For PAS Users 
- Information for PAS users
- Ask Mike
- Training resources
- Promising practices
- PAS Center publications
- Library
- Presentations
- Links
Information for PAS users
- Guide to using PAS – How to be an employer of a Personal Assistant (PA)
- Help in my State – How to contact the agencies in my state related to PAS
- PAS youth toolkit – A toolkit for youth with disabilities transitioning to adulthood
- In your own words – Stories from real PAS users
- Center for PAS radio – Download and listen to clips from the radio
- A day in the life of Richard – A video account of Richard as he moves through his day with emphasis on the assistive technology and personal assistance he uses.
- Tax coverage of expenses for PAS – Frequently asked questions
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- Training on how to be an employer of a personal assistant
- Training for personal assistants about the PAS User as employer
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Below are the promising practices relating to PAS Users.
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A list of reports and publications produced for PAS Users. The citations provide links to abstracts, press releases, and either the entire publication, or information about where to obtain it.
All PAS Center publications related to PAS Users
Recent additions
(2012, December). Selected Inventory of Quality–of–Life Measures for Long–Term Services and Supports Participant Experience Surveys. University of California, San Francisco: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Read more about the publication, Selected Inventory of Quality–of–Life Measures for Long–Term Services and Supports Participant Experience Surveys.
(2013). The Woodwork Effect in Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 25:2, pp.161-180. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2013.766072 Read more about the publication, The Woodwork Effect in Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports.
(2012, September). The Need for Personal Assistance Services. 2012 Center for Personal Assistance Services State of the Science Conference. San Francisco, CA: University of California, San Francisco. Read more about the publication, The Need for Personal Assistance Services. 2012 Center for Personal Assistance Services State of the Science Conference.
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Important publications related to PAS Users. Abstracts and information on how to obtain the complete publication is provided with each citation.
Recent additions:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service. (2013). Summary of Essential Elements of Managed Long Term Services and Supports Programs. Washington, DC: . Read more about the publication, Summary of Essential Elements of Managed Long Term Services and Supports Programs.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service. (2013, May). Guidance to States using 1115 Demonstrations or 1915(b) Waivers for managed Long Term Services and Supports Programs. Washington, DC: . Read more about the publication, Guidance to States using 1115 Demonstrations or 1915(b) Waivers for managed Long Term Services and Supports Programs.
(2011). The Economic Burden of Health Inequalities in the United States. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Read more about the publication, The Economic Burden of Health Inequalities in the United States.
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A list of important presentations related to the PAS Users.
Recent additions:
Kraus, L. & Kailes, J.I. (2012, Feb 08) Promising practices in evacuation for people with disabilities. Presented at the National Evacuation Conference hosted by LSU & UNO.
LaPlante, M., Harrington, C., Ng, T. & Kaye, H.S. (2011, Nov 19) The Affordable Care Act & Home and Community Based Service Options. Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting hosted by Gerontological Society of America.
Kang, T. (2007, Nov 07) Disparities in service utilization and expenditures for individuals living at home or in the community in California. Presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition hosted by American Public Health Association (APHA).
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The Center for PAS has assembled a list of links to organizations, resources and information available on the web related to PAS Users.
Recent additions:
Regional centers are nonprofit private corporations that contract with the Department of Developmental Services to provide or coordinate services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. They have offices throughout California to provide a local resource to help find and access the many services available to individuals and their families.
For people who have family members as caregivers, this website gives tips and advice for families and caregivers.
The National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce tracks national and state policies that relate to the PAS workforce. This includes a national survey of state workforce initiatives and information on recruitment, training, mentoring, career advancement, management and supervisory training, workplace culture and caregiving practices, wages and benefits, worker supports and other valuable information. Information for consumers of Personal Assistance Services can be found on their Consumer Direction section of the Direct Care Clearinghouse web site.