RE: [dpcnet] FW: TCDD Biennial Report Recommendations Released

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the compliments!

That recommendation was specific to the

ICF waivers based on growth projections, but we very much support a reduction

in all waiver interest lists and will continue to advocate for that. Our Public

Policy Priorities for 2009 do include ensuring the availability of quality,

community-based services.

Thanks again and Happy Holidays to you

too!

Lello

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

From: Bob

Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008

2:56 PM

To: Lello, ; DPC NEW;

Advocates United; partnersgraduates ;

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: [dpcnet] FW: TCDD

Biennial Report Recommendations Released

:

Extremely comprehensive and cross disability EXCEPT the recommendation that

recommends reduction in the HCBS waivers waiting lists. Instead of people with

disabilities which is the title of the report you narrowly recommend reductions

only for people with the label of developmental disabilities. ADAPT hopes the

DD Council will advocate for reductions in the HCBS waiver waiting lists or ALL

people with disabilities.

Happy Holidays

The ADAPT Community

Don't Mourn - Organize!

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" Lello, "

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Subject: [dpcnet] FW: TCDD

Biennial Report Recommendations Released

FYI.

Lello

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities

From: Texas

Council for Developmental Disabilities

Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008

1:35 PM

To: Lello,

Subject: TCDD Biennial Report

Recommendations Released

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TCDD Offers

Recommendations to Rebalance

LTSS System for People with Disabilities

As the number of

Texans with disabilities continues to increase and people live longer, the

state needs to expand services and make supports more flexible to meet

individual needs, according to a new report on the status of disability

services. The “2008 Texas Biennial Disability Report” makes

31 recommendations to improve long-term services and supports (LTSS) while

using state resources wisely.

This report was

prepared jointly by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) and

Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities (TOPDD). It was

designed as a tool to help policy makers, advocates and others understand the

scope of needs, services and supports for Texans with disabilities and as a

guide for future policy development and decision making procedures.

Some

of the key concepts in the recommendations include:

·

Develop and implement a

comprehensive plan to reduce the institutional bias in long-term services and

support systems and redirect funds to community services infrastructure by

2018.

·

Expand the capacity of the community

services system at a steady pace by serving a minimum of an additional 4,604

people each year between 2009 and 2018 in Home and

Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers for individuals with

developmental disabilities.

·

Address insufficiencies in payment

rates for community care services to ensure a stable, high quality community

service system.

·

Strengthen current processes to

ensure that residents of institutions receive appropriate education about, and

are able to access community options.

·

Enhance the capacity of community

services infrastructure to better support individuals with complex needs.

·

Develop a reliable and accurate

means for tracking service demand and associated trends.

·

Ensure that people receiving

services have meaningful participation on state/local committees working on

policy, services and supports and program development.

·

Provide insurance coverage for

mental and behavioral disorders equal to other medical conditions.

·

Increase services for awareness, prevention, and

intervention for individuals at risk for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders.

The “2008

Texas Biennial Disability Report” is online at http://www.txddc.state.tx.us/resources/publications/biennial_report/biennialindex.asp.

The report will be available in print in early January. For a print copy,

call Koren Vogel at 1- or , e-mail koren.vogel@... or

write to: Texas Council for DD, 6201 E Oltorf, Suite 600, Austin, TX 78741-7509.

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