Act Now: Tell Your Members of Congress: Fund the Money Follows the Person Program The future of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) program that has helped more than 88,000 seniors and individuals with disabilities move out of nursing homes and institutions is in jeopardy! Background: MFP significantly improves the lives of older adults and people... Read more »
PASS THE ABLE AGE ADJUSTMENT ACT IN THIS CONGRESS! ABLE accounts are helping people with disabilities across the country save money without jeopardizing their benefits, but there are more than 6 million people with disabilities who are not eligible to take advantage of this important savings tool because they acquired a disability after age 25.... Read more »
Leadership Needed by Self Advocates and Families! The Division of Developmental Disabilities has a number of committees and meetings coming up where they are looking for direct feedback and participation from people with disabilities and families. I have listed below some opportunities for you to lift up your voices to help to improve the system... Read more »
STATE Speak Up and Speak Out Registration Out! Last year Speak Up and Speak Out sold out faster than ever before! Don’t miss it – register now! Here is the registration brochure. Call the Arc office with any questions. This year there is an even stronger focus on speaking up for our rights! Connect to... Read more »
July 26 – Today is the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately this year, the rights of people with disabilities feel more under attack than ever before. I ask you, during the rest of the summer, to take time to stop by, call, email or ping on social media your representatives to... Read more »
Good News About Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) The bill to delay EVV implementation passed the Senate. This would positively impact families and individuals participating in the home based program where thie was going to have to be implemented asap. “Passed H.R.6042: to delay the reduction in Federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid personal care services furnished... Read more »
Call to Families on Homebased who use Self-Directed Assistance (SDA). The Division of Developmental Disabilities has made significant changes to the services formally known as service facilitation. With the updated Adult Services Waiver and the implemenation of conflict-free case management, service facilitation officially went away and in its place came self-directed assistance (SDA). The Arc... Read more »
The Arc of Illinois Lunchtime Webinar – Universal Design: It’s More Than Large Print and Accessible Restrooms June 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm On Tuesday, June 12th, 2018 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, The Illinois Life Span Program of The Arc of Illinois will host a free webinar, Universal Design: It’s More Than Large Print and Accessible Restrooms. Please... Read more »
Hope everyone had a great weekend celebrating June and the passage of a new state budget. Today the Governor is expected to sign the $38.5 billion dollar budget into law. We are thankful that much has been included in the new budget – restoration of funding for DD grants, restoration of preventative dental care under... Read more »
ACTION ALERT Call Your Legislators especially if you are in one of the districts below. Ask them to include the following in the budget: Wage increase for DSPs beyond the 50 cents included by the Governor Fully fund DD grants: Arc Life Span, The Autism Program, Epilepsy, Best Buddies and Respite Fund dental coverage for people with... Read more »