There is a very dangerous provision creeping into S. 2860, the Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act, which would permit school staff to include restraint/seclusion in a child’s IEP or Sec. 504 plan. The present proposal (Sec. 5(a)(4) prohibits including restraint/seclusion in an IEP as a planned intervention. The provision should not be […]
Thank you Senator Carl Kruger for recognizing and supporting our issues at your Committee’s hearing on Long Island Tuesday. After that hearing Senator Kruger put out a press release quoting my testimony before his committee. My daughter Lauren was by my side.
I told Senator Kruger […]
Stimulus bill to be signed today.
PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SIGN THE STIMULUS BILL INTO LAW TODAY - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
NOW THE NYS BUDGET PROCESS HAS BEGUN EARNEST
BILLIONS IN FEDERAL MONEY - INCLUDING MEDICAID - IS EXPECTED TO NOW FLOW TO NYS. THOSE GROUPS THAT MAKE A STRONG ENOUGH CASE WILL […]
Thank you to Margaret Puddington of The Coalition of Families, 562 West End Avenue, 2A, New York, N.Y. 10024, (212) 799-2042 for the following:
URGENT!
PROTECT SERVICES FOR
PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITES
The Governor’s budget proposals will greatly damage critical services for people with developmental disabilities:
q No trend (cost of living increase) for OMRDD services. For the first time […]
Vinny Basile (aka St. Marten) is an amazing person. He was my daughter Lauren’s music teacher at the AHRC-Nassau Educational Center in Brookville, New York. See for yourself by clicking here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5l8WS0XU0c. Enjoy!!