services works well for people with disabilities. |
| HIPAA
This DVD describes HIPAA guidelines and teaches home care providers about the importance of maintaining confidentiality in a variety of settings.
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| Housing Choice Voucher Newsletter
A monthly newsletter about the US Government's Housing Choice Voucher Program. This program helps people with low income or disabilities rent or buy a home. |
| Hud Releases 2005 Median Income Estimates: Housing Info Update # 31
On 3/4/05, HUD issued the estimated Median Family Incomes for FY2005. These income figures are used as the basis for income limits for several HUD programs. |
| Long-Term Care 101
An online presentation that explains what long-term care is in the United States. |
| Medicaid Program
Pointers to federal and state websites to obtain information about the Medicaid program. |
| Mini-MAX User’s Guide
A document explaining how to use a research friendly Medicaid database. |
| MN State Services for the Blind-Child Services
MN State Services for the Blind-Child Services provides information and support to families of Blind, Visually Impaired or DeafBlind children ages 0-14. |
| Monday Morning in Washington, DC
A weekly "free" e-newsletter detailing information of importance to parents, children, and individuals with disabilities. |
| My Voice My Vote
This is a website for young adults with disabilities who want to learn about the voting process and make a difference in their communities. |
| National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities. |
| National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues with special focus on children and youth (birth to age 22).
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| National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Advocates' Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy
NLIHC's Advocates' Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy contains short chapters describing more than 60 housing-related programs, proposals and issues related to low-income housing.
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| National Organization on Disability (NOD)
The mission of The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. |
| Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP)
The Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) develops, analyzes and coordinates HHS policies and programs for persons with disabilities. |
| Olmstead section of ADA.gov
A website that provides information about the Supreme Court's Olmstead ruling and enforcement. It says states need to provide services that allow people with disabilities to be fully included in community. |
| People with Disabilities and the Affordable Care Act
This web page shares many ideas about how the Affordable Care Act can help people with disabilities. |
| Ready.gov
This website tells how to be ready for an emergency situation. |
| Recommendations for CMS Managed Care
In this document, the National Council on Disability expresses concern over the federal government's plans to use managed care. |
| Registered Disability Savings Plan Website
Www.rdsp.com is a website detailing the Registered Disability Savings Plan which is a program for people with disabilities and their families, to help plan for their future financial security. |
| State Health Facts Online
A website with health care coverage availability information for all 50 states. |
| StateData.info
This website has charts of state, national, and individual disability data for agencies that provide employment supports. |
| Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program
Internet-accessible information from the Social Security Administration concerning the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program |
| The Growth of Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Programs: A 2012 Update
This report summarizes a study of how states are using managed care models to provide long-term care. Several states include people who have ID/DD. |
| The High Cost of Capping Federal Medicaid Funding
A fact sheet from AARP that talks about the impact of capping the amount money the federal government spends on Medicaid. |
| The Kennedy Foundation Public Policy Guide
This website has information and articles about the federal policy, and government agencies that affect people with disabilities. |
| The Medicaid Reference Desk
The Medicaid Reference Desk is an online reference for Medicaid information in all U.S. states and territories. It is a project of The Arc of the United States. |
| The Olmstead Decision: Implications for Medicaid
Policy brief concerning the US Supreme Court's Olmstead decision and its implications for the provision of Medicaid services. Though this brief is dated, it is still available online. |
| THOMAS
A website that includes full copies of United States Laws and proceedings of Congress from throughout history. |
| THOMAS World Wide Web
THOMAS is a website that offers information and regular updates on Federal legislative issues in the United States. |
| U.S. General Accounting Office
The General Accounting Office prepares comprehensive reports on many issues for use by members of the United States Congress. These reports are generally available to the public. |
| Waisman Center Transition to Adult Health Care Resources
These guides help youth with disabilities learn how to manage their health care needs when they become adults. There are also guides for parents, all can be downloaded for free. |
| Washington Watch
With approximately 20 issues published annually, UCP's Washington Watch newsletter provides the latest news on disability policy from Washington. |
| Work Incentive Simplification Pilot (WISP): Recommendations of the Technical Advisory Panel Regarding the Evaluation Design
A report that gives recommendations for evaluating the Work Incentive Simplification Pilot (WISP), a simplification of the Social Security Disability Insurance work incentives. |
| "Show Me the Money": Flexible Funding for Job Success
This website is intended to help people use flexible funding to find and keep the jobs they want. Flexible funding is one part of self-determination. |
| 2011 Annual Disability Compendium
This is a yearly report that has information about people with disabilities and the U.S. government programs that serve them. |
| A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Transition-Age Youth withwith Disabilities in Relation to SSI Redetermination (Poicy Research Brief)
This Brief explains transition to adulthood through the lens of SSI eligibility. |
| ADA Information Line for Documents and Questions
This information line is a government service to answer questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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| Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
A place where anyone can get information about long-term support options. They are located all around the United States. |
| Alabama Statewide Technology Access and Response Project (STAR) System for Alabamians with Disabilities
This program helps Alabamians with disabilities gain access to assistive technology devices and services. |
| Cash & Counseling
A program intended to allow individuals have more choices and take control of the community support services that they receive. It is currently available in 15 states in the U.S. |
| Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy (CSADP)
The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy (CSADP) provides information, training, and technical assistance on public policy issues affecting individuals with disabilities and their families (taken from CSADP website).
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| Changing Priorities: The Federal Budget and Housing Assistance, 1976-2007
This report provides an overview of HUD budget trends from fiscal year 1976 through fiscal year 2006 as measured in inflation-adjusted dollars. |
| Employment for People with Disabilities: Little Is Known about the Effectiveness of Fragmented and Overlapping Programs
A report on the United States government programs that support employment for people with disabilities. |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
A government commission supporting people's employment rights. |
| Evaluating Employment Support for People with Disabilities Project
This project is looking at how well U.S. government programs are supporting the employment of people with disabilities. The project is from 2010 to 2015. |
| HHS Office on Disability
This office makes sure everything done by the US Department of Health and Human Services works well for people with disabilities. |
| Home and Community-Based Services Resource Network
The Home and Community Based Resource Network brings together the federal government, states, and persons with disabilities of all ages to expand access to high-quality, consumer-directed services in a cost-effective manner. |
| Housing Choice (Section 8) Vouchers
Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers assist low-income persons with disabilities to obtain personal housing. |
| HUD Notice PIH 2005-5: Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
A paper for public agencies on assisting people with disabilities and their families to obtain housing under the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8). |
| Kentucky Consumer Directed Option
A program that allows Kentucky Medicaid waiver members to choose who provides their non-medical waiver services. Members can direct all or some of their waiver services. |
| Minnesota State Council on Disability
The Minnesota State Council on Disability is an organization that advocates on behalf of people with disabilities. They also advocate to the state legislature for this group as a whole. |
| MN State Services for the Blind-Child Services
MN State Services for the Blind-Child Services provides information and support to families of Blind, Visually Impaired or DeafBlind children ages 0-14. |
| National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities. |
| National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NICHCY is the national information center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues with special focus on children and youth (birth to age 22).
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| National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
NIDRR conducts comprehensive and coordinated programs of research and related activities to assist in the achievement of the full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of people with disabilities
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| National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Advocates' Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy
NLIHC's Advocates' Guide to Housing and Community Development Policy contains short chapters describing more than 60 housing-related programs, proposals and issues related to low-income housing.
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| National Organization on Disability (NOD)
The mission of The National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. |
| Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
ODEP, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides national leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities while striving to eliminate barriers to employment. |
| Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC)
This is a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Its purpose is to help meet the needs of children and adults with disabilities in case of a disaster. |
| ONE STEP AHEAD: Resource Planning for People with Disabilities Who Rely on Supplemental Security Income and Medical Assistance
This guide offers suggestions to people with disabilities who receive MA and SSI as to ways to have money or property without risk of losing their MA or SSI benefits.
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| Real Economic Impact (REI) Network
A nation wide initiative to help low-income persons with disabilities with tax preparation and other related strategies. |
| United We Ride
United We Ride is a federal program to improve transportation services available for older adults, people with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes. |
