March 19, 2012 Your Monday Morning Update: My on my, what a week it was in Kansas! Sorry I missed it. Because I was missing in action, I’ve relied on you to keep me informed about happenings. Here are your tidbits: Over 450 Advocates showed up to the Not Worth the Gamble rally in Topeka last […]
URGENT! Help the National Fragile X Foundation Keep Funding! I’m forwarding this site which was set up by the National Fragile X Foundation to automatically send urgent letters to your congressional members this week to ask for their support to continue existing funding for fragile x research. We are seeing such promise in existing research […]
March 14, 2012 Governor Announces KanCare Advisory Council Topeka – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced today the members of the KanCare Advisory Council. The council consists of 20 members, including representatives of consumer groups moving into integrated care under Kansas’ Medicaid reform. “KanCare is the result of involved, detailed study and planning that began more […]
We have a busy spring planned at the Kansas Center For Autism Research and Training, focusing on April, Autism Awareness Month. Some upcoming events: Tuesday, April 3rd, 6:00pm at Edwards Campus: K-CART hosts the Johnson County Transition Council and Disability Rights Center Medicaid Managed Care Forum. This forum will focus on the potential of the new KanCare […]
Advocating & Communicating for Kansans with Developmental Disabilities URGE YOUR LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION TO DELAY KANCARE Legislators have heard the concerns of thousands of Invisible Kansans and their families who feel that the Administration is moving too fast in implementing its massive Medicaid managed care proposal, otherwise known as “KanCare”. Many legislators have […]
PLESE, TAKE 5 AND MAKE KANSAS AUTISM INSURANCE LEGISLATION COME ALIVE! WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD AND HAVE COME SO FAR TO END INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES STRUGGLING WITH ASD AND TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY TREATMENT BE WITHIN REACH OF FAMILIES. PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE, FILL IT OUT, AND CLICK SEND AND YOUR REPRESENTATIVE WILL […]
Please support the cause to “Spread the word to end the word” by going to: http://www.r-word.org/ You can pledge to eliminate the offensive term from your vocabulary & find more information about events and resources. Thanks for joining our movement to continue accepting accepting all individuals!
March 5, 2012 Your Monday Morning Update: Q. What do developmental disability advocates and tornadoes have in common? A. They are BOTH forces to be reckoned with! The KanCare town hall held last Wednesday generated a packed house. We had over 200 attendees and with the polite tension in the air, […]
Fox 4 KC aired a story on how Kansas could face a federal lawsuit over alleged disabled discrimination. To watch the full story, click on the link below. http://fox4kc.com/2012/03/01/kansas-could-face-fed-lawsuit-over-alleged-disabled-discrimination/
February 27, 2012 Your Monday Morning Update: Last week I had an email from a gentleman who challenged my view that a for-profit company could not possibly do as well as a state bureaucrat when it comes to running our local intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) system. He also said I needed to provide more documentation to […]
The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities (KCDD) is accepting applications for new council members. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2012. 40% of the Council is made up of state agency representatives appointed by the Governor. The other 60%, by Federal Law, is made up of: • Adults with developmental disabilities (self advocate) • Parents […]