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Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Seeks Executive Director. Click Here for more information about IPAS and the Executive Director position.
Disability Poll on Health Issues Do you know it’s not too late for Hoosiers with disabilities, family members, and advocates to take part in this year’s Indiana Disability Poll: Focus on Health Issues. In addition to questions about overall health status and access to care, this year’s Poll asks about wellness activities and health care barriers. Participants are not asked to identify themselves in the survey, and the answers are anonymous.
Alert! Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services' Mental Illness Advisory Council will hold a public meeting on Monday, May 6th, 2013 at 1:00pm EST at Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services Offices. To view the agenda for this meeting click here.
Alert! May 18th at 9:00am An Executive Session will be held to receive information about or interview prospective employees pursuant to Ind. Code 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5). Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission will hold its quarterly meeting Saturday May 18th, 2013 at 10am EST at Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services offices located at 4701 N. Keystone Ave., Suite 222, Indianapolis, Indiana 46205. To view the agenda for this meeting click here.
New ADA Resources Online The ADA National Network provides information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), tailored to meet the needs of business, government and individuals at local, regional and national levels. The National Network is not an enforcement or regulatory agency, but a helpful resource supporting the ADA's mission to "make it possible for everyone with a disability to live a life of freedom and equality."
New resources made available by the ADA National Network include::
The Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers
The ADA National Network Disability Law Handbook
ADA Title II and Title III Regulations Fact Sheet Series
ARC of Indiana and IPAS Partnership. Over the coming months, The Arc of Indiana and Self-Advocates of Indiana will be collaborating with Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (IPAS) to provide news and information on IPAS’s role in protecting the rights of people with disabilities. IPAS staff includes disability rights advocates and attorneys who have the authority to pursue appropriate legal and administrative remedies on behalf of people with disabilities to ensure the enforcement of their constitutional and statutory rights. IPAS may be able to assist Hoosiers who have a disability and are being denied a right or are being discriminated against because of that disability. One project we will be collaborating on is the creation of a free “Legal Network” comprised of individuals who are practitioners in the legal field who have a family member with a disability or direct interest in a person or individuals with disabilities. In the near future we will be establishing a “Legal Network” list serve for those interested in being part of the Legal Network. For more information, email the ARC of Indiana at: thearc@arcind.org.
ACLU of Indiana, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Win U.S. District Court Decision Regarding Inhumane Treatment of Prisoners. State violated rights of mentally ill inmates at Indiana prisons. On 12/31/12, a federal judge ruled in IPAS v. Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC), that "The treatment of mentally ill prisoners housed in [Indiana Department of Correction] IDOC segregation units and the New Castle Psychiatric Unit, and the failure to provide adequate treatment for such prisoners, violates the Eighth Amendment's proscription against the imposition of cruel and unusual punishment." To view the IDOC Trial Court Decision, click here. To view the Press Release, click here.
Indiana’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) is possibly the preeminent disability rights advocacy challenge and opportunity facing us today. It could promise and deliver much for good or for ill, for individuals with disabilities. The attachment is a publication of NDRN which discusses the issues which are of concern to disability rights advocacy organizations. Click here to view the "Guide to the Affordable Care Act"
IPAS wants to encourage individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their family members or guardians, to call IPAS if you are experiencing problems securing appropriate special education services or are being suspended or expelled due to disability, are being secluded or restrained in the school setting, are being discriminated against due to disability, or are having Medicaid waiver services inappropriately reduced. IPAS may be able to help you by assigning an advocate or attorney to represent you. Call IPAS at 1-800-622-4845 and speak to an intake/referral specialist. IPAS is here to help you.
The Indiana Council on Independent Living is now developing the goals to be included in the 2013-2015 State Plan for Independent Living. These goals are a critical part of the state plan, providing the direction for independent living in Indiana for the next three years. http://www.icoil.org/operations/SPIL.pdf Indiana Council on Independent Living
402 W. Washington Street, Rm. W453, P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
carol@ICOIL.ORG
Indiana's Family Supports Medicaid Waiver. On September 1, 2012, the new Family Supports Waiver will replace the former Support Services Waiver. Individuals who currently receive services under the Support Services Waiver will now receive services under the Family Supports Waiver. For more information click here.
Each year IPAS solicits input from the public which is used to help determine how IPAS spends its resources and efforts for the next year. Please help us by taking a few minutes to complete the 2013 Disability Critical Barriers Poll. To access the poll just click on the following link: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cpps/survey/. Thanks for your help.
Participate in the 2013 Indiana Disability Poll: The purpose of this survey is to identify the current state of services, programs and supports for people with disabilities in your community. The results will be used to help guide programs in local communities around the state, ultimately with the goal of fostering independence, choice and control for people with disabilities. Click HERE to Take the 2013 Disability Poll. Go to http://www.thepollingplace.org/ for more information.
Public Policy Advocacy Opportunity Available - Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission (IPAS) is always looking for new Commission and Mental Illness Advisory Council (MIAC) members. Members must have a commitment to promoting the legal and civil rights of people with developmental disabilities, mental illness or other disabilities, and to the cause of protecting and promoting those individuals’ rights to make their own choices. Persons interested in applying for consideration should contact Karen Pedevilla, Education and Training Director, at 1-800-622-4845, ext. 232, or by emailing kpedevilla@ipas.in.gov. Click here to view a brochure that gives more information on both the Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services Commission and Mental Illness Advisory Council.
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