Now is the time to let your voices be heard!! Are you concerned about cuts to education, waiting lists for services, potential cuts to personal care services? As the saying goes, speak now or forever hold your peace. If you don’t tell legislators about your concerns, how can they know? Here’s what you need to…
We Are A Coalition
Invitation to and instructions on The Coalition’s Advocacy Day & Popcorn Rally, June 1, 2010.
Monday, May 10, 2010: THE PLAN
Invitation and instructions for attending the May 10, 2010 legislative meeting on NC autism insurance coverage.
You Have Been Heard! …Now what?
Wow! Thank you everyone that took the time to contact the members of the Joint Study Committee for Autism and Public Safety. They have heard you loud and clear. At this time, we need to hold off the calls and emails to the committee members until the up coming session. If you ask me, that…
A Dad’s Perspective on Insurance and How to Help
By Scott Taylor In the next few weeks, I will be celebrating an anniversary of sorts. It’s not my wedding; it’s not another year on the job. This anniversary is that of a very special change that came about in my life. It happened subtly and yet, I can trace it back to the moment…
AUTISM INSURANCE COVERAGE — ACT TODAY!
The Joint Study Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorder & Public Safety has heard from advocates and opponents of health insurance reform that would require insurance coverage of proven treatments for people living with autism. The presentations at the first meeting, organized with assistance from the Autism Society of North Carolina and Autism Speaks, clearly established the urgency and…
ACT TODAY ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT BILL IN CONGRESS
On Thur., April 15, a subcommittee of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will begin hearings on banning school corporal punishment. If you agree that the United States needs to join 100 other nations that have already banned this ineffective practice, please contact one of the following: Write Representative Carolyn McCarthy, Subcommittee Chair,…
Losing credit for Curriculum Assistance Classes in High School…
Did you know that students in Curriculum Assistance classes in high school will no longer receive credit for this class? For those who do not have a child in high school, a Curriculum Assistance (CA) class is a class for students with IEPs who need additional help—it’s comparable to resource pull-out time in elementary school. …
Statement By Secretary Sebelius on National Autism Awareness Month
During National Autism Awareness Month, we reflect on an urgent public health challenge and rededicate ourselves to addressing the complex needs of people with autism and their families. Over the last decade, we’ve learned that autism is far more prevalent than we had previously believed, affecting one out of every 110 American children. While we…