Nebraska disability assessment leaves families fighting for care

People with disabilities in Nebraska say they are in danger of losing access to care after the state implemented a new ...
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Disability Assessment and Quality of Life

Understanding and measuring disability is essential for improving quality of life in both clinical and public health domains. Disability assessment instruments, such as the World Health Organization ...

Assessment vs. Reality: Nebraska advisory committee hears complaints about developmental disability assessments

Committee co-chair Mike Browne said the complaints were significant enough that he believes the assessments should be paused.

Nebraska families testify about developmental disabilities assessment tool

The Governor's Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee held the meeting. Many were there to testify about inaccuracies ...
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Developmental Disabilities Concentration

Our Developmental Disorders Concentration (DD) prepares you to serve K-12 students in a variety of educational settings addressing mild, moderate, and severe needs who have been identified with ...
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Assessment vs. Reality: Nebraska families seek transparency in developmental disability assessment process

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services declined multiple requests for an on-camera interview about the InterRAI assessment that has dropped hundreds of people with ...
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Intersection of Disability Services and Threat Assessment

Many Title IX coordinators, directors of disability services, and conduct officers serve on Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs) or Threat Assessment Teams (TATs), and their roles bring valuable ...

Nebraska committee hears testimony on issues with new developmental disabilities assessment tool

The Governor's Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee held the meeting. Many were there to testify about inaccuracies with the new developmental disabilities interRAI assessment tool.