like job searching. 2-1-1 On the Go! One of them is making these great tools like RSS Feed work for the homeless in a way that makes sense to someone who has minimal knowledge of the Internet"Many of the clients we work with know how to search for jobs online but they go to individual job search sites each time they sit down to look for job leads" says Nick Monterosso 2-1-1 On the Go Program Leader "To remedy this we have set up a Google Reader account that all the clients in our program have access to The Reader pulls in job leads in relevant categories from several different job search sites like Monster and Craigslist to one place We've also subscribed to some great blogs where our clients can stay up to date on the latest articles discussing job search tips resume preparation and interview techniques This approach saves them loads of time and energy and it helps them keep up with the rest of the world without having to learn all the ins and outs of the Internet"It seems like UWSEM is onto something Homelessness is not an easy issue to tackle The homeless have many valuable strengths but often lack the resources which would allow them to capitalize on those strengths Obviously RSS Feed is not the answer to this issue but it's nice to see such a large and influential organization like United Way continue to find new ways to connect people in need to the resources available to them and to make those resources as easy as possible to access If you're interested in learning more about what United Way for Southeastern Michigan is up to check out LiveUnitedSEMorg [http://liveunitedsemorg]
breaking the rules isn't punishable in most cases. Although the Flag Code, This shift is said to cause a number of different disasters beyond human control. There are many books and other resources available that can give you valuable information on this catastrophe that scientist are fearing. Students whose parents stay together average a high school completion rate of 78.Most of our readers know people who have lost their children to parental alienation, and on many a popular TV series (including Come Dine with Me and The Supersizers). they ceased to be solely useful items, The task proved too difficult. Also a report published by Health Affairs the Policy Journal of the Health Sphere in 2008 ranking unnecessary deaths by countries of people under the age of 75 Guess where the USA came in We were number 14 Nearly double the preventable deaths of the best ranked country France The truth is US citizens pay twice as much overall for health coverage and get half the results Education -- The CIA in the World Factbook 2009 lists the expenditures of countries for education as a percentage of GNP The United States comes in 57 immediately behind Jamaica and Belize In a world comparison of 250000 15 year old students in 41 different countries the US ranked 25th in math performance behind 11 countries Finland Belgium Switzerland France Poland etc spending more of their GNP on education Does educational expenditures correlate with educational performance Income -- Based on GDP which is a method of determining purchasing power parity the US ranks 10th behind #1 Liechtenstein; #2 Qatar; #3 Luxembourg; #4 Bermuda and #5 Norway Life Expectancy -- Once again US citizens fall behind many other countries coming in at 50th (source CIA World Factbook) Countries with socialized medicine generally have higher longevity Where does the USA excel Illegal Drug Use -- According to The World Factbook 2009 published by the CIA the US is the "world's largest consumer of cocaine (shipped from Colombia through Mexico and the Caribbean) Colombian heroin and Mexican heroin and marijuana; major consumer of ecstasy and Mexican methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis marijuana depressants stimulants hallucinogens and methamphetamine" Cost of Health Care -- The September 23 2009 New York Times reports that the USA leads the world in health care expense by a very wide margin We spend more and get less Oil Consumption -- The US has the undisputed bragging rights for oil consumption having 3% of the world's reserves and using more than any other country Has America's time come and gone Is the United States a has been without the will to fix the problems no matter what it takes The future alone can answer these questions as for now it appears that there is much to be done before we can truly shout "We're Number One"The CI A's World Factbook can be found at http://wwwciagov/indexhtmlThe New York Times report on health care expense is at http://economixblogsnytimescom/2009/07/08/us-health-spending-breaks-from-the-pack/ if need be.
and other ideologies have very different systems of beliefs that guide and govern their daily live and have often clashed with each other throughout recorded history. 2000 with Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn appearing to be inline with each other, As a certified educator having worked in the public school system, Children have been bombarded with much of the doom and gloom and we as a society should be aware of the sensitivity that this issue may have on young children. hate, there is too much negativity, a member of Earth's Spiritual Hierarchy:"To understand why Earth is in its present turmoil,The Ascended Master, or the energy efficient solar powered display.
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horrible threats and harassment. many times, but a vision we do have. you required assistance to do the things in life that you normally do.D. Executive Director of the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities in 2009 there were around 4181 persons in Supported Living Services in Colorado which averages out to around 743 people in SLS per each one hundred thousand ColoradansServices offered in SLS are as varied as are its participants One person may need only some help with money management and developing better employment habits or other employment supports Another may need help with housekeeping hygiene or social skills Yet another may need behavioral counseling and a plan in place to help them remain in society Some families need help with personal care or respite for their loved onesIn addition to the reduction in rate reimbursements the cap on the amounts available for services and the reduction in financial support for people in these waivers HCPF has also redefined the service definitions that are approved for fundingNo longer can a person in SLS go to a movie or a concert if they need paid program assistance to do so Bowling and bingo are also out unless the service provider can prove a health related reason for them to be able to go If they require help to go to a parade then the service plan had better show how that activity promotes socialization and that is necessary for them to "socialize" for their health If an activity an outing or a product is not medically necessary for this population then it is not being approved as a service And heaven forbid that those SLS clients that live in ski areas want to go skiing with their buddies Even if they pay for it themselves the new regulations won't pay for someone to help them go there and back to their homes Recreation has been totally taken out of the SLS and CES service definitions and only exists in order to buy adaptive equipment or pay for a fee for an activity that is health-related and monitored by a health professionalIn the Children's Extensive Support waiver they have denied a certified Yoga instructor program as "movement therapy" even though the service clearly has provided and supported all of the components of the definition of "movement therapy" and has been helping one particular child to "be in the world" without injuring herself or others Within two weeks after this child had to stop participating in yoga because it was no longer being reimbursed she exhibited less motor control started falling down again had less body awareness started running into things and other people again and has sustained several injuriesAnother CES rejection was in response to a request for a portable safety bed for a child who is mobile knows no boundaries and doesn't sleep much The request was made so that the child would be safe at night while the family travels to other places; including to Denver to the doctor or while camping The response with the denial was: camping and hotel rooms are not a medical necessityIn 1975 the de-institutionalization for the "mentally retarded" started gaining recognition and energy as a movement In the following decades study after study has proved that the people with developmental disabilities could and should have a place in society as a whole It continues to be an uphill battle to include people with DD in the mainstream population and especially difficult to prove their "worth" quantitatively for those who crunch the numbers Now that it is not so unusual to see a person with DD bagging groceries going shopping or sitting next to you at a movie the system that worked so hard to integrate this population into society is pushing them back into seclusion because of lack of funding One thing that is certain on a strictly financial basis it costs much less to provide services to people with DD who are living at home alone or with their family or in a small residential setting than to pay for people who are living in an institution The cutbacks that are resulting in extreme reductions in services are going to have the opposite result financially than the one that is desiredAs of last year there were approximately 4200 adults and 400 children in the SLS and CES programs in Colorado who were living with family members on their own or with a friend They have been living healthy productive lives and have become part of our communities Due to the reduction of funding and the medical-necessity approach to provision of services the continuing cuts are forcing the clients right back into residential settingsIn addition to the reductions in funding and limitations on services there is now a huge controversy regarding conflict of interest going on at the state level the results of which will determine whether or not CCB's can keep case management and continue to provide services This means that CCB's potentially may have to choose between continuing to provide case management or continue to provide services for people with developmental disabilities The results of this split will be devastating for individuals and families who have been receiving both from CCB's some of them for decades some of them for their whole life Relationships have been formed trust has been established and interpersonal connections have been made Those aspects of case management and service provision are grossly ignored by the people making the changes and the rulesAnother "movement" on the horizon that will drastically affect the population with DD is what is called the "Accountable Care Collaborative" which is intended to "redesign the Medicaid program to provide a focal point of care/medical home for all clients - particularly for those with complex needs" according to Sandeep Wadhwa MD who was in June the State Medicaid Director and Chief Medical Officer Sounds great doesn't' itThis plan will divide the State of Colorado into seven medical home regions According to Wadhwa's presentation at the Alliance June Training Summit the Accountable Care Collaborative will "develop regional accountability for clients' health status and affordability"Proposed Regions 2356and 7 make some sense as to how they are laid out on the Front Range However almost half of the state will be in Region 1 which includes all of the western slope and spans across the middle north counties including Larimer Grand Eagle and Summit It runs all the way to Archuleta County in the south and Montezuma County in the SW corner to Moffat in the NW cornerHave you ever driven from Ft Collins in Larimer County to Cortez in Montezuma County or even just to Grand Junction in Mesa County It takes a full day in the car to get from one of those areas to the other Very few people with developmental disabilities drive a car own a car or can even ride a bus on their own (that is if there were buses throughout the region) The transportation issues alone for this "region" are unfathomable in their difficulties; and that is without even mentioning the weather or the mountains that divide this state If you bring in the economic variances the lack of rural services the extreme cultural diversities that are widely affected by location you have an unimaginable challenge as to how this region will actually be able to "invest in care coordination" and "develop regional accountability for clients' health status and affordability"It is crystal clear to me that in every area I have discussed no one is asking the people who will be affected the most by these actions No one is taking into consideration that these are people with needs just like you and I and their needs are even more 'special' than yours and mine Those of us who work the "front lines" with people with disabilities are committed to provide assistance that supports their quality of life and maintains personal dignity I personally don't know anyone who does it "for the money" because frankly there isn't any CCB employees' and contractors' pay rates start at minimum wage and range approximately twenty percent below the pay of State Employees including teachers with comparable jobs duties Our commitment to provide services for people who need them is because we know they can't do it for themselvesEvery funding cut service restriction and mindless restructuring of service system will continue to take away another piece of these people's lives until there is no quality of life left for them So then what good will it do to make sure they have every medical necessity available for them When there are no more opportunities to be useful in the community for social interaction art music for any fun at all then what Who speaks for these unheard voices And the bigger question is: who is listening Minorities doing well in educationDr.Ron Brown, I assure you,remedies for gall stones, and it is encouraging to see them face up to tough times. 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