Dear friends, The federal government has announced a new rule that will make sure that Medicaid-funded home and community-based services are actually in the community. Home and community based services…
…something is the first step to civic participation. I believe civic participation is a key aspect of community living that doesn’t get talked about enough. Community integration is so much…
…clear and comprehensible. In a diverse country, this means that healthcare-related documents and communications should be offered in a beneficiary’s native language. Nonetheless, the proposed rule removes critical components of…
…employees from sheltered workshops to competitive integrated employment opportunities. Competitive integrated employment (CIE) means a job where disabled people are paid a fair wage and work with nondisabled people. If…
…impacts on those most at risk Take action to center people with disabilities—and other communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19—by ensuring that all CDC COVID-19 guidance and other response efforts are…
…to provide the student’s preferred form of communication unless it can show that another form of communication is as effective as that provided to students without disabilities. However, school officials…
…intellectual, and communication disabilities–not just the latter. All behavior is communication and behavior labeled as “challenging” is often an autistic person communicating or responding to an unmet need. ASAN has…
…still coming out! There are a lot of rules we expect to be out very soon that will also be very important for our community. Here are some of the…
…Progress is being made!” Common practices regarding guardianship need to be challenged, and the ordeal Jenny has undergone over the past year serves as a stark example of why. We…
…they can become employed, live independently in an inclusive community, and rise out of poverty. CPSD presumes competence in the ability of all citizens with significant disabilities to work and…
