Achieving the Vision: Community Integration of People with Disabilities in Virginia After Olmstead

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Achieving the Vision Community Integration of
People with Disabilities in Virginia After
Olmstead

• Money Follows the Person Demonstration
• Housing Task Force
• ______________________
• June 20, 2007
• Julie A. Stanley, Director, Community Integration
  for People with Disabilities

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Background and Time Line

• Virginians With Disabilities Act (1985)
• Americans With Disabilities Act (1990)
• Olmstead v. L.C (1999)
• Virginias Olmstead Task Force (2002-2003)
• Executive Order 61 (2004) (Governor Warner)
• Executive Order 84 (2005) (Governor Warner)
• Executive Order 2 (2006) (Governor Kaine)
• Executive Directive 6 (2007) (Governor Kaine)

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Virginias Approach to Community Integration

• Cross-governmental State agencies across
  secretariats working together regularly as a Team
• Cross-disability No populations excluded
• Inclusive Nothing about people who use services
  without them at the table
• Sustained over time

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Recent Results

• Community Integration Advisory Commission
  codified
• Cross-Governmental Strategic Plan developed
• Major CMS grants awarded
• Emergency planning with people with disabilities
  emphasized

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Community Integration Advisory Commission

• Codified July 1, 2006 (Va. Code 2.2-2524
  2529)
• 11 of 21 seats held by people with disabilities
• Appointments by Governor, Senate Rules, House
  Speaker
• Monitors implementation of community integration
  laws, including
• Americans With Disabilities Act
• U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead decision
• Virginians with Disabilities Act

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration

• Goals
• Help people move from institutions to the
  community
• Prevent unwanted institutionalization
• Used Olmstead Task Force consensus vision to
  identify 7 critical success factors based on
  expectations of people with disabilities
• Multiple action plans and strategies for each
  critical success factorwith steps, dates, lead
  agencies

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Strategic Planning Model
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Strategic Plan for Community Integration

• The Seven Critical Success Factors
• Plan, understand, choose and self-direct services
  and supports
• Choose among quality providers
• Locate and obtain appropriate housing
• Locate and obtain a job
• Access appropriate transportation
• If applicable, access a qualified surrogate
  decision-maker
• Access and self-direct ongoing services and
  supports in the community

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration Housing
Expectations

• 1 Housing will be accessible for people
  leaving institutions or at risk of becoming
  institutionalized.
• 2 Housing will be affordable for people
  leaving institutions or at risk of becoming
  institutionalized.
• 3 Housing will be available and appropriately
  located.

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration Housing
Strategies

• 1 Eliminate physical, social and other
  barriers that impede a persons ability to live
  in the most integrated environment possible.
• Accessibility means different things for
  different people.
• For a person with a mobility limitation the
  elimination of structural barriers might result
  in accessibility.
• For a person with a developmental disability,
  accessibility might be a system of supports that
  mitigate limitations and perhaps include a
  congregate living model.

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration Housing
Strategies

• 2a Produce more units for people above 60 of
  the area median income (AMI) that can be occupied
  using no more than 30 of available income.
• 2b Provide income supplements to people below
  60 of the AMI such that no more than 30 of
  their available income is spent for housing

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration Housing
Strategies

• 3a Make specific financing resources
  available.
• 3b Increase local capacity to undertake
  development.
• 3c Insure appropriate enforcement of laws and
  regulations.

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration
Transportation Expectations

• People with disabilities leaving institutions or
  at risk will be aware of available transportation
  options.
• People with disabilities leaving institutions or
  at risk will know how to take advantage of
  available transportation services and the process
  to file an appropriate complaint.
• The State will leverage funding to support
  current and increased transportation services.

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration
Transportation Strategies

• Educate and publicize available transportation
  options to people with disabilities.
• Train CILs, CSBs, AAAs, ESOs, case managers and
  other key personnel to train end users.
• Coordinate transportation services to maximize
  efficiencies to support additional transportation
  services.

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Strategic Plan for Community Integration Next
Steps

• VALHSO, VML, VACO, Virginia First Cities, VACSB
  and VACIL join the Team
• Three small Team groups, each with Commission
  Liaison, working on progress updates
• Draft Plan to be sent to local government and PDC
  officials for review and input this summer
• Team and Commission will consider final Plan with
  progress updates August 2
• Plan and Updates to be submitted to Governor
  Kaine for approval by August 31
• In Fall, focus will turn to outcomes and baseline
  measurements

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YOUR SOURCE FOR RELATED INFORMATION

• www.olmsteadva.com