This month on Speak Up Arkansas, we’re talking about the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, or PRTFs. These facilities are long term … [Read more...] about Database Sheds Light on State’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
Speak Up Arkansas: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is estimated that close to 1 billion people worldwide have a mental health condition. The World Health … [Read more...] about Speak Up Arkansas: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: RESOURCES, DISPARITIES, AND THE LONG JOURNEY BACK
An estimated 33,126 Arkansans are living with long-term disabilities as a result of traumatic brain injury. Every day, at least one Arkansan sustains … [Read more...] about TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: RESOURCES, DISPARITIES, AND THE LONG JOURNEY BACK
Disability Advocates Rally at the Capitol for Annual Pie Day Event
The Arkansas Alliance of Disability Advocates hosted its annual Pie Day event at the Arkansas State Capitol on Monday, March 14. An estimated 165 … [Read more...] about Disability Advocates Rally at the Capitol for Annual Pie Day Event
Support for Employment, Support for Living: This week on Speak Up Arkansas
Arkansas Employment First is a philosophy that all people with disabilities who are of working age or transition-age youth should have opportunities … [Read more...] about Support for Employment, Support for Living: This week on Speak Up Arkansas
Self Advocacy and the Medicaid Waiver…
We should talk about self-advocacy, the Medicaid waiver, and the waiting list. First, Medicaid waiver helps people with disabilities live a full and … [Read more...] about Self Advocacy and the Medicaid Waiver…
Medicaid Waiver Waiting List – Christian Adcock
Over 3,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Arkansas are currently on the waiting list to receive services at home in their … [Read more...] about Medicaid Waiver Waiting List – Christian Adcock
Speak Up Arkansas: Talking self-advocacy, disability rights…and pie
March 14 (3/14…get it?) is Pie Day at the Arkansas State Capitol! Every year since 2019, disability advocates have converged on the Capitol during … [Read more...] about Speak Up Arkansas: Talking self-advocacy, disability rights…and pie
Speak Up Arkansas: The Medicaid Waiver Waiting List
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson last month announced a plan to address the services waiting list for those with intellectual and developmental … [Read more...] about Speak Up Arkansas: The Medicaid Waiver Waiting List