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Webinar Recording and Slides — Strategies for Responsiveness to Citizens with Disabilities in the Time of COVID-19, May 1 2020
This webinar was led by Edward Willard who has dedicated his career to improving services and advocacy opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Honoring The Legacy of Autistic Advocate Mel Baggs
We’re mourning the loss of Mel Baggs, an autistic advocate for who helped push for a broadened understanding of humanity and communication.
Board Member Nancy Weiss Honored by the National Historic Recognition Project
Nancy Weiss was recognized in the 2020 National Honors Recognizing Significant Contributions in the Field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the U.S. by the National Historic Recognition Project.
How Service Agencies Should Address COVID-19 (Webinar)
On Tuesday, March 24, we hosted a webinar to discuss actions and planning processes that service provider agencies can implement during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Status and Trends in Financing Supports and Services
Recorded April 3, 2020, this webinar was led by the State of the States in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Project, which analyzes 40 years’ worth of public financial investments in services and supports for people with IDD in the United States.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Emergency Declaration on COVID-19
Our Organizational Member Applied Self Direction sent this update to their membership, and we encourage our membership to use it too: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet....
Building Self-Confidence Through Self-Direction
For Jason Ross, self-direction wasn’t easy. It meant overcoming failure through perseverance. And it gave him confidence to take charge of his life.
Ending Institutionalization of People With Disabilities in Pennsylvania
We support the closure of the White Haven and Polk centers, which deny basic freedoms to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Our member Robert Zotynia and board member Marian Frattarola-Saulino testified at a recent community hearing in White Haven.
Self-Direction Spotlight: Paddleboarding, Pizza, and Community
An interview with Alliance members Jess, Anastasia, and Bob Lawhead This summer, Jess Lawhead got to go standup paddleboarding in the Boulder Reservoir near his home in Colorado. Now one day soon he’s hoping to take a trip to the ocean to learn surfing. Jess,...
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