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Reports and Publications

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Recent additions:

Jans., L. (November, 2007). Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Cooperatives: Final Report. Center for Personal Assistance Services.
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Jans, L. & Kraus, L. 2007. Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Cooperatives: An Annotated Bibliography.
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Jans, L., & Kraus, L. (2007). Annotated bibliography of literature on personal assistance service cooperatives. Center for Personal Assistance Services.
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Library

All Community Organization related Publications

Recent additions:

Silverstein, R. (2003). The applicability of the ADA to personal assistance in the workplace. (Policy Brief). Boston, MA: The Institute for Community Inclusion.
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LaPlante, M.P., Harrington, C., & Kang, T. (2002). Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home. Health Services Research, 37(2): 397-415.
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InfoUse. (2003). Consumer direction in personal assistance services: How to work together [CD Rom & Video]. United States: Program Development Associates.
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Presentations

All Community Organization related Presentations

Recent additions:

Harrington, C. (2003, October 27). Medicaid Long Term Care: Home and Community Based Services. Presented at the Unmet Needs in Personal Assistance Services: Prevalence, Consequences, Costs and Policy Options hosted by Disability Statistics Center at UCSF.
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LaPlante, M.P., Kaye, S., Kang, T., & Harrington, C. (2003, November 18). Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services. Presented at the 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association.
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Harrington, C., Newcomer, R., LaPlante, M., Kaye, S., Stoddard, S., Kitchener, M., Oxford, M. (2004, April 26). Meeting the Nation. Presented at the National Conference: "Meeting the Future Research and Training Needs of the Disability Community" hosted by Nartional Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (NARRTC).
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Links

All Community Organization Links

Recent additions:

Community Living Exchange Collaborative Clearinghouse
http://www.hcbs.org/

The Community Living Exchange Collaborative Clearinghouse collects and shares information about home and community-based services (HCBS) for people with disabilities of all ages from different states.

The site may also be of use to individuals with disabilities, older adults and providers to educate themselves on how to be active participants in changing systems. Researchers, policy makers and other interested parties will also find a wealth of information on the site about home and community based services.

Direct Care Alliance
http://www.directcarealliance.org

The DCA is a unique coalition of consumers, workers, and concerned providers dedicated to ensuring a stable, valued and well-trained workforce in long-term care.

National Alliance for Caregiving
http://www.caregiving.org/

The National Alliance for Caregiving is dedicated to providing support and information to family caregivers and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.