Assessment of DDA's Low Intensity Support Services (LISS)
Project Description:
On June 25th, 2012 the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) received a grant from the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (DD Council) to provide ÂAn Assessment of DDAÂs Low Intensity Support Services in Maryland. The intent of this work was to investigate some questions related to LISS through stakeholder input using a variety of methods. Due to time constraints for this project, the DD Council and MCDD agreed that the overall assessment goal was to obtain information through a widely disseminated on-line survey; through facilitated interviews to obtain representative samples of perspectives from limited but critical groups of stakeholders (i.e., 2-3 people for each stakeholder group interviewed); and through public forums targeting families and persons with developmental disabilities. It is important to note that this assessment was not intended to be a scientifically valid and representative sample of ALL perspectives possible. Rather, it was intended to be a solid collection of critical perspectives that represent major stakeholders in the LISS system, and to include those who also might have diverse opinions on how things in that system are working. The desired outcome of this assessment was to provide an initial evaluation that could be used by the DD Council and the DDA in future efforts to improve LISS and other aspects of the developmental disabilities system in Maryland.
Keyword(s):
LISS, Low Intensity
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
