This textbook, geared towards people in graduate or upper level undergraduate university courses, develops and analyzes a public health framework and model that can be applicable and beneficial to social policies focusing on child welfare, education, mental health, health, developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, and poverty.
This issue brief highlights many of the new Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services provisions included in the Affordable Care Act.
This site provides a one-stop shop for resources regarding The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 and the regulations that are used to implement it.
The recent health care reform legislation will greatly increase the availability and impact of health care delivery in the United States.
This website lists the contact information and website for each state’s intellectual and developmental disability agency. If a state does not have its own website, the link takes you to the state’s human services departmental site.
This document describes the rights and opportunities that IDEA laws provide parents and families to participate in and help develop, identify, and evaluate the special education services received by their loved one.
The resources provided on this website provide information that can be applicable to the transition process of a student with a developmental disability, including autism.
This guide is designed to provide parents, teachers, and other education professionals an introduction to the transition to adulthood.
HCBS.org is a clearinghouse that works to promote the development and expansion of home and community-based services for people who depend on these services to participate in community life.
This section of the Social Security Administration website describes the special rules that make it possible for people with disabilities who receive Social Security of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to work and receive benefits.
