Monthly Archives: May 2010

The Impact of Health Care Reform for Individuals with Disabilities

May 10, 2010 – 10:35 AM

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, Public Law 111-148) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Implementation of this law will be a lengthy process with some provisions effective immediately and others that will not go into effect until 2014. Two important provision of the insurance market reforms that go into [...]

By Barb Manning | Posted in Disability Culture, Independent Living | Tagged | Comments (0)

Ramp Building Season In Full Swing

May 5, 2010 – 2:53 PM

With Spring comes a “full-speed ahead” attitude in the Ability Center’s Housing Resource Center. “When adding up the projects completed, we typically count from the beginning of our Fiscal Year, which is October 1st”, states Ash Lemons, ACT’s Director of the Housing Resource Center (HRC), “but, once the snow is gone and the ground has [...]

By Danwilkins | Posted in Independent Living | Tagged | Comments (0)