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Teen Invents Wheelchair Stroller

9/30/2015

 
Sharina Jones, a 35-year-old expecting her first child, was worried how she’d manage a stroller while in a wheelchair. By happenstance, Jones was paired with 16-year-old Alden Kain, a Detroit high-school student enrolled in a special design class, who was tasked with inventing a wheelchair stroller. Kain’s aim was to design something that would let Jones take her baby outside using her wheelchair. The video below shows Kain demonstrating and explaining his prototype after 6-months of work. ​

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PCCS Breaks Ground for Greencastle Expansion

9/29/2015

 
INARF member Putnam County Comprehensive Services (PCCS) had been eagerly awaiting work on an 8,800-square-foot addition to its Greencastle facility. On Thursday, September 24, the wait ended and the work begins. Several PCCS board members, staff and clients took part in a ceremonial groundbreaking at the facility on Tennessee Street which will encompass new habilitation programs, as well as office and conference space.

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Supported Employment Follow Along /Extended services comparison

9/29/2015

 
For the original publication, please click here. The following is a text version of the original publication.
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To: Case Managers and Service Providers
From: Cathy Robinson, Director, Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
Re: Supported Employment Follow Along /Extended services comparison
Date: September 29, 2015

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved the Family Supports waiver (FSW) renewal and Community Integration & Habilitation waiver (CIH) amendment. Effective July 1, 2015, supported employment follow-along (SEFA) was replaced with extended services (ES).

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Input Needed, IGCPD’s Five-Year Plan

9/28/2015

 
​The Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities (IGCPD) is seeking input about its Five-Year Strategic Plan. To get this feedback, the IGCPD is offering the opportunity to participate in one of six Town Hall sessions hosted in Evansville, Fort Wayne, and Fishers. Each location will have two different meetings times. Feedback from the Town Halls will be utilized in the development of the final plan which will guide the work of the Council, including its training and dissemination activities, the events it sponsors, and the projects it funds.

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Survey from the CIH Transform Town Hall Meetings

9/25/2015

 
For the original publication, please click here. The following is a text version of the original publication.
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To: Waiver participants, families and stakeholders
From: Nicole Norvell, Director, Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services
Re: Survey from the CIH Transform Town Hall Meetings
Date: September 25, 2015

The Division of Disability of Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) would like to take this opportunity to thank the many family members, participants and providers who attended the town hall meetings the last couple of weeks. Your feedback is extremely important as we plan for the future of the waiver program.

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