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SB 2118 Regarding Students with Disabilities/Seclusion/Restraint in Committee on Tuesday, March 23

Friday, March 19, 2010

Senate Bill 2118, a priority bill for the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., will be heard by the Senate Education PreK-12 Committee on…

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Free Tax Preparation Clinic beginning March 3, 2010, at the Advocacy Center

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Get free tax filing help through the IRS-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs. Both programs can provide fast…

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Limiting Restraint on Students with Disabilities

Monday, February 22, 2010

Orlando Sentinel urges lawmakers to protect children with disabilities from improper restraint and seclusion.

Orlando Sentinel article

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Students with Disabilities/Seclusion/Restraint (SB 2118) filed by Senator Andy Gardiner

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Senator Andy Gardiner filed SB 2118, the Senate companion to Rep. Dorothy Hukill’s HB 81 on the same subject.

Future updates on these bills will include…

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Free Webinar/Teleconference: February 8 at 12:00 noon

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Seclusion and Restraint: Concerns & Solutions
Monday, February 8, 2010 | 12:00 to 12:45 PM (ET)

NOTE: This webinar is now…

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Board of Directors Welcome Robert E. Whitney as Executive Director

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Board of Directors of the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. is proud to present Robert E. Whitney as its new Executive Director. Mr.…

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Mental-Health Reform Has Human, Fiscal Urgency

Sunday, September 27, 2009

As many as 125,000 people with mental illnesses requiring immediate treatment are arrested and booked into Florida jails every year. And on any given day, more…

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The Advocacy Center Recovery Project

Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc. and the Research Library at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of…

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