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The Office of Supported Employment plans and coordinates all initiatives that address expanding employment services to consumers served through the DD Division. This includes training and technical assistance. This office also writes and manages grants that fund employment pilots throughout the...

Alabama received a Medicaid Money Follows the Person grant in October 2012. Alabama received $3.4 million in the first year and up to $28 million over the four-year project to support the successful transition of 625 individuals from an institutional setting to community living. The majority of...

The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) is a three-year federal grant-funded program that improves education, training, employment opportunities, and employment outcomes for people with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed, and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits. In...

The waiver provides day hab, personal care, prevocational, residential hab, respite, supported employment, adult companion, behavior therapy, community specialist services, crisis intervention, environmental accessibility adaptations, OT, PT, skilled nursing, specialized medical equipment,...

“State agencies are hereby directed to coordinate efforts to increase employment of Arkansans with disabilities. To that end, the Arkansas Department of Human Services shall convene an Employment First Task Force, which shall include representation of and input from agencies administering...

"After the Governor signed Executive Order 10-17, the Department of Human Services convened the Employment First Task Force. The Task Force was comprised of representatives from state agencies, provider associations, and advocacy groups. The Task Force developed the following definition of “...

~Arkansas Rehabilitation Services works to provide opportunities for Rehabilitation counselors and schools to develop partnerships in an effort to prepare high school students with disabilities the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve successful transition from high school to post-...

ARS [Arkansas Rehabilitation Services] collaborates and coordinates services with federal, state and local agencies that contribute to the vocational rehabilitation and independent living of Arkansans with disabilities. ARS cooperates with agencies in carrying out activities including planning...

Q - What is the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities?

A - The Council is a federally funded, self-governing organization charged with identifying the most pressing needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our state. Council members and staff...

“Money Follows the Person

What is the Money Follows the Person program?

Money Follows the Person (MFP) is a federal program that helps Medicaid-eligible people ─ the elderly, adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and adults with mental illnesses ─ currently living...