TASH Toolkit: How to Advocate for Medicaid
With all of the potential changes to healthcare coming down the pike, if you rely on Medicaid for coverage, you will want to know how to advocate for Medicaid and against changes that would negatively impact your coverage. TASH, an international leader in disability advocacy, has created a tool kit on how to advocate for […]
Cerebral Palsy Group is an Online Resource for Cerebral Palsy Information and Support
How much do you know about cerebral palsy (CP)? Did you know that nearly 8,000 babies and infants are diagnosed with cerebral palsy every year, and that approximately 500,000 Americans have cerebral palsy? That a number of factors can lead to cerebral palsy, and that insufficient oxygen during delivery was once assumed to be the primary […]
April is Limb Loss Awareness Month
April is National Limb Loss Awareness Month. Each day, more than 500 Americans undergo amputation of a limb, more than half as a result of vascular disease. Each year, more than 1,000 babies are born with a limb difference, and as of March 2014, over 1500 military service members have lost a limb during the wars […]
April is Autism Acceptance Month
April is Autism Acceptance month. How is this different from autism awareness? Awareness, by definition, is the knowledge that something exists. The idea of autism acceptance is to go a step further, from awareness to acceptance. The focus of Autism Acceptance month will be on sharing positive, respectful, and accurate information about autism and autistic […]
Governor Hutchinson Proclaims March 2017 as Brain Injury Awareness Month
Governor Hutchinson has proclaimed March 2017 as Brain Injury Awareness Month. With over 5.3 million Americans, including over 50,000 Arkansans, living with brain injury, it is important that we recognize and acknowledge the pervasiveness of this disability. To see the Governor’s proclamation, see below: [gview file=”https://disabilityrightsar.org.php72-4.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TBI-Proclamation-2017-info@arkdisabilityrights.org_20170317_140923.pdf”]