#DisabilityHousing #IntellectualandDevelopmentalDisabilities #Advocacy #Equality #FairHousing #HousingDensityRule #DisabilityAdvocacy #HousingChoice #CivilRights On March 3, 2020, the federal court in the Central District of Illinois issued its decision in Valencia v. City of Springfield, in which plaintiffs alleged the City of Springfield unlawfully discriminated against three disabled individuals when it ruled they could no longer occupy a single-family residence located wi

#HCBSSettingsRule #Medicaid #SettingsRule #TogetherforChoice #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAdvocacy #Illinois #DevelopmentalDisabilities Scott Mendel, Chairman of Together for Choice, wrote to Allison Stark, Illinois’ Director of the Department of Developmental Disabilities, regarding Illinois' Interpretation of the Settings Rule. From: Mendel, Scott Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:07 PM To: Stark, Allison <Allison.Stark@Illinois.gov> Subject: Presentation at the ARC Lead

#civilrights #disabilityrights #FairLaborStandardAct #DisabilityAdvocacy #TogetherforChoice #ChoiceinEmployment #ACCSES #USCCR Kate McSweeney, Vice President and General Counsel of ACCSES, responded to questions from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on Special Minimum Wage for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Please click on the link below. https://accses.org/CMS/Resources/dropbox/accsesresponsetouscommissiooncivilrights011420.pdf Thank you, A

#disabilitypolicy #disabilityrights #intellectualdisability #developmentaldisability #specialneeds #advocacy #disabilityadvocacy #positionpaper Enhancing the Lives of All Individuals with Disabilities Who Is Together for Choice? Together for Choice (TFC) is a nationwide advocacy organization consisting of families who have family members with a disability and providers that support these men and women. TFC’s primary focus is on those with significant intellectual and develop

In this issue: Illinois Congressman Supports 14(c), New England Village, Baddour Center, Member Survey, NCSA, Ashley Kim

#DisabilityRights #HCBS #HCBSConference #Advocacy #DisabilityAdvocacy Dear fellow advocates: I would like to share with you some of the key highlights from this year’s National HCBS Conference. The conference hosted over 1,500 attendees, many of whom were federal, state and local policymakers and those who administer, manage, and deliver waiver and other HCBS programs. This post will be focusing on speakers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) including

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