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Alabama Developmental Disabilities Council--Website

The Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities oversees activities in advocacy, capacity building, and systems change. These initiatives contribute to a coordinated comprehensive system of community services that are directed by people with developmental disabilities and/or their families. The Council is a membership organization. Check out the website for more specific information.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49517

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Exploring the Opportunities: Affordable, Accessible, and Integrated Housing 101-Parts 1&2

This 2-part presentation series provides basic information about housing opportunities, including options for affordable, accessible and integrated housing. This program is intended to educate people about the process of the money flow from the Federal Government down to the local communities and how one can access some of those funds. The presenters discuss the private and public sectors in simple language that is easy to understand.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49508

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Personal Assistants Registry Link

User-run personal assistance requires awareness, knowledge and skills on the part of persons with extensive disabilities. For this reason the Personal Assistance Network was started for compiling an internet-based library with legal texts, training manuals for assistance users, international examples of assistance delivery schemes, etc and developed interactive services, like this Registry Link.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49506

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Massachusetts Housing Registry

The Mass Accessible Housing Registry is a free program that helps people with disabilities find rental housing in Massachusetts, primarily accessible and barrier-free housing. People with disabilities can search this information to identify housing opportunities that suit their needs. A contact person and phone number is provided, and if you are interested in applying to a particular apartment, you should call them directly.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49500

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Rehabilitation and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities

The goal of the Center highlighed on this site is to translate knowledge gained from research into practice through broad-based training, technical assistance, and dissemination to persons with mental retardation, their families, service providers, administrators and policy makers, advocacy groups, and the general community.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49495

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Independence Plus 1915 (c) Waiver Template

This is the Official CMS Template for 1915 (c)Waivers. This initiative expedites the ability of states to offer families with a member who requires long-term supports and services, or individuals who require long-term supports and services, greater opportunities to take charge of their own health and direct their own services. Families and individuals will exercise greater choice, control and responsibility for their services within cost neutral standards.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49494

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Independence Plus 1115 Demonstration Template

This is the Official CMS 1115 Demonstration Template. This initiative expedites the ability of states to offer families with a member who requires long-term supports and services, or individuals who require long-term supports and services, greater opportunities to take charge of their own health and direct their own services. Families and individuals will exercise greater choice, control and responsibility for their services within cost neutral standards.

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/49493

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