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Friday, 30 July 2010 |
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President Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act and Announces Federal Employment Program for People with Disabilities This week President Obama celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act.
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Ari Ne’eman, founder of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the National Council on Disability. The Council makes recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting people living with disabilities. Ari has long advocated for issues to improve people’s lives, including supporting and working with NJACP on several issues. We believe the Council will benefit greatly and that Ari is uniquely qualified given his knowledge and insight into the issues and concerns of people living with developmental disabilities. NJACP congratulates Ari and wishes him the best with his work on the Council. Additional detail on Ari’s confirmation can be found in the following news article: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/06/22/neeman-confirmation/9133/
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 |
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HUD Awards NJ Funding forSections 202 and 811 Projects for People who are Elderly or Disabled News from Monarch Housing Associates On July 12, 2010, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities awards. All of the applications were submitted last year.
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Friday, 09 July 2010 |
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NJACP advocacy efforts included in NJ Privatization Task Report supporting people with developmental disabilities in the community NJACP is pleased to announce the NJ Privatization Task Force report was released today and contained the recommendation that community based services, supports and residential options should be expanded for people currently living in the state’s seven institutions.
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Thursday, 01 July 2010 |
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NJACP Update Agency Payments Now that Governor Christie has signed the FY 2011 budget, the Division will be setting up 112 payments to go out today, July 1st. It is anticipated that agencies will receive these payments electronically on Tuesday, July 6th.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 |
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The FY 2011 $28.9 billion budget passed both houses of the Legislature and was signed by Governor Christie today.
To secure Legislative passage of the budget bill and avoid a government shutdown, Democrats agreed to let the Republicans take the lead on the budget with sponsorship of the budget bills. The Democrats, who have a majority in both houses, agreed to supply enough votes to pass the bills as long as every Republican voted for the bills. The Republicans in both houses voted for the bills with the Senate voting last night to pass the budget by a vote of 21-19 and the Assembly voted 41-37 in favor of the measure early this morning. The budget included substantial cuts that closed an $11 billion projected deficit.
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 |
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent the attached letter alerting State Medicaid Directors that the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Rebalancing Demonstration Program has been extended for an additional five years to 2016. The MFP program was extended under the recent health care reform legislation. The expansion of MFP provides additional funding for states to remove barriers and improve people’s access to community supports and independent living arrangements. The extension also provides increasing federal matching funds that can be used to help close institutions for people living with developmental disabilities.
Please click the following attachment to read the letter.
In The News June 24, 2010
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 |
| DISABILITY COMMUNITY SFY’11 BUDGET RESTORATIONS COMPROMISE REACHED |
| NEW JERSEY SFY'11 BUDGET AGREEMENT |
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 |
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Minnesota Legislature and Governor Approve Resolution apologizing for the state’s past institutionalization practices with regard to people with developmental disabilities….New Jersey still hopes for change
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 |
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Urgent Action is Needed to Restore the Proposed FY 2011 Budget Cuts for People with Developmental Disabilities
The Governor's proposed FY 2011 budget contains several cuts to services for people living with developmental disabilities. The proposed cuts include changes to the personal needs allowance and contribution to care, limited availability of rental assistance vouchers, limited Olmstead placements and cuts to funding for transportation for people to employment workshops and day services. Thousands of people with developmental disabilities and their families are already waiting for years for some services because of insufficient resources
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