by RIDDCouncil | Feb 3, 2015 | Community Living, Life is Good, Policy, Self Directed Supports
By Aaron Bishop, Commissioner, Administration for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging “The goal of the Administration for Community Living is to maximize the independence and well-being of older...
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 19, 2014 | Community Living, Employment, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, Life is Good, Money & Finances
The US Senate passed this week (76 to 16) to approve the “ABLE Act” (Achieving a Better Life Experience) which will allow people with disabilities (with an age of onset up to 26 years old) and their families the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 8, 2014 | Community Living, Life is Good
Lori Sousa knew Peter Maxmean was her soul mate when they first met, and now they are showing how people with intellectual disabilities can live, work and thrive in a community… Video by Kassie Bracken on October 4, 2014. Story by Dan Barry. Photo by...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 18, 2014 | Community Living, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation
About Olmstead The story of the Olmstead case begins with two women, Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson, who had mental illness and developmental disabilities, and were voluntarily admitted to the psychiatric unit in the State-run Georgia Regional Hospital. Following the...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 10, 2014 | Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition, Emergency Preparedness, Safety
Show Me for Emergencies, an innovative, interactive app that will enhance communication between public health and emergency management personnel and volunteers and individuals with communication challenges across a variety of emergency settings. The MA Office...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 3, 2014 | Community Living, Self Directed Supports
Executive Summary In recent years, self-direction has emerged as a game-changing strategy in organizing and delivering Medicaid funded services, a means of affording people with disabilities enhanced opportunities to live fulfilling lives of their own choice in local...
