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Community Participation Reduces ER Visits for People with Behavior Support Needs

August 12, 2021

Explore the relationship between community integration, higher support needs, and emergency department use.

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Choosing Where to Live Reduces Emergency Department Visits

June 15, 2021

Choosing where and with whom to live in the community can improve people with IDD's health

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of People with IDD

May 24, 2021

We examined how personal outcomes differed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Article

Promoting the Community Integration of People with Dual Diagnosis

April 7, 2021

We examined how individualized organizational supports facilitate the community integration of people with dual diagnosis

Article

Community Participation and Continuity and Security Reduce Emergency Department Visits

February 9, 2021

We examined the relationship between quality outcomes and emergency department utilization

Article

The HCBS Settings Rule Can Improve Health and Safety of People with IDD

December 10, 2020

We examined the relationship between the HCBS Settings Rule, and abuse/neglect, injuries, and emergency room visits

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Social Determinants of Health Research

This research examines the social determinants of health of people with disabilities

Project

There’s No Place Like Home: A National Housing Study

This national study explored housing decision-making and community relocation.

Project

There’s No Place Like Home: Community Inclusion

This factsheet highlights the importance of community to people with IDD and provides recommendations for expanding integration.

Guide

There’s No Place Like Home: Dream Homes

This factsheet examines what factors increase people with IDD’s satisfaction regarding where they live, as well as what they want in a dream home.

Guide

There’s No Place Like Home: Why People Move

This factsheet details common reasons people with IDD moved and how people found information about the housing options that were available to them.

Guide

There’s No Place Like Home: Choices

This factsheet explores people with IDD and family members’ choices about where they would live, who they would live with, and their neighborhood.

Guide

There’s No Place Like Home: A National Housing Study

CQL and The Arc have authored a technical report following a national study on IDD housing.

Guide

What’s The Relationship Between Ableism and Institutionalization?

August 22, 2019

This study explored the relationship between ableism and institutionalization

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Deinstitutionalization or Transinstitutionalization?: Residence Type, Personal Outcomes, and People with IDD

May 22, 2019

This study examined the relationship between quality of life outcomes and residential settings

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What’s the Relationship Between Ableism and Community Living, and Why Does it Matter?

March 8, 2019

We examined the relationship between HCBS and disability prejudice in the United States

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Aging in Place: Home and Community Based Services for Older Adults

July 8, 2018

This study examined how states were working to promote community-based services for older adults

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Home and Community Based Services for People with Traumatic Brain Injury

June 29, 2018

This study explored how states provided HCBS waivers for people with traumatic brain injury.

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HCBS Guide: Your Right To A Community Life

Access information and tools for advocacy about the HCBS Settings Rule

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Personal Outcome Measures® Manual for Adults

Community Participation Reduces ER Visits for People with Behavior Support Needs

Choosing Where to Live Reduces Emergency Department Visits

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Life of People with IDD

Promoting the Community Integration of People with Dual Diagnosis

Community Participation and Continuity and Security Reduce Emergency Department Visits