CMS Releases Guidance on How HCBS Providers Should Deal with Unsafe Wandering or Exit-seeking Behaviors
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have released guidance in a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) format to address concerns that “have arisen on how to adhere to the individualized nature of service provision for individuals with dementia or other conditions in which unsafe wandering or exit-seeking behavior is exhibited” To review this guidance, […]
Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released a parent and educator resource guide last month, to assist with understanding how Section 504 should be implemented in public elementary and secondary schools. To view this resource guide, go to: 504 Resource Guide
Disability Rights Arkansas Applauds Decision from the U.S. Department of Justice Regarding the Pea Ridge School District’s Failure to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Little Rock – In 2013, Disability Rights Arkansas began investigating the Pea Ridge School District’s unlawful refusal to allow three school aged siblings, two of whom have disabilities, the ability to attend school. The students had been denied the right to attend the Pea Ridge Public School until documentation was provided that they were not […]
If You Have a Disability and You Voted, Please Take This Survey!
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered, or SABE, has created a Voters with Disabilities Experience Survey about the November 2016 election on Survey Monkey. SABE is working hard to identify obstacles to voting that exist anywhere for people with disabilities, so these barriers can be eliminated and people with disabilities can exercise their right to vote without encountering barriers […]
Advocacy Organizations Object to Gates at the Arkansas State Capitol on Weekends
Little Rock, Arkansas – Disability Rights Arkansas, Inc. (DRA) and Arkansas State Independent Living Council (ARSILC) are concerned over the Secretary of State’s plan to use gates at the State Capitol to block entrances on weekends. The decision by the Secretary of State to limit entrances to the State Capitol on weekends prevents individuals […]