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Social Security – SSA Announces Cost of Living Increases for 2019
October 22, 2018
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits … Continue reading "Social Security – SSA Announces Cost of Living Increases for 2019" Read MoreDisability Justice: Everybody In, No One Out
October 22, 2018
The Arc of the East Bay (formerly The Arc of Alameda County) joined voices with Manos Home Care and the … Continue reading "Disability Justice: Everybody In, No One Out" Read MoreGetting to the heart of the matter: Fix The Direct Support Professional Crisis!
October 22, 2018
I was recently sent a video about direct support professionals (DSPs) and though over the years I have seen many … Continue reading "Getting to the heart of the matter: Fix The Direct Support Professional Crisis!" Read MoreLack of Transportation, Need for Funding, and A History of Success Dominate Assembly Hearing on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
October 22, 2018
Last Tuesday, October 16th, the Assembly Select Committee on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities held their first of two informational hearings. Held … Continue reading "Lack of Transportation, Need for Funding, and A History of Success Dominate Assembly Hearing on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities" Read MoreCox vs. Newsom on Special Education, by The Lanterman Coalition
October 22, 2018
One of our most important tasks right now is to continue to expose the next Governor to the I/DD community, … Continue reading "Cox vs. Newsom on Special Education, by The Lanterman Coalition" Read MoreLegislative Analyst Office Report: Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
October 15, 2018
The Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) released their report Improving Access to Dental Services for Individual with Developmental Disabilities last month. … Continue reading "Legislative Analyst Office Report: Improving Access to Dental Services for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities" Read MoreSex Education is for Everyone. Even Disabled Kids.
October 15, 2018
Reprinted from Rooted in Rights. We live in a society that desexualizes disabled bodies. This allows the topics of sex … Continue reading "Sex Education is for Everyone. Even Disabled Kids." Read MoreOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 15, 2018
Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have the same rate of breast cancer as women without I/DD yet they … Continue reading "October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month" Read MoreDire Impact of the Proposed Change to the Public Charge Rule for Immigrants with Disabilities
October 15, 2018
What is the Public Charge rule? On October 10, the Department of Homeland Security announced the “public charge” rule. This … Continue reading "Dire Impact of the Proposed Change to the Public Charge Rule for Immigrants with Disabilities" Read More