Hi Heidi and all,

I'm going to recommend two different people with different lines of specialty to answer your question. Regarding supported living, Dennis Harkins lives in WI and has done a lot of work with us and internationally. Here's a link to the guide he wrote, but he also will work with providers to start to get away from bricks and mortar and into supported living. He's done a lot with Lutheran Social Services across the upper Midwest. http://www.wi-bpdd.org/publications/2013/Blueprint.pdf His email is xxxxxx@aol.com

On the behavioral side Paul White with our UCEDD does a lot to develop behavior plans for people with significant challenging behaviors and I/DD. The plans are designed to go across settings: home/work/non-work with an aim to prevent emergency detentions and more restrictive settings. His email is xxxxxx@waisman.wisc.edu  I have more of his overview things if interested, or just contact him directly. Again, he has a national reputation.

Thanks
Beth
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Subject: DD Councils FW: housing ?

Sharing this with the group as folks asked.  Most respondents have been in the same shape as we are, searching for answers and innovative developers!

Heidi Lawyer
Executive Director
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)
1100 Bank Street, 7th Floor, Richmond, VA  23219
804-786-0016
800-846-4464
www.VaBoard.org

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From: Dyer, Rachel M [mailto:xxxxxx@maine.gov]
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:47 AM
To: Lawyer, Heidi (VBPD)
Subject: housing ?

Hi Heidi
You may have already received his name; I will send it again with an endorsement. Bob began in DD services & now works in housing. He has only done a tiny bit of supported housing work in Maine but has done a lot in New Jersey (Ohio, California, etc). He understands housing AND integration.
Bob Laux
207-824-4500
xxxxxx@wildriverrealty.com<mailto:xxxxxx@wildriverrealty.com>

Cullen is an affordable housing developer and has chaired an effective grassroots family advocacy group for a number of years. His organization has been involved in some pretty innovative (for Maine!) integrated housing. They have also done more traditional models. He understands integration, the challenges of developing the type of housing that you’re talking about and the challenges of balancing access, transportation & affordability .

Cullen Ryan
(207) 879-0347
xxxxxx@chomhousing.org<mailto:xxxxxx@chomhousing.org>

Rachel Dyer
Associate Director
Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
     - promoting full inclusion for people with developmental disabilities

225 Western Ave
Augusta, ME  04330
207-287-4221
1-800-244-3990 (V/TTY)
http://www.maineddc.org<http://www.maineddc.org/>
xxxxxx@maine.gov<mailto:xxxxxx@maineddc.org>

Good afternoon!  We are looking at collaborating with our DD agency to do several workshops for providers interested in developing and implementing innovative independent, integrated housing options, particularly for individuals with ID/DD that have high medical needs or significant behavioral challenges. These workshops would be mandatory for providers who want to submit a proposal through an RFP process.  I am hoping that some of you may have examples of innovative (which Virginia would be just about anything J) providers and practices that have resulted in individuals living as independently as possible with the supports they need and being a true part of their communities. Group homes and apartment buildings just for people with disabilities not wanted!  We are hoping to potentially bring some folks in from other states who have done it right to help move Virginia forward as part of its DOJ Settlement agreement. Thanks so much for any guidance, assistance, and contact information you can provide. Heidi

Heidi Lawyer
Executive Director
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD)
1100 Bank Street, 7th Floor, Richmond, VA  23219
804-786-0016