Indiana Family to Family

Representatives of Family Voices and The Arc Network attended a state advocacy council meeting today regarding Care Select. As of March 1st, Care Select is statewide. The regional meetings were well attended with over 1100 consumers and providers present. We thank our membership for their attendance and we hope you found them helpful. If you missed the presentations, you can view an online version of the presentation at http://interactive.ihets.org/p72097049 . You can also find more info here: http://www.medicaidselect.com/index.html and http://www.indianamedicaid.com/ihcp/CareSelect/cs_index.asp You can also contact them via email: careselect@fssa.in.gov or contact: Katie Holeman Shipp 317 234 3804 katie.holemanshipp@fssa.in.gov or Jill Claypool 317 234 5551 jill.claypool@fssa.in.gov Indiana Care Select Helpline: 1-866-963-7383 Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday Steps to Care Select: · You should ask if your preferred

Friday, April 11, 2008 Richmond 2:00pm – 4:00pm and 6:00pm – 8:00pm Check in at the Front Desk IVY Tech College 2357 Chester Boulevard Richmond, IN 47374 Please plan to attend the form closest to you........for a list of ALL dates and locations, see the original post at http://www.fvindiana.blogspot.com/ We will be posting a list of possible talking points for the forums in the next few days.

The following talking points for the public hearings reflect the major issues as identified by the Division of Exceptional Learners. They correspond with the online feature which allows individuals to comment online here: http://www.doe.in.gov/exceptional/article7/comment-article7.html The final box allows you to comment on ANY item and some suggestions follow. We STRONGLY encourage families and individuals to ATTEND AND SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS . Special education personnel have been advised to do so and we do not want theirs to be the only voice heard. This law will affect your child for YEARS to come and outside of litigation, this is your only chance to affect change. You may wish to remind the state board that this law affects children and young adults with disabilities, and should protect their right to an appropriate education. PRESCHOOL: LENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AND CASELOAD REQUIREMENT – 511 IAC 7-36-5 Proposed language regarding preschool stude