From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Arizona Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council Forums

March 24, 2009

I received an email with information about two upcoming public forums that the Arizona Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council will be hosting. Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Family Involvement Center 1430 E. Indian School Road, #110 Phoenix, AZ 85031 (602) 542-0419 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm OR 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2009 13450 [...]

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An Update on Efforts to Keep Injunction in Place

March 23, 2009

This message came via email.. Arizona Autism Coalition March 23, 2009 Dear Agency Coalition Members, John Dacey, the attorney representing AAPPD who successfully argued and won an injunction for the continuation of DDD State-only services, needs your assistance. Mr. Dacey would like to update existing affidavits, as well as secure new ones that document the [...]

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Phoenix Coyotes Purple Day

March 19, 2009

I received the following email today: In partnership with the Anita Kaufmann Foundation and the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona, the Phoenix Coyotes host Purple Day on Thursday, March 26th. The Phoenix Coyotes have offered to help increase epilepsy awareness and further the mission of the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona by donating a portion of ticket [...]

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DES/AZEIP Due Process Form Letter

March 19, 2009

With permission, I am posting the attached DES/Arizona Early Intervention due process form letter. DES/AZEIP Due Process Form Letter (PDF) Subscribe to the Mutterings of a Mindless Mommy RSS feed!

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Rally to Protest Arizona’s Div. of Developmental Disabilities Cuts

March 16, 2009

The following is the text of a flyer that I received: Don’t Cut Us Out! Thursday, March 19, 2009 Show your support for our 29,000 Arizona Community Members with disabilities and continue the efforts to permanently restore services to our 4000+ individuals ranging from 2,000 infants to adults with severe disabilities, and prevent ANY cuts [...]

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Attention Arizona Early Intervention Clients – Past and Current

March 16, 2009

Lorraine Ciavola of Head to Toe, Inc, a local therapy center, contacted me last week after reading my open message to Governor Jan Brewer. The owner of Head to Toe, Inc has secured a face-to-face meeting with Governor Brewer on Wednesday and would like to bring stories and pictures of EI clients, past and current, [...]

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Temporary Injunction to Stop DES Cuts in Arizona

March 11, 2009

This is being posted in follow-up to my February 25, 2009 post An Open Message to Gov. Jan Brewer and the AZ Legislature Statement Regarding Court Ruling on DDD Budget Reductions PHOENIX – (March 11, 2009) Today, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Hellman issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Economic Security (DES) [...]

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