BDDS COVID-19 updates and activities The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services is committed to working collaboratively with case managers and providers during this extraordinary time. We appreciate the hands-on and coordinated efforts and responses our case managers and providers have demonstrated. As part of this commitment, BDDS has the following updates of interest: The April…
You’re invited to Be Well Indiana! Here to Help Hoosiers. Now, more than ever, our fellow Hoosiers are facing unique challenges that affect overall mental health and well-being. To support Hoosiers in this unprecedented time of need, and beyond, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction…
Respond to the COVID-19 & Disability Survey by May 1st The American Association on Health and Disability is conducting an online survey to better understand the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. The average completion time is less than four minutes. Alternate formats such as…
Update on Social Security Offices from Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security “Earlier this week, The White House issued national guidance regarding Opening Up America Again. We are evaluating this information as it relates to our agency and are continuing to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation across the nation. In fulfilling Social Security’s mission, when…
Action Needed for People Receiving SSI with Dependents and Who Do Not File Tax Returns to Receive $500 Per Child Payment “Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department in early May. People receiving SSI benefits who did not file…
Webinar April 28 An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom Information courtesy of ADDitude Are you a parent of a teen boy with ADHD? On April 28, you are invited to tune in to an informative webinar to learn proven, research-based strategies to improve outcomes for your son and happiness for your family. You will…
DDRS Updates You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. First Steps Interagency Coordinating Council cancellation notice The First Steps Interagency Coordinating Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 13,2020 has been cancelled. An update from First Steps Director Christina Commons will be coming…
April 2020 Issue 2 Volume 3 STORIES IN THIS NEWSLETTER Bureau Bits: DDRS has set up a COVID-19 webpage with the most up-to-date guidance from each bureau that outlines how the delivery of their services have been affected. News you can use: If worries become too much to handle on your own, these resources…
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Planting season begins across Indiana: be alert, slow down, share the road INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2020) — As spring arrives and temperatures rise, farmers across Indiana will begin to plant the state’s 15 million acres of crops. To keep motorists and farmers safe this planting season, several state agencies have partnered…
An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom Information courtesy of the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana What makes housing accessible? The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana (FHCCI) has put together an informative video on the federal Fair Housing Act’s protections for people with disabilities. The video covers the seven technical requirements to make multi-family…
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