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North Carolina has been awarded a $13.8 million federal grant to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities access inclusive jobs with competitive wages and benefits.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Individuals with Disabilities See Account Fees Reduced by 25%
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 11:43 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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NC ABLE Celebrating 5-Year Anniversary Helping Those With Developmental Disabilities
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 9:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Franklin Academy to Host as Part of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 9:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts
Published: Friday, June 11th, 2021 @ 5:01 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The automated payment will be issued beginning Dec. 1
Published: Monday, November 30th, 2020 @ 1:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s announcement last Friday of his intention to appoint him to a five-year term as a member of the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2020 @ 9:03 am
By: Judicial Watch
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This month marks 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted with the promise of full and equal access to civic, economic and social life for Americans with disabilities.
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 @ 2:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) shares recommended strategies to support local solutions to maintain and sustain services for individuals with behavioral health needs and intellectual and developmental disabilities
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 @ 9:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In honor of Learning Disabilities Awareness Month, ECU is highlighting the STEPP Program, (Supporting Transition and Education through Planning and Partnerships), which provides academic, social and life skills support for students with identified learning disabilities.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 9:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed Friday as Americans with Disabilities Day in North Carolina, honoring the more than 1.3 million North Carolinians who have a disability
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2019 @ 7:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order No. 92, Employment First for North Carolinians with Disabilities, to increase opportunities for fair wages, employment, and careers for individuals with disabilities
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 2:14 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services honored four small business owners across North Carolina with a 2018 Small Business of the Year award
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 @ 10:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed Thursday, July 26 as Americans with Disabilities Act Day in North Carolina
Published: Friday, July 27th, 2018 @ 1:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It just got easier for children in North Carolina to qualify for a Special Needs Education Savings Account
Published: Saturday, March 31st, 2018 @ 3:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, in the United States and in nations near and far, we celebrate the valuable contributions and inherent dignity of people with disabilities.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2017 @ 3:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper named 21 new appointees to various state boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services and the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 9:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is strengthening its contracts by seeking improved outcomes from the organizations that manage behavioral health care services supported with Medicaid and state mental health funds
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 @ 12:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week the Burr campaign will continue to highlight Senator Burr's work to provide North Carolina families with greater financial flexibility for their children's future
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 1:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed 16 bills into law, including legislation which protects consumers and supports those with development disabilities
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 4:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In 49 states it is legal for an employer to pay an employee below minimum wage because the worker is disabled
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 9:44 am
By: Sabe Wilis
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Governor Pat McCrory signed H.B. 556, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, into law today. North Carolina joins 29 other states in allowing individuals and families dealing with disabilities the opportunity to save and provide the necessary care families need.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 12:44 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Incoming students with learning disabilities are gaining valuable experience using assistive learning technology through a summer program at East Carolina University.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2015 @ 10:26 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Director Courtney Cantrell, PhD, of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, announced that four Local Management Entities/Managed Care Organizations (LME/MCO) were selected to pilot Critica
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2015 @ 10:06 pm
By: Chris Downey
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An East Carolina University program that assists college students with learning disabilities will get an important boost from a two-year grant recently awarded by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 9:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Black Jack resident William Hulslander tried sled hockey at a clinic hosted by East Carolina University and liked it so much that he ended up joining a team.
Published: Thursday, October 30th, 2014 @ 11:07 pm
By: ECU News Services
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DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos announced today that Courtney Cantrell, Ph.D. will assume the permanent role as the Director of the Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services (DMH/DD/SAS).
Published: Monday, September 1st, 2014 @ 3:25 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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NCTracks will achieve its first service anniversary on July 1 as the single system for processing claims and payments for Medicaid and other N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) programs.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 7:32 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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East Carolina University's Project STEPP program, which supports students with learning disabilities who aspire to achieve a college education, has received a nearly $950,000 donation from Walter and Marie Williams of Greenville.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 11:37 am
By: ECU News Services
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The tiny, blonde ball of energy peered out from the green drapes at her mother - who watched proudly from the bleachers - until her instructor, East Carolina University professor Boni Boswell, coaxed her back to the other waiting students.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 @ 10:43 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Gov. Pat McCrory made the right call in late October when he refused to call a special session of the General Assembly to expand Medicaid. While the federal government will continue to pressure states to expand the Medicaid population in order to make Obamacare work, the correct response to...
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 @ 4:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This amendment likely violates individual due process and equal protection guarantees, in addition to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 1:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The death penalty is always a hot topic in any discussion, but is HB 722 another back-door attempt to do away with the death penalty without addressing the issue itself?
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 8:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Developmentally disabled North Carolinians could slip through the cracks as mental health services across the state transition into a new health care delivery system.
Published: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 @ 4:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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