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Upcoming Webinar: Looking at HCBS Equity at a State Level
Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) are essential for individuals with disabilities to live and participate in their homes and community. Little is known about how HCBS, impacts disabled people of color, and the Community Living Equity Center is thrilled to feature three states and organizations that are beginning to examine equity within their HCBS systems. Attendees will hear from our CLEC stakeholders—New Disabled South, Colorado Department of Healthcare Financing and Policy, and the University of Minnesota—about how each of them got started on identifying HCBS inequities within their state, which data sources were used, and what themes have emerged from their work. The Community Living Policy Center is pleased to be co-hosting this webinar.
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Needs and Priorities for Community Living Policy Research: Summary of Stakeholder Roundtables and Community Living Policy Survey
In the Fall of 2022, the Community Living Policy Center (CLPC) convened a series of roundtables with key stakeholders to gain their insights about needs, opportunities, and priorities for future Community Living Policy Research. Stakeholders included disability and aging advocates, state officials and associations representing states, providers and health plans, and individuals with disabilities, including individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds. In June of 2023, in conjunction with the CLPC’s State of the Science convening, we also distributed a Community Living Policy survey to further enhance community input.
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Disability Identity and Pride in Equity Research: Community Living Equity Center webinar
The Community Living Equity Center's first webinar, Disability Identity and Pride in Equity Research, centered the voices of members of CLEC's Community Advisory Committee. With a brief introduction of the CLEC mission and guiding principles, researchers discuss gaps in equity research and self-advocates shared their perspectives on disability, identity, and representation within research.
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Community Living Policy Center State of the Science 2023
This virtual event consisted of 3 webinars that brought together researchers, advocates, and other disability community stakeholders to discuss current research, gaps in knowledge, needs of the community, and opportunities to advance community living policy. These discussions will help inform our work and the work of other researchers and research funders to help shape access to equitable and person-centered home and community-based services in the future.
Visit our information page to access webinar recordings and slides
Let us know your views by taking the survey on community living policy.

CLPC's Director, Joe Caldwell, Awarded NARRTC's Commendation Award for 2023
Congratulations to Joe Caldwell for being awarded NARRTC's prestigious Commendation Award for 2023. Well deserved, Joe!

Self-Directing Services and Supports during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our collected resources on self-directing services and supports during the COVID-19 pandemic include a new article, a brief, and a short video summary.
