Complete Index of Documents
| 1.1 State Plans | ||||||
| Three-Year State Plan 1995-1997 | Sets directions toward leadership | GT127 Text | ||||
| Three-Year State Plan 1991-1994 | Sets directions toward leadership | GT094 Text | ||||
| Two-Year State Plan 1989-1991 | Sets directions toward accountability | GT077 | ||||
| Three-Year State Plan 1986-1989 | Sets directions toward case management | GT042 Text | ||||
| Three-Year State Plan 1983-1986 | Sets directions toward employment | GT027 Text | ||||
| Three-Year State Plan 1980-1983 | Sets directions toward respite care | GC023 | ||||
| State Plan 1980 | Sets directions toward state-wide planning | GC018 | ||||
| State Plan 1978 | Sets directions toward advocacy | GC012 | ||||
| State Plan 1977 | Sets directions toward comprehensive planning | Volume 1 GC009 Volume 2 GC010 |
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| State Plan 1976 | Sets directions toward deinstitutionalization | Volume 1 GC008 Volume 2 GC007 |
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| 1.2 The Big Picture Documents | ||||||
| Minnesotans Speak Out! |
State-initiated reform findings about DD structure/cost (1998) | GT104 Text | ||||
| 1990 Report | Federally required report on eligibility/consumer feedback | GT084 | ||||
| Americans with Disability: Agenda | Urges passage of 1992 Rehabilitation Act | GT089 Text | ||||
| A New Way of Thinking | Calls for "real homes, real education and real work" (January, 1987) | GT045 Text | ||||
| Mental Health Commission Report | Strong recommendations for reform of mental health system | GT037 Text | ||||
| Testimony on Medicaid | Urges redirection of Medicaid toward community services | GT036 Text | ||||
| Early Intervention | Governor's proclamation in favor of early intervention | GC027 | ||||
| Towards a DD Policy Agenda | Recommendations in six areas of services | GT118 Text | ||||
| Fiscal Disincentives Report | Illustrates bias toward the most expensive services | GT023 Text | ||||
| DD and Public Policy | Calls for consumer-driven system | GT015 Text | ||||
| Participation of Minorities in the Twin Cities | Increase minority participation in employment/services | GC016 | ||||
| A Household Survey | One in seven Minnesotans have functional disabilities | GC014 | ||||
| Community Alternatives | Federally required blueprint for deinstitutionalization | GC006 | ||||
| Progress and Promise | Summarizes first year of the 1960s comprehensive plan | GC004 | ||||
| Comprehensive Plan for MR (2 Vols.) | Federally funded summary of 3 1/2 years of study |
Volume 1 GC002 Volume 2 GC003 |
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| Evaluation of Regional Developmental Disabilities Councils | From DD/TAS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 75-ERD-DDT | ||||
| The Evolution and Current Status of the Minnesota Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Network | From Developmental Disabilities Planning Office, MN State Planning Agency | 81-ECS-MSP | ||||
| 1.3 Policy Analysis Series (PAS): Issues Related to Welsch Consent Decree | ||||||
| 1. Issues surrounding Welsch | List of implementation issues under the Consent Decree | GT001 Text | ||||
| 2. The Size of Community Facilities |
List of 12 conflicting guidelines for size of group homes | GT002 Text | ||||
| 3. Interagency Cooperation |
Discusses trust, incentives, and barriers to cooperation | GT003 Text | ||||
| 4. Cost Function Analysis of ICF-MR |
Eight variables determine per diems | GT004 Text | ||||
| 5. Admissions to State Hospitals |
80% of admissions were for respite care | GT005 Text | ||||
| 6. The Financial Status of DACs |
Analysis of revenue/expenditure and per diems (from 1981 survey) | GT008 Text | ||||
| 7. The Program Status of DACs |
Personnel and management descriptions (from 1981 survey) | GT009 Text | ||||
| 8. The Client Status of DAC | General characteristics of the people served (from 1981 survey) | GT010 Text | ||||
| 9. Summary of Issues of DACs | Lists problems and implications for the future of DACs | GT011 Text | ||||
| 10. Admissions to State Hospitals | Behavior problems were main reasons for admissions | GT012 Text | ||||
| 11. The Property values of ICF-MRs | No changes in property values due to group homes | GT013 Text | ||||
| 12 Nonformal Training for Personnel | Inventory of the in-service training over a two-year period | GT016 Text | ||||
| 13. Formal Training Programs | Inventory of college coursework offerings | GT017 Text | ||||
| 14. Training Needs | Survey of managers and direct care staff about training needs | GT018 Text | ||||
| 15. Cost Function Analysis of |
Update of Analysis of variables determining per diems | GT019 Text | ||||
| 16. Sheltered Employment Programs | Survey of 25 sheltered workshops | GT020 Text | ||||
| 17. Financial/Client/Program Status | Summary of 107 DACs status in 1982 | GT021 Text | ||||
| 18. The Family Subsidy Program | Evaluation shows effectiveness of supporting families | GT022 Text | ||||
| 19. Cost Function Analysis of ICF-MRs | Update of Analysis of variables determining per diems | GT024 Text | ||||
| 20. Respite Care |
Literature review of respite care services | GT025 Text | ||||
| 21. RC Demonstration Project |
16 respite care projects summarized | GT026 Text | ||||
| 22. Uses of Technology |
Calls for expanded use of technology | GT029 Text | ||||
| 23. Financial/Client/Program Status |
Summarizes DAC survey data from 1980 - 1984 | GT046 Text | ||||
| 24. Case Management Study |
Identifies serious problems in case management | GT053 | ||||
| 25. DACs Update |
Summarizes DAC survey data in 1985 | GT054 | ||||
| 26. Supported Employment Literature |
Reviews definitions, approaches and barriers to implement | GT072 | ||||
| 27. Supported Employment Grant | Summarizes 17 grant projects in employment | GT073 | ||||
| 28. DACs 1987 | Results Summary of DACs status in 1987 | GT074 | ||||
| 29. Day Training 1988 | Results Summary of DACs status in 1988 | GT076 | ||||
| 30. Financing of Supported Employment | Identifies strategies and literature related to financing | GT085 | ||||
| 1.4 PAS: Issues Related to Minnesota's State Hospitals | ||||||
| Minnesota State Hospitals | Executive summary of 7 policy papers | GT033 Text | ||||
| 1. State Hospital Facilities | Describes building and alternative uses | GT033A Text | ||||
| 2. State Hospital Energy Use | Describes energy use, efficiency and cost | GT033B Text | ||||
| 3. State Hospital Employees | Describes employee survey results about future employment | GT033C Text | ||||
| 4. Economic Impact of State Hospitals | Describes economic impact of each 8 state hospitals | GT033D Text | ||||
| 5. Public Opinions about State Hospitals | Summarizes 9 town meetings and 400 letters | GT033E Text | ||||
| 6. Residents/Patients in State Hospitals | Focuses on needs and characteristics of people served | GT033F Text | ||||
| 7. The Cost of State Hospitals | Literature review, comparisons and needs approach to costs | GT033G Text | ||||
| 8. Options for St. Hospitals System | Presents options and recommendations to Legislature | GT033H Text | ||||
| 1.5 Minnesota Academies for the Deaf and Blind | ||||||
| Study of Schools for the Deaf and Blind | GC26A | |||||
| Impact of Closure for Deaf and SSS | GC26B | |||||
| MN State Academy for the Blind | GC26C | |||||
| MN State Academy for the Deaf Report | GC26E | |||||
| Financial Structure Academy for Deaf and Blind | GC26F | |||||
| Governance Options for the Deaf and Blind | GC26G | |||||
| Organizational Options for the Deaf and Blind | GC26H | |||||
| State Board of Education Response | GC26I | |||||
| 1.6 Technology | ||||||
| Disabilities and Technology | (Executive Summary) Governor's Task Force Report recommendations | GT040 Text | ||||
| Disabilities and Technology | (Full Report) | GT039 Text | ||||
| 1.7 Case Management | ||||||
| Shaping Case Management | Summary of case management grants and recommendation | GT088 | ||||
| Historical, Current and Future Perspectives | Edited book from a 1986 conference | GT062 | ||||
| Case Management Study | Focuses on training, funding, staff shortages, and evaluation | GT052 | ||||
| Case Management Team | Presents a primer on case management and techniques | GT044 | ||||
| 1.8 Family Support | ||||||
| Development of Family Program | Presents 4 laws and 13 corollaries similar to Murphy's Law | GT134 Text | ||||
| Family Support: Preventing Harm | Summarizes state-wide conference on how to prevent harm | GT034 Text | ||||
| Family Support Media Packet | Makes the case for national family support | GT119 Text | ||||
| Family Support - A Check for Quality | 4-page flyer to assess quality of family support | GT108 Text | ||||
| 1.9 Employment and Training | ||||||
| Legislative Task Force on Employment | GT055 | |||||
| Positive Learning | GT067 Text | |||||
| Communication for People with Severe Disabilities | GT066 Text | |||||
| How to Develop an Individual Plan | GT065 Text | |||||
| How to Position People with Severe Disabilities | GT068 Text | |||||
| Technological Adaptations to Increase Independence | GT064 Text | |||||
| Technical College Task Force Project | GT111 Text | |||||
| 1.10 Public Information | ||||||
| Public Information | GC011 | |||||
| 2.1 Self Determination and Person Centered Planning | ||||||
| Shifting Patterns | Approaches to empowerment and self advocacy | GT103 Text | ||||
| Audio Version: Download Audio File (mp3) | ||||||
| It's Never Too Early, It's Never Too Late | Contains basic information about personal futures planning | GT075 Text | ||||
| Making Futures Happen | Facilitator manual for personal futures planning | GT124 Text | ||||
| Audio Version: Download Audio File (mp3) | ||||||
| Listen Lady, This is MY Life | Presents stories presented by PFP facilitators | GT082 | ||||
| It's My Choice | Presents tools for self determination and advocacy | GT110 | ||||
| National Conf. on Self-Determination | Presents 29 recommendations from national conference | GT070 | ||||
| 2.2 Advocacy Tools and Approaches | ||||||
| Making Your Case | A practical guide to working efficiently w/ policymakers | GT122 Text | ||||
| Audio Version: Download Audio File (mp3) | ||||||
| Medical Assistance: Prior Authorization | Self advocacy info to seek Medicaid | GT135 Text | ||||
| Ten Ways to Be More Active | Teaches political activism and alliance building | GT079 Text | ||||
| Action, This Means War! | Offers practical suggestions for self advocacy | GT069 | ||||
| Test Your School's IQ | Presents a quick checklist on quality of school integration | GT081 Text | ||||
| Test Your IQ | Presents a quick checklist on quality of service orgs | GT050 Text | ||||
| Guide for Quality Individual Plans | Presents a quick checklist on quality of individual plans | GT047 Text | ||||
| Parent Advocacy Training Manual | Presents an early example of assertive advocacy approach | GT031 Text | ||||
| Residential Advocacy: Present and Future | Suggests ways for providing community advocacy services | GC025 | ||||
| Aids to Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled Persons: A Bibliography and Resource Guide | From Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy System | 79-ATA-DDP | ||||
| Services for People with Developmental Disabilities: A Guide for Private Funders | From Metropolitan Council | 83-SFP-MC | ||||
| 2.3 Partners in Policymaking® | ||||||
| Partners Restored Our Independence! | A collection of testimonial letters representing various states | GT126 | ||||
| Partners Curriculum Part I: Highlights |
Contains highlights of full curriculum and competencies. | GT106 Text | ||||
| Partners Coordinator's Handbook | Provides step-by-step guide to produce quality model | GT133 Text | ||||
| Partners 1992 Coordinator's Handbook | Provides step-by-step guide | GT099 Text | ||||
| Partners 1995 Coordinator's Handbook | Provides step-by-step guide | GT133 Text | ||||
| Partners in Policymaking Training Program |
Introduction to Partners in Policymaking and PNS Grant (1990) | GT086 | ||||
Partners in Policymaking: Empowering People |
Journal article summarizing 1987 - 1989 | GT063 | ||||
| 2.4 Advocacy Dimensions | ||||||
| Advocacy Dimensions Vol 1, No. 1, Fall 1979 | "Biklen Keynotes Advocacy Conference" | 79-AD-MSP | ||||
| Advocacy Dimentions Vol. 1, No. 3, Spring 1980 | "Over 200 Attend March Advocacy Conference" | 80-AD-MSD | ||||
| Advocacy Dimensions Vol 1, No. 4, Summer 1980 | "Abuse Reporting Laws Can Make a Difference: Identification and Prevention" | 80-AD-MSP | ||||
| Advocacy Dimensions Vol. 2, No. 1, Fall/Winter 1980 | "Consent Decree Presents Challenges to Newly Appointed Court Monitor" | 80-AD-MSA | ||||
| Advocacy Dimensions Vol. 1, No. 2, Winter 1980 | "Head Start Programs Exceed 10 Percent Quota" | 80-AD-MSP-1 | ||||
| 3.1 Philosophy, Mission and Policy Statements | ||||||
| Position Statement Presents Council Position Statements on Federal/State Issues | Presents Council position statements on federal/state issues | GT132 Text | ||||
| Testimony on Reauthorization Senate Hearing Statement Regarding Reauthorization of DD | Senate hearing statement regarding reauthorization of DD | GT114 Text | ||||
| Information About the Council | Contains purpose, mandate, and definition of DD | GT095 Text | ||||
| Ten Exemplary Planning Efforts | Identifies best examples of human service planning | GC028 | ||||
| Ten Characteristics of Exemplary Planning | Collection of overhead slides used in presentation on planning. | GT038 Text | ||||
| Council's Philosophy and Mission |
Outlines historical background, goals and principles | GC017 | ||||
| 3.2 Grant Policy and Reports | ||||||
| Council's Grant Policy | Identifies eligible grant activities | GT097 | ||||
| Summary - McKnight Foundation ('88) | Summarizes Year One of McKnight Foundation grants | GT056 | ||||
| Summary - McKnight Foundation ('83) | Summarizes Year Two of McKnight Foundation grants | GT007 Text | ||||
| Regional Site Visits FY 1980 | Information collected for DD Regional Planning Program | GC021 | ||||
| DD Service Grants 1972-1976 | Highlights characteristics of 44 grant projects | GC013 | ||||
| 3.3 Employment and Career Planning | ||||||
| Person Centered Planning: Concept Paper | Person centered planning and community involvement | GT130 Text | ||||
| The Career Planning Process | Describes Career Planning Process | GT060 Text | ||||
| It's Working: MN Supported Employment Project | Presents results of 10 Supported Employment Projects | GC030 | ||||
| Employment Related Activities Grant Recipients | Reports results of 12 grant recipients | GT041 Text | ||||
| 3.4 Inclusion - Youth Leadership, Friendships, and Volunteers | ||||||
| Youth Leadership | Describes junior high leadership program | GT117 Text | ||||
| SCOLA Leisure Activity Fun Guide/Fun Futures | Outlines ways for integrating children with DD in leisure time | GT092 Text | ||||
| Friends: Manual | Teaches friendship techniques | GT078 Text | ||||
Friends (audio version): Download Audio File (mp3) |
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| Person to Person: Recruitment Guide | A promotional flyer explaining The Person-to-Person Program. | GT057 | ||||
| Person to Person: Volunteer Manual | Contains "The Orientation" excerpts from the handbook | GT058 | ||||
| Person to Person: Recruitment and Training | Presents strategies/materials for recruitment and training | GT059 | ||||
| 3.5 The Voucher System | ||||||
| Account Management Program | Voucher project in Dakota County | GT100 Text | ||||
| Account Management Project | Voucher project in Dakota County | GT101 Text | ||||
| 3.6 Other Specific Initiatives | ||||||
| Quality Health Care Guide | Educates care practitioners to improve quality of health services | GT083 Text | ||||
| SSI Working Paper | Historical study on how to increase MN's SSI participation | GT030 Text | ||||
| Potential Funding Sources | Manual identifying potential funding sources for advocates | GC015 | ||||
| 3.7 General Information | ||||||
| Council Publications | Annotated list of publications/videotapes available as of 1995. | GT129 Text | ||||
| Glossary of Acronyms | A handy list explaining acronyms and terms related to DD | GT071 | ||||
| Trend Reports | One-time report on program trends | GT049 | ||||
| A Writer's Reference |
Glossaries of acronyms, terms, and list of useful agencies |
GC019 | ||||
| 4. 1 Chronology of Events |
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| Chronology of Minnesota and National Events According to DD Newsletters | GT121 Text | |||||
| 4.2 Information Exchange |
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| 4.3 Futurity (1990-95) |
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| 4.4 DD Newsletters | ||||||
| News Letter, Vol 1, No. 1, November 1975 | "New Laws Affect Disabled" | 75-NLG-PAC | ||||
| News Letter, Vol 1, No. 2, February 1976 | "DPW Realigns to Improve Services" | 76-NLG-PAC | ||||
| News Letter, Vol 1, No. 3, June, 1976 | "Developmental Problems Remain, Meier Says" | 76-NLG-PAA | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 1, No. 4, September, 1976 | "Governor's Conference to be Held" | 76-NLG-PAC-1 | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter, 1977 | "DD Office Moves to Metro Square" | 77-NLG-PAC-1 | ||||
| News Letter, Vol 3, No. 1, Fall, 1977 | "DD Council Approves New Grant Awards" | 77-NLG-PAC | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 4, No. 1, Winter, 1978-1979 | "Residential Services for DD Reviewed" | 78-NLG-PAC | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 4, No. 2, Spring, 1979 | "1978 Changes in Federal DD Law" | 79-NLG-PAO | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 4, No. 3, Fall, 1979 | "A View of Placement from the Practitioner" | 79-NLG-PAA | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 4, No. 4, Winter 1979 | "Transportation for Persons with Handicaps" | 79-NLG-PAC | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 5, No. 1, Spring 1980 | "Early Intervention" | 80-NLG-PAC | ||||
| News Letter, Vol. 5, No.2, Summer, 1980 | "Introduction – Aging of Persons Who Have Developmental Disabilities" | 80-NLG-PAA | ||||