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Volume 17, Number 4 (PDF Format)

February, 2011

Anti-Bullying "Bill of Rights" Signed; Bill Would Establish a Special Education Task Force; New Jersey Dept. of Education Requests Waiver to Reduce State Financial Support for Special Education, DDD Director Ken Ritchey Retires; Feds Announce New Efforts to Move People with Disabilities Out of Institutions, People with Disabilities Experience Violent Crime at Twice the Rate of People without Disabilities, Illinois Olmstead Class Action Case Moves Forward, Affordable Care Act Provisions Now in Effect,Georgia settlement would Close State-run Institutions, Oh No! My Last Issue of The Council? But I Want to Keep Reading!!; Community Calendar

Volume 17, Number 3 (PDF Format)

December, 2010

DD Coalition Issues Recommendations; Reflect on the real needs of the developmental disabilities community, Reinvest federal waiver reimbursements into providing more community-based services, Reallocate resources to areas of greatest need; Central Registry in Effect; Community Calendar

Volume 16, Number 8 (PDF Format)

June, 2010

Joint Hearings on Developmental Centers; State of Arkansas Charged with Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act; Bill Establishes Registry to Protect People with Developmental Disabilities; Bill Would Increase Asset Limits for SSI Recipients; 2010 Edition of Social Security’s Redbook Available; Community Calendar

Volume 16, Number 7 (PDF Format)

May, 2010

2011 State Budget Proposal Contains Broad Cuts; Health Care Reform Bill Signed by President Obama: Improvements to Health Care Programs for People with Disabilities and their Family; En Español; Community Calendar

Volume 16, Number 6 (PDF Format)

March, 2010

State Budget Crisis Cuts into Disability Services; Student Records Requested in Class Action Law Suit; Bills Signed into Law; En Español; Community Calendar

Volume 16, Number 6 (PDF Format)

February, 2010

New Leadership Arrices In Trenton; New Jersey Ranks Among the Worst in Spending on Community Services; Resource: Social Security Administration Launches "Choose Work" Website; New Jersey Gets Funding Bonus for Boosting Enrollment in Children's Health Coverage; New legislation provides individuals with mental illness services in the least restrictive environment; New Report Emphasizes Cost-Effective Olmstead Principles Necessary for Health care reform and Civil Rights; New Jersey Man Nominated to Federal Council; Job Bias Claims on the Rise; Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Seeks Public Fellows; New Project Offers Legal Services to Children with Disabilities In Foster Care; Community Calendar

Volume 16, Number 5 (PDF Format)

January, 2010

Mid-Year Atate budget Cuts Spare Services for People with Developmental Disabilites; Restraint and Seclusion Bills Introduced in Washington; Supportive Housing Bill Pending In U.S. Senate;En Espaņol; Community Calendar

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