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New! U.N. General Assembly's adoption of April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day.
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New! Food Stamp Program changes benefit people with disabilities (
Excerpted from TASC Update newsletter, September 2008) The Food Stamp Program is the nation's most important food assistance program. On October 1, 2008, new changes in eligibility rules will take effect. The changes will increase benefits to current recipients and allow more people with disabilities to qualify. Also effective October 1, 2008, the Food Stamp Program will be called the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" (SNAP). For an extremely comprehensive analysis of the Farm Bill's changes to the food stamp program visit
http://www.cbpp.org/7-1-08fa.htm. Basic information about SNAP and eligibility can found at the USDA website by visiting
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap•
New! The Department of Labor has created a new "America's Heroes at Work" website to provide employers with information about traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. The site includes tools and guidance on workplace accommodations and other services to help veterans with these conditions and encourages employers to use the Job Accommodation Network's toll-free line to obtain specific personal assistance in accommodating veterans with disabilities. For more information visit
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New! Arkansas Interagency Council on the Homeless 19th Annual Statewide Homeless Conference to be held October 13-15.
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October 6, 2008 last day to register in order to participate in the November 6th General Election and nonpartisan judicial runoff. Be sure to check out
Vote Naturally, a resource of the Secretary of State's office, and click on "Registration" for more information on registering to vote.
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The Veterans Administration clarifies its policy on assisting veterans' voter registration activities to "welcome state and local election officials and non-partisian groups to it hospitals and outpatient clinics to assist VA officials in registering voters at VA facilities."
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The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 Unbolts Doors for Students with Intellectual Disabilities.
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Arkansas Traumatic Brain Injury Conference - Friday, November 7, 2008, Hilton Little Rock Metro Center, 925 South University, Little Rock, AR.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Open to all involved in the field of brain injury including individuals with brain injuries, family members, advocates, service providers, policymakers and anyone concerned with planning and service delivery for individuals with brain injury.
Admission is free (with limited mileage assistance available for those who qualify).
For more information call 1-800-482-4923 or 501-280-4923 (LR) or visit the Brain Injury Association of Arkansas home page at
www.BrainAssociation.org where you will also be able to register online for the conference. Registration ends October 8, 2008, and space is limited.
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July 15, 2008--Congress voted quickly and overwhelmingly to override the President's veto, by 383-41 in the House and 70-26 in the Senate. The Medicare Improvements Act, with equal coverage of mental health services, becomes law. [
More...], Read the text of this new law
here.
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The US Treasury and Social Security Administration has begun to offer SSDI and SSI recipients who have no bank accounts the option of receiving their SS and/or SSI benefits on a Debit Card (like a “gift” card). More details on this program are available on the US Treasury website at
http://www.directexpress.org/.
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Take a look at our new
voting and disabilities commercial entitled "Make Your Vote Count!"
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