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The DD News Blog: Texas: When commuity care fails a person with severe DD
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Texas: When commuity care fails a person with severe DD. The Texas Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Ran a two-part series by Deanna Boyd investigating the tragic 2013 death of a 39-year-old woman with severe multiple disabilities who was receiving Medicaid-funded Home and Community Based services while being cared for by her sister and father:. Employees of the two s...
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The DD News Blog: February 2015
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Friday, February 20, 2015. New Jersey: Not Happy with HCBS Transition Plan. This is from a good autism blog, Inspectrum. Reports from the world of severe autism. These opponents were a diverse group, including individuals with developmental disabilities, parents, siblings, providers, and advocates. But certain themes emerged:. 8226; "That countless individuals, finally thriving on campu...
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The DD News Blog: Michigan Medical Necessity Criteria for all Medicaid DD services
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Friday, October 3, 2014. Michigan Medical Necessity Criteria for all Medicaid DD services. This if from the Michigan Medicaid Provider Manual and applies to all Medicaid services for people with developmental and other disabilities. PIHPs (. Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans ). Are the regional mental health agencies in Michigan. Take note of the last paragraph: " A PIHP may not solely.
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The DD News Blog: May 2015
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Thursday, May 28, 2015. 2013 Violent Crime Rates against People with Disabilities more than twice that for Non-disabled. Released by the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on 5/21/15 states that:. 8220;VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2013 AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WAS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AGE-ADJUSTED RATE FOR PERSONS WITHOUT DISABILITIES”. Nearly half (48 perce...
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The DD News Blog: "Who Decides where Autistic Adults Live?" Autistic adults and their families or the State?
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Who Decides where Autistic Adults Live? Autistic adults and their families or the State? 8220;It seems pretty simple: community good, institutions bad. But these two terms have proven extraordinarily difficult to pin down.” . Amy Lutz. HSW - in Michigan) for individuals who but for the provision of such services. In New Jersey, seemingly ideally suited to the pe...
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The DD News Blog: August 2015
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Thursday, August 27, 2015. The Olmstead right of individual choice and the duty of guardians: Whose choice is it? From the VOR Website. Without question, the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Olmstead. In Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999), the U.S. Supreme Court considered the scope of the ADA and its Integrat...Defining Individual Choic...
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The DD News Blog: Connecticut: Southbury Training School seen by inclusion advocate in a new light
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Connecticut: Southbury Training School seen by inclusion advocate in a new light. Is an inclusion advocate and a Master in Public Policy Candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School focusing on disability, inclusion, and community development. She writes for the Huffington Post and has written many interesting articles on disability issues. In a recent article.
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The DD News Blog: Maryland: Physical fitness and people with disabilities
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Sunday, August 2, 2015. Maryland: Physical fitness and people with disabilities. Inclusive Gym Gets People With Disabilities in Fitness Spirit. July 31, 2015. Teamwork is an integral part of the health and fitness program at Spirit Club, a gym in suburban Washington where most of the participants have autism, Down syndrome or other developmental disabilities. CA : The IPP Under Attack.
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The DD News Blog: Federal agency releases final rule on the Developmental Disabilities Act of 2000
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The DD News Blog. News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities. Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Federal agency releases final rule on the Developmental Disabilities Act of 2000. The federal Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ( AIDD. Has released the final rule for The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000. These are links to the final rule. And the DD Act Final Rule Toolkit. The DD Act of 2000 was ...
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Memorial Day 5K & Parade. Dawn R. Martinson. Andrea Spagnuolo VP – Branch Manager. Mercantile Bank of Michigan. Doug Levering, CPA. Tamminga and Levering Accountants. David Hodge, CFA Partner. Beth Carroll Fuel Management Consultant. Nick Bakker Financial Advisor. Waddell and Reed, Inc. Randall S. Boss. Ron E Carr Public Works Director. Jeff Carter, PT, MBA CEO. Brenda Clark Career and Technical Education Director. Sheldon Cole Retired CPA. You can drop...
