Testimony For The United States Congress Long Term Care Commission

In July 2013, David Braddock, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, University of Colorado, provided testimony before the Long Term Care Commission on recent trends in intellectual and development disability (I/DD) services in the United States, and activities of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities. Issues covered included: Declining Use of Public Private Institutions; Expansion of Community Services; I/DD Spending Growth Continues to Slow Down ; Fiscal Effort Falls in 2011; Commitment to Supported Living Varies Across States ; Proportion of Workers in Supported Employment Continues to Decline; Families Supported Declines ; Aging Caregivers Double: 2010 . . .