Live Breaking News & Updates on Public Policy Manager Carlyn Crowe

Stay updated with breaking news from Public policy manager carlyn crowe. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Medicaid waiver programs cover in home care costs for eligible Nebraskans / Public News Service

Many Nebraskans age 65 and older with health limitations, as well as younger people living with a disability, want to remain in their own homes. Medicaid s Home and Community Based Services Waiver programs can make it possible. Stephanie Hoyt, who supervises the Medicaid Aged and Disabled Waiver program at the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging, said it waives the fees for in-home support. . ....

United States , San Francisco , University Of Minnesota , Grand Rapids , Frank Douma , Stephanie Hoyt , Leigh Hulsey , Carlyn Crowe , Mike Moen , Mark Haase , Darrylj Albert , Myrna Peterson , Jon Dege , Julian Maha , Tom Foley , Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council , Iowa Legislature , Minnesota Department Of Transportation , Health News , Nebraska Department Of Health , National Disability Institute , Eastern Nebraska Office On , Public News Service Collaboration , Mental Health , University Of Minnesota Center , Minnesota Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative ,

New AL law aims to improve police understanding of sensory needs

Police encounters can be stressful for anyone but especially challenging for people with disabilities. A new state law aims to improve police understanding and response to those with sensory needs. It is estimated about one in 10 people in Alabama and elsewhere has a disorder which may not be immediately noticeable to law enforcement. . ....

United States , New York , University Of Minnesota , Grand Rapids , San Francisco , Mark Haase , Julian Maha , Jon Dege , Jeff Peters , Darrylj Albert , Frank Douma , Carlyn Crowe , Leigh Hulsey , Mike Moen , Myrna Peterson , Tom Foley , Mental Health , Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council , Iowa Legislature , National Disability Institute , Minnesota Autonomous Rural Transit Initiative , University Of Minnesota Center , Health News , Public News Service Collaboration , National Grid , National Council On Disability ,

MN project part of autonomous vehicles movement for people with disabilities

By Tony Leys for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service Collaboration Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big cities and have disabilities that prevent them from driving. Peterson, who has quadriplegia, is an enthusiastic participant in an unusual test of autonomous vehicles in this corner of northern Minnesota. She helped attract government funding to bring five self-driving vans to Grand Rapids, a city of 11,000 people in a region of pine and birch forests along the Mississippi River. . ....

Grand Rapids , United States , New York , University Of Minnesota , San Francisco , Mark Haase , Jon Dege , Brian Sandoval , Myrna Peterson , Carlyn Crowe , Catherine Nielsen , Jeff Peters , Joe Lombardo , Mike Moen , Steve Sisolak , Tom Foley , Frank Douma , Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council , Minnesota Department Of Transportation , Us Labor Department , Iowa Legislature , National Grid , Nevada Governor Council On Developmental Disabilities , Nevada Employment First Task , Health News , Public News Service Collaboration ,

Iowans with disabilities ask lawmakers to protect special-ed funding

(KMAland) The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council has a wish list for the new legislative session. ....

United States , Carlyn Crowe , Iowa Legislature , Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council , New Year , Public Policy Manager Carlyn Crowe , Educational Savings Accounts , Local News ,

Iowans with disabilities ask lawmakers to protect special ed funding / Public News Service

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council has a wish list for the new legislative session. The group has just released its public-policy agenda, and is asking state lawmakers to increase funding for educational programs. The council s list includes three main priorities for the New Year: increasing employment opportunities for people living with disabilities, improving community living options, and addressing what the council s Public Policy Manager Carlyn Crowe said she worries could be a dropoff in special educational services for students with disabilities. . ....

United States , New York , Joe Lombardo , Jeff Peters , Catherine Nielsen , Carlyn Crowe , Brian Sandoval , Steve Sisolak , Kendra Davenport , Us Labor Department , Department Of Transportation , National Grid , Iowa Legislature , Bureau Of Transportation Statistics , Mental Health , Nevada Statewide Independent Living Council , Nevada Governor Council On Developmental Disabilities , Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council , National Council On Disability , Nevada Employment First Task , New Year , Public Policy Manager Carlyn Crowe , Educational Savings Accounts , Health Issues , New Yorkers , Disabled New York ,