Monday Resources

Autism Information CenterThis Center provides information on autism from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The site includes an overview of Autism, Frequently Asked Questions, and resources for a wide array of audiences including practitioners, families, educators, and researchers.

LD.org now features new material on Transitioning to College
The transition from high school to college and the workplace can pose special challenges for students with learning disabilities. Careful planning and cooperation among parents, educators and students with LD is essential to overcome the many barriers that arise when these students leave high school for post-secondary education, vocational training, and other options as young adults in society. NCLD can help navigate the sometimes rough waters surrounding the transition to college or the workplace for teens and young adults with learning disabilities. On this section of the website, you can find recommendations and strategies for students and parents; the NCLD Parent Advocacy Brief on strategic planning; the Planning for Transition checklist, and other resources.

Employment: Employer Resources: Employing People with Disabilities
Disability Resources
Discrimination-Disability
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

Foundation Issues New Primer On Medicaid Programs
An overview of the basic components of the nation's largest health coverage program which covers 55 million low-income individuals (including families, people with disabilities and the elderly) and is the dominant source of the country's long-term care financing. The primer examines the structure of the program, who it covers, what services it provides, and spending. Because Medicaid is jointly financed by the federal and state governments and the states administer the program within broad federal guidelines, programs vary across states. Tables examining the state-to-state variation in eligibility, enrollment, and spending for Medicaid enrollees are included in the primer.

Reducing Nursing Home Utilization and Expenditures and Expanding Community-Based Options
Summary: This paper explores and analyzes selected state approaches to engage nursing facility operators to be part of systems change activities that offer individuals additional, less restrictive choices to live more independently with appropriate supports. The strategies described offer other states lessons learned that may be replicated as part of a broader approach to meet changing and growing demand for home and community-based services. Efforts in IN, IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, NY, and WI are described.