Working Together to Empower 

Community Inclusion: 

Health/Housing/Independent-Living 

Partnerships

August 22, 2022

Webinar
Welcome

Webinar is hosted by the 

Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC)

Facilitator

Erica McFadden, Director of the Office of Independent 

Living Programs (OILP) at the Administration on 

Community Living, Administration on Disabilities

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Instructions for Zoom

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This event is being recorded.

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Partnerships to 

Empower 

Community 

Inclusion

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National Experts

• Kimberly Reynolds, Public Health Advisor & 

Government Project Officer, Center for Mental Health 

Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration

• Marti Knisley, Technical Assistance Collaborative 

(Emeritus) 

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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance 

abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

Kimberly E. Reynolds, MPA, MEd

Center for Mental Health Services

kimberly.reynolds@samhsa.hhs.gov

(240) 276-2825

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www.samhsa.gov

1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727) ● 1-800-487-4889 (TDD)
Community Inclusion

Community inclusion is the opportunity for 

a person to live in the community of their 

choice:

– as a contributing member of the community;

– while being valued for one’s abilities and 

uniqueness — regardless of disability; and

– at the same level as a nondisabled person.

We each play a role:

– building partnerships to support a person to 

create a life and be part of a community; and 

– creating housing opportunities that also make a 

house a home.

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Why Community Inclusion Matters

As Ginsburg wrote in the Olmstead v. L.C. decision “segregating 

people with disabilities severely diminishes [their] everyday life 

activities...including family relations, social contacts, work options, 

economic independence, educational advancement, and cultural 

enrichment”. 

Clearly institutions segregate people but without support for 

“everyday life activities...including family relations, social contacts, 

work options, economic independence, educational advancement, 

and cultural enrichment” segregation can continue in the community.

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North Carolina Partnership Panel

• Vicki Smith, Executive Director, Alliance of Disability 

Advocates

• Ann Oshel, Senior Vice President, Community Health & 

Well-Being, Alliance Health Plan

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Panel Discussion

Q&A
HSRC 

Website

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acl.gov/HousingAndServices
Upcoming HSRC Webinar

August 29 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET 

• Developing Partnerships between 

Homelessness Systems Continuum of Care 

(CoC) and the Disability, Aging and Health 

Sectors

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ACL Resources for Community Integration

Care Transitions Program Website: https://acl.gov/caretransitions 

Centers for Independent Living: https://acl.gov/programs/agingand-disability-networks/centers-independent-living

Empowering Advocacy: https://acl.gov/programs/empoweringadvocacy

Independent Living Program: https://acl.gov/ils-programs

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We want to hear from you! 

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Please email us at hsrc@acl.hhs.gov
Acknowledgment

This presentation was supported in part by the U.S. Administration for 

Community Living through a contract with Mission Analytics Group, Inc. 

(Contract number HHSP233201500060I) which subcontracted the work 

to USAging. The views expressed do not necessarily represent the 

positions or policies of the Administration for Community Living / 

Department of Health and Human Services.