NASDDDS 2006 Mid-Year Meeting

2006 Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Arlington, Virginia
November 8-10, 2006

Balancing Autonomy and Accountability
in a System of Individual and Family Supports

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Preliminary Schedule
Hotel Information
Transportation Information
Registration Information

Join us as we take an in-depth look at building and maintaining effective individual- and family-centered systems of supports. Learn which strategies work and don't work in overcoming impediments to creating new, more effective systems of supports.

Self-advocates and family advocates kick off the meeting by telling us what they think state developmental disability officials should do to make services more accessible and tailored to their needs. State agency staff then will shed light on the systemic challenges they've faced in translating principles of self- and family-directed supports into effective statewide action strategies and how they are addressing these challenges.

Break-out sessions will focus on the experiences of six states -- Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, and one yet to be identified state -- in three essential elements of policy and practice that need to be addressed as part of any comprehensive system change strategy:

Resource Allocation. What steps have states taken to adapt their payment policies in ways that facilitate individual and family choice and control? Potential areas to be explored include:

New rate-setting policies that individualize payments and permit supports to be tailored to the needs and preferences of each person and family;
Managing tiered funding arrangements that promote flexibility within discrete target groups arrayed according to relative support needs;
Individual budgeting methodologies and the person-centered allocation methods that undergird such systems;
Modified Medicaid financing policies that reinforce a state's emphasis on individual and family vs. facility/program-based services; and
Rate-setting and payment policies that permit traditional community provider agencies to make the transition to individual and family support organizations.

Infrastructure Development. Learn about new activities and tools that states have developed to undergird their operation of individual and family supports. Potential topics include:

Recruiting, training, and retaining a skilled workforce to provide hands-on assistance and support required by individuals with disabilities and their families;
Helping community support agencies and families manage an increasingly diverse workforce;
Training individuals and families to recruit, hire, supervise, and, when necessary, dismiss direct support workers;
Using paid family caregivers to expand and supplement the role of traditional agency-employed staff;
Developing community support systems skilled in furnishing individuals and families the assistance they need in ways they wish to receive it;
Adopting different strategies for supporting families caring for children vs. adults with disabilities at home;
Developing effective strategies to support families from culturally diverse backgrounds;
Creating mechanisms necessary to back up effective systems of individual and family supports (e.g., support brokerage agencies; financial management services; etc.); and
Applying modern computer technology to help persons with disabilities take their rightful place in the community.

Managing a Highly Decentralized Network of Supports. This series of breakout sessions provide insight into actions states are taking to retool their existing service delivery systems to improve their ability to administer and oversee an increasingly diverse array of individual and family supports. Topics to be explored during these sessions include:

Modifying quality management and improvement systems to accommodate individual- and family-directed supports;
Developing more effective outcome and performance measures keyed to individual and family supports; and
Harnessing the power of modern information technology to effectively manage a highly decentralized system of individual and family supports.

Preliminary Schedule

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 8	Board of Directors Meeting (NASDDDS Staff & State Directors Only)	8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
	REGISTRATION	10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
	Directors Forum (State Directors & Designated Staff Only)	10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
	LUNCHEON	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
	Directors Forum (State Directors & Designated Staff Only)	1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
	Annual Business Meeting (State Directors & Proxy Only)	4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
	WELCOME RECEPTION	5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9	Continental Breakfast	8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
	REGISTRATION	8:00 AM - 4:45 PM
	Opening Plenary Session	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
	Morning Break	10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
	Opening Plenary Session continues	10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
	LUNCHEON	12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
	Breakout Sessions I	1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
	Afternoon Break	3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
	Breakout Sessions II	3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
	ADJOURN FOR THE DAY	4:45 PM
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10	Continental Breakfast	8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
	REGISTRATION	8:00 AM - 11:45 AM
	Breakout Sessions III	9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
	Morning Break	10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
	Synthesis Plenary Session	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
	ADJOURN FOR THE MEETING	11:45 AM

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Hotel Information

Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: 703-418-1234
Fax: 703-418-1289

The 2006 Annual Meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia. The hotel is located adjacent to Washington's Reagan National Airport and minutes away from Alexandria and Georgetown. To make your reservation for the Annual Meeting, call the Hyatt at 800-233-1234 or 703-418-1234. Additional hotel information is available at http://www.crystalcity.hyatt.com. The special group rates have been reserved for a limited time, but only until all group rooms have been allocated or until the group cut-off date, whichever comes first. The Hotel confirms the following guest room rates:

Single Occupancy: $ 195.00
Double Occupancy: $ 195.00
Triple Occupancy: $ 220.00
Quadruple Occupancy: $ 245.00

The "cut-off date" is Monday, October 17, 2006. Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be based on availability at the Hotel’s prevailing rates and will be credited to the Group’s Guest Room Block. Be sure to mention the NASDDDS Annual Meeting when making your reservation.

Additional visitor/travel information is available on the following websites:
http://www.stayarlington.com
http://visitnorthernvirginia.com
http://www.arlingtonva.us
http://www.virginia.org

A PDF copy of the "Arlington Visitor's Guide" is available for your convenience.

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Transportation

AIRPORT INFORMATION:

REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT (DCA)
SHUTTLE SERVICE: Courtesy shuttle service to and from airport & immediate Crystal City area available 5:30 AM-12:30 AM. Pickup every 30 min at the top of the hour. For guests in the area who require transportation back to hotel, call 703-418-1234. (Blue vans with white lettering saying Hyatt Regency Crystal City). Call hotel direct for van pick-up, courtesy phone in baggage claim area.
TAXI: Approximately $6 one way

DULLES AIRPORT (IAD)
SUPERSHUTTLE: Call 1-800-BLUEVAN for information.
TAXI: Washington Flyer Taxi Service - approx $45 to $50

BALTIMORE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL (BWI)
TAXI: Approximately $65 to $70 one way.
LIMOUSINE: Approximately $75 one way.
SUPERSHUTTLE: Call 1-800-bluevan for information.

OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS:

AMTRAK: from Union Station to hotel is approximately $13.
MARC: From BWI to Union Station is approx $6 and the cab from Union Station to hotel is approximately $13.
VIRGINIA RAIL EXPRESS: A 5 minute walk, hotel shuttle will pick up and drop off.
CRYSTAL CITY VAN SHUTTLE: The hotel shuttle leaves the hotel every 30 minutes on the hour and ½ hour and makes a loop to the following areas: Crystal City Metro, National Airport, Crystal City Underground Mall, Local Restaurants (In Crystal City ONLY!!!!), Local Office Buildings (In Crystal City ONLY!!!), The hotel shuttle does not run on demand. There are phones located at National Airport in the Baggage Claim area.
METRO SUBWAY: (6am-Midnight Sun-Thurs, 8am-2am Fri/Sat) Crystal City station 10 minute walk from hotel, Blue and Yellow line. Courtesy shuttle service available to and from metro stops at both Crystal City and Airport.
TRAIN STATION: Metro subway,(located downtown) or taxi ride $10-12 one person, xp $1.50.
BUS STATION: Washington, 5 miles, taxi or metro.

PARKING

INDOOR GARAGE: Valet Only. Rate $23.00 with unlimited access in and out.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

From Dulles Airport: Take the Dulles Toll Road East approximately 16.6 miles to I-66 East. Take I-66 East approximately 7.3 miles to exit. 75(Rt. 110 South). Go approximately 3 miles. Rt. 110 South turns into Rt. 1 South (Jefferson Davis Hwy). Take Rt. 1 South (Jefferson Davis Hwy) to 4th traffic light (27th Street). Turn left at 27th Street, hotel will be on the left.

From Reagan National Airport: Follow signs to Crystal City. Take the Rt. 1 South exit and get in the left hand lane. Turn left at first light, 27th Street, the hotel is on the left.

From Washington, D.C.: Take 14th Street Bridge South. Stay in far left lane. Take exit #8C (Rt. 1 South) marked "Crystal City/Alexandria." Rt. 1 South is Jefferson Davis Hwy, follow to 4th traffic light. Turn left onto 27th Street, hotel is on the left.

From Georgetown: Take M Street across the Key Bridge. Turn left at third light (Lee Highway). Go through light to I-66 East. Take I-66 East to exit 75 (Rt. 110 South) for approximately 3 miles. Rt. 110 South turns into Rt. 1 South (Jefferson Davis Hwy). Take Rt. 1 South (Jefferson Davis Hwy) to 4th traffic light (27th street). Turn left at 27th Street, hotel will be on the left.

From Richmond & I-95 North: Take I-95 North to I-395. Take Exit 7A (Rt. 120/Glebe Road South). Stay on Glebe Road South approximately 1.5 miles, which terminates at Rt. 1 (Jefferson Davis Hwy). Turn left onto Rt.1 North (Jefferson Davis Hwy). Turn right at the next light (27th Street), hotel is on the left.

From Baltimore & I-95 South: Take I-95 South over the Wilson Bridge into Virginia. Exit #177B (first exit off bridge), and follow signs to Rt. 1 North. Travel approximately 4 miles: when you see signs for Reagan National Airport get into the right hand lane. Turn right onto 27th street, hotel is on the left.

From Maryland & I-270 South: Take I-495 South into Virginia. Take exit #43 (George Washington Parkway). Travel about 10 miles south. Exit at Reagan National Airport, stay in right lane, and follow signs to Crystal City. Take Rt. 1 South exit: and get in the left hand lane. Turn left at first light (27th Street), hotel is on the left.

From Metro Rail: Take the Blue or Yellow line to the Crystal City Station. Take the escalators from the station up to the street. Once you are at the top of the escalators, turn to the left toward the brown Metro sign. The Hyatt shuttles stop at the corner (look for the White\Red Shuttle sign) every 1/2 hour. For pick-up at the METRO, you may call the hotel directly at 703-418-1234.

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Registration Information

The registration fee is $250 for state directors, state agency program staff, and local developmental disability authority managers and $350 for all other registrants.

REGISTER ONLINE
Registration Form (Word2003)
Registration Form (PDF)*

If you are unable to access the appropriate registration form or if you need additional information, please contact the NASDDDS staff at 703-683-4202.

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