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Career > Skills Training
Apprenticeships and On-the-Job Training for People with Disabilities
...combine paid on-the-job training with classroom instruction. They exist in trades like plumbing, electrical...completing coursework through a technical school or community college. Programs typically last one to five years...people with disabilities rule themselves out based on assumptions about requirements they've never...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...bridge between school-based services and adult life....employment, or other work-based goals Independent living...living, self-care, and community participation Each goal...participation Each goal must be based on age-appropriate assessments...child reach those goals: instruction, related services, community...instruction, related services, community...
Education > Higher Education
Transition Plans Matter
...education, independent living or community participation. To accomplish this...plan. The transition plan must be based on the student's needs, taking into...provided may include such things as instruction, related services, community experiences,...as instruction, related services, community experiences, and the acquisition...
Education > Tutoring
Chess Helps Students with Special Needs
...student's life goals, Bridgepoint Academy emphasizes community-based instruction to expose students to "real...goals, Bridgepoint Academy emphasizes community-based instruction to expose students to "real situations."...Bridgepoint Academy emphasizes community-based instruction to expose students to "real situations." One such...
News > Advocacy
Colorado Is Halving Paid Family Caregiver Hours. Ohio and Pennsylvania Are Next. What Families on Medicaid Waivers Need to Do Now.
...funding for Medicaid by shifting more costs to states. Because home and community-based services are optional under federal law, they're the first thing states...for Medicaid by shifting more costs to states. Because home and community-based services are optional under federal law, they're the first thing states...
Legal > Housing
Moving from a Nursing Home to Community Housing Under Olmstead
...the promise of community integration...must provide community-based services...provide community-based services when:...professionals determine community placement is...does not oppose community placement Community...Community placement Community placement can...disabilities to live in community settings rather...participate in community life. What This...and phase in community services, but...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
As of 2024, 710,000 people are on waiting lists for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers nationwide. The average wait is 40 months....2024, 710,000 people are on waiting lists for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers nationwide. The average wait is 40 months. In some...
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
...were 55 or older, or who received nursing facility services or home and community-based services at any age. For individuals with disabilities who have relied...older, or who received nursing facility services or home and community-based services at any age. For individuals with disabilities who have relied on...
Financial > Financial Planning
Housing Planning for Adults with Disabilities: Group Homes, Supported Living, and Home Ownership
...funding source for group home placements. Most states operate Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that cover residential support services, including...source for group home placements. Most states operate Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that cover residential support services, including...
Legal > Government Benefits
CMS Just Delayed Key HCBS Safeguards by 17 Months. Here's What Families Receiving Home Care Should Do Now.
...for states to establish a formal grievance system for Medicaid home and community-based services. The new deadline is December 31, 2027. That's a 17-month...to establish a formal grievance system for Medicaid home and community-based services. The new deadline is December 31, 2027. That's a 17-month delay....
News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...the Administration for Community Living (ACL), the federal...navigation services, home and community-based support, and advocacy...services, home and community-based support, and advocacy...states and networks of community-based programs, supporting...networks of community-based programs, supporting...policies that advance community living. Elder rights...
News > Technology
A Louisville Rehab Center Just Opened One of the Country's Most Advanced Assistive Technology Labs. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...augmentative and alternative communication devices, and adaptive technology based on their specific needs. That process matters because it's the gateway to...assessment of where the equipment will be used (home layout, school access, community spaces) Documentation of medical necessity for insurance coverage or funding...