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The Takeaway

The Takeaway. Housing Conference 2010. The Conference. Conference held at WIHD May 20 th 2010.

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The Takeaway

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  1. The Takeaway Housing Conference 2010

  2. The Conference Conference held at WIHD May 20th 2010. The goals of the full day conference were to create a community of practice regarding options and techniques to increase housing resources for persons with disabilities, and to work with local policy makers toward this end. Housing Conference 2010

  3. Constituents • Consumers • Families • Circles of Support • Direct Service providers • Provider Agencies • Regulators • Legislators • Public media • The Public Housing Conference 2010

  4. The Takeaway. • There is a high degree of support from all of the constituents for implementing new housing solutions for people with I/DD • Future dialogue between consumers, their families, provider agencies, advocates and supporters, and the State and County should be conducted in a more open transparent atmosphere of mutual responsibility. • There are existing options that we are under utilizing. Housing Conference 2010

  5. How do we effect change? • The continuum from the individual to the practice and back again Housing Conference 2010

  6. Housing Conference 2010

  7. Research Priorities • What are the implications of the NCI? • What are effective practices used in other states • How can Labor law be made more flexible • Re-examine the use of the DDP scale • Investigate the use of Supports Intensity Scale • Examine Evidence-Based Practices in teaching ADL skills • How can we better measure and report outcomes? • What is being done for people with I/DD in the SUNY system? Housing Conference 2010

  8. Research Priorities- Technology • How can we improve access to technology • How can Telehealth help • How can Smart Home Technology help • How can we use Social Networking Housing Conference 2010

  9. Existing Policies & Law that should be implemented • Self-determination • Person Centred Planning • Money follows the person • Olmstead Housing Conference 2010

  10. Enhanced Policies • Transparency regarding funding/practice • Separate property ownership and services • Support the ABLE Act • Re-Define “reasonable accomodations/modifications” to support people with I/DD Housing Conference 2010

  11. Practice – All constituents • Require Transparency on costs and practices at every level. • Access existing Affordable Housing programs • Use the Banking and Community Development Corporation system • Highlight IDEA compliance for all students • Link Agencies – increase cross agency collaboration • Create a Community of Practice on Housing. Housing Conference 2010

  12. Practice – Individuals & Families • Increase Family and Individual education on all aspects of housing issues. • Include individuals and families in long term planning for housing and supports in NYS. • Implement Person Centered Planning. • Replace the DDSO /DCMH gatekeeper relationship with partnership. • Allow for RISK Housing Conference 2010

  13. Practice – The State & County • Reduce Paperwork, particularly for micro settings • Divert resources to ISS • Re-Align risk and financial incentives towards independence and away from dependence. • Incentivize provider agencies to move to smaller settings • Examine best practices in other states Housing Conference 2010

  14. Practice. - Providers • Promote Professional Development for Direct Service Providers (DSPs). • Embrace transparency. • Listen to what consumers want, act on it. • Rethink the role of the agency. • Years of ADL skills work – how to measure the outcomes. Housing Conference 2010

  15. Conference Outcome • By creating a community of Practice that will include all of the constituents involved in the creation and use of Long Term Support services in Westchester County, we will broaden the knowledge and interaction between them. • This will open the door to more alternatives for people with I/DD, provide them with more sustainable and personally directed support, and reduce costs. Housing Conference 2010

  16. Recommendations • DDSO & DCMH, Consumers, Advocates, Providers, Public and Private housing agencies, Public and Private Long Term support providers design a plan for Westchester County, addressing current and future needs and options. Housing Conference 2010

  17. Next Steps Creating a Community of Practice • WIHD will host a Community of Practice comprised initially of conference attendees and participants, including local representatives and their staff. • The CoP will produce six one hour webinars annually, available live and on the site, reviewing different housing options, including options used in other states. • The site will include a roadmap for consumers and their families to examine housing options • . Housing Conference 2010

  18. Next Steps Creating a Community of Practice • Provide links to all of the major constituents in the County, including provider agencies and other options. • Promote transparency on housing costs and benefits. • Support the Development of a County wide forum for increasing housing options. Housing Conference 2010

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