Planning and Reform
The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities has a history of trying to make a difference, to shape the future, rather than simply be shaped by it. The documents in this section chronicle planning and reform efforts over three decades.
Section 1.1 State Plans presents the State Plans required by Federal Law for the 22 year period 1975 to 1997. The bulk of these plans simply document the status of services and the activities of State agencies. The State Plan also describes where funds for developmental disabilities services were allocated at a particular point in time.
Section 1.2 The Big Picture contains a series of documents intended to change the way policymakers see issues facing people with developmental disabilities and the ways that the system can respond to them. These documents are about paradigm shifts and major system-wide changes in public policy.
Section 1.3 and Section 1.4 The Policy Analysis Series relates to the Welsch Consent Decree and to Minnesota's State Hospitals. These documents were developed over a decade, but particularly in the first half of the 1980s. They address the major issues of deinstitutionalization and the future of Minnesota’s State Hospitals.
Sections 1.5 to Section 1.11 Documents that address reform in specific areas – the Minnesota Academies for the Deaf and the Blind, technology, case management, family support, employment, training and staff development, and public information. Many of these documents were part of successful efforts to change policy and practice in Minnesota; other documents had nationwide impact.
1.1 State Plans | ||
Three-Year State Plan 1995-1997 | Sets directions toward leadership | GT127 Text |
Three-Year State Plan 1991-1994 | Sets directions toward leadership | GT094 ; Text |
Two-Year State Plan 1989-1991 | Sets directions toward accountability | GT077 |
Three-Year State Plan 1986-1989 | Sets directions toward case management | GT042 Text |
Three-Year State Plan 1983-1986 | Sets directions toward employment | GT027 Text |
Three-Year State Plan 1980-1983 | Sets directions toward respite care | GC023 |
State Plan 1980 | Sets directions toward state-wide planning | GC018 |
State Plan 1978 | Sets directions toward advocacy | GC012 |
State Plan 1977 | Sets directions toward comprehensive planning | Volume 1 GC009 Volume 2 GC010 |
State Plan 1976 | Sets directions toward deinstitutionalization | Volume 1 GC008 Volume 2 GC007 |
1.2 The Big Picture Documents | ||
Minnesotans Speak Out! | State-initiated reform findings about DD structure/cost | GT104 Text |
1990 Report | Federally required report on eligibility/consumer feedback | GT084 |
Americans with Disability: Agenda | Urges passage of 1992 Rehabilitation Act | GT089 Text |
A New Way of Thinking | Calls for "real homes, real education and real work" | GT045 Text |
Mental Health Commission Report | Strong recommendations for reform of mental health system | GT037 Text |
Testimony on Medicaid | Urges redirection of Medicaid toward community services | GT036 Text |
Early Intervention | Governor's proclamation in favor of early intervention | GC027 |
Towards a DD Policy Agenda | Recommendations in six areas of services | GT118 Text |
Fiscal Disincentives Report | Illustrates bias toward the most expensive services | GT023 Text |
DD and Public Policy | Calls for consumer-driven system | GT015 Text |
Participation of Minorities in the Twin Cities | Increase minority participation in employment/services | GC016 |
A Household Survey | One in seven Minnesotans have functional disabilities | GC014 |
Community Alternatives | Federally required blueprint for deinstitutionalization | GC006 |
Progress and Promise | Summarizes first year of the 1960s comprehensive plan | GC004 |
Comprehensive Plan for MR (2 Vols.) | Federally funded summary of 3 1/2 years of study |
Volume 1 GC002 Volume 2 GC003 |
Evaluation of Regional Developmental Disabilities Councils | From DD/TAS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 75-ERD-DDT |
The Evolution and Current Status of the Minnesota Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Network | From Developmental Disabilities Planning Office, MN State Planning Agency | 81-ECS-MSP |
1.3 Policy Analysis Series (PAS): Issues Related to Welsch Consent Decree | ||
1. Issues surrounding Welsch | List of implementation issues under the Consent Decree | GT001 Text |
2. The Size of Community Facilities |
List of 12 conflicting guidelines for size of group homes | GT002 Text |
3. Interagency Cooperation |
Discusses trust, incentives, and barriers to cooperation | GT003 Text |
4. Cost Function Analysis of ICF-MR |
Eight variables determine per diems | GT004 Text |
5. Admissions to State Hospitals |
80% of admissions were for respite care | GT005 Text |
6. The Financial Status of DACs |
Analysis of revenue/expenditure and per diems (from 1981 survey) | GT008 Text |
7. The Program Status of DACs |
Personnel and management descriptions (from 1981 survey) | GT009 Text |
8. The Client Status of DAC | General characteristics of the people served (from 1981 survey) | GT010 Text |
9. Summary of Issues of DACs | Lists problems and implications for the future of DACs | GT011 Text |
10. Admissions to State Hospitals | Behavior problems were main reasons for admissions | GT012 Text |
11. The Property values of ICF-MRs | No changes in property values due to group homes | GT013 Text |
12 Nonformal Training for Personnel | Inventory of the in-service training over a two-year period | GT016 Text |
13. Formal Training Programs | Inventory of college coursework offerings | GT017 Text |
14. Training Needs | Survey of managers and direct care staff about training needs | GT018 Text |
15. Cost Function Analysis of ICF-MRs |
Update of Analysis of variables determining per diems | GT019 Text |
16. Sheltered Employment Programs | Survey of 25 sheltered workshops | GT020 Text |
17. Financial/Client/Program Status | Summary of 107 DACs status in 1982 | GT021 Text |
18. The Family Subsidy Program | Evaluation shows effectiveness of supporting families | GT022 Text |
19. Cost Function Analysis of ICF-MRs | Update of Analysis of variables determining per diems | GT024 Text |
20. Respite Care |
Literature review of respite care services | GT025 Text |
21. RC Demonstration Project |
16 respite care projects summarized | GT026 Text |
22. Uses of Technology |
Calls for expanded use of technology | GT029 Text |
23. Financial/Client/Program Status |
Summarizes DAC survey data from 1980 - 1984 | GT046 Text |
24. Case Management Study |
Identifies serious problems in case management | GT053 |
25. DACs Update |
Summarizes DAC survey data in 1985 | GT054 |
26. Supported Employment Literature |
Reviews definitions, approaches and barriers to implement | GT072 |
27. Supported Employment Grant | Summarizes 17 grant projects in employment | GT073 |
28. DACs 1987 | Results Summary of DACs status in 1987 | GT074 |
29. Day Training 1988 | Results Summary of DACs status in 1988 | GT076 |
30. Financing of Supported Employment | Identifies strategies and literature related to financing | GT085 |
1.4 PAS: Issues Related to Minnesota's State Hospitals | ||
Minnesota State Hospitals | Executive summary of 7 policy papers | GT033 Text |
1. State Hospital Facilities | Describes building and alternative uses | GT033A Text |
2. State Hospital Energy Use | Describes energy use, efficiency and cost | GT033B Text |
3. State Hospital Employees | Describes employee survey results about future employment | GT033C Text |
4. Economic Impact of State Hospitals | Describes economic impact of each 8 state hospitals | GT033D Text |
5. Public Opinions about State Hospitals | Summarizes 9 town meetings and 400 letters | GT033E Text |
6. Residents/Patients in State Hospitals | Focuses on needs and characteristics of people served | GT033F Text |
7. The Cost of State Hospitals | Literature review, comparisons and needs approach to costs | GT033G Text |
8. Options for State Hospitals System | Presents options and recommendations to Legislature | GT033H Text |
1.5 Minnesota Academies for the Deaf and Blind | ||
Study of Schools for the Deaf and Blind | GC26A | |
Impact of Closure for Deaf and SSS | GC26B | |
MN State Academy for the Blind | GC26C | |
MN State Academy for the Deaf Report | GC26E | |
Financial Structure Academy for Deaf and Blind | GC26F | |
Governance Options for the Deaf and Blind | GC26G | |
Organizational Options for the Deaf and Blind | GC26H | |
State Board of Education Response | GC26I | |
1.6 Technology | ||
Disabilities and Technology | (Executive Summary) Governor's Task Force Report recommendations | GT040 Text |
Disabilities and Technology | (Full Report) | GT039 Text |
1.7 Case Management | ||
Shaping Case Management | Summary of case management grants and recommendation | GT088 |
Historical, Current and Future Perspectives | Edited book from a 1986 conference | GT062 |
Case Management Study | Focuses on training, funding, staff shortages, and evaluation | GT052 |
Case Management Team | Presents a primer on case management and techniques | GT044 |
1.8 Family Support | ||
Development of Family Program | Presents 4 laws and 13 corollaries similar to Murphy's Law | GT134 Text |
Family Support: Preventing Harm | Summarizes state-wide conference on how to prevent harm | GT034 Text |
Family Support Media Packet | Makes the case for national family support | GT119 Text |
Family Support - A Check for Quality | 4-page flyer to assess quality of family support | GT108 Text |
1.9 Employment and Training | ||
Legislative Task Force on Employment | GT055 | |
Positive Learning | GT067 Text | |
Communication for People with Severe Disabilities | GT066 Text | |
How to Develop an Individual Plan | GT065 Text | |
How to Position People with Severe Disabilities | GT068 Text | |
Technological Adaptations to Increase Independence | GT064 Text | |
Technical College Task Force Project | GT111 Text | |
1.10 Public Information | ||
Public Information | GC011 |