Delivering on the Promise: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Self-Evaluation to Promote Community Living for People with Disabilities

摘要

The report is based upon an exhaustive agency self-assessment and review and analysis of comments from more than 800 individuals and organizations representing diverse interests and disabilities. The process led HHS to identify critical barriers to community-based alternatives for people with disabilities and commit to take concrete action to reduce and eliminate those barriers. The report is divided into three chapters. Chapter I includes a brief description of the Executive Order and the methodology used to conduct the HHS self-assessment, and summarizes the actions that HHS will pursue to further promote community integration. Chapter II describes HHS components and the financing and structure of community supports, detailing the key HHS programs that provide them. In addition, Chapter II highlights the critical work of HHS to promote community integration, including efforts over the past year to implement the New Freedom Initiative. Chapter III sets forth the concrete actions that HHS will pursue to further promote community integration and summarizes the barriers future activities will address.