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- According to national U.S. Department of Education data, most of the nearly 40,000 students who were restrained or isolated in seclusion rooms during the 2009-10 school year had learning, behavioral, physical or developmental needs, even though students with those issues represented just 12 percent of the student population. African-American and Hispanic students were also disproportionately isolated or restrained.
- Parents shouldn't have to "become Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew" to protect kids, NCD's Sara Gelser on cameras in classrooms.
- Florida health and disability administrators have been systematically dumping sick and disabled children — some of them babies — in nursing homes designed to care for elders, in violation of the youngsters’ civil rights, the U.S. Justice Department says.
- U.S. Department of Labor Assistant Labor Secretary Kathy Martinez advises disabled former workers about reentering the workforce.
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President Obama recently met with a group of disabled young Americans to hear their thoughts on the future of disability policy in the U.S. More at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/08/24/president-obama-engages-youth-disabilitiesNational Council on Disability shared a link.
"Contrary to the apparent attempt by The Washington Times to frighten, separate and inflame, Americans with disabilities are us. People with disabilities are America’s returning veterans and our aging seniors, our sons with autism and daughters with Down syndrome. They are our Olympic athletes. Moreover, you don’t have to be born with a disability to have disability, someday, personally affect you..."National Council on Disability shared a link.
New report released TODAY: NCD "recommends a phase-out of a provision in the Fair Labor Standards Act, known as the 14(c) program, that allows employers who receive a certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor, to pay less than federal minimum wage to workers with disabilities for work performed."National Council on Disability shared a link.
"These additional resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provide valuable information to advocates, state governments and managed care organizations to utilize when setting meaningful and effective policy for Managed Lo...ng Term Services and Supports," said Ari Ne'eman, Chair of the NCD Committee on Entitlements Policy. "CMS's invaluable web resource, offering a comprehensive overview of MLTSS program details and case studies as 'social stories' for Medicaid officials, are significant steps forward for Americans with disabilities and our families."See More- New resource from the independent news group ProPublica. Search nursing nome inspection reports with their new interactive tool.
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