Madison House Autism Foundation presentation to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee

This is a videocast of a presentation by the Madison House Autism Foundation (MHAF) on housing options for adults with autism, including planned and intentional communities. It was presented to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) at their July 2017 meeting.

Here is an overview of the IACC, a federal committee that advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services on autism issues:

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is a Federal advisory committee that coordinates Federal efforts and provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on issues related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Through its inclusion of both Federal and public members, the IACC helps to ensure that a wide range of ideas and perspectives are represented and discussed in a public forum. The committee reconvened in November 2015 to begin a new session under the Autism CARES Act.

The IACC mission is to:

• Provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding Federal activities related to autism spectrum disorder.
• Facilitate the exchange of information on and coordination of ASD activities among the member agencies and organizations.
• Increase public understanding of the member agencies' activities, programs, policies, and research by providing a public forum for discussions related to ASD research and services.

IACC meetings are open to the public and include presentations and discussions on a variety of topics, including activities and projects of the IACC, recent advances in science and autism policy issues. A portion of each meeting is reserved for public comment. A summary of each meeting is posted on the meetings page.

Here is a link to the full meeting schedule of the July meeting of the IACC. The presentation by JaLynn Prince of MHAF begins at 3:52:15 and a presentation by Desiree Kameka on the Autism Housing Network (AHN) begins at 4:19:52. The AHN Website includes links to autism housing projects nationwide and answers questions about housing models and resources.

Madison House Autism Foundation comments on the future of services to adults with autism

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) is a Federal advisory committee that coordinates all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Committee met at the NIH headquarters on July 19, 2016 to discuss business, updates, and issues related to autism research activities. Madison House Autism Foundation (MHAF) Executive Director, Adrienne McBride, delivered public comments on behalf of MHAF. Her powerful speech called for more “creative action” on a Federal level and service delivery models that better support adults living with autism. Watch her speech in the video above.

This is from the latest issue of the Madison House Autism Foundation newsletter. Other items of interest especially for those interested in housing for adults with autism include an article on "5 Reasons Why Autistic Adults Should Consider Tiny Homes" and more information about the MHAF rural housing project, Madison Fields.

See also information about the national HCBS Conference on 8/29/16 in Washington, D.C.