2018 Determination Letters On State Implementation of IDEA
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSEP) released State determinations on implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for Part B and Part C for fiscal year 2016. The 2004 Amendments to the IDE require each State to develop a State Performance […]
Proposed Cuts to Medicaid & Other Programs
The $4.75 trillion plan released on Monday included deep cuts to Medicaid, which provides access to health care and home and community-based services for people with disabilities. In addition to cuts to Medicaid, the proposed budget plan calls for cuts to numerous programs including state councils on developmental disabilities, independent living […]
Texas Needs to Expand Medicaid
This sheet shows how access to Medicaid services impacts individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities. As of January 31, 2019 there are 282,146 duplicated names across the interest list for the six Medicaid waivers. There are 155,337 unduplicated names across the six interest list. Please contact your state representatives & […]
Parent Empowerment Classes
Personalized Learning Solutions, LLC & Dominique CARES is launching our new community initiative titled Empowering Parents Through Community Access. We will be offering classes and resource fairs this year throughout DFW & East Texas. The classes will take place on Saturdays 4 times throughout the year along with 3 Resource Fairs. The first […]
Parents Get Creative When Looking For Jobs For Their Children With Disabilities
This is a great article about how a group of parents have created employment opportunities their children and others with intellectual disabilities who have aged out of the public school system. The group is planning to open a coffeehouse and cafe where individuals with disabilities will make up a large […]