Missouri's Olmstead Implementation

Acknowledgements

Many individuals worked together to develop this document Improving Missouri's Service Delivery System for Persons with Disabilities.  The following individuals or groups are herewith acknowledged for this assistance:

The members of the Home and Community-Based Services and Consumer-Directed Care Commission:

State Departments

Richard Horrell, Department of Health
John Solomon, Department of Mental Health
Gregory A. Vadner, Department of Social Services
Ron Vessell, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Legislators

Senator Paula J. Carter
Senator Betty Sims
Representative Chuck Graham
Representative Don Lograsso

Governor's Council on Disability

Donna Checkett
Ann Morris
Jim Tuscher
Lori Winter

Consumers or Family Members of Consumers

Alan Baumgartner
Ina Mae Brooks
Margie Peltier

Ex Officio Member

Judge Thea Sherry

The members of the sub-committees of the Home and Community-Based Services and Consumer-Directed Care Commission and individuals who attended the meetings to provide input to the process.  Acknowledgement is also given to the individuals who staffed the subcommittees.

Staff from the following state agencies provided valuable information for the report:

• Department of Social Services, Division of Aging, Division of Medical Services, Rehabilitation Services for the Blind;
• Department of Mental Health: Division of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, Comprehensive Psychiatric Services, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse;
• Department of Health: Adult Head Injury Program;
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

The Centers for Independent Living for hosting the public hearings and the attendees at the Public Hearings held throughout the state.

The Governor's Council on Disability for their invaluable assistance.

Staff from the University of Missouri - Kansas City, Institute for Human Development, a University Affiliated Program, who developed and formatted the report.

Members of the "Olmstead Stakeholder's Group" who provided helpful input to the process.

Individuals and agencies that facilitated the tours of a diverse array of residential settings.

Finally, an acknowledgement is made of the initiative begun by the late Governor Mel Carnahan in issuing his executive order establishing this commission.

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