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Colorado Is Halving Paid Family Caregiver Hours. Ohio and Pennsylvania Are Next. What Families on Medicaid Waivers Need to Do Now.
...Medicaid by shifting more costs to states. Because home and community-based services are optional under federal law, they're the first thing states cut when...face a gap they have to fill with their own budgets or close by cutting services. HR...
Legal > Housing
Moving from a Nursing Home to Community Housing Under Olmstead
...held that states must provide community-based services when: Treatment professionals determine community...available resources and the needs of others receiving services This decision created an affirmative obligation...maintain waiting lists and phase in community services, but they must demonstrate active progress toward...
Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
...Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers nationwide....Cover. Medicaid waivers pay for services that standard Medicaid doesn't:...employment. These are the services that allow people with disabilities...still wait years for waiver services. How to Find Your State's...social worker, or disability services case manager, they can identify...
Financial > Financial Planning
Medicaid Estate Recovery and Special Needs Trusts
...recoup costs they paid for long-term care and services. Federal law requires states to attempt recovery...55 or older, or who received nursing facility services or home and community-based services at any age....facility services or home and community-based services at any age. For individuals with disabilities...
Financial > Financial Planning
Housing Planning for Adults with Disabilities: Group Homes, Supported Living, and Home Ownership
...for group home placements. Most states operate Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that cover residential support services, including staffing,...Community-Based services (HCBS) waivers that cover residential support services, including staffing, room, and board. Coverage varies by state, but most...
Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
...I want you to know is this: the skills and the services are there. You don't have to piece this together...Travel Training as a Vocational Rehabilitation Service. Travel training isn't "just practicing the bus...agencies fund travel training as a pre-employment service in most states. If you're working with a VR counselor,...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...federally-funded workplace readiness services through your state's vocational...before they graduate. These services, called Pre-Employment Transition...Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), are designed to...replacement for IEP transition services. It's a parallel track. Your...all of which are mandated services your student can request....
Career > Skills Training
Job Corps for Adults with Disabilities: Free Career Training and Support
...have never seriously considered it. What Job Corps Is. Job Corps is a U.S. Department of Labor program that provides free career training and support services to young adults ages 16 through 24. It's the nation's largest residential career training program, with 120 centers across the country offering training...
Career > Interviewing
Phone Interview Accommodations for Hearing and Speech Disabilities
...interview where you answer questions in writing Relay services (Video Relay Service for ASL users, Captioned...questions in writing Relay Services (Video Relay Service for ASL users, Captioned Telephone Service for...Relay Service for ASL users, Captioned Telephone Service for real-time text) In-person interview instead...
Career > Interviewing
Mock Interviews and Interview Coaching for Neurodivergent Job Seekers
...to Find Specialized Interview Coaching. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Every state operates a VR program that provides free or low-cost employment...employment support, including interview coaching, for people with disabilities. Services vary by state, but most VR counselors can connect...
Career > Finding Jobs
Transferable Skills Assessment: Identifying What You Bring to New Careers
...in a traditional role. You've volunteered, managed complex care schedules, navigated bureaucracies, taught yourself skills online, or coordinated services for a family member. When someone asks what you bring to a job, you draw a blank. The skills are there. The challenge is identifying them and translating...
Career > Finding Jobs
American Job Centers: Free Employment Services by State
...Job Centers Offer. The services at these centers fall...three categories: self-service resources you can access...appointment, staff-assisted services that require meeting...formal enrollment. Self-service typically includes computer...registering. Staff-assisted services include one-on-one job...job boards. Intensive services are available through...