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Obama suggests Republicans could have a role in health-care bill
President Obama urged congressional Democrats on Wednesday "to finish the job on health care," but amid tentative signs of bipartisan outreach on Capitol Hill, he suggested that Republicans could be enlisted to play at least some role in negotiating a final bill. ...
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Disability Community Helps in Haiti
As money, supplies and personnel flow in from around the world to aid victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, a number of U.S. disability organizations are working to make sure that disabled Haitians are not forgotten. ...
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Provider-tax bills in the works
The chairman of the House Aging and Long-term Care Committee said Thursday that he is close to introducing two bills for restoring part of the recent cuts in Medicaid reimbursement rates. ...
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Apply NOW for Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and State Energy Efficient Appliance Replacement Program (SEEARP)
LIEAP provides help paying winter heating bills to qualifying households.
You can apply for LIEAP online at: http://www.usa800.net/lieapportal/.
SEEARP provides rebate vouchers ranging from $200 to $800 to low-income consumers who purchase ENERGY STAR rated appliances.
You can download a SEEARP application at: http://www.kshousingcorp.org/
programs/seearp.shtml
Job Openings
- Full-time Director for the Montgomery Center for Independent Living (MCIL), Applications accepted until position is filled
- Co-Director, Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)
- Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice, FamiliesUSA, Applications accepted until February 5, 2010
- Social Security Administration - Various job openings w/ possible preference for workers w/ disabilities
The Center for Personal Assistance Services presents "An Analysis Of Medicare And Medicaid In Long-Term Care And Suggestions Of Reform" Webcast, February 10, 2010, 1pm Central.
In this webinar Terence Ng will explore the patterns in services and spending under long-term care programs and examine the rise in home and community-based services, the existence of waivers from federal and state coverage requirements, and the changing population groups who use long-term care services. He will conclude with a discussion on the need to reduce the fragmentation and lack of coordination in long term care services by removing the divide between Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Kansas State Plan for Independent Living Public Hearing, February 15, 2010, 1-3pm
Participants will have the opportunity to provide input on a variety of issues including:
- Priorities for use of federal independent living funds.
- Identification of unmet independent living service needs.
- Other priorities for the independent living community.
The ADA Audio Conference Series provides in-depth information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The next in the series of webcasts will be, Aging Workers with Disabilities: Implications for Employers, February 16, 2010, 1:00 - 2:30pm
Announcing 2009-2010 Accessible Tech Webinar Series
The next in the series of webcasts will be, Best Practice in Developing and Disseminating Documents Electronically at 1pm on March 10, 2010.