Community Partners for Independent Living

Jueves 31 de Marzo, 12–1pm: Sesión informativa para padres de niños con necesidades especiales de información sobre los servicios de exenciones de Medicaid.
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As the costs of longterm care increase, especially for our aging friends and loved ones, more aging relatives and community members will end up moving in with children or other family members.

In this article, Liz Weston from NerdWallet shares strategies for workplace interventions, community supports, and more to help families and friends care for folks who are getting older.

Liz Weston: What caring for an aging parent could cost you Trying to work while caring for an aging loved one can be difficult, stressful and at times overwhelming. Many people feel they must quit, take a leave of absence or at least reduce their hours in order to cope.

The Texas Governor's Committee on People With Disabilities is hiring a Community Outreach and Information Coordinator. If you're media- and communications-minded and an advocate for folks with different abilities, this job could be for you.

The committee's mission is to further opportunities for persons with disabilities to enjoy full and equal access to lives of independence, productivity, and self-determination. The right Community Outreach and Information Coordinator will bring important perspectives to committee members and can help improve access and opportunities for Texas' diverse community members.

Community Outreach & Information Coordinator (Information Specialist IV) Veterans, Reservists or members of the Guard can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser:https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationandCommunication.pdf

In honor of the close of Autism Awareness Month at the end of April, here's a video series from Noor Pervez, a self-advocate who serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at the The Autistic Self Advocacy Network and who has channeled his own experiences into a career in advocacy for autistic people.

“All of us are people all of the time”: An Autistic Self-Advocate’s Perspective | ACL Administration for Community Living April 30, 2021 Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month offers an opportunity to recognize the diversity of experiences within the autistic community. To that end, ACL is sharing the perspective of Noor Pervez, a self-advocate who has channeled his own experiences into a career in advocacy for autistic...

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is soliciting feedback from providers who work with individuals covered under HCS and TxHML waivers. Families and individuals on those waivers can share the link below to help make sure HHS is aware of providers' experiences with waiver families and individuals!

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