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Recommendations for Achieving System-Wide, Sustainable Self-Determination and Self-Direction in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
07/24/2007 | Requests *Summary
This policy development paper was written as part of the C-PASS demonstration project. The paper offers an overview and definition of self-determination plus three overall recommendations that are critical to making self-direction a reality. The challenge of moving self-direction from a relatively small scale to the foundation upon which all services to people with disabilities and older persons are built remains but the MASS-CPASS initiative, along with others, will help create that path.
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Keywords
CPASS; Long Term Services and Supports; Self-Determination; Self-Direction; Distinct Support Coordinator; Support Broker; Personal Agent Role; Consumer Education; Individual Budget Allocation
Topic
Aging Issues, Consumer/Participant Direction, Physical Disabilities
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
Grantee produced, Massachusetts
State
Massachusetts
Date Created
07/24/2007
Contact
Nilka Alvarez-Rodriguez
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
Nilka.Alvarez-Rodriguez@state.ma.us
978-590-7039
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
Nilka.Alvarez-Rodriguez@state.ma.us
978-590-7039
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