One DSD
Olmstead and community integration
Work toward services in the most integrated setting appropriate to the person.
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Equity entry points
- Defaults that steer people to segregated settings
- Community capacity by place
- Data on who moves and who does not
Fictional worked example
An available place is only part of the choice
A person in this invented planning example wants to stay connected with their neighborhood. Follow that goal through the options and the capacity questions.
Start with the person's direction
Ask which relationships, places and ordinary activities the person wants to keep or build.
What has the person said, and what has the team assumed?
Compare real options
Consider community settings and the supports each would need. Record an option that is unavailable rather than quietly treating it as unwanted.
Which barrier is capacity, transportation, funding or another unresolved condition?
Give the gap an owner
Identify who can examine the missing support and how the person will hear what happens next.
What would evidence of a meaningful choice look like?
Bring it into your work: Distinguish a person's preference from a system capacity gap. Bring the gap, the available evidence and the responsible role into the next planning conversation.