October 22, 2024
Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL).
The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) aims to improve the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by promoting independence and community inclusion. The committee selected the topic of strengthening home and community-based services (HCBS) infrastructure for its 2024 report to the President of the United States.
The committee’s report provides an environmental assessment of the current challenges, opportunities, promising practices, innovative strategies, and policy reforms necessary to increase the availability of high-quality, high-value HCBS for individuals with I/DD.
The 2024 PCPID report is structured across four key focus areas. They include:
- Direct support professionals (DSP) and the DSP labor shortage crisis.
- Employment and how employment of people with I/DD can be supported to advance competitive integrated employment (CIE) in communities.
- Community living and the additional critical supports to promote the independence and community inclusion in the areas of housing, safety, technological supports, and transportation.
- Federal supports and the impact of federal entitlement programs, like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, and Medicare.
Read the PCPID Report [PDF, 38 pages]: Advancing Independence and Community Integration for All: Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Through High-Quality Home and Community-Based Services
Report Link: acl.gov/sites/default/files/programs/PCPID_Report_508%20compliant.pdf
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