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Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund: New Advocates Guide
New Advocates’ Guide Presents Recommendations for LTSS Quality Improvement Improving quality in long term services and supports (LTSS) is vital for Medicaid beneficiaries relying upon such services. A...
View ArticleThe Disability Community and Medicaid Expansion: What’s At Stake
Reprinted from Steve Gold Data Steve Gold Data Information Bulletin #369 (1/2013). In 2010 Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act. One part of this legislation mandated that all States expand...
View ArticleDisabitity Statistics Compendium
I received the following information and resource from The National Service Inclusion Project “Institute On Disability University of New Hampshire The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium is a...
View ArticleFederal Partnership for Housing and Supportive Services
Information from http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/02/20130212b.html $98 million in rental assistance will prevent homelessness and unnecessary institutionalization WASHINGTON – To prevent...
View ArticleFunding Resources for Emergency Services
I recently came across the following resources for funding for emergency services and preparedness. As more and more CILs are taking on emergency preparedness as a focus, funding is often an issue....
View ArticlePermanent Disability Application Resources
I have recently had several advocacy calls regarding how to apply for permanent Social Security disability status. This can be a confusing area for anyone, even attorneys. I have come across a great...
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Recent Visit to Texas–I Online’s Impact on the Joplin Tornado
I had the opportunity to travel to Austin, Texas, this week to attend the Texas Statewide Independent Living Conference. While there, I presented on the lessons learned from the Joplin, Missouri...
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Promising Practices in Whole Community Approaches
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the CDC Foundation and FEMA’s Whole Community Workshop in Atlanta that brought together seven promising practice...
View ArticleThe ADA Legacy Project
The ADA turns 25 in a little over 2 years!!! The ADA Legacy Project is working on plans to celebrate the anniversary by showing the legacy that the ADA has provided for people with disabilities. For...
View ArticleGetting the Job! Employment Resources for People with Disabilities
As Centers for Independent Living, we work to assist consumers to achieve greater levels of independence. A component of this is through employment. The following are some great employment and employer...
View Article23rd ADA Anniversary–July 26th!
Don’t forget to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary on July 26th!! For ideas on how you can celebrate, check out http://adaanniversary.org/
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I had the amazing opportunity to participate in the Centers for Disease Control Foundation Whole Community Think Tank this past spring. The Think Tank brought together promising practices in emergency...
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