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Alert! The Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services (IPAS) Commission, whose mission is to protect and promote the rights of individuals with disabilities through empowerment and advocacy, will receive comments from interested persons concerning proposed priorities and objectives for 2008-2009, during a public meeting Aug. 9, 2008 from 10:00 AM -11:00 AM, at the IPAS offices, 4701 N. Keystone Ave. Suite 222, Indianapolis, IN 46205. The proposed priorities may be viewed by clicking here or may be obtained by contacting IPAS. Persons wishing to attend who require disability accommodations are requested to notify Gary Richter, Support Services Director, of such needs by July 28, 1-800-622-4845.   

Families and Disabilities Study
Purdue Univ., Dept. of Behavioral Science is conducting a survey to better understand the emotional and social needs of families. If you are a parent/caregiver of an individual with a disability, please complete the following survey. Families and Disabilities Study

Alert! Upcoming changes for Medicaid recipients!
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) is making a major change to Developmental Disabilities, Autism, and Support Services waives, beginning July 1, 2008, in how Medicaid waiver services are funded and offered to consumers. The change is called Objective Assessment System for Individual Supports (OASIS). For more information, go to: www.arcind.org/OASIS%20Information.htm.

Tell us About Voting in Indiana! The 2008 Indiana Disability Poll is focusing on the timely topics of voting and civic participation. We want to hear from people with disabilities and their family members about barriers to voting, the accessibility of polling places and participation in other community policymaking activities. Please go to http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cpps/survey/ and respond to this year’s Disability Poll: A Survey on Voting and Civic Engagement. If you would prefer an alternative format, please contact Vicki Pappas at cpps@indiana.edu or by calling 812-855-6508.

Important Information for High School Students with Disabilities Leaving School! If your child or loved one is leaving high school, and was enrolled in special education services, he or she may immediately be eligible for services funded by a program called the Support Services Medicaid Waiver.  Click here for information about the Support Services Medicaid Waiver and how you can apply.

Alternatives 2008 Conference hosted by National Empowerment Center, financial support to consumers of mental health services who wish to participate in the 2008 Alternatives Conference available. The purpose of the scholarships is to foster transformation of mental health care to focus on recovery. For more information on the Alternatives Conference to to www.power2u.org/alternatives-2008.

UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration is conducting an online survey to learn more about how to better support parents with psychiatric disabilities. If you have children under the age of 18 and consider yourself a mental health consumer/survivor and/or a person in recovery with respect to your mental health, then they are very interested in hearing from you. To complete the survey, please go to: http://www.upennrrtc.org/news/view.php?id=44.

PARTNERS IN POLICYMAKING APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 7!
Applications are available for adults with disabilities and parents/family members of people with disabilities. Partners is a leadership-training program that provides eight monthly training sessions at no cost to participants, held in Indianapolis from October 2008 through May, 2009. Each session features a variety of national and state experts teaching advocacy skills and best practice. Visit the Indiana Governors Council For People with Disabilities; website for more information and an application: www.in.gov/gpcpd and click on the blue Partners in Policymaking logo.

Families are Aging: Research Participants Sought for IU Study. FSSA has identified a need to gain a deeper understanding of the range of possible supports that might enable parents and siblings to retain their adult family member with a developmental disability in the home environment. If you or someone you know would be interested in participating, please contact Lora Wagers for more information about the project by mail, phone, fax, or email: 2853 East Tenth St., Bloomington, IN 47408 / 1-800- 825-4733 (toll free phone) / 1-812-855-6508 (phone) / 1-812-855-9630 (fax) / lwagers@indiana.edu.

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