Archived Advocacy
Public Consulting Group (PCG) Created Chaos Within NJ Early Intervention System
PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP (PCG) CREATED CHAOS WITHIN NJ EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM Public Consulting Group (“PCG”) has created absolute chaos [...]
Subcontracting of Services in the Division of Developmental Disabilities
Subcontracting of Services in the Division of Developmental Disabilities January 2017 Currently in the Division of Developmental Disabilities Provider [...]
ABCD’s Comments on Amendments to the Community Care Waiver
The Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft proposal [...]
Policy Analysis: Potential Medicaid Reform and its Impact on People with Disabilities in New Jersey
Information for this Policy Analysis is based upon a preliminary report from the National Governor’s Association, analyses for the [...]
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waivers for People with Developmental Disability in New Jersey
What is a Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Waiver? Home and Community Based Services waivers (HCBS) (also known [...]
Synopsis on Special Education Regulations
In June 2005, New Jersey’s Office of Special Education Programs sent out a guidance for Implementation of the Individuals [...]
Developmental Disabilities Medicaid Waiver Funding Testimony
ABCD’s statement in support of Senate bill S2455 before the Senate Health, Human, and Senior Services Committee on June [...]
ABCD’s Comments on the State Rental Assistance Program (S-RAP)
I am writing this letter on behalf of Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD) to comment [...]
President Bush’s Proposed FY 2006 Budget Medicaid Changes
(Prime Source: FY 2006 Budget in Brief, US. Department of Health and Human Services) There are significant changes being [...]
New Medicare Law Will Impact People who are Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) adds prescription drug coverage to Medicare through Part [...]
Housing and Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Facts: People with disabilities continued to be the poorest people in the nation. As a national average, SSI (Supplemental [...]
US Department of Justice’s Findings: Woodbridge Developmental Center
New Jersey received a letter on November 12, 2004 from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) detailing the findings [...]
IDEA Reauthorization 2004 Signed into Law
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the main federal law dealing with special education. Certain sections of [...]
Testimony at DD Council on the use of restraints
My name is Lowell Arye and I am the Executive Director of the Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens [...]
ABCD Policy Brief: NJ State Rental Assistance Program
Governor McGreevey signed the $10 million rental assistance bill (A2476) into law on September 9, 2004. A2476 (now Public [...]
Community Integration – Exploring the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Legal Standard
This Policy Synthesis is based upon a Center for Health Care Strategies Resource Paper written by Taylor Burke, JD [...]
Medical Day Care for People with Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey
What is Medical Day Care? Medical Day Care (adult day health) is a program of medically supervised health-related services [...]
Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) Testimony
The Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD) is extremely concerned that the Proposed Third Round Rules [...]
No Child Left Behind: Highly Qualified Teacher
The No Child Left Behind act requires that all public school teachers be or become highly qualified in the [...]
No Child Left Behind: Adequate Yearly Progress
No Child Left Behind requires that public schools meet “adequate yearly progress” in reading, math, and by 2007-2008, science. [...]
FACT SHEET: ALTERNATE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
The Alternate Proficiency Assessment (APA) is used to measure the achievement of students with significant disabilities who cannot complete [...]
ABCD Fact Sheet on Special Needs Trusts
ABCD recommends that you consult an attorney who specializes in Special Needs Trusts before establishing one. It is important [...]
ABCD Policy Synthesis: Affordable, Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities in New Jersey
This policy synthesis is based upon Priced Out in 2002, a publication by the Technical Assistance Collaborative and the [...]
Policy Analysis: Medicaid Reform — Impact of Bush Administration and Governors’ Proposals
Information for this Policy Analysis is based upon media reports from the New York Times, Washington Post, Kaiser Foundation’s [...]
Supporting Family Caregiving Via the Federal Waiver
(This policy synthesis is derived from Supporting Informal Caregiving, a chapter in Understanding Medicaid Home and Community Services: A [...]
Legislative and Administrative Notes: Privacy Regulations under HIPAA
This Legislative and Administrative Note is solely dedicated to issues surrounding the standards for privacy of individually identifiable health [...]
ABCD Policy Synthesis: Medicaid Reimbursement for Providers
(This Policy Synthesis is based on an Issue Brief: Assuring High Quality Home and Community Based Care through Medicaid [...]