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Top Things to Know for Families with ChildrenYouTube embedded video: http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7BSJmEggpnYInsurance companies can no longer impose lifetime dollar limits on essential coverage limitsJob-based health plans and new individual plans are no longer allowed to deny or exclude coverage for your children (under age 19) based on a pre-existing condition, including a disability. Starting in 2014, these same plans won't be allowed to deny or exclude anyone or charge more for a pre-existing condition including a disability.Parents have new options to cover their children. If your children are under age 26, you can generally insure them if your policy allows for dependent coverage. The only exception is if you have an existing job-based plan, and your children can get their own job-based coverage.An Affordable Insurance Exchange is a new marketplace where individuals and small businesses can buy affordable health benefit plans. Exchanges will offer you a choice of plans that meet certain benefits and cost standards. Starting in 2014, members of Congress will be getting their health care insurance through Exchanges, and you will be able buy your insurance through Exchanges, too.Pregnancy and newborn care, along with vision and dental coverage for children, will be covered in all Exchange plans and new plans sold to individuals and small businesses, starting in 2014.In 2014, if your income is less than the equivalent of about $88,000 for a family of four today, and your job doesn’t offer affordable coverage, you may get tax credits to help pay for insurance.

Click here to register Our next webinar “Achieve My Plan (AMP!): Increasing Youth Participation in Planning Teams” is scheduled for September 14th from 11AM - 12PM Mountain Time. This webinar will address youth participation in team planning meetings and why it is important, identify strategies to increase meaningful youth participation, and discuss common pitfalls that can occur in team planning meetings and how to prevent them.

You can download the final SPIL here and you can download the State Plan here!What:Public hearing on state plans for Montana independent living and Montana vocational rehabilitation.For more details please visit: http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/vocrehab/upcomingevents.shtml. At this site you will also find the current state plans for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Independent Living, as well as a copy of the current Montana Vocational Rehabilitation strategic plan report.  This report reflects the activities and progress of the first year of the 3-year strategic plan.  The Hearing is an opportunity to comment on the progress of the strategic plan. When:April 3rd, 20123:00 pm - 4:00 pmWhere:The hearing will be at Fisher Video Conference sites in Billings, Butte, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Miles City and Missoula.Contact:Mike Hermanson, MS, CRCPhone: (406) 444-3833

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has posted the revised “Strategic Plan“. This is the document which is supposed to guide US Government funded autism research. The Strategic Plan is written from a parent’s perspective. It is divided into 7 questions to be answered. Below I list the parts I think are the “meat” of the Plan—the proposed projects with estimated budgets.

Freedom Scientific/Learning Systems Group Announces their WYNN Lesson Plan Portfolio

We are happy to present our newest educator resource, our WYNN Lesson Plan Portfolio! It is a new link on our Web site dedicated to presenting lesson plans for using WYNN to enhance the learning process.

In a move that has been eagerly anticipated by the disability community, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday submitted its National Broadband Plan to Congress. The 360-page plan, which lays out a vision for high-speed broadband that’s both affordable and accessible, has wide implications for American with disabilities.

Register here! What:In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of: Determine the function of a behavior to plan an intervention Using proactive strategies to address a variety of behaviors Ongoing data analysis to monitor progress of an intervention When:January 25, 20124:00 pmp MST

Register here! What:In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of: Determine the function of a behavior to plan an intervention Using proactive strategies to address a variety of behaviors Ongoing data analysis to monitor progress of an intervention When:January 25, 20124:00 pm MST

Look Back, Plan Forward was created to support individuals with disabilities and people who are aging; along with their family caregivers and service providers, by offering a resource to capture their personal stories. The tool is designed to help you capture your life stories in a way that helps others to better understand your history, values, preferences and support needs.

A newly updated strategic plan guiding federally-funded autism research places new emphasis on adults with the disorder, while leaving the door open for further research on vaccines. The 2010 strategic plan released this week by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, or IACC, provides a blueprint for the type of autism research that will likely be approved for federal funding during the course of the year. The IACC is an advisory committee established by the Combating Autism Act of 2006, which is comprised of government officials and members of the autism community.