Community Integration Links
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Consumer Directed Services Handbook - Provided by Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (March 2009)
Promoting Independency Plan for Texas – developed in 2006 and published Feb. 2007
Medicaid and People with Disabilities - thorough listing and description of various eligible populations (not state specific)
The 2008 Revised Texas Promoting Independence Plan (Plan) was submitted to the Governor and the Texas Legislature as required by section 531.0244(g), Government Code in February 2009.
Informal Care in Texas: Aging Family Caregivers and their Need for Services and Support (PDF format) discusses the significant role played by informal or family caregivers within Texas and throughout the nation. It provides information on the specific needs of this aging caregiver population, and includes recommendations from a broad range of stakeholders gathered during focus groups held across the state.
The Aging Texas Well (ATW) Plan (PDF format) is DADS' response to the mandates contained in Executive Order RP 42. The executive order mandates that the agency create and disseminate a comprehensive and effective working plan to identify and discuss aging policy issues, guide state government readiness and promote increased community preparedness for an aging Texas. With guidance from the Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee, DADS updates the plan every two years.