[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: Washington Wire -- October 15, 2015

[Carlos Montas]

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> Date: October 15, 2015 at 3:00:38 PM EDT
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> October 15, 2015
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> CURRENT NEWS AND UPDATES
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> U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Awards Over $12 Million in Grants for Individuals with Disabilities Recently, the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), announced that over $12 million in grants would be awarded to ten states with the intent to help improve work outcomes of individuals with disabilities in vocational rehabilitation and workforce development. Various agencies within Mississippi, Arizona, Georgia, Nebraska, Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Louisiana, California, and the District of Columbia have received these grants. Learn more about OSERS and the new grant funding by visiting DOE.
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> October Is the 70th Anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
> October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and this year’s 70th anniversary theme is “My Disability is One Part of Who I Am.” In celebration of this month, check out the  Campaign for Disability Employment's Who I Am" PSA, which features nine people with disabilities - including UCP Celebrity Ambassador, actor R.J. Mitte - sharing the many ways they describe themselves and their jobs, and read President Obama’s proclamation to learn more about the importance of this month.
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> The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also celebrating NDEAM. DOJ has added a new webpage to ADA.gov, Fighting Discrimination in Employment Under the ADA, and has posted Breaking Down Barriers to Employment for Individuals with Disabilities on the Justice BLOG in recognition of Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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> STATE CHECK-UP
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> Kentucky Health Cooperative to Shut Down
> This week, it was announced that the health insurer set up under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in Kentucky will be shut down. The Kentucky Health Cooperative is a co-op and said this week that business will be unsustainable as a result of a low payment from the ACA “risk corridor” program. It is estimated that over 50,000 Kentuckians will lose their health insurance plans at the end of this year. Learn more from The Hill.
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> ON THE HORIZON
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> Employer Assistance and Resource Network to Host Webinar on Strategies to Help Employees with Disabilities Stay in the Workforce
> On October 27, from 2-3pm ET, the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) will host a webinar that will detail strategies employers can use to help valued employees stay at work or return to work following the onset of illness or disability. Learn more and register for the webinar by visiting EARN.
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