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The federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 expires on The following is from a CMSÂ fact sheet: "CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency", Feb 27, ... 11-03-2023 16:06	A 2022 Appeals Court decision in a Washtenaw County case res FYI: (This case was decided in February 2022.) The guardian of a DD adult requested an administrative hearing to determine whether an increase in the ... 11-03-2023 16:06	The Homes that Micki Built: "Mom with a Megaphone" "If Joan Rivers and Mother Theresa had a baby, you might end up with Micki Edelsohn." --J. EscherÂ Â This is a book review of Micki Edelsohn\'s "Mom w... 28-02-2023 16:07	Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Meetings Â Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) Information From the Website:Â "What is Community Mental Health" ... 28-02-2023 16:07
Michigan nursing shortages addressed through new partnership Anyone who has been to an emergency room lately or had a hospital stay is probably aware of health care staffing shortages and its adverse effect on p... 28-02-2023 16:07	Study shows that Universal Masking in schools leads to fewer An article from the Washington Post,Â "... 13-11-2022 16:06	Daniel Barker, 10/2/1976 - 10/16/2002 Our son Danny died a few weeks ago at the age of 46, but he held an outsized place in our hearts and he is still there with us.Â All in all, he was m... 11-11-2022 16:06	Michigan Ballot Proposal 3: "Right to Reproductive Free On November 8, 2022, Michigan will vote on a ballot initiative, Proposal 3, the "Right to Reproductive Freedom", that restores rights and protections ... 31-10-2022 16:06
The NCSA on Abortion Access The following is a position statement from the National Council on Severe Autism on Abortion Access:Abortion Access: Potentially Devastating Consequen... 31-10-2022 16:06	Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will Most people with developmental disabilities in Michigan qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) based on their disability and limited income. S... 15-10-2022 16:06	Big Win for University of Michigan Nurses From the Detroit Free Press:University of Michigan nurses approve contract with $5K bonuses, 22.5% raises over 4 yearsBy Christina Hall and Kristen Jo... 04-10-2022 16:06	The emergency preparedness project from the National Council This is from the National Council on Severe Autism with suggestions to get families thinking about emergency preparedness before it is too late:******... 04-10-2022 16:06
Michigan Voter Information - Election November 2022 Many things have changed since redistricting following the 2020 census. For one thing, the task of redistricting was taken over by the Michigan Indepe... 27-09-2022 16:06	Voting in Michigan: Mid-term elections are coming on Tuesday As the summer sun slips slowly into the west, it is time to start preparing for the mid-term elections on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.Voter information ... 29-08-2022 16:06	Michigan State Budget Updates as of 7/1/22 This information is from an email from the ARC Michigan Government Affairs Update for July 1, 2022. See The ARC Michigan Website for the Government Af... 25-08-2022 16:06	A COVID relief rental aid program ends 6/30/22, but there i This is from an article in the Detroit Free Press, ?Statewide rent aid program will stop taking new applications June 30. What to know.? by Nushrat Ra... 16-06-2022 16:07
Review of the 2022 Disability Policy Webinar Series from the I have been in semi-hibernation during the COVID pandemic and have not been following state and local disability policy as closely as I should. With r... 11-06-2022 16:06	The War on Children - May 2022 On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, an 18-year-old boy shot his grandmother and then drove to an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, where he barricaded himself... 01-06-2022 16:07	Biden program offers discounted internet to low income house This is from an Associated Press article on discounted internet service for low income households. People with disabilities often fall into this categ... 10-05-2022 16:06	Budget Alert from the Michigan Assisted Living Association ( This is from the Michigan Assisted Living Association (Click Here... 07-05-2022 16:06
Michigan: Whitmer announces additional assistance to lower t Most people with disabilities who qualify for SSI (Supplemental Security Income through the US Social Security Administration) also qualify for food a... 27-04-2022 16:06	Severe Autism Awareness: An Interview with Isaac April is Autism Awareness Month.Â Severe autism takes many forms, but lets be honest, it makes many people uncomfortable. It is not well understood by... 06-04-2022 16:06	Michigan: The Washtenaw County CMH Recipient Rights Advisory "Every person who receives public mental health services has certain rights. The Michigan Mental Health Code protects some rights. Some of your righ... 17-03-2022 16:08	Michigan: Part-time workers were eligible for pandemic unemp This is according to an article in the Detroit Free Press, "Whitmer signs bill clarifying eligibility for pandemic unemployment benefits" by Adrienne ... 03-03-2022 16:06
Emergency department care and hospitalization: It?s not just The term Emergency Room (ER) has been replaced with the term Emergency Department (ED) at Michigan Medicine. I use both terms interchangeably. These a... 02-03-2022 16:06	An anonymous $550 million gift to Western Michigan Universit This is not specifically relevant to news about developmental disabilities, but it is the sort of thing everyone should know about and pass on to frie... 10-12-2021 16:06	Thinking differently about COVID outbreaks with widespread v In an We need to start thinking differently about COVID outbreaks, says UCSF\'s Monica Gandhi" by Monica Gandhi, 11/11/21Gandhi takes issue with the r... 16-11-2021 16:06	Another attempt to further privatize the Michigan Community This is from the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHAM). From the Website - "The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMH... 28-10-2021 16:06
Ordinary heroes carry out an evacuation plan for people with This is from the VOR newsletter, "The Voice", for Fall 2021. VOR, a Voice Of Reason, is a national nonprofit organization that has been speaking out f... 15-10-2021 16:06	The Future of Michigan Politics: Proposed Redistricting Maps The Detroit Free Press, in an article by Clara Hendrickson and Todd Spangler, "Michigan\'s draft redistricting maps approved, will be taken to the pub... 13-10-2021 16:06	ACT Now for Severe Autism Campaign from Together For Choice Â Â Group Warns of Escalating Health and Safety Crisis in I/DD CommunityReleases Video to Increase AwarenessCalls to End One-Size-Fits-All Policy Solu... 07-10-2021 16:06	Washtenaw County Commisioners seek citizen volunteers Monday, October 4, 2021 This is news from the League of Women Voters Washtenaw County: Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners seeks citizen volunteer... 04-10-2021 16:06
Call to dismantle barriers to developing autism friendly aff When more than three or four people with disabilities live together, either out of friendship or to share resources with people with common interests ... 04-10-2021 16:06	COVID-19 - It's not a hoax and vaccination is not a plot to COVID-19 is still with us and probably will be for quite awhile. Our family is fully vaccinated, including our two boys who have multiple disabilities... 14-08-2021 16:05	Michigan businesses and organizations that hold special subm Section 14(c) of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act allows the issuance of special wage certificates to employers of disabled workers who are unable... 18-06-2021 16:04	Myths and Facts about Vocational Work Centers The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, a move supported by a majority of Americans. However, the bill... 16-06-2021 16:05
VOR opposes part of the Raise the Wage Act that would elimin Legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour was initially part of The American Rescue Plan, a huge piece of legislation that was passed ... 16-06-2021 16:05	Message from VOR to Congress: "Build Back Better", VOR (a Voice Of Reason) held its annual Legislative Initiative last week, not in-person in Washington, D.C. as it is usually done, but virtually with ... 28-05-2021 16:05	Service provider's plea to Michigan to maintain increased wa Bridge Magazine,"Michigan?s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source", published an opinion piece by Darren Hodgdon, the CEO of Beacon Specialized Living, ... 08-05-2021 16:05	Misuse of CDC data on vaccine side-effects fuels unjustified Some resistance to getting the COVID vaccine is driven by terrifying, but mostly deceptive and inaccurate rumors, spread on social media. First, the g... 04-05-2021 16:06
Housing Projects for People with Developmental Disabilities This is a Webinar from Together For Choice: Community HighlightsÂ Introducing two newly developed integrated communities in Michigan, St. Louis Guanel... 30-04-2021 16:05	Comments on the proposed Home and Community Based Services A The Home and Community Based Services Access Act of 2021 (HCBS Access Act) has been drafted for the purpose of seeking comments on various aspects of ... 28-04-2021 16:05	Washtenaw County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic for the Disability ?... 23-04-2021 16:05	Free Conference on Rare Epilepsy Syndromes, 5/7 - 5/8/21 This is from the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan: Â Do you or a family member live with the challenges of one of the many rare epilepsy syndromes"Join... 20-04-2021 16:05
National Council on Severe Autism 2021 Webinar Program The National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA) is sponsoring a free webinar series. My sons are not autistic - they have profound intellectual and devel... 27-03-2021 16:05	March 2021: COVID-19 Update The best place to follow COVID-19 numbers in Michigan is through the on-line magazine ?Bridge Michigan, Michigan?s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source?... 25-03-2021 16:05	Michigan: The great St. Patrick?s Day weekend ice storm of 1 The recent extreme weather event in Texas where the entire electric grid almost shut down, reminded me of a similar (but much less threatening) ice st... 17-03-2021 16:05	Michigan Expands access to COVID vaccines From the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services:Following the announcement of a ramped-up effort by the Biden Administration to produce eno... 09-03-2021 16:05
COVID-19 and people with Down syndrome According to an article in USA Today, ?COVID-19 is especially deadly for adults with Down syndrome, but many can\'t get a vaccine shot", by Marc Ramir... 09-03-2021 16:05	January 6th, 2021 In case you missed it the first time - House Impeachment Managers\' Video Compilation of January 6 Attack on the U.S. CapitolÂ ... 10-02-2021 16:05	Michigan vaccination priorities include people with IDD livi Michigan has expanded eligibility for vaccination to all people over 65 years old, as it continues to vaccinate people in the highest risk categories.... 05-02-2021 16:05	Proposals to raise the minimum wage for all workers may leav The federal Raise the Wage Act was introduced in the last Congress in an effort to eventually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for all workers,... 03-02-2021 16:05
Beyond free speech: Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut From The Washington Post, ?Anti-vaccine protesters temporarily shut down major coronavirus vaccine site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles? by Meryl Kor... 01-02-2021 16:04	A new CDC study estimates the prevalence of Intellectual Dis The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) provides an estimate of the prevalence of Intellectual Disability (ID) in a new study involving 215,000 8-year-o... 28-01-2021 16:04	U.S. Representative from Grand Rapids, Michigan, speaks out Statement from Republican U.S. Representative Peter Meijer from Grand Rapids, Michigan, on the attack on the US Capitol, 1/6/2021.... 10-01-2021 16:06	League of Women Voters statement on the Electoral College vo 1/4/2021WASHINGTON ? Today the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement ahead of this week... 05-01-2021 16:05
A little hope for the New Year: Michigan legislature and the From the Associated Press, 12/19/2020: Michigan lawmakers, Whitmer agree to $465M in virus aid"LANSING ? Michigan lawmakers and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ... 20-12-2020 16:04	Weighing the risks and benefits of newly available Covid-19 A Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel has recommended an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Fina... 12-12-2020 16:05	Michigan Direct Care Workers for People with Disabilities ar Michigan Direct Care workers were given a pittance of a wage increase of $2 per hour to continue providing care to people with developmental and other... 05-12-2020 16:04	2020 Election Results by the Numbers and the Foofaraw in Det Election results by the numbers?Trump campaign, GOP raised at least $170 million since Election Day pushing baseless election fraud claims? by Will S... 05-12-2020 16:04
Covid Disinformation: The Anatomy of a Rumor USA Today routinely fact checks statements made by the media to sort out fact from fiction and information from disinformation. These articles always ... 23-11-2020 16:05	Scientific Brief from the CDC on using masks to control the From the Website of the Centers for Disease Control, 11/10/20Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2Updated... 16-11-2020 16:05	2020 Election misinformation and disinformation continued? In a follow-up to warnings about election misinformation and disinformation in Michigan, we are now experiencing both as Michigan?s vote count comes t... 06-11-2020 16:05	Be prepared for election misinformation and disinformation Gird yourselves for the coming onslaught of misinformation and disinformation between now, the day before the 2020 election ends, and the final result... 02-11-2020 16:05
Michigan partial news roundup for October 30, 2020 I love newspapers. A print newspaper is best, but I can tolerate reading a daily paper that is on-line when it looks like the real thing and is not ju... 31-10-2020 16:05	Wear a mask for Halloween with spooky music High speed camera captures how different types of face masks work"Which mask works best" To visualise droplets and aerosols, UNSW researchers used LED... 31-10-2020 16:05	Michigan Voters: It's not too late to register to vote and t Do you know that there are people who don\'t want you to vote" Voter suppression efforts have been ramped up across the country. Michigan is a swing s... 25-10-2020 16:05	Death by Severe Autism "Death by Severe Autism" is an article from the National Council on Severe Autism National Council on Severe Autism by Lee Wachtel, MD, a pediatric ne... 24-10-2020 16:05
Preventing the spread of COVID-19 during colder weather An article from USA Today has some good advice about staying safe indoors as Covid cases are rising in most parts of the country: ?Fauci warns against... 22-10-2020 16:05	Remembering a beloved teacher: Tina Tefft, 1951 - 2020 Tina Tefft, a beloved special education teacher at High Point School in Ann Arbor, died on September 28th, 2020. She was a natural teacher and a great... 16-10-2020 16:06	Michigan Election Shenanigans 2020, Part II When Michigan?s Attorney General Dana Nessel is not bringing state charges against would-be kidnappers of Governor Whitmer, she is following through o... 12-10-2020 16:05	Michigan: How to vote early with an absentee ballot This is yet another post about voting in the November 3rd, 2020 election.Â **************************** This is based on an article from Bridge Michig... 02-10-2020 16:05
A founder of the National Council on Severe Autism perishes I have been a follower and admirer of the people who foundedÂ the National Council on Severe AutismÂ in May 2018. One of their founders, Feda Almali... 30-09-2020 16:05	VOR Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg The following is a tribute from VOR, a Voice Of Reason, to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last week at the age of eighty-seven. Sh... 26-09-2020 16:05	Michigan: Petition drive to repeal the Governor?s emergency Why is The DD Newsblog covering and taking sides on an issue so closely tied to partisan politics" I usually veer away from that in my blog, but somet... 22-09-2020 16:05	Michigan: Legislators move to improve the counting of absent While President Trump rails against the use of mail-in ballots by voters, claiming, despite evidence to the contrary, that mail-in voting leads to fra... 16-09-2020 16:08
Michigan: Protecting the right to vote with mail-in or hand- Absentee voting has been standard for as long as I can remember for senior citizens, people in the military, people with disabilities, and others who ... 16-09-2020 16:08	Michigan workers eligible for tuition-free community college According to an article in the Detroit Free Press, "Michigan front-line workers eligible for tuition-free community college under state program", 9/10... 11-09-2020 16:05	13-year old autistic boy shot by police in Salt Lake City This is easier to read about than to watch. If you prefer to read about it, this is an article from The Guardian: "Police shoot 13-year-old boy with ... 09-09-2020 16:05	Celebrating the 1999 US Supreme Court Olmstead Decision In June 2020, disability organizations celebrated the 21st anniversary of the 1999 US Supreme Court Olmstead decision. While there was much to celebra... 05-09-2020 16:05
Petitions: Read before you sign - statements by petition sup Here is the short version of this post: A Michigan petition drive is underway to repeal the law that gives the Michigan governor the ability to protec... 04-09-2020 16:05	Michigan: Election Shenanigans 2020, Part I It\'s election season again, and there are various schemes afoot to discourage us from voting or to deceive us in some way so that we aren\'t thinking... 02-09-2020 16:05	What is known and unknown about Covid-19 so far This post is based on anÂ article from statnews.com, ?Seven months later, what we know ? and don\'t know ? about Covid-19? by Andrew Joseph,Helen Bran... 31-08-2020 16:05	Labeling Group Homes as "mini institutions" restri This is an article from VOR, a Voice Of Reason, published in the Spring 2020 edition of The VOR Voice .****************************** Â Homes for Life... 15-08-2020 16:04
Michigan groups sue to "Stop the Hamster Wheel" - A press release from three legal advocacy groups, Including Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services (MPAS), alleges "Systematic Due Process Violatio... 07-07-2020 16:05	Troubled times: law enforcement, severe mental illness, and Susan Werner - Did Trouble Me on YouTubeAs we experience the Covid-19 pandemic, political unrest, and economic uncertainty, we frequently hear the exp... 01-07-2020 16:04	Michigan Update on Covid-19 Policies and More... The ARC Michigan is the largest organization in the state advocating for people with developmental disabilities. As the parent of two sons with profou... 02-06-2020 16:03	Washtenaw County Democratic Party Special Education Summit, from the Washtenaw County Democratic Party:Special Education Summit, K-12June 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmThe Washtenaw County Democratic Party is working h... 29-05-2020 16:04
Parenting a child with severe autism during a pandemic This is an NPR interview with Feda Almaliti, the mother of a 15-year-old son with severe autism. Feda is also the Vice President of the National Counc... 27-05-2020 16:04	Michigan voter information - the Secretary of State's Websit Last week, Michigan was the subject of a tweet storm between President Trump and Jocelyn Benson, the Michigan Secretary of State. As the dust settled,... 26-05-2020 16:04	Covid-19 Transmission: the risks and how to avoid them When it comes to Covid-19 and the global pandemic, we are constantly advised to ?follow the science? without considering what that means exactly. Ther... 24-05-2020 16:03	Michigan: more information on pay increases for Direct Care This is a letter from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration, to PIHPs ... 02-05-2020 16:04
Michigan Covid-19 Update for 4/30/2020 Although the number of deaths and hospitalizations are slowing in Michigan, there is ample evidence that we are still facing an uphill battle in contr... 01-05-2020 16:03	Michigan Updates for Direct Care Providers and Long-Term Car On April 22, 2020, according to Click-On Detroit, Michigan Governor Whitmer announced a temporary pay raise of $2/hour for direct care workers providi... 25-04-2020 16:03	Study from Syracuse University shows higher death rates from Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Call for Accurate Cause of Death Reporting Dalton Steve... 20-04-2020 16:03	The American Way of Life vs. The American Way of Death Spring in MichiganAs the covid-19 pandemic rages on, measures to blunt its impact on the physical health of American citizens are also affecting the e... 18-04-2020 16:03
Covid-19 music video Couch Choir - (They Long To Be) Close To YouFrom: Pub Choir 35.6K subscribers A few days ago ... 17-04-2020 16:03	Subminimum Wage: Exploitation or Lifesaving" I interrupt coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic with some nostalgia from way back in January 2020 ...This is from the National Council on Severe Autism ... 10-04-2020 16:03	Michigan Medicine Covid-19 Update, 4/9/2020 Michigan Medicine is the University of Michigan medical system, including the U of M hospital in Ann Arbor and other facilities. The following are exc... 09-04-2020 16:03	Covid-19 Michigan Update When the news changes from hour to hour and it all seems important and noteworthy, a news update on Corvid-19 in Michigan may be an exercise in futili... 06-04-2020 16:03

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