New Book Offers Firsthand View of the State of Public Policy for the Field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in New York

• By: Arthur Y. Webb NY Integrated Network for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NYIN)
• January 1st, 2022
• analysis, book, intellectual and developmental disabilities, New York State, public policy, Winter 2022 Issue
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Leaders in intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD) are in the crosswinds of a crisis because of the lack of clarity and predictability about New York State’s timing and direction of managed care. The result of trying to plan for vulnerable persons served is obvious and unacceptable: The...

The Benefits and Challenges of Housing for People with ASD in a Post-Facility World

• By: John Maltby, MS Westchester Institute for Human Development
• July 1st, 2013
• deinstitutionalization, disability services, group homes, housing reform, inclusion, independent living, individualized funding, intellectual and developmental disabilities, person-centered planning
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Group Homes, a housing model that began in the 1960s and ‘70s, were a tremendous improvement on the dismal institutional settings that they largely superseded. Created by a partnership between the state and “voluntary” agencies, the goal of the group home model was that people with autism and...