What's new...
New documents from DDD Sustainability and Innovation Workgroup
These pdfs are from the workgroup's meetings:
Data 12 08 09.pdf
January 7th Documents. pdf.pdf
Preparing for the Future 12 08 09.pdf
Sustainability Work Group Intro Remarks.pdf
Total expenditures by service types 2009 (2).pdf
State Budget Town Hall
House Democratic lawmakers will host a state budget town hall at the Disability Empowerment Center (DEC).
Topics include: The state budget crisis, the legislative process and how the public can make their voices heard.
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm to 8 pm
Where: Disability Empowerment Center (DEC), 5025 E. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85034 – Nina Mason Pulliam Conference Center Room – First Floor
Parking: Please park only in the four-story garage designated for the DEC, which is located on the east side of the DEC.
Questions: Please call at 602-443-0723.
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Dec 7, 2009
New DDD Sustainability and Innovation Workgroup Membership
The first meeting of the DES/DDD Sustainability and Innovation Workgroup is December 8th. The purpose of the workgroup is to provide an opportunity for the family voice to be heard. Recommendations about how to sustain and improve the Division of Developmental Disability's services for families, children, and consumers are to be developed by August 2010. Let us hear your thoughts about the ideas, practices, and systems issues that are important to you. As public documents or information becomes available Raising Special Kids will be posting these on our website under Resources.
Raising Special Kids Executive Director, Joyce Millard Hoie, and Coordinator of Family Health Information, Veronica Castillo, have been appointed as representatives to serve on the work group. The current membership list is available for download from our website under the Resources/Materials for Download page. If you have any questions or recommendations for our consideration, please email veronicac@raisingspecialkids.org .
Click on one of the following for a membership list:
DDD sustainability and innovation membership.pdf
DDD WORKGROUP members.doc
Dec. 3, 2009
Thank you to Children's Action Alliance for the following notice:
State Budget Town Halls
House Democratic lawmakers will host town halls across the state beginning next week. Topics for the town halls include the state budget crisis, the legislative process and how the public can make their voices heard.
Legislative Issue and Advocacy Forums:
Tucson
When: Monday, Dec. 7 from 6:30pm to 8 pm
Where: Eckstrom Columbus Library, 4350 E 22nd St in Tucson
Yuma
When: Tuesday, Dec 8 from 6:30pm to 8 pm
Where: Arizona Western College, Community Center Conference Room
2020 S. Avenue 8E in Yuma
Sierra Vista
When: Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where: Cochise College, Sierra Vista Campus
Horace Steele Conference Room, 901 N Colombo Ave in Sierra Vista
Casa Grande
When: Tuesday, Jan 5 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Where: Villago Middle School, 574 E Lakeside Parkway in Casa Grande
Phoenix
When: Tuesday, Jan 19 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Where: TBA
District 26 (Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Saddlebrook)
When: Thursday, Jan. 28 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Where: Cross Middle School, 1000 W Chapala Drive in Tucson
Nov 11, 2009
ADE Proposes Rules for Public Comment
On October 26, 2009, the Exceptional Student Services section of Arizona Department of Education opened the rule making process to make additions and revisions to the existing special education rules in the Arizona Administrative Code. You can provide comments to the proposed rules by e-mail at stateboardinbox@azed.gov. Please make sure to reference A.A.C. R7-2-401, R7-2-405, R7-2-405.01 and R7-2-405.02 when providing your comments. Copies of the proposed rules are available on the ADE/ESS homepage at http://www.ade.state.az.us/ess/ under "What's New".
There will also be an opportunity to provide comments and recommendations at a public hearing as provided in the information below:
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PUBLIC HEARING ON RULES
Date: November 24, 2009
Time: 1:00pm
Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson, Room 417
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Vince Yanez, (602) 542-5057. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
Nov 3, 2009
What’s Next?
This week, 2,000 parents of children with disabilities and special health conditions are receiving letters from APIPA. These families are being informed that their eligibility for CRS services has been terminated. This is not like the previous letter, moving families into 100% self-pay status, this means their eligibility to use CRS services has ended.
As the budget crisis deepens, the ability of the state to provide for its most vulnerable children is being tested as never before.
We all have a stake in seeing that our elected representatives understand the critical nature of these services for children with disabilities and special health needs. Without access to health care services and the ability to manage serious and chronic medical conditions, more children suffer needlessly, become more severely affected by their disability, and have a less favorable prognosis. What is the legislature doing to see that the state meets its basic obligations to children for health, education, and essential services? And what program is on the next list of cuts?
To contact your legislators directly check out http://www.azleg.gov/. For additional advocacy tips and support visit http://www.pafcoalition.org/
Contact APIPA/CRS via: http://www.myapipacrs.com/en/members/contact.jsp?xlang=en&xrole=members&xstate=az&xplan=uhcaz&xproduct=CRS
State Budget Cuts
Follow this link to view the Department of Economic Security's fiscal year 2010 15% budget reduction assignment:
15Percent_ReductionFinal.pdf