States play among the most critical roles in responding to and ameliorating disability unemployment. Find examples of state policy related to disabilities, a selection of state programs and initiatives, descriptions of select federal policy, and primary source documents. Topics covered include housing, employment, community integration, long-term care, health, disability awareness and benefits counseling. 

Fuentes, Rey 

Medicaid Buy-In; Long Term Services and Supports; Community Inclusion; Person Centered Planning; Education; Health; Co-Occurring Disabilities; Disability Awareness; Benefit Counseling; Comprehensive Assessment; COMPASS; Promoting Independence Initiative and Plan; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; MFP; Money Follows the Person; Report on Autism Spectrum Disorder; Support Intensity Scale for Person Centered Planning; Seven Department Partnership MOU; Massachusetts Office on Disabilities; Wisconsin Medicare Infrastructure Grant Programs; State Mental Health Parity Laws; Michigan Web Standards; Becoming a Person-Centered Organization 

Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Housing, Long-Term Care, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, Physical Disabilities 

Data, Reports, Surveys 

Council of State Governments (CSG) 

Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, All States/Territories 

10/21/2010 

Rey Fuentes
Council of State Governments
202-624-5460