Archive for the ‘Disability Policies’ Category
“Understanding Article 7: Indiana’s Special Education Law”
An introduction to Article 7 and basic special education rights and responsibilities in Indiana. This is information primarily geared to parents but teaching staff is also welcome to attend.
This workshop will be presented by Cathy Boswell, INSOURCE Regional Program Specialist. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Please contact Cathy Boswell for more information and to register. Phone: (219) 866-3282 Ext. 28. Email: cboswell@insource.org .
You can also register online: http://insource.org/forms/09-10-09CB-Gen.html . If clicking the link does not work, copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar.
Understanding Article 7
September 10 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (CST)
Roselawn Public Library
4421 East State Road 10 Roselawn, IN
How non-institutional long-term care services reduce Medicaid spending
On June 30, Dr. H. Stephen Kaye of the University of California, San Francisco will present a free webinar explaining how home and community-based services impact Medicaid spending. After studying ten years of Medicaid spending data from multiple states, Dr. Kaye found that states that increased home and community-based services saw long-term savings and lower spending growth.
“Do non-institutional long-term care services reduce Medicaid spending?”
June 30 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm local time
The link for the Webinar is here: http://tinyurl.com/mn5hjg .
For more information about the research project and Webinar, including the software you may need, click here: http://pascenter.org/webcast/kaye.php . If clicking the links does not work, copy and paste the links into your browser’s address bar.
Learning to Use People First Words
| Say: | Instead of: |
| People with disabilities | The handicapped or disabled |
| Paul has a cognitive disability | He’s mentally retarded |
| Kate has autism | She’s autistic |
| Ryan has Down’s Syndrome | He’s Downs, mongoloid |
| Sara has a learning disability | She’s learning disabled |
| Bob has a physical disability | He’s a quadriplegic/is crippled |
| Mary’s a little person | She’s a drawf/midget |
| Tom has a mental health condition | He’s emotionally disturbed/mentally ill |
| Nora uses a wheelchair | She’s confined to…is wheelchair bound |
| Steve receives special ed | He’s in special ed |
| Children without disabilities | Normal, healthy kids |
| Communicates with her eyes | Is non-verbal |
| Accessible parking, etc | Handicapped parking, etc |
| Brain injury | Brain damaged |
| Congenitial disability | Birth defect |
| Tonya has a developmental delay | She’s developmentally delayed |
Newly Released “Evacuating Populations with Special Needs” Publication
The Federal Highway Administration has produced a publication entitled “Evacuating Populations with Special Needs“.
This was developed to help transportation agencies, emergency managers, first responders, and special needs service organizations understand related legislation and to plan, develop, and implement evacuations of special needs populations. People with disabilities may be especially vulnerable to natural disasters and other emergency situations.
You can download the entire publication from The Federal Highway Administration here. (You will need Adobe Acrobat to view the document. Please be advised that this publication is approximately 136 pages.)
Scheduled Rally May 20th! Affordable Healthcare for All!!
Rally! For Health Care Against the Insurers
On May 20, Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan will be holding a rally for “affordable healthcare for all.” The rally is scheduled to begin just after WellPoint-Anthem stockholders exit their annual meeting. If this issue is important to you, you may be interested in attending.
Monday, May 20, 2009
11:00 am
Monument Circle
Indianapolis, Indiana
