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8/15/2013
CMS Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two
8/15/2013
Fact Sheet on SKILLS Act developed by the Education and Workforce Committee staff
Fact Sheet on SKILLS Act developed by the Education and Workforce Committee staff
8/15/2013
FY 14 Training Materials
8/15/2013
Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two
8/15/2013
MS UCEDD TRIAD Service AmeriCorps Member Captures 'Miss Amazing' Title During Mississippi Pageant
Barnes plans to represent Mississippi well at the national pageant and hopes to impact her home state. And she has a special message to share with others: anyone can accomplish anything. "I want others to know they can reach their dreams too. They can be amazing."
8/15/2013
Multicultural Council Minutes
Meeting Notes August 15, 2013
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8/15/2013
New resources available to help consumers navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace
from http://www.cms.gov
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $67 million in grant awards to 105 Navigator grant applicants in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces. These Navigator grantees and their staff will serve as an in-person resource for Americans who want additional assistance in shopping for and enrolling in plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace beginning this fall. Also today, HHS recognized more than 100 national organizations and businesses who have volunteered to help Americans learn about the health care coverage available in the Marketplace.
8/15/2013
Senator Harkin on Olmstead (via PBS NewsHour)
PBS NewsHour Covers HELP Chairman Harkin's Investigation Showing ADA's Promise of Integration is Not Being Met for Many Americans with Disabilities
8/15/2013
Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS), H.R. 803
Bill to o reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century.
8/15/2013
Video of the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 Markup
Executive Session - S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013
8/15/2013
Workforce Investment Act of 2013, S. 1356
Text of the Bill (S. 1356)
Bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs in the United States, and to promote individual and national economic growth, and for other purposes.
8/14/2013
GO2AID: A New Emergency Preparedness App for Responders from SAMHSA
In a disaster, it's essential that behavioral health responders have the resources they need-when and where they need them. SAMHSA's GO2AID mobile app makes it easy to provide quality support to survivors.
8/14/2013
The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) Report Now Available in Spanish
This report provides recommendations regarding Managed Long-Term Services and Supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Translation of this document is courtesy of the Puerto Rico UCEDD.
8/13/2013
A Community-based PAR Approach to Understanding Violence Against People with Developmental Disabilities (MT UCEDD)
Discussion of interpersonal violence, including sexual, physical, and disability-related abuse, is a highly sensitive topic. Dr. Hughes and her team enabled research participants to adapt the process so that they could accurately and safely answer survey questions. One participant remarked, "The fact that I was asked my opinion speaks volumes."
8/13/2013
AUCD Submits Comments to National Long-Term Care Commission
The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 averted the "fiscal cliff" crisis, but it also repealed the CLASS Act, a part of the ACA that would have created a national long-term services and supports program. In exchange, the legislation created a national Commission on Long-Term Care tasked with developing recommendations for national long-term services and supports policy. AUCD submitted comments to the commission today.
AUCD Comments Long-Term Care Commission.pdf
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8/13/2013
My Family Disaster Plan Brochure
My Family Disaster Plan offers tips and suggestions on how a family can think ahead and plan ahead for any disaster including putting a plan together that addresses water and food needs, shelter and supplies, communication and the community.
