{"id":3447,"date":"2019-04-18T18:01:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T18:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/?page_id=3447"},"modified":"2024-09-24T21:46:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T02:46:20","slug":"living-well","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/index.php\/living-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-19px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Living_Well_logo_tagline_final.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Living_Well_logo_tagline_final&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;100px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||10px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]How do we increase health, safety, independence and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in our community? Over the last 4 years, the Living Well team has been working with 8 service providers, 10 self-advocate leaders and more than 50 consortium partners in the state to improve the independence, integration, safety, health and well-being of people with disabilities. Learn more about the resources and recommendations we have been working on.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;How it Works&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; open_icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; open_use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; open_icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our <strong>Consortium <\/strong>includes a variety of perspectives including individuals living in diverse settings, families, employment experts, advocates, service providers, state agency representatives, etc. Our Consortium meets three times a year and their discussions drive what the project focuses on and what strategies to use.<\/li>\n<li>Our<strong> 8 Pilot sites <\/strong>implement a set of intervention strategies and awareness building activities. The pilot participants complete evaluations that inform recommendations on improving quality services and final product development of the project.<\/li>\n<li>Our <strong>coaching team <\/strong>provides training and technical assistance on topics such as self-advocacy, supported decision-making, personal futures planning, community-based services and competitive integrated-employment.<\/li>\n<li>Our <strong>policy team<\/strong> implements the policy recommendations from the Consortium and puts them into action by engaging with state agencies and the legislature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Project Goals&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; open_icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; open_use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; open_icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To improve coordination of consortium partners on community capacity building and community monitoring as evidenced by shared goals, resources, and measurement<\/li>\n<li>To increase the perceived capacity among service providers to self- assess, monitor, report, reduce and\/or remediate situations and environments for health, safety and quality of life<\/li>\n<li>To increase the number of communities, organizations, and systems implementing recommended policies and practices<\/li>\n<li>To increase the capacity of state agencies to receive and respond to incidents of abuse and neglect by improving collaboration and reporting systems<\/li>\n<li>To increase the health, safety, independence, and well-being of people with I\/DD by empowering them to understand and exercise their human and choice-making rights in all areas of their lives, including in the HCBS services they receive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Collaborators&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; open_icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; open_use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; open_icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waisman.wisc.edu\/\">Waisman University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityrightswi.org\/\">Disability Rights Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-q-l.org\/\">The Council on Quality and Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.wisconsin.gov\/\">WI Department of Health Services<\/a>: Division of Long-term Care and Supports; Adult Protective Services; Division of Quality Assurances; Office of Caregiver Quality<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doj.state.wi.us\/\">WI Department of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Managed Care Organizations<\/li>\n<li>IRIS Consultant Agencies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arcwi.org\/\">The Arc Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.incontrolwi.org\/\">InControl Wisconsin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org\/\">Wisconsin People First<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Self-Advocate Leaders<\/li>\n<li>Service Providers<\/li>\n<li>Families<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Our Pilot Sites&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; open_icon_color=&#8221;#f2836b&#8221; open_use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; open_icon_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aptiv.org\/contact-us\/janesville\">Aptiv<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Creneeconsulting\/\">C. 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Over the last 4 years, the Living Well team has been working with 8 service providers, 10 self-advocate leaders and more than 50 consortium partners in the state to improve the independence, integration, safety, health [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><strong><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-3453\" src=\"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Living_Well_logo_tagline_final-300x74.png\" alt=\"Living_Well_logo_tagline_final\" width=\"511\" height=\"126\" \/><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Wisconsin\u2019s Living Well project aims to increase health, safety, independence and well-being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in the community. The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) received a 5-year federal grant from the Administration on Community Living to develop and test approaches for improving home and community-based services (HCBS) for people with developmental disabilities.<\/p><p>[box] <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3474 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LivingWell_Post-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/> <strong>Did You Know?<\/strong> Individuals with I\/DD who report having friends are 6\u00a0times more likely to participate in their communities[\/box]<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Main Parts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A\u00a0<strong>Consortium\u00a0<\/strong>designed as a peer leadership network with a variety of perspectives including individuals living in diverse settings, families, employment experts, advocates, service providers, teachers, etc. \u00a0The Consortium drives the project and focuses on policy implementation and strategy.<\/li><li><strong>Pilot sites\u00a0<\/strong>in 5 communities will be selected to implement a set of intervention strategies and awareness building activities with a minimum of 20 individuals with\u00a0 disabilities receiving services.<\/li><li>A\u00a0<strong>coaching team\u00a0<\/strong>that provides regular and intense training and technical assistance from coaches with expertise in a variety of topics such as self-advocacy, Supported Decision-Making, personal futures planning, community-based services to build a meaningful life, and competitive integrated-employment.<\/li><li>A\u00a0<strong>policy team\u00a0<\/strong>that takes the policy recommendations from the Consortium and puts them into action<\/li><\/ul><hr \/><p><strong>Project Goals<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>To improve coordination of consortium partners on community capacity building and community monitoring as evidenced by shared goals, resources, and measurement<\/li><li>To increase the perceived capacity among all five stakeholder groups to self- assess, monitor, report, reduce and\/or remediate situations and environments for health, safety and quality of life<\/li><li>To increase the number of communities, organizations, and systems implementing recommended policies and practices<\/li><li>To increase the number of communities, organizations, and systems implementing a comprehensive community monitoring system<\/li><li>To increase the health, safety, independence, and well-being of people with I\/DD as measured by CQL\u2019s 21 quality of life indicators measurement tool between baseline and follow-up measures<\/li><\/ul><hr \/><p><strong>BPDD\u2019s collaborators on the project include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Waisman University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities<\/li><li>Disability Rights Wisconsin<\/li><li>WI Department of Health Services Division of Long-Term Supports and Services<\/li><li>Managed Care Organizations<\/li><li>IRIS Consultant Agencies<\/li><li>Service providers<\/li><li>Self-advocates<\/li><li>Families<\/li><\/ul><hr \/><p><strong>Other Resources:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Grantor: <a href=\"https:\/\/acl.gov\/news-and-events\/announcements\/new-living-well-grants-awarded\">Administration for Community Living<\/a><\/li><li>Other Recipients:<ul><li>The Curators of the University of Missouri on behalf of Missouri-Kansas City<\/li><li>Indiana Family and Social Services Administration<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dhss.alaska.gov\/gcdse\/Pages\/partners\/LivingWell.aspx\">The Governor\u2019s Council on Disabilities and Special Education\u2014Alaska<\/a><\/li><li>The Regents of the University of Idaho<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">[button link=\"https:\/\/wi-bpdd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Living_Well_fact_sheet.pdf\" type=\"big\" color=\"blue\" newwindow=\"yes\"] Fact Sheet[\/button]<\/p><p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3464 size-large\" 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