Indiana’s Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services, Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services is engaged in a two year process to redesign Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid waivers for individuals with intellectual disabilities. DDRS is seeking input from families, providers, and people with disabilities to help ensure their redesign priorities and efforts align with the desires… Read more »
Funding
Grant funding article published
Staff at the Indiana Resource Center for Autism have published a new article on grant funding opportunities for families and professionals. The article not only offers tips on finding and writing grants, but also a listing of grants available as well. Read the entire article at: https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/grant-funding-opportunities
Nolo’s Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting and keeping your benefits
“This comprehensive and compassionate book covers both SSDI and SSI, shows you how to prove a disability, and explains how your age, education, and work experience affect your chances. Parents will find special information about benefits available to children with a disability. “Learn how to: find the disability criteria for your medical condition prove the… Read more »
Training Funds
Looking for help with funding to attend educational events? According to the Indiana Resource Center for Autism’s First Thursday’s Tips & Tools, Indiana’s Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities manages a Consumer Education Fund that “can help individuals with disabilities and family members with funding to participate in educational events…such as conferences, workshops, and other training… Read more »