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		<title>Recommendations for the 2013-15 Biennial Budget &#8211; Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disability Rights Wisconsin, along with other education stakeholders, participated in creating the Survival Coalition&#8217;s budget recommendations for Education for 2013-15 Biennial budget. These recommendations have been shared with the Governor’s office and the Department of Public Instruction. Click here to read the recommendations.]]></description>
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		<title>Make a Difference for Employment of People with Disabilities in WI!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join disability advocates on May 22nd from 8:30-4 at the Kalahari in WI Dells for the Wisconsin Integrated Employment Super Summit! This is a kick off of many employment events that will be happening throughout the state. On May 22 you will hear about innovative employment efforts happening in IRIS, Family Care, Counties, DVR and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Representatives from Wisconsin&#8217;s Disability Policy Partnership to Visit DC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The week of April 23, approximately 18 Wisconsin disability advocates will converge with others from around the nation to communicate to Congress about the priorities for people with disabilities. The Wisconsin team will include representatives from Wisconsin&#8217;s Disability Policy Partnership between Disability Rights Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Board for People with Disabilities and the Waisman Center. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability Advocates Share Concerns about Achievement Gap in New Test Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent release of student test results from the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations (WKCE) shows progress for some groups of students, but should cause great concern about the ongoing significant achievement gap for students with disabilities. While many subgroups of students benefited from Wisconsin’s commitment to improving reading and math proficiency, students with disabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changes Being Made Soon to Personal Care Services –COMMENTS NEEDED BY FRIDAY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changes Being Made Soon to Personal Care Services –COMMENTS NEEDED BY FRIDAY! The Department of Health Services will Reduce Travel Reimbursement to Personal Care Providers on April 1, 2012 Agencies providing Medicaid personal care services receive reimbursement for the time it takes direct service workers to travel to people’s homes. The Department of Health Services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survival Coalition releases Parent Survey describing impact of state budget on school children with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Survival Coalition released its analysis of results from a statewide survey of parents of children with disabilities conducted by Disability Rights Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities, and Wisconsin FACETS, all agencies with a statutory charge to protect and promote the educational rights of students with disabilities. The survey received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor signs seclusion and restraint bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a picture of Governor Walker signing SB 353 into law, the bill that will restrict the inappropriate use of seclusion and restraint in Wisconsin schools.]]></description>
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		<title>Share Your Ideas with DHS on Long-Term Care Sustainability: Attend a Town Hall!</title>
		<link>http://www.disabilityrightswi.org/archives/2054</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Health Services is holding Town Halls throughout the state over the next several weeks to hear from Wisconsin residents with disabilities and their families about how to make the state&#8217;s long-term care system sustainabile. The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations (Disability Rights Wisconsin is a member) is sharing this important information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin State Assembly Districts &#8211; How Many Are Waiting for Long-Term Supports?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See the attached pdf document for a listing of all 99 Wisconsin state Assembly districts and the number of children and adults with disabilities waiting and being supported in long-term care waivers including CLTS, Family Care and IRIS. According to DHS, the statewide adult waiting list for long-term supports was 8,237 individuals as of November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRW testifies against Special Needs Vouchers at Senate Education Committee hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DRW Managing Attorney Jeff Spitzer-Resnick and Advocacy Specialist Sally Flaschberger provided separate testimony against SB 486 at the Feb. 28th Senate Education Committee hearing. Here is a copy of DRW&#8217;s testimony: testimony-SB486.]]></description>
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