ABLE Accounts & COVID-19 Stimulus Payments: What You Should Know ARCHIVED WEBINAR NOW AVAILABLE Ready to Watch When You Are: The Governor’s Council has partnered with the Indiana ABLE Authority to bring you an on-demand webinar to help explain ABLE accounts and how they can be used to save your COVID stimulus payment. The webinar has closed…
Waiver redesign update Beginning Monday, June 1, 2020, the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services and the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services will provide stakeholders with a final opportunity to offer comment and feedback on the initial concept paper. As part of this opportunity, we will: Host two virtual stakeholder forums, details below, to briefly…
Next BDDS webinar for provider and case manager 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 will be hosting a provider…
You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. First Steps guidance for home visits and in-person services Guidance is now available regarding the safe delivery of in-person First Steps services during COVID-19, available by clicking here. Please note that as with all…
You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. Upcoming changes to the First Steps program In response to feedback from stakeholders like you, First Steps is launching a new technology solution designed specifically to support early intervention processes across the state. The…
Everyone’s Mental Health Matters! Mental Health Tips for All There is a lot going on that can affect our mental health. Equally, there are a lot of ways to help cope and manage stress during these difficult times. We want Hoosiers to know that whatever they are feeling is valid, and there is hope. From…
On May 26, tune in to an informative webinar to learn about disability advocacy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). TV writer and comedian Rick Green will explain how he has used positivity and humor to enlighten ADHD doubters, bust myths, eliminate shame, increase acceptance, and transform how people view people with ADHD. The webinar…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2020 Additional assistance arriving soon for Hoosier families whose children receive free and reduced-cost meals at school, via the “Pandemic EBT” program INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced today that families whose children receive free or reduced-cost meals at school will receive “Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer”…
The 10th annual Ability Summit is moving to an all digital event! The Ability Summit brings together people with disabilities, allies, and accessibility professionals to Imagine, Build, Include, and Empower the future of disability inclusion and accessibility. And for the first time we will share content virtually! This virtual event will be held over two…
You are receiving this email because you have elected to receive Informational Notices from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force agenda The next Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Task Force’s (also known as the 1102 Task Force) meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20,2020, from 9 to 11 a.m.…
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