[NFBOH-Cleveland] FYI

Wed Feb 28 00:14:17 UTC 2018

Opportunities:

1:

Through March 2, you're invited to participate in an ePolicyWorks online dialogue.  This discussion on preparing for work, will gather valuable input to build upon the state policy options presented in the “Work Matters: A Framework for States on Workforce Development for People with Disabilities” report. Needed are your insights on key topics, including education and career-readiness, work-based learning such as apprenticeships and internships, and the role family engagement can play in preparing youth with disabilities for the workforce. Feedback will inform SEED's to develop materials that will promote the adoption of inclusive state policy. Join here: https://stateinput.epolicyworks.org/

2:

Free, 3-part webinar series: Show Me the Money! "Advancing the ADA’s Goal of Economic Self-Sufficiency - Financial Inclusion for People with Disabilities." All webinars 2:00-3:30.

3/8: Creating a Culture of Financial Inclusion and Access

3/15: Money Smart: A Tool to Foster Greater Economic Inclusion among Individuals with Disabilities

3/22: Understanding ABLE Accounts: Advancing Self-Sufficiency for Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families. Details here:  https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0CJYF99Mn9HyB7v

3:

The LEAD Center has published a policy brief, "The ABLE Act and Employment: Strategies for Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act as a Tool for Financial Stability and Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities." The purpose is to help all ABLE stakeholders understand how ABLE accounts can help account owners gain employment and improve overall financial stability. This information summarizes the policy brief and provides additional resources. Read it here: http://www.leadcenter.org/resources/report-brief/information-brief-improving-employment-outcomes-able-accounts

4:

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) covers private-sector employers with 50 or more employees, providing eligible employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons, among them the employee’s own serious health condition. This page provides more information about how the FMLA applies in such situations. http://www.askearn.org/topics/laws-regulations/family-and-medical-leave-act/

5:

“Legal Issues in Digital Accessibility” from Legal Landscape highlights topics including: 

*            What major web accessibility cases you need to know about

*            Which states accounted for the majority of new lawsuits in 2017?

*            How courts are determining when a website is covered under the ADA

*            What legislatures are doing to address the rise in web-related litigation?

Download the white paper here:

http://info.levelaccess.com/Legal-Landscape-Update-2017-in-Review.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpRd09XUTRZakEyT0dZdyIsInQiOiJySjFYbnFWRkc5RDBMN2txNlhudngxbUFYNmJPUHVnU3FJK0QwOTUyaTN5VEN3MDgrZ0NMYUtkamdUcGNmOVI5blhSUmp3WUR4TldsTG9NT3VMYW51UVZLWHpESXg2NVJoMFhRYnJ1XC9rZElGd3RUcENlajhkNDdcL28wWHQ3QmZiIn0%3D

6:

This bulletin provides valuable federal tax incentive information that businesses, employers, and consumers can use to support an inclusive market and workforce. 

http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=93195286 <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=93195286&msgid=793426&act=1OQJ&c=654309&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthwestada.org%2Fhtml%2Fpublications%2Fgeneral%2Ftaxbulletin.html> &msgid=793426&act=1OQJ&c=654309&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fsouthwestada.org%2Fhtml%2Fpublications%2Fgeneral%2Ftaxbulletin.html 

7: This national Research Study, “Student Uses and Perceptions of Closed Captions & Transcripts,” reveals that putting coursework and lectures in writing has many purposes and value that positively affect people well beyond the hearing-impaired community. http://www.3playmedia.com/resources/research-studies/student-uses-of-closed-captions-and-transcripts/

Prepare for your disability interview: tips from Social Security. When a person becomes disabled, it can be a very stressful time. There are many questions and unknowns when you have to transition out of the workforce due to medical issues. Here are a few tips to know what to expect and make it a little easier. http://blog.socialsecurity.gov/prepare-for-your-disability-interview-tips-from-social-security/

8: Need materials to promote the Facts about Social Security disability? Social Security has everything you will need to spread the word. SSA encourages you to print and post materials including posters and social media tools you can find at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disabilityfacts/materials.html

Elizabeth L. Sammons

Program Administrator

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

Tel. 614.438.1260

www.oodworks.com <http://www.oodworks.com>  

The nonprofit group Aphasia Recovery Connection (ARC) is offering services for families dealing with aphasia. See free and low-cost training/networking opportunities here:  https://bookwhen.com/aphasiarc

Due March 20: proposals for OCALICON 2018. All invited; professionals, scholars, family members, self-advocates, researchers, service providers, educators, and leaders in the fields of autism, sensory disabilities, low-incidence, and other disabilities. OCALICON 2018 is the leading conference of its type in the nation, right here November 14-16, in Columbus, Ohio. Presentation requirements here:  https://conference.ocali.org/call-for-proposals?utm_source=OCALI+Communications <https://conference.ocali.org/call-for-proposals?utm_source=OCALI+Communications&utm_campaign=8fc79234bd-OCALICON_CfP_021517&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e20b46887d-8fc79234bd-408053873> &utm_campaign=8fc79234bd-OCALICON_CfP_021517&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e20b46887d-8fc79234bd-408053873

The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities has proposed several new rule changes impactful in Ohio’s disability community. Comments are due February 28. Email Becky.Phillips at dodd.ohio.gov <mailto:Becky.Phillips at dodd.ohio.gov>  

First, major changes are under discussion regarding the waiver waiting list system for people on/desiring Medicaid home and community-based waiver services.  The Department wants to identify those who most need these services.  Under the proposed rule, county boards must assess the 40,000 people currently on waiting lists, and determine whether they have an immediate need, a current need, or neither.  People assessed to have a current need (an unmet need within 12 months) will be placed on the new waiting list. 

Read the proposed rule changes to the Medicaid waiver waiting list system <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MIke07p6Uwgz_ckxa47jvOU29rg6q-XoA0ttWhF5WjlmhQV5rC_Mfxx3YRNlDxbcBvy4YYIbAumc9l_UpMzyisgrhCiLopcy4wvfhMWrO4DKjV2Ihjya4VrE8wzd0LUKzSCFdNOpi40JI0QKjBUTp2XVZ2sYGY53wVoXEy4tqT1D-rlGyoMCwOuSyzboXwCXg_lS2pMwfGsPbgpLzOViGwLpwOGPIdgK0YBxHRoQZuB7KgYttF0aRlHpeiqAXGLvZJzTVgk7bx6ycNJRN7oEV03QCFAnZr3M0hoUTb36_Fo= <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MIke07p6Uwgz_ckxa47jvOU29rg6q-XoA0ttWhF5WjlmhQV5rC_Mfxx3YRNlDxbcBvy4YYIbAumc9l_UpMzyisgrhCiLopcy4wvfhMWrO4DKjV2Ihjya4VrE8wzd0LUKzSCFdNOpi40JI0QKjBUTp2XVZ2sYGY53wVoXEy4tqT1D-rlGyoMCwOuSyzboXwCXg_lS2pMwfGsPbgpLzOViGwLpwOGPIdgK0YBxHRoQZuB7KgYttF0aRlHpeiqAXGLvZJzTVgk7bx6ycNJRN7oEV03QCFAnZr3M0hoUTb36_Fo=&c=gCRT846WCn2J5yRm6LJ5J4UMFciGzXuy2nq9l9I-YGFE135Oc6EpTA==&ch=0dcKZeAoM7Rqn5RyFOO0KicUCJqbnxw5pSLc9CTOepbhsEMKXgNyPA==> &c=gCRT846WCn2J5yRm6LJ5J4UMFciGzXuy2nq9l9I-YGFE135Oc6EpTA==&ch=0dcKZeAoM7Rqn5RyFOO0KicUCJqbnxw5pSLc9CTOepbhsEMKXgNyPA==> 

DODD is also proposing rule changes affecting waiting lists for non-Medicaid services and new provisions for Early Intervention services and the Abuser Registry.  Read the proposed rule changes to the waiting lists for non-Medicaid services <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MIke07p6Uwgz_ckxa47jvOU29rg6q-XoA0ttWhF5WjlmhQV5rC_Mfxx3YRNlDxbcl4BDh7s7mIGaJ6q-4y3tW-CXHch3oEXOzpBWOyLvfqEGl2058glWSEwtWFgwqTd-CKj0EbYJzhGCRTa1FJC7sT2ejYsenwycZvLjYOCgGgJ2-Wjnyz4wDQ-TyaSjLdqHtADdOdmEqywaI059Xhkq6oj1FiXJyG-bUaLEyjxn3uiB8Mr0lOEEtWXvSm3k2qyGYeEkbteUjmhNPzdbym-CUB0dEYW1FsCN <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MIke07p6Uwgz_ckxa47jvOU29rg6q-XoA0ttWhF5WjlmhQV5rC_Mfxx3YRNlDxbcl4BDh7s7mIGaJ6q-4y3tW-CXHch3oEXOzpBWOyLvfqEGl2058glWSEwtWFgwqTd-CKj0EbYJzhGCRTa1FJC7sT2ejYsenwycZvLjYOCgGgJ2-Wjnyz4wDQ-TyaSjLdqHtADdOdmEqywaI059Xhkq6oj1FiXJyG-bUaLEyjxn3uiB8Mr0lOEEtWXvSm3k2qyGYeEkbteUjmhNPzdbym-CUB0dEYW1FsCN&c=gCRT846WCn2J5yRm6LJ5J4UMFciGzXuy2nq9l9I-YGFE135Oc6EpTA==&ch=0dcKZeAoM7Rqn5RyFOO0KicUCJqbnxw5pSLc9CTOepbhsEMKXgNyPA==> &c=gCRT846WCn2J5yRm6LJ5J4UMFciGzXuy2nq9l9I-YGFE135Oc6EpTA==&ch=0dcKZeAoM7Rqn5RyFOO0KicUCJqbnxw5pSLc9CTOepbhsEMKXgNyPA==> 

Read the current rule that would be replaced <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MIke07p6Uwgz_ckxa47jvOU29rg6q-XoA0ttWhF5WjlmhQV5rC_Mfxx3YRNlDxbcl8UwovMRW5tZDzLn4qmD69yKNJOYcoRrgWQdxrcNPwqzCXdF2g3q0jMyfU0Z2FDzLF8OtyQkE-T3XKjt1lkdLSyj_KMYtIoJlur6ajjQC3x_BQhZ0Oum8kLO4h1JLc5U4try0wCUBWcY_oBofyuwwj_QTh1LZ53HSUqBnBNSQO5PPbj1jOK6dyuoz_lD7RKT_-uITc3VkXDWjkrgt89i5ARKZuryvgXO <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001MIke07p6Uwgz_ckxa47jvOU29rg6q-XoA0ttWhF5WjlmhQV5rC_Mfxx3YRNlDxbcl8UwovMRW5tZDzLn4qmD69yKNJOYcoRrgWQdxrcNPwqzCXdF2g3q0jMyfU0Z2FDzLF8OtyQkE-T3XKjt1lkdLSyj_KMYtIoJlur6ajjQC3x_BQhZ0Oum8kLO4h1JLc5U4try0wCUBWcY_oBofyuwwj_QTh1LZ53HSUqBnBNSQO5PPbj1jOK6dyuoz_lD7RKT_-uITc3VkXDWjkrgt89i5ARKZuryvgXO&c=gCRT846WCn2J5yRm6LJ5J4UMFciGzXuy2nq9l9I-YGFE135Oc6EpTA==&ch=0dcKZeAoM7Rqn5RyFOO0KicUCJqbnxw5pSLc9CTOepbhsEMKXgNyPA==> &c=gCRT846WCn2J5yRm6LJ5J4UMFciGzXuy2nq9l9I-YGFE135Oc6EpTA==&ch=0dcKZeAoM7Rqn5RyFOO0KicUCJqbnxw5pSLc9CTOepbhsEMKXgNyPA==> 

Resources

If for any cause, you or someone you know is currently in danger or in crisis, please consider reaching out to someone who can help — click for a list of text message, online chat, videophone, TTY, and phone hotlines here: https://autistichoya.net/resources/crisis-resource-list/

This website offers a collaborative training program between the ADA National Network and the US Access Board. A monthly Accessibility Online Webinar Series is free and offers real-time captioning. Sessions cover topics concerning accessibility to the built environment, information and communication technologies, and transportation, among other. http://www.accessibilityonline.org

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