1. IM4Q Conference
July 16, 2019
9/26/2019

2. 20
9/26/2019

3. 111,586
9/26/2019

4. 57,000+
9/26/2019

5. 1
9/26/2019

6. 9/26/2019

7. Recommendation 1: Assure Effective Communication
9/26/2019

8. Recommendation 4:Support Families throughout the Lifespan
Recommendation 5: Promote Health, Wellness, and Safety
Recommendation 7: Develop and Support Qualified Staff
9/26/2019

9. IM4Q Report
Choice and Control During the Day and for Leisure Time
26% of the individuals interviewed reported that someone else chose what they do during the day.
51% of individuals reported that when they chose their work or day activity they had an option to go where people without disabilities go
46% of individuals saw no other places when choosing what they do during the day.

10. 9/26/2019

11. Why Technology?
“For people without disabilities, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible.”
IBM, 1991; p. 2
International Business Machines. (1991). Technology and persons with disabilities. Atlanta, GA: IBM Support Programs.

12. What is ODP doing to advance Technology in Pennsylvania?
Create a Technology Task Force
Host 2 Statewide Conferences on Technology
October 8, 2019 – David L. Lawrence Convention Center
October 24, Valley Forge Convention Center
Evaluate Service Definitions
Develop a strategic work plan to expand opportunities for Technology
Expand/Recruit Technology Vendors to Pennsylvania
Highlight the Technology initiatives that currently exists

13. Medically Complex Initiative
Policy statement - DHS believes that all children should have the opportunity to live at home.
Multi-Office and Departmental Initiative
Goals:
Improve supports to families (birth, adoptive, foster) so that children can grow to full adulthood living at home with a bond to a loving adult.
Create family-based alternatives so that children who cannot live with birth families can grow to adulthood living in an alternative home with a bond to a loving adult.

14. Medically Complex Initiative
ODP amended the ID/A waivers to support children birth – 8.
ODP has reserved waiver capacity (10 Consolidated Slots) to support children to move out of residential settings and receive support in their home or a family-based alternative setting
DHS is exploring models like EveryChild Texas to build statewide capacity and resources for families and hospitals.

15. A Care Map