AUCD HEALTH REFORM WEBINAR SERIES: THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: WHAT'S IN IT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?

Wednesday, June 16, 2010- Thursday, July 8, 2010
Location: Online Webinars



  1. Insurance Market Reforms and Long-term Services and Supports
    • Wednesday, June 16, 2010; 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern
    • This webinar will inform participants about how the general insurance market reforms will impact people with disabilities and describe the long term services and supports provisions. These include the CLASS Act, Community First Choice Option, and Money Follows the Person provisions.
  2. Prevention and Wellness
    • Thursday, June 17, 2010; 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern
    • This webinar will cover provisions related to opportunities for UCEDDs to participate in research, data collection and analysis, and to develop promising practices in the area of health promotion and wellness for individuals with disabilities.
  3. Implications for Individuals and Families with Autism
    • Wednesday, June 30, 2010; 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern
    • This webinar will focus on provisions that directly impact persons with autism spectrum disorders. This includes training of providers working with children and adults with autism and insurance market reforms that will help people with autism get appropriate interventions and services.
  4. Workforce Provisions
    • Thursday, July 8, 2010; 4:00-5:00 pm Eastern
    • This webinar will cover provisions related to opportunities to provide training to health and allied health care providers caring for individuals with disabilities as well as provisions directly related to direct support professionals.

About the Webinar Series

The visual portion of the webinar will be conducted via GoToWebinar and the audio portion via telephone or VoIP (requires microphone and speakers). After registration you will be given a unique web address for viewing the webinar and audio information.

Questions about this webinar series? Contact Dawn Rudolph.