This is my archive
National Core Indicators
Opportunity Working with our partners at the National Association of State Directors of Development Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), individual state agencies, and self-advocates, we measure the performance of services and supports…
National Core Indicators Staff Stability Survey
Opportunity Working with our partners at National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), states, and service provider agencies, we examined workforce conditions and opportunities for support staff…
Massachusetts Real Lives and Self-Directed Supports Evaluation
Opportunity We evaluated the implementation of the Real Lives legislation and self-direction services by the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services. Real Lives was enacted in 2014 to expand self-direction of…
Personal Supports Budgets
Opportunity For over a decade, we worked with project partners (Burns & Associates and Davis Pier Consulting) and numerous states and Canadian provinces to reimagine the way they provide supports…
The Riot!
Opportunity From 2004 to 2020, we provided production support and creative direction for a newsletter written by and for self-advocates – people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who speak up…
Employing Individual Providers Under Participant Direction: A Guide
In this publication from 2006, the authors explore program design considerations to assist states as they move toward greater individuality and flexibility in the provision of services and supports.
Peer Respite Toolkit
The Toolkit for Evaluating Peer Respites is written for evaluators, government officials, and peer-to-peer program staff and managers. It can be…
Root Cause Analysis and its use in State Developmental Disabilities Agencies
This introduction to root cause analysis and its adaptation to developmental disabilities systems was commissioned by HSRI in 2002 in an effort to assist state developmental disabilities program administrators enhance…
NTAC Training Curriculum for the Reduction of Seclusion and Restraint: An Overview
This “FastFacts” briefing from May 2004 provides an overview of training curriculum for the reduction of seclusion and restraint, or SR.
Toolkit on Translating and Adapting Instruments
The purpose of this toolkit from 2005 is to provide a step-by-step guide on the translation and adaptation of an instrument, using the latest standards for methodological approaches in cross-cultural…