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Yes to Organ Transplants for Developmentally Disabled
First Things (blog)
A developmentally disabled girl, I was told, was being denied an organ transplant solely because of her disability. I made some private suggestions about what the parents might want to do to obtain help, but decided not to write about it until and ...
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Assemblywoman Huttle aims to improve the lives of developmentally disabled
newjerseynewsroom.com
BY SALVATORE PIZZURO Last week, Chris Christie signed into law a bill designed to “help ensureDevelopmentally Disabled are properly informed about available State services”. Primary sponsors of the bill, Assembly Valerie Vainieri Huttle, ...
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Mother Wants To Advise Other Parents How To Help Developmentally Disabled ...
Hartford Courant
With his developmental disabilities, Puglisi spent time in a psychiatric hospital. On a bad day, he would punch walls and bang his chin on the floor. Puglisi's mother, Lois M. Nitch, was ever-vigilant and ever-hopeful, and still she couldn't imagine a ...
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Community voices opinions on group home for the disabled in San Gabriel
Pasadena Star-News
By Lauren Gold, Staff Writer A planned group home for four developmentally disabled adults on De Sales Street brought supporters and opponents to a San Gabriel City Council meeting on Tuesday. (Keith Birmingham / Staff Photographer) SAN GABRIEL - Both ...
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AFSCME: Group meets in secret to plan mental health centers closings
Murphysboro American
Rather than considering how best to serve the individuals with acute mental illness or severedevelopmental disabilities who rely on state centers, the Quinn Administration utilized a crude multi-factor evaluation system designed to ensure facility ...
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DD wait list is again growing, contrary to state law and policy
The Laconia Daily Sun
In 2006, under Democratic leadership, the NH Legislature finally made good on its 1991 promise made to our state's developmentally disabled citizens, which was: you will not have to wait more than 90 days to receive the services available to you ...
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Clarity Care programs awarded for promoting diversity
Oshkosh Northwestern
Clarity Care offers: residential programs and day services for developmentally disabled adults and persons with traumatic brain injuries; customized employment solutions; home health care, staff development and training; as well as an independent ...
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State proposes cuts to Training Center budget
Times-Georgian
“[Their] priority is mental illness, drug addiction, and that's important, but it shouldn't be on the back of developmentally disabled people,” Haliburton said. He estimated that 10000 to 15000 people could be affected by this rate increase. ...
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