Addressing Barriers To ADA’s (Americans with Disabilities Act) Right to Community Participation July 23 Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center slides as resource for the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities ADA at 30 briefing Learn more here. The Right To Live in the Community: A Long Journey for People with Disabilities – Video July 22, […]
Person-Centered Planning and the Pandemic – Tools and Approaches During and Beyond July 9 ACL funded NCAPPS webinar slides Learn more here. Patient and Family Engaged Care: An Essential Element of Health Equity July 13 National Academy of Medicine discussion paper Learn more here. Advocates Oppose CMS Further Delay of Medicaid HCBS Settings Rule July […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group advocating an increase in Medicaid matching (FMAP) during COVID-19. The June 25 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]
Developing and Implementing State Olmstead Plans To Increase Access To Community-Based Services June 22 SAMHSA-NASMHPD-Bazelon Ctr webinar materials Learn more here. Long-Term Services & Supports Coordinator: A Promising (Massachusetts) Practice To Advance Independent Living, Recovery, and Integrated Care June 15 Brandeis Community Living Policy Center webinar materials Learn more here. How COVID-19 Can Spark Transformative […]
Housing Disparities for People with Disabilities: Unaffordable, Inadequate, and Dangerous June 17 NIDILRR NARIC shared April Brandeis U Community Living Policy Center brief Learn more here. Homelessness and COVID-19: A Merger of 2 Epidemics June 18 NIHCM webinar materials Learn more here. Future Planning for the Homelessness Response Systems: Lessons from Seattle/King County, Los Angeles, […]
Reaching People with Disabilities Through Inclusive Healthy Communities CDC-NCBDDD funded, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors project. The project is currently conducting a series of webinars. When webinar resources are posted on the project website, AAHD will share. Learn more here. Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings […]
COVID-19 and Direct Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities – CDC Guidance May 28 CDC website posting Learn more here. COVID-19 and Group Homes for Persons with Disabilities – CDC Guidance March 28 CDC website posting Learn more here. COVID-19 and ID/DD: Case Fatality Trends May 24 Disability and Health Journal article; there is a […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joint comments to CMS were posted on this web page May 19. Available here are the comments to CMS by (1) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on LTSS, co-chairs, (2) National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services(NASDDDS), and (3) National Association of State Mental Health […]
Ensuring Continuity of Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) During the COVID-19 Pandemic May 18 ACL & CMS shared April 23 promising practices webinar materials Learn more here. CMS: COVID-19 Emergency Medicaid Waivers Must Comply with Olmstead (ADA) Obligations May 21 CMS announced document Learn more here. Standardizing Quality Measures for Complex Care May 21 National Center for […]
COVID-19 and Disability Survey Summary Report The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to release the COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities & was […]