Month: May 2015

SELF-ADVOCATES & FAMILY MEMBERS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY MAJOR DISABILITY ISSUES

The Kentucky Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities (CCDD) invites individuals with disabilities & family members to participate in a focus group to provide needed input for their up-coming 5 year state plan. CCDD invests approximately $1.3 million each year to impact systems that effect people with disabilities. Over the years, the Council has created many […]

KY DD Network Needs Assessment Survey

They need YOUR HELP with the KY Developmental Disabilities Network Needs Assessment Survey! The Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI), and KY Protection and Advocacy (P&A) work together to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families.  They want to know your ideas about the most important […]

Behavior Resources

Check out our new page on our website dedicated to Behavior.  You will find resources on Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA), Positive Behavior Plans (PBS), Behavior at home and much more! Locate ip .

OSERS Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rules to Implement Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

The Departments of Education and Labor recently announced that they are seeking public comment on five Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs)-proposing rules that would implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-through June 15, 2015.  Please check out the OSERS Blog for areas in the NPRMs that OSERS is particularly interested in receiving public comment, […]

New Guidance from U.S. Department of Education Reminds Schools of Obligation to Designate Title IX Coordinator

U.S. Department of Education Press Release The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights today released a guidance package emphasizing the responsibility of school districts, colleges and universities to designate a Title IX coordinator. The package also contains an overview of the law’s requirements in several key areas, including athletics, single-sex education, sex-based harassment, […]