News and Publications

Voter Publications

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Today's News Clips

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Calendar of Events

View our listing of events related to disability issues in the state of Florida and around the Nation.

Recent News

NEW - February 25, 2008: From Tallahassee Democrat - Mental-health reform has human, fiscal urgency
From WCTV - Parent Complains About "Time-Out" Rooms in Schools
Six Core Strategies for Reducing Seclusion
and Restraint Use (Acrobat file, 518k) and In The Name of Treatment (Acrobat file, 307k) by the National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC)

Publications

New Publications from the Advocacy Center and Other Groups

New: Transforming Florida's Mental Health System
View this Report written by the Mental Health Subcommittee of the Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court (PDF, 1.27 MB)
NEW: When They Don't Play Fair, Level the Playing Field: Presenting Your Case Before the Division of Administrative Hearings (PDF, 3.8 MB)
Florida Developmental Disabilities Council's Position Paper on Universal Education
- English (PDF, 151k)
- Spanish (PDF, 154k)

Fact Sheets

NEW: Changed to Guardian Advocacy Law for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDF, 546k)

Get more on the Fact Sheet page.

Brochures

Advocacy Center Brochure
- English (PDF, 503k)
- Spanish (PDF, 507k)
Ten Steps for Being an Effective Self-Advocate
- English (PDF, 523k)
- Spanish (PDF, 521k)
- Creole (PDF, 511k)

Publications

Advocacy Center Presentation on Medicare Part D (PowerPoint Show file, 281k; PowerPoint is not needed to view this file)
Medicaid Substance Abuse Project: Blueprint for Reforming & Enriching Florida's Services (Acrobat file, 759k)
Freedom to Work 2003: An Update to the Medicaid Buy-In Program
Transition- The passage from youth to adulthood
Blueprint for Reforming and Enriching Florida's Medicaid Services (Acrobat file, 1.3 MB)

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