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November 16, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Practice Without Pressure works with patients, family members, caregivers and providers to help people with disabilities receive quality medical, dental and personal care.
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Special Smiles oral health program of Special Olympics International was a pilot program in 1999 and 2000 designed to increase access to oral care among those with mental retardation, particularly those who compete as Special Olympics athletes.
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Retardation ran pilot projects to develop and implement the first steps of county plans to give people with developmental disabilities greater choice in determining the services they receive.
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration implemented pilot self-determination projects to give people with developmental disabilities and their families greater control over the services they received.
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
The Developmental Disabilities Division of the Hawaii Department of Health implemented a project to support change in long-term care service delivery system for people with disabilities, from one that is provider-driven to one that is consumer-directed.
March 1, 2003 | Program Result
The State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services sought to replicate the principles of the Monadnock Self-Determination Project.
June 1, 2003 | Program Result
Rutgers University completed and partially disseminated the results of the Early Intervention Systems Study, a longitudinal study of early intervention for young children with developmental disabilities and chronic medical conditions.
October 25, 2007 | Program Result
The Self-Determination for People with Developmental Disabilities Program was a national program to help 18 states implement a more cost-effective system for serving persons with developmental disabilities.
January 31, 2004 | Program Result
The Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation implemented a pilot project to make changes to its service delivery system to enable persons with mental retardation to choose the services they receive and the setting in which they wish to live.
January 1, 2004 | Program Result
The New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities conducted a study to determine whether parents with intellectual disabilities who are at risk of losing their children to foster care can benefit from person-centered planning.