New rule effective April 27 An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom Information courtesy of the Social Security Administration The Social Security Administration is working to modernize the rules and standards used to evaluate how disability benefits are determined. As part of this effort, the Administration will no longer be using the inability to…
SPIL Instrument and Instructions Posted to Federal Register: Comments Due by March 9, 2020 ACL has announced that the new State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) Instrument and Instructions were published in the Federal Register. The document is available for comments through March 9, 2020. You can find the SPIL Instrument and Instructions at acl.gov/about-acl/public-input.…
Web radio show March 4 On March 4, tune in to ADA Live for their disability awareness episode. Karen Hamilton with Community Enterprises in Archdale, North Carolina, will speak with a group of people about living life with Cerebral Palsy, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Muscular Dystrophy, and Traumatic Brain Injury. ADA Live! Living with a Disability…
Organizers Forum: Resisting Anti-Blackness in Disability Spaces Tuesday, February 18, 2020 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern RSVP Zoom video link: https://zoom.us/j/158367875 Call-in: 1-929-205-6099; Meeting ID 158 367 875# or find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aedVwZm7zQ The Organizers Forum can be used for us to explore how to make disability spaces and disability organizations actively anti-racist. Thank you to…
Webinar February 11 An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom Information courtesy of AbleNet On February 11, AbleNet will present the second in a three-part series on assistive technology. Lean about communication supports for home and at school. The webinar will cover steps to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) success. The webinar will different classroom-based AAC…
An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom Information courtesy of the Great Lakes ADA Center and Turnstone Are you a U.S. voter who has a disability or serious health condition? If so, you are invited to participate in a study of the political participation of people with disabilities. If you would like to help, you…
Webinar February 20 On February 20, tune in to an informative webinar to learn about workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities. This webinar will cover: · An Overview of Employment Rights under the ADA · Rights while Applying & Interviewing · Resources for Best Practices · Available Supports for Workplace Accommodations Workplace Accommodations…
Act Now Or Pay Later: The Cost Of Late Dementia Diagnosis February 1, 2020 | Corinne Kuypers-Denlinger Two years ago, the Alzheimer’s Association released a report, Alzheimer’s Disease: Financial and Personal Benefits of Early Diagnosis, which was covered by Bloomberg News (see Spotting Alzheimer’s Early Could Save America $7.9 Trillion), CBS News, and other…
Self-advocate and family feedback sessions The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, in partnership with Self-Advocates of Indiana and The Arc of Indiana, are hosting sessions throughout the state to present information about the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities and Rehabilitative Services’ waiver redesign initial concept paper. The sessions are designed to obtain feedback from self-advocates…
DDRS Updates You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. Vocational Rehabilitation Services order of selection update Indiana’s Vocational Rehabilitation program is excited to announce the first of many steps toward expanding its services to additional eligible individuals. In August of 2017,…
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