President Trump’s budget proposal came out in March. Cuts proposed for many disability or related programs. See updates on: –… Continue Reading Federal Budget and Legislation Update
Update: General Assistance (GA) Eliminated Again
In the state budget just passed for 2019-20, GA was eliminated again by the PA Legislature (narrowly) and signed by… Continue Reading Update: General Assistance (GA) Eliminated Again
NCIL Conference 2019
The annual National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) Conference will be held in Washington DC from July 21-25, 2019. This… Continue Reading NCIL Conference 2019
PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Updates
– Order of Selection to start a Waiting List for services (Effective July 1, 2019). In March 2019, OVR’s board… Continue Reading PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Updates
State Budget Update
On Friday June 28, Governor Wolf signed the state budget. State funded CILs received a 2% increase. Both Assistive Technology… Continue Reading State Budget Update
Community Health Choices (CHC) and Managed Long Term Supports & Services (MLTSS) Update
CHC continues to be implemented. In 2018, it was rolled out in Southwest PA (Region 1-Pittsburgh region, 14 counties), in… Continue Reading Community Health Choices (CHC) and Managed Long Term Supports & Services (MLTSS) Update