Month: July 2015

KYGovEarlyChildhood (@KYGOEC): Transitioning to Kindergarten

Your child is going to kindergarten! This is an exciting time and a big transition for your family. It is important to recognize the amount of change your child will experience during this time. He or she is leaving a familiar and comfortable setting and faces to meet new people in a different environment… Continue […]

KY P&A Seeks Public Comment

It is that time of the year that P&A is seeking public comments about what they are doing for persons with disabilities.  Below you will find information on their upcoming public forum.  If you can not attend please complete this survey and tell them what you would like to see P&A work on in 2016! KY […]

New Parent Checklist Out That Helps Empower Families to Support Children’s Success in School (@usedgov)

U.S. Department of Education Joins Key Partners to Release Parent Checklist to Help Children Thrive at School.  As America’s 54 million students prepare to return to school this fall, the U.S. Department of Education, America Achieves, National Council of La Raza (NCLR), National PTA and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) released a parent checklist […]

Kentucky Office for the Blind (OFB) Notice of Public Hearings

The Kentucky Office for the Blind (OFB) has scheduled six public hearings in July and August to give consumers and other interested individuals an opportunity to comment on annual revisions to the State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Supported Employment for 2016, Order of Selection and the Training Assistance Policy.  The public hearing schedule follows: […]

Protection and Advocacy Presents Accessing Your Power: A Celebration of the ADA and Your Voting Rights

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10 AM – 12PM AmVets Post #9 1567 South Shelby Street Louisville, Kentucky Lunch will be served and space is limited.  Please RSVP to Teresa or Mirna at 1-800-372-2988 by July 22, 2015. ASL interpreters and accessible parking provided.  Special dietary and other accommodations upon request.