…of Commerce. We condemned this decision because it will change the way courts review regulations and decide if they should be overturned. The Court stopped using a decades-old legal principle…
…Home and community-based services (HCBS) are the type of long term services and supports you get in the community. Most people with disabilities want to get long term services and…
You can download the coalition’s testimony as a PDF here. SB 792 Public Health – Nondiscrimination in Access to Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplantation Senate Finance Committee March 18, 2015…
…community. The Model Legislation on organ transplant discrimination provides an example of effective anti-discrimination legislation that advocates can propose to their state legislatures. The Guide for Clinicians and Checklist of…
…only recognizing the disproportionate effect the pandemic has had on our community, but ensuring that resources and recovery efforts are focused on those most impacted. Applications are now open for…
… [1] http://www.medicaid.gov/Federal-Policy-Guidance/Downloads/CIB-07-07-14.pdf [2] http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Long-Term-Services-and-Supports/Downloads/Autism-Spectrum-Disorders.pdf. [3] Brown, F., Michaels, C., Oliva, C. & Woolf, S. Personal Paradigm Shifts Among ABA and PBS Experts: Comparisons in Treatment Acceptability. Journal of…
…most significant disabilities, who have complex medical, behavioral, or communication needs, or who need support 24 hours a day–can successfully learn, live, and work in the community. We also know…
…underserved populations such as ethnic minorities, women on the spectrum, people who do not use language-based forms of communication, and others. Redirect research attention toward developing functional communication systems, through…
…Read Edition of the toolkit by clicking here. Plain Language Version To download the full Plain Language Version of A Self-Advocate’s Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act, click here….
…What Could Happen to Medicaid? (Easy Read) Part 6: Summary and Glossary (Easy Read) Plain Language Version To download the full Plain Language Version of A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Medicaid,…
