ADVANCING STATES, INC.

ADVANCING STATES

Providing a website featuring non-downloadable publications in the nature of newsletters in the field of aging and disability policy; Educational services, namely, providing presentations and webinars in the field of aging and disability policy and distribution of course and educational materials in connection therewith; online library services; Educational services, namely, conducting conferences in the field of home and community based services and long term services and supports;Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of articles and reports in the field of aging and disability policy;Printed educational materials in the field of aging and disabilities;Promoting public awareness of the issues of aging and disability by means of public advocacy; Government advisory services, namely, providing advice and assistance to governmental agencies and departments relating to aging and disability policy; Providing commentary in the field of aging and disability policy to federal and state government agencies and legislatures that regulate and implement agency and disability policy; Lobbying services, namely, promoting the interests of the elderly and disabled, as well as state agencies providing services to the elderly and disabled, in the fields of policies and legislative efforts;

LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION FOR STATE AGING AND DISABILITY AGENCIES

Providing a website featuring non-downloadable publications in the nature of newsletters in the field of aging and disability policy; Educational services, namely, providing presentations and webinars in the field of aging and disability policy and distribution of course and educational materials in connection therewith; online library services; Educational services, namely, conducting conferences in the field of home and community based services and long term services and supports;Downloadable electronic publications in the nature of articles and reports in the field of aging and disability policy;Printed educational materials in the field of aging and disabilities;Promoting public awareness of the issues of aging and disability by means of public advocacy; Government advisory services, namely, providing advice and assistance to governmental agencies and departments relating to aging and disability policy; Providing commentary in the field of aging and disability policy to federal and state government agencies and legislatures that regulate and implement agency and disability policy; Lobbying services, namely, promoting the interests of the elderly and disabled, as well as state agencies providing services to the elderly and disabled, in the fields of policies and legislative efforts;

NCI STATE OF THE WORKFORCE

education services, namely, providing training, educational mentoring services and education services in the form of classes, seminars and workshops in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support;Downloadable electronic publications in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support, namely, surveys, assessments, training manuals, written journal articles, audio/visual slide presentations and reports;Printed publications in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support, namely, surveys, assessments, training manuals, written journal articles, paper transparencies featuring slide presentations and reports;Promoting public awareness in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support; public advocacy to promote awareness of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support; providing data collection and data analysis for business purposes in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support;Development of voluntary standards for measuring outcomes and evaluating the performance for agencies delivering publicly-funded developmental disabilities services to measure and track their own performance; development of voluntary policy standards in the field of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support; scientific research services in the field of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support; quality evaluation of the developmental disability support services of developmental disabilities agencies with respect to predetermined performance metrics for individual outcomes concerning health, welfare, and rights of the developmentally disabled, staff stability and competency and family outcomes; evaluation of the developmental disability support services of developmental disabilities agencies with respect to predetermined performance metrics for individual outcomes to assure compliance with industry standards; quality management services, namely, quality evaluation and analysis, quality assurance, and quality control, in the field of developmental disability support services of developmental disabilities agencies; development and implementing of quality control protocols and standards for scientific data collection; information dissemination, namely, providing scientific research information in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support; providing data collection and data analysis for scientific research purposes in the fields of developmental disabilities and developmental disabilities support;