Community-Based Services Provision Flowchart (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Community-based Services shall be provided by public entities when…

1.)

Community-based services are appropriate, based on a reasonable,

3.)

The affected persons do not oppose community-based treatment after

objective assessment by a public entity’s treating professional who is

public entities have taken the following affirmative steps to provide

knowledgeable about the range of supports and services available in the

informed decision-making:

community, including:

Provide information about the benefits of integrated settings;

Identification of the individual’s needs; and

Facilitate visits or other experiences in integrated settings;

Supports and services necessary for them to succeed in an

Offer opportunities to meet with other individuals with disabilities who

integrated setting; and/or

are

living working and receiving services in integrated settings; and

Public entities also must make reasonable efforts to identify and

2.)

People with disabilities present their own independent evidence of the

address any concerns or objections raised by the individual or another

appropriateness of an integrated setting, including:

relevant decision-maker; and

For example, individuals with similar needs are living, working

and receiving services in integrated settings with appropriate supports;

4.)

Community-based services can be reasonably accommodated, taking

Evidence may come from the individual’s treatment provider,

into account the resources available to the public entity and the needs of

from a community-based organization that provides services to people

others who are receiving disability services from the public entity.

with disabilities outside of an institutional setting, or from any other

source; and

Integrated settings are those that…

Examples of Integrated and Segregated Settings

Integrated Settings

Segregated Settings

Provide individuals with disabilities opportunities to live,

Evidenced-based practices that provide

Congregate settings

work, and receive services in the greater community, like

scattered-site housing with supportive

characterized by regimentation in

individuals without disabilities;

services

daily activities, lack of privacy or

autonomy, policies limiting

Are located in mainstream society;

A person receives ongoing employment

visitors, or limits on individuals’

support services necessary to maintain

ability to engage freely in

Offer access to community activities and opportunities at

his/her ticket-taker job at the local movie

community activities and to

times, frequencies and with persons of an individual’s

theatre.

manage their own activities of

choosing;

daily living

Congregate settings populated

Afford individuals choice in their daily life activities; and

exclusively or primarily with

individuals with disabilities

Provide individuals with disabilities the opportunity to

interact with non-disabled persons to the fullest extent possible.

Settings that provide for daytime

activities primarily with other

individuals with disabilities

Prepared by A. Kavitz, 10/15/14

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