Honoring choice, navigating complexity.We provide trusted expertise to develop responsive policies and programs.
We are a mission-driven organization with one goal: to advance self-direction.
We offer a practical approach to support government, providers, and other stakeholders in self-directed services. Leverage expert guidance tailored to your needs.
Search our collection of reports, policy briefs, trainings, research papers, and past webinars. Our library is your go-to resource for all things related to self-direction.
Applied Self-Direction currently serves over 150 different organizations through our membership offerings. We provide education and training about self-direction, while bringing together and strengthening the national self-direction community.
Every state in the US has at least one self-direction program.
With support from AARP, we conducted an extensive national inventory of self-direction programs in the United States. The research revealed eight key findings on the growth of self-direction, along with data on program expansion and ideas for future policy development.
Self-direction has improved my life by allowing me to make my own decisions. I get to pick and choose my caregivers, go out in the community, and have a voice in all aspects of my life. - Maggie