Budget Reductions: What You Can Do Important information that individuals with disabilities, their families, and waiver support coordinators need to be aware of if service providers decide not to continue doing business as Medicaid waiver providers in the future
United States Senate Resultion 613 of the 110th Congress, 2nd Session, Designates the week beginning September 8, 2008, as
"National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week"
Healthcare Grants Available
The United Healthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF) has announced that new grants are available to help children who need critical healthcare treatment, services, or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans.
APD Residential Habilitation Rate Re-Structure The Agency for Persons with Disabilities has collapsed its 720 various rates for Residential Habilitation effective Dec. 1, 2007. This is to be in compliance with Senate Bill 1124 that was approved during the regular 2007 Legislative Session.
Florida Business Leadership Networks (BLN) Funded by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc., local BLNs
are dedicated to promoting the employment of qualified workers who have disabilities
and assisting businesses and organizations in the recruitment, hiring, training and
retaining of people with disabilities.