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Lawmakers looking for attendant care funding options
Members of a legislative budget committee say they are looking for ways to restore recent reductions in Medicaid-funded attendant care services for children in special education. ...
... Committee members also discussed shortfalls in the state’s Medicaid-funded in-home services for the frail elderly and for people with disabilities. ...
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Disabled Face Sharply Higher Jobless Rate
... That the overall jobless rates tend to be higher among workers with disabilities is partly a symptom of the recession and partly the result of a system that places income support—such as disability benefits—over employment assistance, said Andrew Houtenville, an economist and the research director of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire.
"We have really low expectations for the population with disabilities as a system," said Mr. Houtenville. "We want to provide people with financial support…but we have to do a better job providing employment services in a very timely fashion." ...
Read the full story on our Employment page
Veterans with Disabilities to Learn Life-Changing Skills at Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego
The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic is an event like no other, uniquely designed to teach recently-injured Veterans how to surf, kayak, sail, cycle and enjoy other sports. The 3rd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be held September 19 - 25 in San Diego. ...
... Participation is open to military Veterans who are eligible for VA medical care and have orthopedic amputations, traumatic brain injuries, burn injuries, psychological trauma, certain neurological conditions, visual impairment, spinal cord injuries or other injuries incurred during the past six years. ...
... For more information about the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, visit www.summersportsclinic.va.gov, or contact Jose Llamas, VA Summer Sports Clinic public affairs coordinator, at (202) 461-7549. ...
Read the full story on our Recreation page
AAPD is now accepting applications for the
2011 Paul G. Hearne Award
The Paul G. Hearne Award is an annual award presented by AAPD as an initiative to recognize and honor emerging leaders within the national cross-disability civil rights movement. U.S. residents with any type of disability are eligible to apply.
The deadline for submission is October 1, 2010
Please help the Kansas Wheelhawks find teenagers to play wheelchair sports!
Wheelchair sports are for people with mobility impairments – but players do not need to be regular wheelchair users! People who can’t run and jump are usually eligible to play in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association.
For more information contact:
Ray Petty,
785-841-8558 or raypetty@aol.com [email is best!] or
Jarvis Stirn,
785-550-7179 or wildhawk@hotmail.com
New to the TILRC Website:
Accessible Air Travel: A Guide for People with Disabilities - Information about accessible air travel for people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
The latest issue of TILRC's We The People Newsletter is now available online!
Job Openings
- Associate Director, Ability Resources CIL
- Aging Services Program Specialist, Administration on Aging (AoA), Closing Date: September 06, 2010
- Orientation & Mobility/Outreach Specialist, SKIL of Western Kansas
- Orientation & Mobility/Outreach Specialist, Prairie Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (PILR)
- Veterans' Program Specialist, Veterans Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor
- Disability Rights Program Manager, The Equal Rights Center (ERC), Washington, DC
- Director of Development, Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living
- Information Specialist I, Easter Seals Project ACTION
- Social Security Administration - Various job openings w/ possible preference for workers w/ disabilities
2009-2010 Accessible Tech Webinar Series
The next in the series of webcasts will be, Creating Accessible Videos for Your Website at 1pm on September 08, 2010.
AccessibilityOnline Webinar Series
The next in the series of webcasts will be, Accessible Routes (including doors and entrances) at 1pm on October 07, 2010.
ADA Legal Webinar Series
The next in the series of webcasts will be, Litigation under the ADA Amendments Act at 1pm on .
POLICYMAKERS/RESEARCHERS NEED YOUR INPUT:
NCIL & Easter Seals want your input for their Harris Interactive survey on how family members are affected by disability.
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) for Wireless Technologies Survey on Accessibility and Usability of Wireless Technology
Defending Our Freedom: ADAPT’s Call to Action for Home and Community in America