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New York Supports Peer Mentors

The New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL) is working with New York’s Office for People with...
October 2, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Virginia 100 Day Housing and Supportive Services Initiative

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) initiated a 100 day Housing and Supportive Services (HHS)...
October 2, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Tennessee Partners with Other Agencies to Improve Transition Efforts for Youth

Tennessee DIDD signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve services and better prepare youth with disabilities to transition from...
October 2, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Rhode Island Making Progress on Consent Decree

RI BHDDH is making progress on the Department of Justice consent decree that calls for major initiatives to change...
October 2, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Mississippi Adopts Employment Executive Order

Mississippi signs executive order regarding employment.
August 25, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Pennsylvania Announces Next Steps in Moving to Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports

The Pa. Departmetn of Human Services will take the following next steps in moving to Managed Care:  Doubling the...
August 25, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Oregon Launches I Work, We Succeed Campaign

Oregon Department of Human Services launched its “I Work, We Succeed campaign” as a catalyst for state agencies to...
August 25, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

New Jersey Launches New Supports Program

The New Jersey Department of Human Services, (DDD launched its new Supports Program designed to help New Jersey DDD better...
August 25, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

California Bill Would Add Flat Tax on Managed Care Plans

 California Assembly introduced a bill that would impose a $7.88 monthly flat tax for each managed care plan enrollee. ...
August 25, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

DC Focusing on Improving Health and Wellness Outcomes

The District of Columbia (DC) is implementing a health and wellness initiative with a goal of improving health outcomes...
August 25, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Kentucky Launches Kinship Support Hotline

The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), which includes the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities,...
July 29, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Ohio Issues New Guardianship Rules

Ohio changes guardianship rules to include requiring: Attend a six-hour course on the fundamentals of guardianship; Complete a three-hour continuing education...
July 29, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

New York Building Partnerships to Improve Support for Individuals with I/DD

The New York State Department of Health (DOH) and the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) are partnering...
July 29, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Maryland Governor Signs Bills for ABLE Program and Disability Education for Police Officers

Maryland Governor Hogan signed two bills that bring to the forefront important issues regarding Achieving a Better Life Experience...
July 29, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Federal Court Requires Baseline Data and Measureable Goals for Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan

Minnesota’s Olmstead Plan will innovate and transform State services for people with disabilities, according to Alex Bartolic, the Director...
July 1, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Montana to Close the Doors of Last Developmental Center

Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 411, which calls for the state to close the...
July 1, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

Delaware Plans New Family Support Waiver

The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Services (DDS), is in the planning stages of...
July 1, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

California Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Reform for Individuals with Disabilities

The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS), Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), and Department of Education (CDE)​, have entered into...
July 1, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

DC Plans to Incorporate the “LifeCourse Framework” into “No Wrong Door” Planning Grant Work

The District of Columbia is working to incorporate the LifeCourse Framework as they re-design the front door to long...
May 29, 2015Jeanine Zlockie

New Hampshire Passes Legislation That Ends Sub-minimum Wages to Persons with Disabilities

New Hampshire is the first state in the country to pass legislation to repeal statutes that permit employers to...
May 29, 2015Jeanine Zlockie