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		<title>New York OMRDD Becomes OPWDD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On July 13, 2010 Governor Patterson signed a bill that changed the name of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities to the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities, thus removing the &#8220;R&#8221; word from the office name.

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		<link>http://advokidsblog.com/?p=79</link>
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		<title>Call your US Senators:  Do not allow Restraints/Seclusion to be added to IEPs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://advokidsblog.com/?p=78</link>
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		<title>Key Issues when Parents of a Disabled Child Divorce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The issues faced by families during a divorce become more complicated when there is a child with special needs.  The fundamental issues remain the same:  Who will take care of the disabled child?  How will the  quality of life for the disabled child be preserved?
Major issues revolve around visitation, custody, guardianship, child support, medical insurance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://advokidsblog.com/?p=49</link>
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		<title>New York Enacts Family Health Care Decisions Act</title>
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After 17 years the New York Legislature has finally passed the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA). Governor Patterson is expected to sign the measure.  The legislation reforms end of life decision making for New York State&#8217;s general population by allowing family members to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://advokidsblog.com/?p=77</link>
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		<title>New Law Extends Time for Confirmation of Standby Guardian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new law became effective on July 28, 2009 that extends the time for a Standby Guardian to be confirmed by the Surrogate’s Court from 60 days to 180 days (6 months).  Many families and others interested in guardianship are unaware that if a primary guardian dies or is unable to continue to act as [...]]]></description>
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