|
Read More About the RespectABILITY Coalition NATIONAL NEWS: View Remarks by the President on 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act House Votes to Increase Accessibility of Internet and TV President Obama Signs Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act CA BUDGET NEWS: Governor's May Revision for the 2010-2011 proposed budget cuts many senior services The Governor's Proposed Budget Would Eliminate In-Home Supportive Services for More Than 476,000 Low-Income Seniors and People With Disabilities Governor's Proposal would Cut 2.6 Million Low-Income Californians From Health Coverage Governor's Proposed Cuts to the SSI/SSP Program and CAPI Would Affect Nearly 950,000 CBP Analysis of Governor's Proposed Budget: More than 1 million children could lose health coverage LOS ANGELES NEWS: DRLC Files Landmark Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Targeting L.A. County for Failure to Educate Youth in Probation Camps Register now for a free "Access to Health Care" webinar Other Resources : Search For Accessible Doctor's Offices in Los Angeles County |
____________________________________________________________________________________ Disability Rights Legal Center Publishes Cost-Free Guide to Help Families Access Benefits for Children With Disabilities The Children's Benefits Access Guide is a comprehensive listing and explanation of health care and related benefits for children with disabilities in Los Angeles County. The Guide features helpful telephone numbers, website links, explanations of new developments related to the state budget, flowcharts and other useful information, all in one easy to locate resource. Readers can look up information in different ways, learning about the programs through the Q&A chapters, as well as charts describing benefits. Click here to download a PDF file of the Children's Benefits Access Guide at no cost. The Guide is a publication of the Disability Rights Legal Center and was funded by L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation's largest public health plan, and will benefit low-income and uninsured residents of Los Angeles County. The DRLC will give free trainings to public employees and families on how to use the guide. For more information go to the Children's Benefits Access Project page ____________________________________________________________________________________ SAVE THE DATE: RespectABILITY Conference 2010 Click Here for Tenative Agenda
Burbank Marriott Hotel An all-day conference featuring: QUICK LINKS
Download the Printable Form for Exhibitor Registration Download the Mariott Burbank Floor plan ____________________________________________________________________________________ SAVE THE DATE: Disability Mentoring Day 2010 Visit The 2010 Disability Mentoring Day Website Thanks for Making Disability Mentoring Day 2009 a Huge Success! The 2009 Disability Mentoring Day event in Los Angeles was held in honor of long time DRLC Board Member, and disability advocate, Betty R. Wilson. Ms. Wilson has served the community for over twenty years as the Executive Director of the City of Los Angeles Department on Disability and the Director of Community Affairs. Her professional accomplishments are extraordinary: she helped establish the first Department on Disability –at any municipal government level– and works tirelessly to enforce the City’s compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ____________________________________________________________________________________ Now Available: DBTAC Southwest ADA Center's Disability Law Handbook ____________________________________________________________________________________ The Cancer Legal Resource Center (CLRC) has a contract with the California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) to provide information about health care and patient rights. The OPA's support has enabled us to provide educational seminars and materials to individuals throughout California. Thanks to OPA funding, the CLRC has a new seminar on Navigating Managed Care that is available on CD and on our website. The OPA also provides important information for patients and health consumers on its website at www.opa.ca.gov. The OPA produces a guide on How to Use Your Health Plan, available here, which contains valuable information on how to get the most from your health insurance plan, and what do if you have problems with your health plan. They also produce the Health Insurance Quality Report Cards, available here, which include rankings of the various health plans in California based on consumer satisfaction surveys. The OPA also works with the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) to ensure that Californians have access to quality health care. The DMHC is responsible for overseeing all HMOs and Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans in California. They have an HMO HelpCenter, which provides assistance to health consumers and helps to resolve disputes between health consumers and their health plans. OPA and DMHC materials are offered in many languages. For more information about the DMHC, call 888-466-2219 or visit www.dmhc.ca.gov. . |
||||
|
|