Creating livable communities for people with disabilities
By: editor, Alise Vanags.
Contributors: Vanags, Alise.; National Council on Disability (U.S.)
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781607415343
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Services for -- United States; Community Health Services -- organization & administration -- United States; City Planning -- methods -- United States; Disabled Persons -- rehabilitation -- United States; Environment Design -- United States; Residence Characteristics -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Strategy one : agreement on changes in the collection and management of, and access to, multiple agency information about programs and benefits in order to be consumer responsive; title: Strategy two : utilization of favorable tax treatment (e.g. tax credits) to stimulate change in individual and corporate behavior that encourages investment in livable community objectives; title: Strategy three : agreement on common performance measures across multiple federally funded programs; title: Strategy four : utilization of private sector match to competitively secure public funding and stimulate public-private sector partnerships; title: Strategy five : agreement on changes in infrastructure to consolidate administration of multiple programs and improve ease of access; title: Strategy six : utilization of waiver authority to promote state options to advance consumer choice and community participation.