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VACIL is a statewide association of Centers for Independent Living (CILs)
that advocates for the integration and inclusion of people with
disabilities into all aspects of society. The association also
promotes the professional development, improvement, and expansion of
community-based, consumer-controlled CILs, and promotes community
education throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"People with disabilities will have a community-based consumer-directed
service delivery system."
Planning District Listings
*Areas in
white are unserved. Areas that are light grey with dots are
severed by Satellite offices.
The
Virginia General Assembly is considering major cuts to Medicaid services
that will:
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Reduce the number of
hours of respite from 720 hours to 240 hours a year
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Reduce Medicaid
Waiver provider rates by 5%
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Increase waiting
lists for the DD and ID/MR Waivers
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Stop new enrollment
into the DD, EDCD, and ID/MR Waivers
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Eliminate thousands
of jobs, including personal care attendants/aides and respite staff
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Eliminate podiatry
services and adult optometry services
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Reduce
therapy services
Contact
your State Senator and Delegate, the Governor, and leaders of the
legislative money committees. Let them know how these cuts will impact
you. Read more for contact info...
Thank you for your
interest in applying for the White House Fellows program.
You can now submit your 2010-2011 White House Fellows
Application. Applications will only be accepted through our online
system and must be submitted no later than February 1st, 2010 at
11:59 EST.
There are two parts to the application:
1. First, download the application here
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/fellows/applyForm , prepare your
answers, and then submit your responses here:
https://applicationmanager.gov
When creating a user account, use the
Vacancy Identification Number RC276408. (You can find a tutorial on
creating a user account here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/CreatingAnApplicationManagerAccount.pdf.)
2. Second, you will need 3-5 letters of
recommendation to accompany your application. Send instructions to your
3-5 recommenders here.
https://applicationmanager.gov/WhiteHouseFellows/InviteRecommenders.aspx
Applications will not be complete until both
the application and the 3-5 recommendations have been submitted online.
Applications and recommendations will not be accepted by mail. The
following Q & A is designed to provide general information about the
program. Answers may vary depending on specific circumstances.
For more information on General Information
ad FAQ's please visit:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/fellows/
Through the Looking Glass and its National Center
for Parents with Disabilities and their Families are
pleased to announce new scholarships specifically
for
high school seniors
and college students who have parents with
disabilities. A total of ten $1000 scholarships
will be given out Fall 2010. These scholarships are
part of Through the Looking Glass’
National Center for
Parents with Disabilities and their Families.
Please note that the 2010 awards have different
application procedures than previous years.
There are separate scholarship awards for
high school seniors and for college
students, and each has separate eligibility
requirements:
High School Seniors - To be eligible, a
student must be a high school graduate (or
graduating senior) by Summer 2010, planning to
attend a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010
in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, and have at
least one parent with a disability.
College Students
- To be eligible, a student must be currently
enrolled in a two-year or four-year college in Fall
2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, be 21
years of age or younger as of March
1, 2010, and have at least one
parent with a disability.
All application materials must be postmarked by
March 1, 2010.
Individuals may submit only one application per
award period.
Selection criteria
for all scholarships include academic performance,
community activities and service, letter of
recommendation and an essay describing the
experience of growing up with a parent with a
disability.
Please go to our website:
http://www.lookingglass.org
for more information, including the application
form, complete application directions and an FAQ
page that answers many common questions as well as
offers helpful suggestions.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and
CESSI, the Program Manager for Recruitment and
Outreach for the Ticket to Work (Ticket) program,
are pleased to announce the launch of the new Choose
Work web site at
www.choosework.net for people with disabilities
receiving Social Security benefits in celebration of
the 10th Anniversary of the enactment of the Ticket
to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (Ticket
Act).
In 1999, Congress passed the landmark Ticket Act
to expand choice and provide improved services and
supports to beneficiaries with disabilities who
decided to Choose Work. SSA has worked
continuously to improve the Ticket program over the
past decade and the program has come a long way
since the first Ticket was issued in 2002.
Based on input SSA received from beneficiaries,
Employment Networks and the disability community,
regulatory improvements were made to the Ticket
program in July 2008 and those changes have resulted
in significant program growth and the emergence of
some very encouraging trends:
Increased Ticket
Assignments:
Over 270,000
beneficiaries are using their ticket to get help
finding a job. That is up 72% from the
beginning of 2007.
More Beneficiaries are Working: In 2008,
96,993 beneficiaries had their Ticket in use and
were working. That is up from 59,443 in 2007,
a 63% increase. Many of these beneficiaries
are achieving significant levels of self-sufficiency
and some have successfully transitioned off SSA
benefits.
SSA is launching this web site to renew Congress'
challenge to willing SSI and SSDI beneficiaries to
"Choose Work" by participating in the Ticket to Work
program and using the other SSA Work incentives.
For the first time, those unfamiliar with the
program can view short, informative videos; hear
powerful stories told by people just like themselves
whose circumstances have led them to explore the
ticket and other Work Incentives; experience a Work
incentive Seminar event; find local resources and
other helpful information in one interactive
location online.
Stop by
www.ChooseWok.net
and hear directly from some of the people wit
disabilities the Ticket program has helped to
Choose Earnings, Choose Fulfillment and Choose Work.
December 1, 2009 - The Disability Law
Lowdown podcast just posted a podcast about new
regulations that just went into effect regarding
GINA - the Genetic information Nondiscrimination
Act. The regulations were issued by the U.S.
Department of Health Services, Labor, and Treasury.
The Disability Law Lowdown podcast is available at
www.DisabilityLawLowdown.com, as well as on
iTunes. People can listen to the podcast
directing from a computer or can download it to an
MP3 player, like an iPod.
The healthcare bill introduced by Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid in November contains numerous
provisions that affect people with disabilities.
Please note that this bill will be debated over the
next few weeks and some of these provisions could be
modified and even removed. This is an analysis
of the bill as it stands December 1, 2009, and not a
final bill.
If you have questions about the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care or about the legislative
process, contact NCIL Policy Analyst Jason Beloungy
at 202-207-0334 (toll-free 1-877-525-3400) ext. 1008
or e-mail:
jason@ncil.org
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November 18, 2009
Information received from Senator Barbara Boxer:
"A new benefit from the Department of Defense offers
compensation to service members who were kept in the
military under the "stop loss" policy, which
extended service for many members of the military.
I urge you to spread the word to anyone you know who
might have been impacted by the Department of
Defense stop loss policy. The Department of
Defense estimates that approximately 185,000
personnel are eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss
Special Pay of $500 per month for every month of
stop loss service."
Don't let any veterans miss out on this benefit if
they've earned it. If you or someone you know
is eligible for this payment, visit one of these
websites to learn more:
Army:
http://www.stoplosspay.army.mil
Navy: send e-mail to
NXAG_N132C@navy.mil
Marine Corps:
https://www.manpower.usmc.mil/stoploss
Air Force:
www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/stoploss
Please accept this invitation from the Virginia Statewide Independent
Living Council (VASILC) to participate in a web based survey to gather
comments from Virginians with Disabilities about their service
needs. The survey is on the SILC website
http://www.vasilc.org
Responses will be accepted through September 7, 2009. These
comments will assist the SILC in directing the development of the
2011-2013 State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) currently being
developed.
Virginia Senator James Webb is open to co-sponsoring the
Community Choice Act (CCA), but wants to know what organizations and people in Virginia support CCA. By
visiting the following
link, advocates can send a pre-drafted letter encouraging support to Senator Webb and Senator
Warner:
http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/issues/alert/?alertid=11372496 You may also contact Maribel Ramos in Senator Webb's
office at
202.224.4024 or e-mail her at
Maribel_ramos@webb.senate.gov on behalf of your organization.
Virginia launches website describing community living choice project for
seniors and individuals with disabilities.
For more information and updates visit:
http://www.olmsteadva.com/mfp
or read more about the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration. |Word|
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