Department of Developmental Disabilities Priority Work Plan, Progress Report 1st Q, FY ’11
(from the DODD e-newsletter Pipeline) Note: Autism Society of Ohio Executive Director Barb Yavorcik is part of the DODD Policy Leadership Roundtable that provides input and feedback on the Priority Work Plan to DODD A quarterly report noting progress on the DODD Priority Work Plan has been posted Click HERE and includes several updates. The Priority Work Plan is a framework to impact specific priority issues in line with budgetary constraints, and is designed to help us work more effectively -- in partnership with other system stakeholders -- to serve the needs of Ohioans with
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2010 OCALI Conference – Autism Society subsidizing Parent/Family Registrations, Hosting Parent Corner
The 2010 Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) statewide Conference will be November 17-19, 2010 in Columbus at the Columbus Convention Center. Registrations are now open! Registration for Parents and Family members is only $100 for the three day conference courtesy of the Autism Society of Ohio! Featured Speakers for the
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ODMH Pediatric Psychiatry Network Launched Pediatric Psychiatry Network Launches Statewide Critical Decision Support Now Available To Ohio Physicians
To address a shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and provider organizations across the state have launched Pediatric Psychiatry Network, an easy-access consultation and support service for primary care physicians. The purpose of the network is to help primary care doctors deliver and coordinate care for Ohio's
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Ohio RSC Announces More Local Partnerships Promise to Boost Employment for Ohioans with Disabilities
The VRP3 Program generates $8 million in local funds keeping $37.4 million dedicated to employment for Ohioans with disabilities (Columbus) - Eleven local agencies from across the state have recently established cooperative agreements with the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) to generate new, high-quality vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs, expand services to people with disabilities and maximize federal match funding for Ohio. The partnerships are established through the agency's
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Self Empowered Life Funding (SELF) Waiver Submitted to CMS October 27, 2010
As described in the September 29, 2010 issue of Pipeline (Pipeline Volume 4 Issue 20) the Self Empowered Life Funding (SELF) waiver, which was named by self advocates at last
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Ohio mother, autism advocate is honored for work
Jennifer Brown remembers the summer day in 1977 when her son was diagnosed with autism. "Back then, they were still saying autism was caused by poor parenting," says Brown, who lives in Evendale. "They were still calling parents 'refrigerator mothers.' " In other words, cold and uncaring. That wasn't true of Brown then, now or anytime in between. Soon after Richard Brown's diagnosis at age 3, she became an advocate for him and others. She stopped pursuing a law degree so she could work with people with autism and their families. Today, she is outreach coordinator at the Kelly O'Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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