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The National Coalition on Self-Determination
The only national partnership of people with disabilities, parents, and family members who work to promote federal policies that support the four principles of Self-Determination -freedom, authority, support, and responsibility and the values of the Community Imperative - a declaration asserting the fundamental human right of all people, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, to community living.
Combined Draft Conference Presentations
This document combines all of the draft Topical Group presentations from the January 6-8, 2003 conference in Washington, D.C.
Transitions Group Background Papers
A compilation of background papers covering the eight goals identified by Group 3.
Medicaid Reference Desk
Information about Medicaid for people with developmental disabilities. Covers one state in each of the ten federal regions, plus Colorado. OK, NH, SC, OR, MD, IA and CA are launched now. NY, WI, MT and CO will be launched by 2/1/03.
This is an ADD Project of National Significance, and is a collaboration between The Arc of the United States, TheArcLink, OHSU Center on Self-Determination, and AIMMM.
Quality Mall
A listing of articles, videos, descriptive materials and others dealing with the improvement and assurance of quality in developmental disability services.
TheArcLink
TheArcLink lists every approved provider of services to people with developmental disabilities, in the 14 states it has launched, with another ten in the pipeline. It also explains the service system in everyday language, and gives access information so people will know the closest application offices to them. TheArcLink also has opinion and commentary about issues that matter to people with developmental disabilities and their families.
The New Freedom Initiative
President Bush announced the New Freedom Initiative on February 1, 2001, as part of a nationwide effort to remove barriers to community living for people with disabilities. Today, there are more than 54 million Americans living with a disability, representing a full 20 percent of the U.S. population. Almost half of these individuals have a severe disability affecting their ability to see, hear, walk or perform other basic functions of life. In addition, there are more than 25 million family caregivers and millions more who provide aid and assistance to people with disabilities.
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